The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-05-06
A REMARKABLE NARRATIVE.

Ogle County, in this State, called upon US
and related the following thrilling and re-
markable narrative. From his description Of
places and ,hings which he saw, we are per.
fec,,y satisfied that his statement is correc,
in every respect. A gentleman from this ci-
ty, who has travelled over the country he de-
scribes, assured Us that no person who had
not visited these places ard witnessed what
he describes, could ever have related what
he related. He converses in several different
Indian languages, and appears 10 have paid
close attention to what he saw passing around
hun, during his sojourn among the savages.
He looked well and hearty, and with The ey-
cep,ion Of his hands being torn by some
wounds from a tomahawk, he seems to have
su ffered no damage. He left on the cars last
evening for Logan County, where his moth
er resides.
Mr.. Baily left here some eighteen months
ago with party of nine persons TO engage
in driving teams from the Gulf of Mexico
10 The Rio Grande. They landed at Indianoa
and hired 10 man by The name Of Ross TO
drive team for him. They drove TO Nuces
river, and camped there. While ASLEEP their
mules were stolen by the Indians. They pre-.
pared the next day to follow them, and came
up with them at sunset. They saw six In
dians, fred and killed them all, when they
were attacked by abou, three hundred, who
were scattered in the woods, and who imme-
dialely fred on the white men, killed all but
Mr.. Baily, whom they took prisoner. They
then took him back TO the wagons, which
they pundered of all the arms and ammuni.
lion in them. They took two boxes OF Gov.
eminent, Colts revolvers and twenty kegs
of powder. The prisoner was stripped of all!
his clothing, and bound hand and foot upon
pony. They then started for their encamp-
ment in The Witchalaw mountains, which
place they reached after eleven days. hard
riding.
They remained in camp about week, and
'hen started o" u 'eS@;no expedition 10 attack
a train on the Santa Fe road. They remain.
ed about five days waiting when merchant
train came along. They proceeded 10 sur
prise the train, and killed every person with
it, took the goods and mules belonging to
The train and started for the Kickapoo settle
ment, traded off the mules for ponies and re-
turned 10 the Wilchalaw Mountains.
The prisoner was kept strictly confined du-
ring the night with pieces of raw hide, BY
the hands, to limb Of Tree, as nigh up as
he could reach and stand on the ground
During the day he was allowed 10 lie down
and sleep few hours. During the time Mr.
Bailey was with them they went on five rob-
bing expeditions, taking him always along
with them. The last merchants train they
robbed they took two men prisoners who had
bravely defended themselves till their weap.
ons were all discharged, and who had killed
twelve of The red skhs. These two were
then taken and tied 10 stake and skinned
alive. Mr.. Bailey ws placed close TO them
and compelled 10 wiIhess this horrible scene
Every time he woull close his eyes, they
would punch him win spears and bayoneis
until he would open hem, and look on this
picture OF revolving hbrror. They then took
the skin reeking with warm blood, and slap
ped him around the face with it, covering
him with blood, and telling him il he iied
10 escape this should be his fate.
One of their EXCURSIONS was against The
United States mail wagons They killed The
five men with them, pre open The letters, got
out the money, and aker cutting ou the pic.
ture from the bank bills, threw them away.
They kept all The newspapers that had any
pictures in them, throwing everything away
tia, was not embelished.
For three nights alter this they did not lie
him up, but KEEP, guard over him. The third
night they had big var dance, and in the
excitement forgot MIR. Bailey. While dane
ing around their fire in front Of the tent, he
crawled out under the back Of the tent seiz-
ed one of the ponies aud escaped. He was
soon missed, and was followed for five days.
At the expiration of that time they came so
close on him that they fired at him, which
obliged him to leave his horse and take to
the mountains. Fort bnately, he found q
small cave just large enough TO crawl into,
in which place he ren NAMED for day and
a half, the Indians being so near him that
he could hear their footsteps as they search.
ed for him.
lie remained in this position until he was
assured his pursue,s had left, when he
emerged from his cncealment, and made
a straight shoot for tie kickapoo settlement,
about 600 miles distant. In about 4 month
he reached the longsd for point, where he
hoped to find friends and assistance. Nor
was he disappointed in this, He was kind
ly furnished food and clothing by the Kick
apoos, He had subsis,ed for the whole
month previous to this, on birch roots, which
he dug with his hands ON his lonely march
While with the Camanehes he was fed On
the raw horse flesh, Not a very pleasant
diet, truly The Kiekspoos treated HIM very
kindly, and showed him on his long journey
| to civilization.