Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-31
Correspondence of the Missouri Democrat.
Last Battle of Fontnnel1e--the Omaha Chief.
WOLF RIVER, Kansas Ter, }
August 4, lB55.

August 4, 1865.
Logan Fontanele, chief of the Omahas, has ju
been slain and scalped at Loup Fork, BY band
Sioux Logan was a noble fellow, and in this las
mortal conflict, he despatched several of the enem
10 the spirit land before to herald the coming of hi
/ own brave soul. He fought long, desperately, an
with great effect, but numbers finally oyercame hin
and his life departed through hundred wounds. H
died martyr for his people, and hie name should b
carved upon fames brightest tablet
He was on his annual hdnt with his nation
number of his lodges were pitched upon the plain
near loup Fork. AS young warrior one day rod
around the adjacent hills, he esped pow erful hanC
/ OF sioux encampe along stream in sequestereC
vale He FASTENED to inform Logan OF the propin
qulty and power OF their natural foe Logan Ordere
his people to pack Immediately, and proceed in
straight line and with all speed for home. while b.
would remain behind, and divert the Sioux by fals'
camp-hres, and other devices, from direct pursui
OF them. This was about twilight. The people 60
under way as quickly as possible, but not too soon
Tor scarcely had they turned highland when severa
Sioux warriors in sight and discovered the place
OF thelr recent encampment. They examined it anC
found that the Omahas had been there, and ther
they returned to notify their chief and bring ade
quate force TO pursue and slaughter them. Logan
from hiding place, all, and knew that time
was to be lost in drawing their attention from the
tra which they would discover and follow,
and mounting his horse, he dashed away at full
speed across the prairie, at right ang les with the
route his tribe had taken, and struck fire about
eight miles distant, an eminence where the Sioux
could distincly it. He had scarcely done be.
lore powerful band upon the spot that he and
his people had SO lately left, and who, without stop
ping TO distinguish the rai started for the fire which
they saw rising against the clear, blue sky, and
where they expected in another moment TO Undue
their hands, in the gore of their unguarded victims.
But Logan had not 5een unwary. AS soon as the
frc was lighted, he again mounted and rode eight
or ten miles further, and kndled another fire just as
they reached the first This rather bewdered them.
lhey dlsmounted and examined the ground.
Logan, anticipating this, had trotted and walked
MS horse around 1t, so as to make the appearance
upon the grass of the treadng OF a dozen horses
and this drew them into the belief that small body
had fingered behind and kinded this fire, and then
go Oh to where they could see the fire burning );
and so they followed with renewed avidy. The
same thing happened as before. Logan had gone on,
and another fire met their astonshed gaze, while the
same sort of foot prints about the one around
which they were now gathered. Their suspicious
were now awakened. They examined the ground
more closely both far and near and discovered that
L solitary horseman had deceived them, and they
knew it was for the sole purpose of leading them off
from the pursuit of the party whose encampment
they had first discovered.
Logan saw them going round with glaring torches,
and understood their object and knew that his only
chance Of safety immediate flight towards
his home; and he further knew that by the time
they could retrsce their way to their place OF start
ng and find the trail that his people had taken,
they would be beyond the reach of danger.
The Sioux, in the meanwhile, had divided into
smaller bands, the largest of which was TO return
and pursue the Omahar, and the others to en6eavor
to capture the who mised them. They knew
that he must be an OMAHA and that he would either
go further and kindle another wachtre, start for
his nation in straight line, and therefore party
went little further and the others spread out
towards the Omaha country for the purpose of inter-
cepting him. Logan pressed forward as rapidly as
his iaded sized could bear him, until he thought he
had entirely euded them; but as the day da"ned to
his horror and dismay, he his pursuers close
upon his track. He turned his course for raVine,
which he distinguished at distance, covered with
trees and underground. He succeeded in reaching
it, and just within its verge he met an Indian girl
dipping water from a spring She was startled, and
about to cry for help, when he hastily assured her
that he needed protection and assistance With The
true instincts of noble woman, she appreciated his
situation in an instant, and all her hympathies were
with him.
She directed him to dismount, and go n small
natural bower, to which she pointed HIM, in the
verge of the woods, while she would mount his
horse, and lead his pursuers away He o0eyed her,
and she mounted his horse, and dashed on in a SER
pentine way through the woods, leaving marks along
the brushes, by which she could be traced. The
pursuers followed. When she had got some
distance down the branch, she rode into the water,
making her horse touch its sides and leave prints
in that direction, and then turned up the bed of the
stream, and rode above the place al which she en-
tered, without leaving rare, and back 10 where
Logan was concealed She told him to mount, and
speed away. while his pursuers going in a
trary direction down the rayine. He did so, and got
a long distance out of sight, and again thought him
self out of the reach of danger when in valley just
in front of him, he saw fifty braves coming up the
hill and meeting him. They some of those who
were returning from the pursuit of his people. He
changed lis direction, and tried to escape, but his
poor horse was too much exhausted TO bear him with
sufficient speed With savage yells they plunged
their rowtl~ in their horses sides, and gained upon
him AS the foremost approached within good
shooting distance, Logan turned suddenly, and sent
bullet through his brain. Then, loading as he gal
loped on, he soon after made another bite the dust
and then another and another, until four were streW
ed along the plain. Just then, however, as ne was
again re-loadng, his horse stumbled and fell, ant
the band rushed upon him before he had we'll recov
cred from the shock. He was shot with bullets ant
arrows, aud gashed with tomahawks, and pierced
with lances; notwithstanding all which, he arose
amidst his foes, and with his dubbed rife and hunt
ing knife, he piled around him FIVE PROSTATE bodies
and fell with his back upon their corfses, and ex
| pired still fighting.
He was scaped and hundreds OF warriors held
great WaT-dance over him.
Thus Logan Fontanele departed, and his nobl
| spirit was followed to the spTit-lapd by the sigh
and lamentations of his nation and the sympathIe
and aspirations of the brave of every land.
a Novel by the Author of Vivian Grey.
Among The literary gossip received by the last En-
glish steamer, we notice rumor that Dlsrae is er
gagged upon new novel; the title of which is Bolrne
broke. Whether there be any truth in the rumor G
not, it is we'll known that Bolingbroke has been tn
model after which D'Israe has striven TO form hin
self as statesman, and that the ambitious novels
,b,tf nbiOSonhor tho hp01L 1doOL of
political hero. D'Israe is one of those restless sp
it's who appear to be possessed by working demo
that will not allow them 10 rest.
} He must not only be at work, but he must wor