Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-04
Dakota TerritOry--The Am Ount of that
YanktOm Flurry!

In the Winona Republican of the 25th, we
have some late advices from Dakota Terri
tory which ought to make SIBLEY blush for
the "Yankton Scare" and 81 5000 message.
Read
"Mr. w. J. Duley, of this county, who has
| just returned from somewhat extended jour
ney through Dakota, has written letter to
this paper, giving the result of his experience
and observation in that new Territory, from
which we CLEAN the following: Th "city OF
Medary," the sacking of which by band Of
Indians last spring was subject of so much
notoriety, contains, according to our cores
oondent, only one inhab table building" ;"
which is mainly occupied by members of the
Dakota Land Company, twelve or fourteen
abe-boded m n, waiting to prey upon emf
grants, or at least for something to turn
up" These gentlemen hold the town site of
Medary, besides all the best claims within
several miles around.
, rlandrcau, another town of note, was
found to contain only the remains of one log
ShaEty, which had been destroyed by the In
diaus, and thus gave rise to one of those Num-
chausen frontier yarns that "a whole city
had been sacked"
uC OiOuA IlSCt 10 ohlltCu Will SIOSto VI
tim jer on either sde and has rich, fertile
valley, varying in width from two to five
miles Buffalo are found here in consider
able numbers, and our correspondent and his
companions enjoyed rare sport in the chase of
these noble inhabitants of thu plain, without
succeeding, however, in capturing a single
specimen.
At the Sioux Falls, the Western Farm
! IF n,,hroro
men, have made improvements and keep an
ageut there. Good "claims are abundant
in that vicinity, and our corresponds 1t hav-
ing selected one to his liking, commenced
Z" breaking" oneratlons. About the middle
of jane, the inhabitants Of this neiy yhborhood
were startled by the announcement that Me-
Diary. had been destroyed by the Indians, and
that within 6Fe days they would be at Sioux
held, and the news-bearer,r a-Aalfbreed, was
suinap3ned TO appear befort it. He testified
that there were eighty lodges of Indians en-
camped at Medary they took four bar
rels of flour and one barrel Of pork from the
whites there residng-5urnt the log shanty
which was dgntied by the name of cty-lid
no bodily harm to any one-and after having
accomplished this astounding feat, were pre-
| tctiOu w e"ho up thOii iiAO VI Hi"ANu AOA SoHiO
place or other.
it was therefore agreed upon that no re-
treat wond be made upon the part of the
SiOuv Falls settlers, but that to be ready for
any emergency a capaciOus fort should be
built, which was done. Up to the first of
August, however, not an unfriendiy Indian
ever made his appearance before its walls,
and no fears are row entertained Of hostile
assault from any direction.
The reports which have gone abroad of
cat destruction OF property at Medary are
without any other foundation than the loss of
the shanty, -four and pork above mentioned.
And here, when we recall to mind the persis-
tent efforts of some individuals during the late
session, to get Gn appropriation of $4,000
from this State Oste sibly to protect the set
tiers on our western frontier, but actually to
rellcnish the pockets Of the Dakota Land
Company, who maze the loss of some -four
and pork the basis Of a piteouS appeal t. The
sNn.,ath;es Of the Legislature, we can sec at
a glance the origin and extent of a majority
of these Indian attacks upon unprOtec ed
settlers IT it were not for some Of these
organized companies of land speculators, we
would hear but little of Indian depredations,
for in tie most Of those instances which have
come under public observation, the Oigin of
the difficulties arc either traceabe to specula-
tors or they have been so exaggerated afte r
having occurred as to place them beyond the
| pale of belief.