The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-25

ipr family, we're al murdered al the linso i
tho attack On tln Spirit Lake se'lleneu,,
wiib the single exception u an elder sialf.
via removed 10 the more density settled
portion Of Iosa, icw days preceding tho
massacre This sister has zinN married
aud u now living on the hes Noincs, Miss
Gardiner ia bcaltby, pleasing. intelligent
booking girl, Of bat Gfien Year, Of ayr --
The only lndasiinn betrayed, On hsr coun
tenance 81 the grea, sui ring she has M
dcrgo,r', ia that sle Is very much sun burnt,
and resembles ~ euiuplcsioB. very striking
ly. her la,e iaspy associates,
From reliable snurccs, We gather son~
very interesting particulars IN reference 10
the expedition 81 the three Indians namal
aboye. in scarch IL Mis- GhRptSrR
On Saturday, the I'D II May, the party
lefi the yellow Medicine Agency. in two
hore wagon On the 9Th, whilc travelling
in the direction Of The Big Sioos, thas came
upon The trad ii Ink padu iaa band, at u
place called by the Indians, l,R Toad Lake,
TN the 10th. following up tho same trail
they arrived NJ recently deserted camp
WHERE they Ioauj the dead b@ly VI Mr.. No.
ntsa Tho body waa terribly mutilai"l II
was apparent that abr had becn mo"t cruel
~ outraged, not only before, but after death.
Ihro bullets wounds we're discovered IN
her head. and on her limbs aud arms the
traces Of brutal erueiics were visible. The
ludians wrapped her body IN blanket, AMI
entered il. MAsA ~ rosssi. Christian 10
dian, performing ihosn religious services over
the grave Of tho unfortunate victim dictated
by his crude, yet earnest belief N the Chris
tan religion leaving this sal rlar. On the
next day, the party arrived al another dc
~rit,l camp, where they found lying upon
tho sruand, Mrs, NonLA'a hair. II wa- cof
Ieelul by the Christian Indian. rrtrtrd 10
with the iuicntlon II bringing Il 10 the
Agency. where IL could h. eut 10 Mrs
NuBLss friends or relatives
On The mst day, the 3o'h Of May, the
party arrived al an encampmcni Of DO lo'lg
- Of lank,un SiouS AMI thpe lodges Of
lnk pa ,iu ias hand. On their arrival here
hey ascer,a,ncd that Miss G,nnlSsa anj
Mrs. Nanlss hal ,pcn .oid hv ink pa-'lu
tab. toa NaDkton warrlor, named Was-
pvsN.u,N.sk, or the tml 81 the SNAKE ,
and that lev nights after the salc u sou
OF Ink ia ,lu tab came TO the eamp and ,les
mandui that the white women should be-
turned nui ii the lodge where they were
kept by their pnr,ha>cr. lp"p his T'lu.al
TO comply Mis-, Nomss was Grrihy ro
moved, outraged beyond ali l"wrr NJ Ian
guaev to l,scrbc. AMI then brutally mur
,itsi Mes GARpissH Was unly ta,cl hy
the bravery of the Nanklon WIN purchased
her. hr PLACED her un his couch h'sldc his
spuaw. anl ,lcelar,l that his ble AMI thai Of
h,4 4luaw. would be sacri,rd, tsi'r harm
aheatl comr to Mrs U,Npi>ss ln,intIa
iol bs lhIs hold c1ur~., lnh padutas ~'a
anil b.. cuuh,ktstes retrat~l
Hut Ia r,'tnm io the CHRISTIAN ln,li,n AMI
h,, associates Upon arriving at thc Nank
tnn camp thcy ascria,n~l that Mis- GhRp-
,SNa was at the lolSc Of Tvs sNp oF tns
SNANE They immediately epncd nrgn
,iaiions ~ obtain her rVleas,. lus E>p ~
rps SS,Ks sa,d be- had housh, hcr With the
intention ~ restoring her a. ihe Nhti,s hut
could not give hCr up until h. chta'nci thc
consent ~ the remainder II the Nankious.
tuuurils wrrr then c,IiNl, ., which the prr
ro>,,ioa vi tn" ,hrc Wah p'tcns WAS can
,ass,,i opr ankiun chat ohr,t,l to the
-ltrrvtskt at Mss U,prt>sR. IN thu ground
tina, they could do bcttcr by conveying her
"a the Missorul. anil -c,l,ng hes to the milsa
?, oihccrs there-- ,ha, ,h'', could thus sv,
larry amulnl IT Iew,hr AMI tolarN'. Ccun
CHS wcrc hcli or two " ,hrN 'hys ~hce
the yanston chief Vas aprOsNl, much Va
the Sann manner as many ci,ilinJ hg'ss
trrs hya prvsni NJ further oppS'''"o
was made 10 the purchase ci Mis- e,Ho'
MN. and she vas accordingly sntr'siivi
to the CHRISTIAN ludan AMI his aS"S'a''s'
Who rNciv,Ni at the same t,iue the ass'ir'
an,c that the Nankgons NEWLY hesd he' "a
trust. TO hc lclivvnd to the shl,cs. The prov
lanl ft Ms. uAKptNsA was I've h"r~r'
-,cn blankets. two keIs Il pos'lcr, e", OF
tclac,v,. and Other aTt,et~ With whteh The To-
Dian, had b,,u pr,,yi,hNi by Maj Fi,NeH,t'
IA soan a. TIN purchasc VAS comp'r'sNi the
Italian. rrIar,d to start ew thu yellow
NNliciue. i've ii E>p os tuS'Ssssss s'os
scln,~uns 10 accompany the Wshs~tons
to the Asucy \nJ bad IN not evn hr
the tmely ASSISTANCE ~ the two lauAtrn
hro,ht., !, $ motv than pr'ballc that the
,hpS Wshl. tona anl MIS-. GAEni,ys
would nev,r have rrsrhci tho Agency alive
for fonr DAYS s,v having tbs Nankioo
camp tbr. wvr tiloW,d 10y I,si'op II
lux yada,as lsand los, ,hey WV r,slsn,l,
dC,.rrd irun maA,as au atta,k Nv the
pn~ener Il tia Nsnk,ons Tscn,y days