Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1859-11-29
Horrible Scenes la Indian War.


George Winter, OF Lafayette, Ind,
writes to his father in that city, letter
from Carson Valley, dated September Goth,
which is published in the Journal" He
says:
was captured twice by the Digger In
dams on Humboldt river, and once by the
Goose Greek Indians. | escaped from
them once through the interference Of a
white man who is living among them, sup
posel to be Mormon, but was not 50
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 almost lost
his life. l drew my revolver and shot
him in the back of the head, and prepared
to shoot him again, but discovering other
Indians near, / was afraidof being
caught again, so | ran as fast as l could to
escape them. In retreating for safety l
ran into the bushes amidst another body
of Indians, who were in the act of strip
ping the body of white man who had
Just been killed. One bloody devil of an
Indian tore off his scalp. The unfortu-
nate man belonged toiour train, by name
Thomas Harding. rom Ohio. In my
surprise and alarm Fgaye most inferual
yell, which brought body Of our men
from the other side of the creek, which
saved me from horrible fate. The Indi-
ans were surprised, and did not seem TO
know how to act.
But sad and bloody strife ensued.-
Our party killed five Indians on the spot,
and took twenty prisoners, eleven of whom
escaped during the night. The remain
ing nine were hung on the following morn
ing. This was done by placing the
tongues Of the wagons together, ard tying
IA rope at the apex. The Indians were
made to stand upon horse. the rope was
adjusted around the necks, the horse was
then driven from under the gallows, and
each one was thus landed INTO eternity
1t was sad scene, but one Of terrible ne
cessiiy for self-preservation. One of them
proved to be white man, evidently "A Nor
mon. He was stripped-iron rods from
behind the end-gates of FIVE wagons were
used to whip him until he was nearly dead;
they were then heated red hot and pushed
INTO his flesh.
Oh! it was horrible and revolving; yet
|, with many Others, stood and saw him
suffer. They burned him so That at last
he did not seem to care any more for it
than the mere prick Of. a pin. AT fist he
cursed and swore that his friends the In
dians would have revenge for this. They
then hung him, and tied the knot in such
a way as to prolong his suffering. He
was then cut down and taken to the will
lows. He was watched by men sccreled
in the bushes. In short time some In
dians came sneaking up TO take the wound
ded man away. lie seemed to revive
through something That was administered
TO him. He revived sufficiently to relate
to the Indians his stifIerings. In thair eff
fort to run the wounded man off, the party
sprang up from their ambush, and shot
the miserable man. dead, aud wounded
another Indian. The next night the In
dians slipped into our camp and killed two
men by tie name of Jefferson, from In
diana knew them well. They were
brothers, and once lived in Lafayette
One Indian was caught, and was put
through the tortures The next day.