Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-02-13


weptas il her heart would break.) We had heard
That people became rich very fast in California: 50
we concluded to move, and commence life in Thai
distant country. We gathered together the little
property we possessed, and joined party.of elni.
sEanis consisting of so menS12 women. and ~
Echldren. The father and brother of nv husband
were among this number. There were in all %
wagons, ane the whole company was placed under
The command Of Mr. Henry Hickman. We started
10 enthe 9th of April last and took
Tue route Tor II Paso. We arrived at the Guada-
i9pe mo ntaihs aboGttlle fi:st Of June. Here the
Mascalero Apaches stole from us 8 head OF cattle
slS men started III pursuit, but were driven back
l 'oy me Indians, Yewent thence to Ell Paso. Ny
husband not being able TO travel well with Hick-
man,s train, he determined 10 remain at FL Paso
titsthe arivalof another partyof1 California emil
grants, Five OF the men stayed with us. While
mere the Msxicans stoIeineary all the property we
shaa and lett US unable toproceed oil our journey,
re could do nothing now except make OUT way
back TO Texas About the last OF Juiywe started
OF. our retnrn,swili the fragments OF our property
4 which the thieves lad spar d 0n.the first ttaoi
iAuguSt, my husbandu nd his fathenetus us, and fell
into the hands ofihe Indians. II sa@themno more
after this. Twas told that they had been murder
ed. YousmaYperhaps be able to imagine my'leet-
lings when Hound myself thus bereaye and desti-
tute inyn land of strangers. My miStortuneS seem
| ed greater than could bear butl knew nStl that
i heavier trials were III store for me. 80 ~ -
unable 10 continue my journey Returned TO 81
PaSo, where lrsmo!ned I'LL SepteI Der Sth. when
AtaItt ONCE more loE ltAaS WIN my lhrte DrOt-
ers-in law, in company with small party CONSIST
| ing oil five Americans aud one Mexican. Sir Hart
who owned aud commanded this train. having
| some business IN Texas which required his imme-
Iate attention, trayeledyery rapidly, and i hoped
in few days 10 be in the midst of my friends
As we had seen only one Indian on the route we
fatteed ourselves that we should not be Modesto
by any the tribes which infest this route hen
near the borders of Texas, some OF our own party
stole three animals from MIR Hart. aud ran off. Mr.
Hart, anxious 10 overtake the thieves, started in
pursuit taking with him my cid. st brother in law,
a lad some II years of age. leaving myself n Mex.
lean, and the two boys 10 follow as rapidly as we
could. We were at this time wllhln three days
Journey OF a military post ut Phantom Hill, and
were considered cut of danger. discharged SOL
der beng uiiahle 10 keep up witIus was so6le
distances behhdi, but saw nothing of him afier
this. The day after ,r Hart lett W., were trav-
cling, aGuuI noon, we saw two Comanche Indians
charging upon in front and at the same is two
others were seen driving up behind. We We're all
very IN ch IT ghtznet, and the MexIeanr jumped
out oil the wagon anu went towards athe Indians,
IN orter, il possible, TO gain their flendShp. The
mules IN our wagon, fourinnuInber, become fright:
| ened by the 9a;-whoop of the savages, turned out
OF the road and commenced Iun ming fast us they
could. One of them fell down Ueiore we had
gone far, ad the others were then obliged to stop.
I.he Indians now came upon us, aud ordered the
Mexican % take tie mules out of the harness.
W Mle this was going on got out of the wagon,
and looked onin breathleSS suspense. After The.
ped oil his clothing, hlS hands tied behind his back,
| and ordered 10 sit downup the ground. One oil
| them then went behihd hun and shot him with a
gun, while another sta 1bed lin with butcher
| knife. His scalp was cut off before he was dead
| and put into his own hat; the hat then worn
oy one OF his inurdererS- l wasstuplfed with bor-
ror as lgazed on this spectacle, and supposed that
my turn would come next. But the Indians hav-
ing Secured the plumber oil the wagon, mou Ited us
on mules and ordered Us to follow them. As
left, saw tile poor Mexican weltcring in his blood
aud still breathing. f--lE
We took n forth east direction, and Travelled Till
sunset, when We encamped. Here the plumber,
consisting of blankets, bedding, clothing, brides
aud some money which had in my pocket was
| divided among the Indians. Some articles consid-
cred useless were thrown IN the FIRE. My clothing
was tn ken away except barely enough TO cover nv
person. the diStrlbutiohoi capiiveS The eide s,
boy, about years old, was claimed by The chief
| L became III prJperty of one of the others i
should fnve enliuneu that one of our cantots WINS
n Mexican who had been stolen from The Stute nj
Chihuahun when an infant. He was now as saw
age as the Indians, a I'd CLAIMED The Youngest Lov
| Tor his ,Irize The scalp of the Mexican was then
stretched on stuck and cried before the ire li
| Alter giving us son. meat for our suppers they
! began 10 ecurc us for the night The bows w,tk
their arms tied behind them w re TAX Ten in charoe
! b. Two of the Savages MY feet were tee, ioyet6
en- and | was obllsed TO lie betwe.n The other two
| | did moi sleep any all night for was aGrnid oi
being killed. ,s.-f-isr $3.50 ~ n
The next DAY we resumed cur ioilrnt " and fray.
eled in The same ,lIrectlon The boys were noun
ted on good ANIMALS, and had bows and arrows
Their faces ere painted Indian fashion, and they
| looked like Young SaVaYes They onnrare6 IN
enjoy this new mode OF life, and wer. never trea.
ted with excessive cruelty. was mounted on :.
good Lore, but being obliged 10 SIT aslrld, tbt.
animal. the Journey was exec. ,ireIysi,aintui.
| Ind fine head uf hair VIII, /, valued very
much. But tLr chief o.dered il / be cut OIL: i
was lille mortified at ENG 1t DECORATING The.
head of the Leartless savages. My,heod was thus
left entirely unprotected from the intensely boI
| Nothing of interest occurred. iexcent ,eneataf
acts of inhumanity towards me. until On doy
after my capture. Atthis time we were Joined Iy
two Indian men aud squaw These were ali
the Indians Lsaw Till after my escape. IN to this
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