M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1857-06-18

OtAiau among the DacOIuIl
Indians----ITer Rescue and Re
turn 10 Friends.
The st. Paul Times of June 4th, is
furnished with the following interest
ing narrative by the Rev. Mr.. Briggs;
ny Dear Times; / am glad to in.
form you that Mrs. Margaret Ann
Marble, one of the four unfortunate
women taken prisoners from the set
Element on Spirit Lake by Red Ends
people, is now with us at Lakewood.
Two young men, brothers, Mah-pe-
ya-ka-ho.ton and Se-ha-ho-to, son of
Walking Spirit of Lacquiparle, bro't
her to that place. Leaving the fort on
Monday last, DR.. Williamson and
myself went up the next day, and, af-
ter considerable time spent in diplo-
macy, we succeeded inreaching home
with her on Wednesday morning.
She remains with US until the Indian
young men, who performed this noble
deed, receive from the agent the ran
som which they have so we'll earned.
Some particulars Of the captivity
and rescue will, | know, be interesting
to your readers.
Mrs. Marble was living alone with
her husband on the margin of Spirit
Lake, some five or six miles from any
'neighbors. On the 13thSof March,
four men of Red Ends band came to
their house. They asked for food and
received it. One Of thom desired
Mr.. Marble to exchange guns, which
he did, giving the Indian in addition a
two and a half gold piece. The gun
must then be tested, and without any
suspicious of evil, Mr.. Marble went
out with three of the men while one
remained in the house. Mrs. Marble
suspected nothing until she heard the
report of several guns fired simultane.
ously. Then, although the door was
held by the Indian remaining in the
house, she succeeded in getting out
only to see her husband lying dead on
the lake shore. She supposed he had
gone to set up q mark, and had been
shot on his return. They captured
Mrs. Marble; told her they did not
mean to kill her, and, after taking
some $500 in gold, and what other
things they desired from the house,
they left for the camp, which was still
in the neighborhood oftheir first mas
acres. They had now four captives,
viz: Mrs. Thatcher, Mrs. MOBILES,
Miss Gardner and Mrs. Marble; and,
strange to say, at the time of bringing
in the latter, the others had been with
them in "durance vile"a whole week,
but no bird had carried to Mr.. Mar
ble's residence a breath of information
10 regard to the atrocities committed.
Mrs. Marble supposed their houses
were not burnt, but she did not see
the place after she was taken away.
For several days afterward they
were in camp. They then struck
their tents and moved westward or
northward--the snow being deep,
they could go but a few miles in a day
After travelling about two weeks, Mrs.
Marble thinks they remained in camp
several days, which time was occupied
by the men in going to the Des
Moines settlement and killing the
families there. On their return they
brought with them & great amount of
goods and some fine horses. They
made Mrs. Marble understand that
they had killed the unfortunate Wood
by roasting him in the fire.
They were now captives, and their
captor5 we're not mercifnl. Their
dresses were taken off them and
made into mantolets for the Dakotah
women. Mrs. Marbles new blanket,
which she had taken from her own
house, when commandedt to leave, was
taken away, and an old one given. AL.
though they had abundance of horses
at the first, the white women were OBJ
liged to carry large loads from the be-
ginning. Mrs. NJ, during all her
captivity with Red Ends people
which was nearly two months, had to
carry a burden of more than one hun
drod pounds weight. In this burden.
ed manner they had to make their
way through deep snow and to wade
streams often waist deep, breaking and
pushing the ice before them. When
they slipped and fell down, they were
helped up by a loaded gun pointed at
them. When the party halted after
the days march, our captives' bust
ness was to clear away the snow, cut
tent-poles, set up the lodge, get the
firewood, &C.; in a word, to do the
drudgery oftEe camp.
While there was plenty of food
which they had taken from the white
people, their poor captives had share.
But this did not continue long. The
ducks came not back. The grass
grew not. The American horses,
which they had taken to the number of
40 Or more, could not eat snow, and