The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-23

ported what b. had ~sr No1 Of The HAa.
l.,ins absent they a'a, To fou Rdv.,
aor rlief Dad lso yoaa- mM ctup
over. arriving on ,he 18th Oh March; ,s4nl
personally acquainted with souie OF th, par
ties at the Dies Molucs gho had siguc,i a
stateinen, OF the facts, and knowing the pre-,
euce in that ne.qhborhood oil party Of law
ls.ss lneiians. Iva, ih'iy satisfied Of the truth
OF the report. and after consultation with
Col. ALEXANDER, commanding Fort Rid.,r.
Iy, he. witheomHendabie alacri;y, dispatched
u company of the Tenth lu;antry under
Capt. Bee and Lieut. MURRAY to the Seem.
Of the troubles These troops encountered
all the difficulties and obstacles incident 20
marching over prairie covered with deep
snow. and jus, in the transition stage be
tween winter and spring, but pereyered day
after day until they reached the Lake, Her
they ascertained that the Indian. were tive
days in advance Of them on the retreat. hay
ing been apprised by one Of the t~dcrs OF
the approach Of the troops, after which IN.
formation they murdered him. plundered his
establishment, and made good their retreat
into a country which made capture improb
able. with their small force, AMI pursuit TN
awaiting. Had II not been iot this gn,owarl
circumstance the troops woald probably
have taken them on the spot The Indian.
here report that force arrived from the
Missouri river Of abon, one hundred sol
.dlers, but have heard nothing reliable con
corning them. Capt. BEE has returned
leaving Lieut.. MrRRN at the Lake with
twen'y-four men. \ guard will be- Kept
there until orders are received wha, action
TO take TO punish the offenders. The exact
number Of persons killed is no, asccrtaincd.
but over twenty are said to be missing
This is history Of what has taken place
! will now give You short history Of the
Indians who have committed this outrage
and their character and relation TO the SiOua
Of Minnesota
Previous to the year 1851, the date ri Ii.
Wskpckuti Sioux, these Indians inhabited
the country Of the ~ Peters or Minnesota
mp 10 The Little Rapids, and also The north
ern portion Of Iowa, and about the De.
Mones and Spirit Lake country The Wax
ps>ku.,i were under two chiefs, WANpI
sara, and TA-ss-a aud were at war sith The
Sacs aud Foxes; the Wax .pe-ku-tl whonoe
live on the Reservation. say 'ha, il was H.
laal,-ss aud predatory habits Of the Indian,
uwier Naa-prsAPA that kept up that vat
The Sar aad FoA troubles ard other cause
separated the Wax p' kuti and thosc under
WAs-prs.rA. GRADUALLY went toward thr
Missouri river, inhabiting the country aboui
Nermilion river At the time 81 the cg.
sion Of the M'de-wa han ton anl WAX pc ku
Ii lands these Indians v rcnot conGderedaa
occupying the land, embraced in the treats
then made stich includes th" n,~ Nom,
ami Spiri, Lake country. AMI they did not
appear or take any part in Il" ,rgaty Nor
recently they have planted near Spirit Lake
/ Ia lsdi a number Of them came 10 the p,y
incnl al,d claimed 'he right to IL. partic
pants IA the annult!es and were rejected hy
the Indians and The Agent Last fali thu,
came again, and were again rejected Their"
Is no friendship existing betsefn these lodi
ans and those includ"l in ths Treaty. and
they mr.. as ready TO dcprela;e apon iho-r
Indians As apon the whites
The force of this s,roliing band who have
done this mischief is not more than righ,
or ten lodges or about fifteen men. The,
arr led by lvE-Pi-pr-rA and arr m well
known The ease has beon laid before H..
Indian Department by myself. and innncd
ate a0d energetic mca .ur,s recommended To
bring the Offenders To justice. l. has al>a
been fully reported by the officers at Fort
Ridglcy. and haye no douh, hu, that the
government will speedily punish the guilty
parties.
The SOAK Indians upon the reserve ar
we'll disposed. ami r'coive this inieiligcny,
with much INDIGNATION AID darnrohs
'ion a. the whites themselves. They ar
doing their best 80 improve their condition.
and stand elear Of any suspicion Of. or con
nccijon with this affair The few Of them
who ~ linger about ibe white -attcrneu,.
vii he 7'nnvrd IN the spring and wop,d have
t--u hrflrr hai il hoep possible Tor them
- .Gb-iS' on thc.r rrs ryr tbs winter
- tar then from tEr SOAK a. a tritc D.,
ng imp ioatsi IN 'his affair. il has hccn PEI.
pc'ra'cl hy few strcling Indians who ar,
not ecosuiad By the Sioaz or thc govern
mint. aDd have becn ior wars oataws amant
their own T-eopic. AMI vho, It Is my opinion
vii b. eE'e-mina's>i hs'afa the lcayts ~
next autumn GAH
Psr~ins coming ~" iae Territory n~-i
sssi no ror' appreh,is,oa- IRON the -iom
Iy.l.ars Than Il this unfortunate affair i.at
rot oc-urrci but Shcn heir .dycuturoc.
dispositions lead tho, "a tia eousnss of tie
Indian territory. anil almost beyond the
rrach n friendly assis'aDcp from the 4ettbe
mosts prui,Bsa woald sem to sggges, thai
,hsy sAoalJ 20 n Suiicleni nunbsrs 10 a..
sur,i thsir att