Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-20
rno indian rlgn. near F0r. Iarami0.


SARrY's PoNr NEnRAsXA TERRiToRY
miles 4. Of n. Laramie Aug % lSbA'
Editor of The Missouri Republican
SIN, An affair has happened here between The
soldiers md the Indians, Which ought tlbe proper
ly noticed by the United States Government IN
im,v Leen n eve. witness Of lie bnttle, consjeT
il my duty to furnish strict account OF s.lu sS
causes. In the fist place, olllh9 lV'h %, iht.i
a train Of Mormons passed lhIs place. no ''I"
aus, who were cncOmptd mere Nu't,mE ~, md
paymentiFom Government, had no PROVISIONS u.u
were of course anxious for something 70 cav; NJ
the MoTmons were passing, lame cowI DsIOn6'
ing 10 man in Tie rear OF the Mormon Wilh' Oo'
came frightened and ran inlo Tue Inppp V"'"" ii
The MoTmon left the COW behind emu 50 u"o ",
The Indians, Minnesota shol II u0wl' uii" W.,
his compauions nlo it up. 'Tlle MOlmohS 'ncU
went to IL,. FIr and renOlCdllml Tue Indians hau
killed one of Their ws. w The lVlll aapelVE
" cIoct, In lbe afternoon, Lieut., GRATtAN WIZ .
command of twenty. seven souleTs' anu huSuSt
Luoien, interpreted arrived here 70 aIIeSt U'u
Indian WIN had Killed Tue COW, uUUoIu'"si}
sant for lie chiefs to 10 with tie Lieutenant ana
oota Ihe arrest They accompanied him, but The
indian was not willing TO give himself up, saying
,hot liz tynuIJ die first. Whilethe Beat Cmei Ol
The N nzhzles was standing Win lhIee OIlet Cule's
lie Little Thunder the Big Parlzan ana me nun
who is ulTad of his Horses, among Inc sol'lIeIs
tLe Ii.ulennbt ordered his men 10 fife. They did
81, and wounded the BeaT Chef and his GTothtT
Yut one round was (red, when tile Indians IN lNTn
CHANGED, and succeeded in touiing The SoldIeIS
and killing all Of them with lie exception oil one
puVale, who is not expected 10 TeGoVer' Lieut.
GTattan and two g( his men Were Killed while
standing by their cannon, the Lieutenant TeceIV
ing twenty four Grows one Of winch passed
through his head. AS soon ns the soldiers saw
their commander tall, they took 10 flight but were
all killed within half mile Of this place. TheI
Ognlallall camp is about one mile distant, aud al
white man nam. d Sepftoy lott, was staying there
at The time. Being Sioux interpreted the chiefs
requested him to stay between Tie camps to pTel
vent the youny men from charging OH the suldlersI
but he could moi succeed, and Laely escaped with
his nIEHH
Atmy house, we were pluued in bad situation
Thee were with me MI. Antoine Rtyna aud Nil
Samuel Smith, with Ave others, and oil could
do was 10 stay in The house, aud Try TO Keep Tho
Indians out. As 6ir. r. was standing in the door,
way of the house, an Indian Tushed ON him, aud
Tried iu KIN INN wien another INDIAN lie Quick
Bear, tried 10 kl;the first Indian for rushing on
white man-but some one caught Quick BeaI'sgun
and lis onnienIs vent into lue wall of ihe house
BviLis lime marty had coil, otrJ olI,sll. Of ne
I'1nSs ho iri.I IN free tbsir wav i'm. mi some M
~, C,iorJs tLa huick n.nr nnd o,beTs sInnnpA
I'm, Tist lilo halle, lie cIirrS came ini6 nv
ho,ss on,l soiI mai ne ibs vo,,np men had KILLED,
ali re soI6srs Thai boi cone Io fpbt them. Ihey
So,,J no,, On on,I sIonsbIeyIhe resi- nj Ihe sol.
,1isys =, he hy,s hum Si1 III. houses and kl ali
I,. ,vI,,,ss IN III liver mi IolI Ibs chef, 10
sIOp sg I;s,. hal commitment tps o"oITei il would
o,Inot.S hy t,' Gov.,nmsn, I,t tb.v uen
Sn.S.I in H. I'o,,se and demanded 0T me- avery.
,Sin,, Ihsv ,on,eJ 10 save onr lives gsvs ibem
Us Inn thot hoi m NV sinre. 70 H." nmonni
oc 60 on0 100
M, No., ,Io, II,ev wont IN ilenos or,bs Amer
,o - clo,rn, w ,oot iii tbs y"oIs tbo, 10, Te
Va VA, ',on ~. IL CSoye,nmaSt mi niii"ssi I
,a, I, ,n,n oS ,i'" ,yodsIs md or PnT,
IL .,iO,, IL; lie S,,eos ~os Ssones,
~ i, lie n,,mnonIer "T lie FoTi lrv tbe sol.
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