The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-07-21
C,rrespondeae # the St. Louis Republiean,
From Kansas.
WHITEHEAD, K. T., MAY "a, '5

WHITEHEAD, K. T., May "a, '55.
There are daily arrivals frcm the plains,
and each one brings new and different re-
ports of the Indians. The last in is the
train of Mr.. Mason, from Salt Lake. He
saws the Brules, the CheyenDes, the Ar
rappahoes, the Kiotas, the Minneceutes,
and the Camanches are assembling at Ash
Hollow to the number of three thousand
warriors, and are eager for fight. They
laugh at the idea of being whipped by
our regular soldiery, and say they would
fear twenty old mountaineers more than
thousand of them; that while our sol
diers are playing their music and turning
Iabout in column, they will give them
fire and then run out of sight and hide,
that the soldiers can never catch them IN
their valleys and mountains, and thatthey
will have a fine time in taking the scalps
of scattered and lost parties and stealing
horses and provisions.
They have ordered the traders to leave
the mountains. Old Reichard, who has
| lived there thirty y-fiye years, and old Mar
tain, who has dwelt among them nearly
as long, and both of whom have inter
married with them, could not believe that
they would be obliged to go; but they
were told that the horses of all traders
would be impressed for the use of the In
dians, and after their horses were all gone.
that their scalps would then be taken.-
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 they were in The surgeon
took possession of the body; the Chey-
ennes demanded the scalp; it was refus-
ed; the Cheyennes made some hostile
demonstrations, when a file of soldiers
fired into them; the Cheyennes stood for
moment as if to see ifany of their band
was wounded Not a ball, however, had
taken effect. They then turned, and de-
parted slowly, taking off twenty seven
mules. Those in the Fort are said to
have been very much alarmed and con-
graduated themselves upon having miss
ed their aim, believing that if they had
killed one, the Indians would have butch
cred them all.
The few who are in charge of Laramie
and kearncy are in state of the keenest
apprehension and most painful suspense.
They fear that the Indians who are gath
ering around them in such numbers, and
with no friendly feelings, may wipe them
all out, by way of getting their hands IN,
before the new detachments reach them.
This, however, can hardly be the case !;
/ for no considerable body will venture so
Ear east as Kearney, while those concen-
trating 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 noun
tains, where they can annoy us, and yet
escape us as long as possible.
Provisions are high at present, but
will soon be cheap again. Flour is now
S5 per sack; corn meal 10 cents per
bushel, and bacon to cents per pound
and falling. -.
There is another considerable excite
ment in regard to the lands in and around
Leayenworth City thas been positive
y asserted, and believed by many, that
| they were not included in the Delaware
reservation. and that they would be grant
ed by the United States for the purpose
and use of a town, and that the titles OF
those who lave purchased lots would
J. then be confirmed. Commissioner Many
penny, however, positively declares that
4 portion to be in the reservation, and that
| it will be sold in legal subdivisions, or
town lots, for the benefit of the Della
wares. This renders the property hold
ers very uncomfortable.
Lcavenwortf, and all the country, Is
now quiet in regard to e-slasery ques-
tion. The people are building houses,
cultivating fields, and improving the coun-
try generally. Copious rains have won,
derfnlly improved the face of Nature and
Frightened up her garments. She now
looks smiling, beautiful, and luxuriant IN
her wealth of budding and growing
charms. She wins the admiration OF the
beholder and showers rich favors upon
all who WOO her.