Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-24
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The Lafayette lInd.) Journal publishes lengthy
letter from GEORGE WINTER, Of that city addressed
20 bis father, from Carson yaly on the 18th of Sep
fsnber, giving an account of the privations he had
encountered, and the imminent dangers he had es.
capped, while on his way over the plains for al,o,
mia We make an extract:
was captured twice by the DiVrer Indians on the
numDolt river, and once by the Goose creek India1
1 escaped from them once through the interference
.. Wnite man who is living among then-supnos
"a 70 % Mormon-but was not so lucky the last
tlme haylag received severe cut with knife two
inches long, IN my LEFT breast Il was not fair
blow, or would most probably have proved fafaI
lie indian who stabbed me almost lost his life |
grew my revolver and shot him in the back of the
mead, and prepared to shoot him again but discover
"a etne- Indians was AFRAID of being caught
again, 50 run fast as could 10 escape Them In
retreatlng for safety ran into the bushes amidst
Snotner Dody OF Indians who were in the act of
stripping white man who had lust been killed
One bloody devil of an Indian tore off his sealn
The unfortunate man belonged to our train bv name
Thomas Harding, from Ohio. In nv surprise and
alarm gave most internal yell which brought a
Dooy OF our men from the other side of the creek,
winch saved me from horrible fate The Indians
were surprised, and did not seem 10 know how to
act.
But sad ard bloody strife ensued Our party
Killed hye Indians the spot and took twenty pris-
oheAHi Ni1feH ol WHOM escaped curing Ine night.
The remaining nine were hung the following
morning. This was done by placing the tongues of
the wagons together, and tying rope at the apex.
The Indians were made to stand upOna horse the
rope was adjusted around the necks the horse was
then driven from under the gallows and each ore
was thus landed into eternity. 1t was sad scene.
but one Of terrible necessity for MISREPRESENTATION
One Of them proved to be white man. evidently
Mormon lie was stripped-the iron rods from
behind the end-gates Of five wagons were used to
whip him until he was nearly dead thew were then
heated red hot and pushed into his flesh
On II was horrible and revolving; vet / with
many Others, stood and saw him suffer. They burn
ed him so that at least he did not seem to care any
more for II than the mere prick of a pin At first
ne cursed and swOre that his friends (the Indians
would have revenge for this They then hung him and
Sled the knot In such way as TO proong his suffer-
ing BE was then cut down and taken to the willows
he was watched by men secreted in the bushes in al
short time some Indians came sneakng up to takeI
The wounded man away. He seemed to reviveI
Through something that was administered TO him
de revived sufficiently to relate to the Indians his
H1nerlngs In their effort TO run the wounded man,
on, the party sprang up from their ambush and shot
the miserable man dead, and wounded another In
dian The next night the Indians slipped into curl
camp and killed two men by the name of Jefferson
IRON Indiana. knew them well They were BROTH
ert and once lived in Lafayette. One Indian was
caught, and was put through the fortunes the next
day.