Demoine courier., 1855-09-13
CCor. Mo. Democrat
Last Battle Of F0Rtanelle. The
Omaha Chief!
WOLF RIVER, kansas ! err,
Aug. A. 1858.

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Logan Fon,anvlle. chief OF the Oma
has, has juss been slain and scaIprd al
Loup Fork. by a band of Sioux. Logan
was a noble fellow, and in lhis last MOI
tai conflict, he dispatched some of The
enemy to the splri, land before, 20 her
all the coming OF his own brave SOUL
He fought long, desperately and with
great effect. bu, numbers finally over
powered him, and his life departed
through q hundred wounds. He died .
martyr for his people, and his name
should be carved upon fame's brightest
tablet.
lie Vas on his annual hunt with hi.
nation. A number Of his lodges were
pitched ON the plains near Loup Fork
As a Young warrior one day rede around
the adjacent hills. he es7ied a powerful
band Of Sioux encanped along a stream
in a seqnes.ered vale. He fastened to
inform Logan Of The propinqui,y and
power Of their natural foe. Logan or.
dered his people TO pack Immediately,
and proceed in a slraigh, line and with
all speed for home, while he would re
main behind. aud diver, the Sioux b.,
false camp fires and other devices. fruu
a direct pursuit Of them. This was
about, tu light. The people got under
way as quickly as possible, bu, no, too
soon, Scr scarcely had they turned .
highland when several Sioux warriors
came IN sight and discovered the place
Of their recen, encampment. They ex
amineG i, and found thai Omahas had
been there. aud then they returned 10 no
,ify their chief, aud bring an adequate
force 10 pursue aud sEsgl, Z lhea -
Logan. from a hiding place. saw all. and
knew that no time was TO be lost in
drawing their attention fiom the trail,
which they would o discover aud
follow, and mounting his horse, he dash
ed away s, full sp, ed across The prairie
al RICH, angles with the route his tribe
had taken. and struck a ERE sboui sigh'
miles distant, On an tminence where the
Sioux could distinctly see il. He hat
scarcely done SO before a powerful band
were upon the spo, tina! he aud bis pee
pie had so lately left, and who. wilhou
stopping 10 dieting ash the trail, s,.r,et
for the Gre which they saw rising q
gainst the clear blue sky. ant where
they expected in another moment Il
Undue their hands in the gore OF ,heil
ungarded vic,ims. Bu. Logan had no
been unwarv. As s0OH - the FIRE wa
lighted. he again mounted and rode OF
eight or len miles further. and kindies
another fire jus; as they reached the FIRST
This rather bewildered them. Logan
anticipating this, had trol,sd aud wake.
his horse around il, so as to make the ap
pearnnce upon the grass Of The sreadin,
Of a dozen horses; and this drew then
into the belief that a small party ha'
fingered behind and kindled This FIRE. an
then gone on to where they could sc
The new FIRE burning; and 81 they 20
lowed with renewed avidi.y. TIE sam
thing happened as before. Logan ha
gone on. and another Are mel their .,
ionished gaze. while the same sort I
foo, prin.s were about the one arouu
, which they were now gathered. The
saspicions were now awakened. The
examined the ground more closely, DO,
far and near, and discovered that a sol
tasy horseman had deceived them an
' they knew i. was for the sole purpose /,
leading them OF from the pursuit Of Il
party whose encaw2nsns they had fl
!. discovered.
Logan raw Them going sound with 81
: ring torches. and understood their objes
and knew that HE only chance OF sale,
was in immediate flight towards b
home; and he further knew that by Il
. time they could retrace their way 10 the
" place Of starting, and find the tsaii III
his egn people had'iaken, they WOO
= se beyond the reach Of danger.