The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-06-16
Indian, Dimcaltles.

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Ahe E.a',s' ".'''a,s s,'on ~ P-''"s v."s
news winch settles all DOUBT mai the lndians
are in earnest in their hostile demonstrations,
and that it will REQUIRE q war Of the most Wig
oro,,s descr;n+;on 10 br;,, tho,, RI +bo;, .onses
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MeeAuaes ~ ,ol'o@'ns run " 's''ef ~ VIC
st. LOUIS hepuolcan OF the "a lnst.i:
There are daily arrivals from the Plains, and
each one brings new and different reports OF the
Indians. The last in is the train Of M. Mason,
from Salt Lake. He says the Brules, the
Cheyennes, the Arrappahoes, the Kiotas, the
Minnecoutees and the Camanches are assem-
bling at Ash Hollow to the number, of three
thousand warriors, and are eager for a fight.
They laugh at the idea Of being whipped by
our regular soldiers, and say they would fear
twenty old mountaineers more than q thousand
of them; that while our soldiers are playing
their music and turning about in column, they
will give them a fire and then run out Of sight
and hide that the soldiers can never catch them
IN their valleys and mountains, and that they
will have a fine time in taking the scalps Of
scattered and lost parties and stealing horses
and provisions. Ds ~
They have ordered the traders to leave the
mountains. Old Reichard, who has lived there
thirty-fve years, and old Martain, who has
dwelt among them nearly as long, and both of
whom have intermarried with them, could not
believe that they would be obliged to 20; but
they were told that the horses of all traders
would be impressed for the use Of the Indians,
and after their horses were all gone, that their
scalps would then be taken. They are stealing
all they can lay their hands on. They had
stolen eighty-six horses from Fort Laramie and
twenty,seven mules from under the guard at
Fort Kearney.
A party of Cheyennes chased some Pawnees
into Fort kearney and shot one Of them after
ne they were H. H. me surgeon took possession OF
II was refused the Chevennas made como ~ ha r
tile demonstrations, when a file Of soldiers fred
into them the Cheyennes stood for a moment
as II TO see II any OF their band were wounded.
the" !" u u q no oSs naa taken enect; lhey
twentyseyen mules Those in he Fnrt W.. VIZ
said to have been very much Alarmed arI con
graduated themselves upon having missed their
ann, believing ii they had killed one, the In
dams would have bntchered them all.
The few who are in charge of Laramie and
hearney are in a state of the keenest appre-
henslon and most painful suspense. They fear
that the Indians who are gathering about them
IN such numbers, and with no friendly feelings,
may. wipe them all out, by way of getting their
hands IN before the new attachments reach them.
ms, however, can hardly be the case for no
considerable body will venture so far east as
kearney, while those concentrating at Ash
Hollow Will prepare to meet our soldiers in full
force at that point. They do not need Fort
Laramie, and will exhaust none Of their strength
IN taking it.. Their policy is to fight in the
mountains, where they can annoy us, and yet
escape us as long as possible.
1t appears also that troubles are arisino ON
fine Arkansas front;or Tho W, D.. -
$50 49, Inv d i'ureA lhte-
Gs u"' 'onlp'a'ns 'hat tne
government IN preparing to punish the In
dams IN the Northwestern plains, has over
looked the danger which threatens the settle.
ments on the A rkansas front;o. fro,, a. hoatn.
d;srnsi+;on ~ ..,NN vi ,"o nos''ie
"ap''t4'n 4 "oJaeel' tflees' Inc lntelllgen-
GET says:
The Indians near us are brave and warlike
tribes, and can easily form combinations which.
If not early prevented, would cause much blood
shed and trouble to our border settlements.
The rowing bands of Kechies, Camapches.
Osages and others, are now at war, or are nre.
pairing for hostilities with each other, which
bids fair to bring into the conflict the large and
numerous warlike bands upon our immediate
border. The Greeks, Camanches and parts Of
the Chawnee and Kickapoo tribes, have lately
made demonstration of llostilities against other
tribes, which if not soon quenched, NAV cause
a general war among the different tribes. These
tribes have lately been molested and robbed by
the Kechies, Osages, and others. and have baISS
battle, when they were arrested By the conn.
sels OF the more prudent, those who have conf
Which h,s JIG pioness SONS OF our government,
;na.n ;" o'''se 'ncii Pfolectloh from sucn