The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-07

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fogr nopas. low \, April l.. ls1,
| IL ha sseeaseey tsmss " 0fib.ss eorsseo er -
ssse si iaes
! Being calle,l spen by IDS Ironie
settlers for aid in chees,ng The horrible oa,
rages committed upon the citizens living o.
the Little Sioux river, In Clay conuiy. in III
Spirit Lake Settlements, and IN Emme
county by the Sioux Indians, by an,horit,
you vested in me, raised ami oruanized an'
armed thr~ companies of 20 men each
which were as W. procn,lel .acreas.si t.
over ,. men each. Ne took up ogr line @
march on the 25th of March AMI prlcesie
up the west branch of the lles Mo,ns. rive
TO intercept the sayag,s, whom. repols SAID
wer about te sweep all The settlement, OF
that river liy ioree.l marehes thtongl
snow hanks imm > IA ~ hSs deem, an,
swollen streams. ~ forced our way ap 20 III,
State line, when We earH,sl jlF indian'
were embodied > or 700 strong ui Spirit
Lake and Rig lsael grove, Neser wa.
harder SERVER ren,icrel by any body oi mes
than by those 10 men uni,r my command
We had "a ford stream. hrcasI d~p every
lew miles. and n; all snow hanks or drifts
had to shovel road AMI draw oar Wagons
through by hard with tug fepg, alsa is
oxen and horses. Al wcpr wei AL ia, ul
to the middle at hast, and hy ont oa the
open prairies at night without tents cr other
covering than blanket OF buffalo robe,
About 30 miles up we mct those whn bad
escaped the massacre Al Springfield composed
of tbrs.n men unburi. iwa wounded, aud one
fcmale wounicl and several womrl and rial
dncn. in all Numbering snlnr H. or 20 per
Sons They escaped in the night, carrying
nothing with them bu, What il', had on
when they were attacked i,al nothing to
eat for two ,lays api one night. 1lay were
abou, eshauste AMI the Indian on tl,cir
trail pursuing them Had not onr scoais
discovered them ami reported. ihrn oin be-
M doubt Int tha, they woGld hayt been
that night W. found thein IN a
condition, destitute of every thing
like clothing and food, three oi ihem badly
wounded and several Of the women without
honnets or shoes They had nothing GA them
but what they had the night they ilc'l Tie
poor women winding breast deep through
snow and water and carrying, their sryiug
children.
We halted a, IA small lake that Iarui.hed
mnicicnt timber Ga make iIns and warm
hem furnished tlnm with provisions aDl
gave them blankets 10 shield them from lhn
eyern weather and gave them ali the relIel
n our power. Oar surgeon drysos',l the
sounds Of the wounded. who's wounds were
n bad condition. We oneamlsd there
with them tha, night, posting scn'inele aDi
pickets expecting 10 be attacked Next
morning WI sent them an with cur sroot 10
what is known as the IRISH settlement 10 ~.
main until We returned The st,'is atose
hat point having aiaalshHasl lheiT h0Ins~
md embodied them~rlyee at that placc wiNe'
hey were engaged in hadine Blot House.
We procreied on our march throwing out
n advance alme 30 scouts nouAuoit rag
md examining every point whofr he tpemy
night possibly be found every point of
imher. lake una p'raam was closely examined
md found very fresh traces ol the ipiiaps
throughout the dsy. From thee rack. and
raiS they bal al taken their eoslfe' pr
spirit Lake, or In ,ha, direction i;y forced
marches We reached the stu. liife near
springfield. md encamps4i ebont suwlo'sn on
he margin # grove detailed 90 nscH
,rmr,l, with rifle and sis shootcIs, viii ar
'"rs 10 coob 'heir slpisrs sni Hpp'f ilam
svc~ with ctId rntlone. each ,pinpauf ibelr
iwn and ic rad a. march MI night, "a lao
ii,isious ul 80 men e,.rs. iGl arpgis ia~
Indians bciofr daylight nest morning Far
4..k,1 fh.,t t.f.
SO had ias, received VA that the Ipdiats
sere embodied tat oY uear l'le trading hausg
# 4 hall brced by The Ham7 Il tiaboe
We prosY%Nifl Niih grra' hw@e - rtro
akinc ami irving a gos-! account Il l}Fgn
bal "a our grat moriiiicai,o ,'e t'noi
they had al tiei Hl0u The ltfn@c8 81 "a
-rYulars from i'ari l,si,t. Wei. ADDS
bro. tra,l'rs sag" ttetn th' nborptti.Y
hat iirr trnogs wt7y c1nnBe Ahi 4bar
Inostgus-,,s iIpy @ni ilpf rsonf, 40 satrA
Hal ilay uni mi fr Ebgi frt taqs Hr
aouh uoe' n.riai iy haf s,yt.t,, -h5
Th,, csslp.f ~ Inc suaIs. lr,es I ar
RideIey s. isri ." l. ssr-orDol h, DA
Iiar-la, tie .rtA @ March h. lha.R-
attacked Springfield s,.i 4aish.-pfh..I 'iir
-ti1cns icf'n,i'si ,hrm .rs a, VsN 'tev
r,Hbl 1ls bat'l" sui p,laelRY t,a'',! rJt8
nigh'hi ehen "a. iaiWH eilds Pu
rrslay. m ihe aiifuan ile i-osg5 ir,48
For, i.sigbsg arriv~i sH soi .Hoaa,srl oti
asaif,. lh9s 'Fsgs hy 40 sprBg lssi ~
day -Rlaf,lar. aHsi a,ess,.,i go tgg a1 Iar
II tbs 4 AZ rh.ir na,0ers ,aai.tAagi e'''
the halfirfz-i aAl-s- who Wa ~ h'''s Uss
and kis,ws 10 Ia aeiiag ~,h AMI
,tsniifssi with ibr Iis..ass ..sy vaD .spz
/ hs Is msrrsA 3. o s'l'.av aa- " i.a r1F.
xearia2 IN -haRi t4 Ny ''a-l ~''h
otier af,ieAs ,asas lrom ,'s rll .zsgr SAD
of'ssrs. ssy py,s lr,NI stna cr@ as ~
: aasiay p'Fuias without wse.s1 az nak.
ing sry efg' 70 nyeT'ake nv lf',.au. ''-1
;hey t.fast have known asl ias"n - h'of
shi's. womeo a. lsr,~HsTs.
pn sunday mornng b. -sf ap; t.l '1ar
trad. a.d isghtws,i tsp'tl sail NE 'iag. Eel
ing tiseif casnp,sir,ss. -tv,sltk.ag ihsa- er
as,T sfraggiBy spas 1 .a'4 Hi
snfng al s0rt. NJ gos,i 'iaafA tlsf a'r7ssrt
stl ainug ih,saF ,ra.. ~ liefiee tssif l'si @'Ss
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srrt cur froniIofs Think a '.is sosshsc'
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