The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-12-02
Horrible Scenes in Indian warfare.

diana, writes to his father in that
city, letter from Carson Valley
dated September goth, which is pub
lished in the journal. He says:
was captured twice by the Dig
ger Indians on Humboldt River, and
once by the Goose Creek Indians
| escaped from them once through
the interference of a white man who
is living among them, snpposed tn
be a Mormon, but was not so lucky
the last time, having received sc.
we're cut, two inches long, in my left
breast. 1t was not a fair blow. or
would, most probably, have proved
fatal.
The Indian who stabbed me al.
nusC lost hIs lie. 1 drew nv re
volver and shot him in the back o,
the head, and prepared to shoot him
again, but discovered other Indians
near. was afraid Of being caught
again, 80 | rar as fast IA | could to
escape them. In retreating for safety
| ran into the bushes amidst another
body Of Indians, who we're in the act
Of stripping the body of a white man
who had just beer killed. One
bloody devil OF an Indian tore of his
scalp. The unfortunate man be-
longed TO our train, by name Thorn
as Harding, from Ohio. In my sur.
prise and alarm, | gave a most in.
fernal yell, which brought a body of
our men from the other side OF the
creek, which saved me from most
horrible fate. The Indians were
surprised, and did not seem to know
how 10 act.
But sad and bloody strif" en-
sued. Our party killed five Indians
on the spot, and took twenty prison.
ers, eleven OF whom escaped during
the night. The remaining nine were
hung on the following morning -
This was done by placing the ton yucs
Of the wagons together, and tying y
rope at the apex. The Indians were
made to stand npon horse, the rope
was adjnsto1 around the nccks, the
horse was then driven from under
the gallows and each one was TIM.
landed into eternity. 1t was Il sad
scene, but one Of terrible necessity
for self preservation. One Of them
proved to be white man, evidently
Mormon. He was stripncd-iron
rods from behind tho end gates OF
five wagons We're used To whip him
until he was nearly dead: they were
then heated red hot and pushed into
his flesh.
Oh! il vas horrible and revolving.
yet J, with many others. stood and
saw him suff,.r. They burned him
50 thar n last he did not seem 70 care
any more for it than tAo mere prick
of pin. At first he cursed and
swore that lie friends (thc lndiars)
won! have revenge for this. Thcv
then hung him, and tied the knot il
such wav IA n prolong his sntItr.
ing. lie was then crt Gown and
taken tn the willows. llc was
watched hv mon Sccretrd in the
bushes: in short time some II
djsns came snraking mp n take the
wounded man awav. He sccmcd IA
revive through something that was
administered 10 him. He revive
sufficiently to relate to the Indians
Ills sutlrrings. In their effort 70 run
the wounded man IF, the party
sprang up from their ambush. and
shot the miserable man drrd, and
wounded another Indian. The mex
night til" Indians slipped into our
camp and killed two men Ivy III,
name of Jefferson. from Indiana.
, knew them we'll Thav were broth
crs, and once lived in Lai.vette.
One Indian was caught, and pu
through the tor'nres thn next dav.