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kTHE NDTAN oUTRA6Es IN
IOWA AND MINNgSOTAARESCUE
on MRS MARBLE-HRRNAR.
RATlYE.

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We learn from a gentleman direct From 81.
Paul, Minnesota. that measures have BEEN taken
whichw viii probably result in the immediate rsn-
som q two epainiog white female csPtiTeS Ia
ken by the outlaw baud Of Sioux at the time Of
tie commission of so many murders at Spirit
Like. in Iowa, in March last. Our informant
halah intsryeS wish t4 Meblo, Who was
pureha,ed from Iuk-pa.du.taFs bsbd By two
friendly Lac.qui.latle Indians. She is about
twenty-five years of ace, medium size, fine form,
very good looking attractive face, hale eyes, black
hair, aud quite social aud pIeasaat in conversation.
She states that the banl who attacked the SET.
tles at Spirit Lake numbered about 80 men;
that they were accompanied by their women and
children. They were in The habit Of proving
about the Silver Lake settlement last Fall, and
quit, saucy ald insulting, and Otel demanded
provisions.
The wurlsrOus sttact made upon the settlers in
March was entirely unexpected. Mrs. Marble
says the Indians came to their house and called
her husband ont, end said they wanted to trade
guns with him, and requested him to test his in
stument by firing al a target, which he did,
Mrs. NJ. hearing the report Of the guns, ran to
the door and saw her husband fall dead. She at
tempted to escape, but was oyertaken and convey.
cd to the wigwam of the Chief Ink-pa du-tah,
where she also found as prisoners, Mrs. Noble,
90 years oId,) Mrs. Thatcher, (about 24,) and
Miss Gardner (l6 years old. The friends Of Mrs.
Noble and Miss Gardner had all been murdered.
The C~ruelties p,rpetrated upon these women, as
detailed by Mrs. Marble, were most revolving
They were not taken as wives by different Indians
but we're stripped anu and most brutally violated
ip turn; all their clothes were taken from item
and they were compelled to go naked with their
bare feet upon the snow, The Indians broke up
their camp at Spirit Lake Immediately after the
murders, and commenced their march to Skunk
Lake, west of the Big Sioux River. The cap
tives were compelled to carry heavy burdens the
whole distance; where deprived of susteuance, and
obliged 10 eat burnt quilts that the Indians threw
away from their game. They also dug roots
for nourishment. When they would complain Of
Their treatment the savages would beat them with
clubs. Upon their arrival at the Big Sioux, an
Iudian pushed Mrs. Thatcher into the water he-
cause she had become too much exhausted to adj
minister to their lust or carry their BURDENS
She SWAN almost to the shore, whan an lndiac
raised is rifle and shot her through the head
She struggled for a moment on the surface OF the
water, which was red with her warm life blood,
anl then sank to rise no more. The tragic scene
told the surviving three captives, with dreadful
certainty, the awful fate that awaited them when
fatigue should o,ertake them. The death Of Mrs.
thatcher was hailed by the Indian women with
VACCINATIONS of joy.
About five days after the party reached Skunk
Lake, tho two Lac qui parle indians, who were on
their Spring hunt, made their appearance. They
remained all night, aud in tho morning made an
offer of .no gun, a keg of powder, a lot of blank
cts and a small supply Of Indian trinkets, FOR
Mr. Marble. The offer was accepted and the
friendly Indians took their prize and left. Ms.
J NJ. was ignorant Of what her fate was TO be until
they had travelled some way from the camp of
Iuk-padu tabs, when she was made TO under
stand that she was with friends who would con
J vey her to white people, The Indians treated
her with great kindness, They killed a wild cat
and roasted It, and gave her a feast. She told oul
informant that il was the most welcome meal she
ever Atc, SO ST. Q had he become. They arriye(
at the Agency, at Yellow Medicine, on the 29tl
of MAY, and was taken in charge by Mr.. Elan
Jru, Agent Of the Mississippi Sioux, who accom-
panied her to st. Paul. She was, of cours', des.
titutc. In less than Ave houls from the time o!
her arrival, the generous people of that city sub
aribsI the sum OF 81 900 for her relief. The
ladies Of St Paul treated her with the greatest at
t%enliun and kindness, and everything will be done
for her by Gov. Meiary, to secure her property
for her at Silver Lake. The two Indians who
rescued Mrs. Marble, were paid the sum of $500
each.
On the oath Of May a party Of trusty Sioux
from the Lac-que-parle Settlement, left tie Yel-
low Medicine, under the direction of Mr.. Fan
drau, to ransom, if possible, the remaining cap
tivsS. They we've furnished with tho following
outft:--4 horses / double Wagon aud harness
10 pair of blankets, 4 blue and 8 white; SO Of
blue square cloth; 81 l'2yards square calico; 20
hound. of tobacco; | sack of shot, 10 shirts seven
rolls of ribbon; 80 pounds Of powder; l sack Of
corn; 1 sack Of %fOur;2 pieces Of pork, ONE cof'
fee and sugar.
The two extra horses, the blankets and other
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