The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-04

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,ia 8ssiz u Tho Nislsuppi arrived 10 tina
eiiy laAt evening. from 'hg Si,Ix Agency.
on the sitsnat Nunasols. accompanied ~
Mr., NlHaaREr Am Hasms. une u III.
conan tshcp ptisor,cr by the Italians Ut
1p'rii Lake. Iowa IN March last ard who4s
feleasc from captivity has tsen bfiriiy aoioi
10 or paper Fran NJ FLAsBaar We
learn sonw ser} interesting fscts. conn~'ed
vii, the captivity II Mra M.shGK. anh her
asssscistzi.
M~ MtGniK atatfa that nu She ! jih ug
March lost. party % Indians eaae to the
feaaicnce n her hastasi al Spirit Lake.
iowa. mar,lercd him. aud took her ~ Va u
prisoner 10 their camp. h ihc v,,'ini'y Of
,ho lake At The camp sbo tpuod a Mr.,
rn.rt ava Mta NonlK AMI n Mis- Gas
niSrs. all u who,n had been taken pfisno.
81 ~ ih indiansi IN their attack on The
settlers If the iskr Mr.. TasrsusHs hns,
bari li,d escaped being Killed by tempo
rary sheen,w ifun home, AS, VIZ iTlaye, had
Mrs Noalss', but ,ir cntnv family II Miss
e.sp,sre, had been murdered
1hc Iniiana broke up their ramp Al spirit
iakn immediately. and pfosss,csi 20 Heron
tabr. distant about tw nty live mii,s. wher.
they snsHmped and lei, their squavs and
prtson.'t~, and started ou an expedition. Mrs,
NsaaLs supp@ps, ,o the pcs Moines. ut
Springfield. where ibry committed olhsr
muf,lsrs They returned :" The ramp a,
Heron | akr, IN about tess days. with large
LOT II powder, dry gosls, guns, horses, &e.
all Of wbieh had proiiabls hoea ~cnnd 10
iteir attack on SpriBsted ou the nest
'isy atlef ,hpir return. the Indians broke up
tbcir csmp. snd started westward The,
vert ~ the mafyh every ia, for upwards %
mnth AMI only rested ai Skunk Lake.
west OF The nix Sioas river. aud a,,aa, one
hundred aDd twenty-five miles uor,h vest II
Spirit Lake, Mira MaHsis ertima,ssl the
distance travelled Il; four or i've huuirc,l
mii,s, probably ewing 10 the tor,nrous
eourse parsoed by the lud,sn-, to avoid pur
saii She thinks ihey arrived Al skunk
Lake ai,oat the first 1T May Herr they
nanaiucl Ave ,lays when 'hc bstuna,e cir
camsthnc,s irmupircj Which resulted IN ,ls
feaa@ ct Mp N.sst.e from captivity
IN relation 10 thu trials ard scattering. "
the ridprtua'c hia@l,s dsrinr the journey
10 Slank iAse Mrs. N,Hutss narrative Is
deeply interesting, sna rslrula'ssi 10 thrill
the hcsy' u The mos, ,ni'is'rpt, with h-l
,ags 81 horrr. Indignation anal i,sirr for
Iaai,eo. Il ne. re,s,c. apoe 'ha eawarily
rnurh'fcrv
Immediately 80 starting ttom llcran
lake. MN NAnHIs states that hcrsclf sul
aa~s.ia3es w,ce 6r,,i IA carr, ho4vy packs,
and ps'r',rm the u.ssi degrading sni aenlal
sorv,cgs IN The camp n. -ays that the PACK
she we4 enurcied 10 carry consisted at I'VE
bag a ,h4, ra,h ee,gh,eg tventy G,r
pcuirla. ale' ~ 81 7aHp lar, ;nre. ,n,ress,
'ng tbs srsh; 81 Zee p0.s So ow' han,lo,si
l4nu1lda On iop 81 tbs hsg} bead. wlich
ths weak w us,sl ASST distracted won,aa
was tocoyd o. carry, was p'ssesi The abb.
tiont wriet - an lp,haB urrhm - seine
ihfs' 90 iua; ycsn ~ agc, The sGow as
yety docp N" itss,sa ~ srr' hai thsnlv
lad anil mae, Il tn ,,ut usring frN,n
kaageg The vars ,i,thias Thy bal -,
,h.aa shen they sc,r ns,to PRISONERS. s'as
tak,u from ti,CaI by the sqsaws and "a il
,,l,,,,, ,heS e,ss,i,ri hs, s,aags snppiy. ~
sniit,i 60 ~ WeAtii,, aytt the exp@nr' t,.fv
serr fayvi 'u ,,gsl'rga ~ ,,mcs, lhe' se.
fortunate ,apivr souh AL Ia the ersoi
a,hsuai,-i sa3 sttcriy pasl,ie 81 pr,svssl
ae'irg lhru he .nhriRaa " r''th,- vHu'l
rl,se ,sr mgsslc II iNsled caa n hor ssz,i
tr.i iar,ateu h,g with igstsn, hath uah>s
.a. 0e,li in,,psini,Sy cau,ia,ss' 'sr wcNry
oar,h w d horse s;oien AZ BE ~sit'c
men.s S.ad &c. Or ~ Mid nY tlo lmii
ss, fs fs,i ia. pyts.eer~ ~,sihi ~. slh'eai
10 ovu,n thri- e,AAs.sei -,rvngth, nv =
a,pp,y Of hFa 49, na, vl,h ;hs~r sy,S'p
slca- The suf Nj suaGy. to,na asai Il
aS'a ami ven sAd. ,a -osf-a as The tcnvs
thrown iowa ., ,sr io's,s ,npr u..vr "
east Nr. M,kp,E sia.s- chat ts,y ~s~
aitsn forced u cat the wlag s~,hrrs. pluesel
ls0n che ,is,cks shit b. he la,,ar. s,si
shr,,rlle, hct,~e ,lw e>' ~ saw ;aeus~lss~
ton s,asra;i,s,
waa tis l,sl.aN ~oaiJ eursssp lar ths
aighi, the esp,i~~ WIRE es''lsllci n carry
w,asi aal sa,sr. baiA erE pot ap tbs &C.
.ss~ xc. ri,ey uerr scwe~'t. nsssr shev~i
70 ptcyarc ,he S,si N aFs,. ihy very
naturally r,ialad a; H. iVa.Iasu' ,ary ~
esiyol DO, VI, lu'aas hea' ,le's WITH clubs.
ia,e ssta4ssou. 20 ihcir orip Grs, Mas
ptK s,At,x that sAe ~con .is~Nyersl last tie
on'v way On sc.7rre hsr~elf trs@ ili-'r~,nwst,
sss IL sre,rm III, il'ics Sss'ssssl her Snh
ehecrseln.ss. ,.ai aaerigy sler~la M
\ aai - anal Mss GAsusss re-sscd is
saar-e. an1 49,. 'fyaisi pav Asntl, .hsn 1
tlsa.f assrc.a,c Mol ru,s-asN. sha cas- IN Z
is,,csir heA,'A. soa sttct,y una'.s' 20 da 'hs !
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