Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (City of Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1853-1857, 1855-03-06
6ARaxAxr BLUFFS. Iowa.

81 K ssch, lsr,, 1855, 4
Joa., 49, 81.
So otiae ossfthe Bugls Of E1b.
10Th. SSd hat you and the public are
spueJegrey wsiEformed in relation to
| l}A5 Iadul In It's Ikhay. il isa fact
49, 4hs-IIuiiiisnrar great annoyance TO
(sjku4, xptAs inhabital,s. Bnt what it is
that make them more trouble than they
would Be. Is the fact ofthe misunderstan
ding aud emily that exist between the 81
oux aud Omaha tribes; for that fact, our
,, country is constantly Infested with war
parties, OF first one tribe and then the
other. In their destitute condition, they
rive more or less trouble, coming to our
houses begging for food, and pilfering
corn DC, when left. exposed; and here
will give a statement of the two cases,
as we have them from rumor; first at the
Indian village, several miles above the
mouth of The Sioux River, an Indian UNI
der the influence of spirits, or fire water
vent into Maj Hamilton lodge. Ihe
f1lsiG MAS cooking some meat, the Indian
hacked over the frying pan and spill. the
meat, which enraged the Major, and he
took the frying pan and struck the Indian
over the head three times with 1t. They
were parted, and after while the Major
went to tbs Indians lodge for some kin
nekcnick, where another alteration took
place, and the Major struck the Indian
again, when the Indian drew his knife,
and cut the Major deep cash across his
braest. just above the joint of thc thorax,
when they were separated again. The
Major is doing well, but will probably
| lose the use of his hand. This statement
| obtained to day from Iroachnan that
lives at the village
During this last winter. VIC have been
visited by near Two thousand Indians. and
al times they were campcd. from eighty
TO one hupdred lodges around TrayersecS,
within one mile OF Mr. Thompsons, WHO
bad lis corn in an open Io5 crib, near The
timber, AMI Tsagcrsers, 4 hai uile from
hi, residence; AMI the Ins!i.as sIulws
and c'.,dren in passing by, dld taDr more
than q just proportion Of il bv Ii. IS at a
time in his absence. And n he come
home, We went down and manIcd a
pony as pay for hi. corn, an { ne; bui
from the Influence OF others the mi. rs
were in III Cd TO 60 and steal The pony
again BIT Thompson seeing them pas
with The pony, there was several Iniian-
in the kaal, but had some friend, near
at hand, AMI followed the indians AM
took the pony back again. Since that
time the Indians havc2most all moved OIL.
Dus az r s,ru uvtvrv, arc ovvrsrv''r'ty
visited by those war parties, who, un
4
cattle from the settlement above FloJ eds
River, and on the Big Sioux, in the Vi
entity of Sioux City. But as yet have
not positively learned of their driving oil
any stock this side of said river. But |
hope the time is not far distant when the
General Government will send sufficient
force to prevsnt these war parties from
prowling through our country to 'he great
annoyance of many. and draw back to
the settlements, thus preventing the early
| sale Of large tracts of land that would be
readily disposed of, ifthe Indians were no:
allowed to prow around.
I'D. II. CROCKWELL.
The Weather, Markets, In progcmets, &c.
Tie weather is cs fine IS could BE- de-
sired, air soft. balmy, delightful, and earth
illuminated by the cheering rays of the
sun. Evenings cool, comfortable, and
rroStv Road Nc fine aS a tItrn.ik4 frv