Demoine courier., 1854-11-09
From the San Francisco Herald, Sept. 80.
ARRIVAL OF THE
COLUMBIA.

Il Fortnight Later from Oregon
Horrible Massacre by The indians
General Indian % .3pprehendfd-
The Regulars and Totunteers an The
Field!
Mr.. John Noble, a resident Of Van.
couver. furnishes the following horrible
details Of the bloody massacre comni.
ted by the Snake Indians, upon a party
Of emig,ants, near Fort Boise in Ore
gon:
On the morning Of the 22d Of Angus,
last, a party Of 10 men left Fort Boise
for the purpose of rescuing .hree ladi..
and a number Of children, who were
supposed TO be in the hands OF a party
Of Winnass Indians. Zone Of the small
tribes Of the Snake Indians, who live on
Boise river who attacked Alex. Ward.
train, from Missouri. or the 20ih of Au.
gust, abou, noon. 25 miles from Fl. Boise
on the south side of Boise river.
This party, on arriving at the place
where the first attack was made, found
TN bodies of Alex. Ward aud his eldes1
son Robert, Samuel Mulligan, e. Adams,
VIM. Dabcock aud a German, name un
known.
From the staten ent Of The surviving
boy. Newton Ward, i, would appear tina
no efTectual resistance was offered by
any Of the party, excep, DR.. Adams and
MuIligan who Tough, bravely.
Following the trail in abou, 800 yards,
the body Of young Anon was found, a
lad Of IL years of age; (he was one Of
the seven who came 10 the rescue on the
day OF the attack. with VIM. Yanus.)-
This young nan Tough. with grea, valor.
pursuing The Indians TO the bushes, and
was killed. About 100 yards further
on. the body OF Miss Ward was found,
having been sho, through the head with
a musket ball.
Her person was much bruised, her
hands showing signs of having Tough,
most desperately TO resist the flemish
attacks Of those savages upon her youth.
lul person. The marks of teeth were
plainly implanted upon her left cheek.
Within a few rods a wagon had been
burned. and the bodies Of two dogs found
crisped up.
Abou. fifty yards on, in the brush, 3
Wn,e wagons were burned. The trail
WAS followed up. and in about six hun.
dred yards the body of Mrs. White. The
wife Of VIM. White. who lives in Look
ing.g!ass Prairie, Umpqua Valley, was
found stripped of her clothing and scalp
ed. Her head was beaten in by clubs.
and also a muske. ball had passed uhro'
her head. Her person showed signs Of
mos, brutal violence.
The trail was followed from her. and
in about half a mile through a dense
ihicke, Of brush and underground, the
fifth wagon was found. having been run
into a deep ravine and left.
In about thirty yards further, came to
the river upon The north bank of which
was discovered where they had been en-
camped; il consisted Of sixteen lodges
made Of willow bushes. Here the body
Of Mrs. Ward and three children were
found. Mrs. Ward was lying in the en-.
campmeni, in front OF a fire, her person
having been robbed Of all its covering,
and her body much cut aud scared by
british bruises. Her face mad a deep
wound inflicted by a tomahawk, which
probably caused her death.
The children were y ing upon The FIRE
in from! Of her, having evidently been
burn. olive, as q portion OF The hair still
remained upon their heads, showing that
they had been held by the head until
they were burned 10 death, in font Of
their mother, and she. doubtless. com
PEELED to witness this whilst they had
their war dance and violated her person.
She was soon to be a mother, which rem
derej The sight sEll more shocking. Sew.
eral parts OF limbs We picked up some
distance from the FIRE. having been drag
ged away by the wolves or the Indian
dogs, for several had been lef, in The
camp by them. Having scarcely any
Implements, the bodies were inferred in
the best name possible, under the cir
cuinsiances.
There vas sill a lad and three chill.
dren missing A diligent search was
made tor their bodies wi,hou. success
From a statement. Of the surviving boy.
il was known Ina, this lad was wounded
and rnn to the bushes. and has probably
since died; and il is more than possible
MA, three children are still cap,ives. or
reserved for some future barbarous Ger.
emony.
From the statement Of Mr.. Master.
son. who is a brother OF Mrs. Ward and
Mrs. White, i, appears that the booty
that the Indians carried off consisted OF
for,y one head Of cattle, five horses, and
abou. 81. 900 or $4,000 iE money, be
sides guns. pistols. &c.
This party Of seven finding the Ia
dams greatly superior in numbers, were
obliged 10 abandon the Pureuii. William
Yaniis, on returning to the scene of the
first attack. discovered Newton Ward, a
lad abou. Ii years of age, the only sur
vivor Of the party. severely wounded,
and brought him of in safety.
We have news OF the murder of three
men on Came,s Prairie, which is on
JefTries' and McArlhur's GU. of. have
the story from q man who was al the
spot a fe " minutes after il had occurred.
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