The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-12-08

Al Indian Captive Reclaimed aftel
ThiFty.nve Years Abss1ce-..lnci.
dents Of His Life.
The following narrative Of to return
and recognition Of Mathew Brsyton, ii.
long lost son Of klijah Brsyton Of thi.
county, who was stolen BY the indians
81 years ago, will Be Rad with interest
Il vas kindly furnished By Mr.. 8. W.
Chsmbsrlio. Of Carey, and osn bs relied
upon - true:
On tho Goth Of Sept, 1s25, two ehil.
dren Of Elijah Brayton, taen residing
nesr Springvills in this county, were
sent out after the cows. After going a
short distance frem home, the younger
ono, Mathew, : lad between seven and
eight years Of age, became fatigucd and
started for neighboring house, close BY
while the other continued the search for
the cows. Since that time, nothing has
been heard Of the child, until lately. The
country Was thoroughly searched, BY al
the whites and friendly Indians that
resided near this settlement, and contin
ued several weeks, but without effect.
At the timc he was lost there were two
scars on his person, one on his head,
coused BY boil, and one on the big toe
Of his right foot, caused BY cut with an
are.
During the latter part Of last August
it was aseertained through the medium
Of the Fapers, that = returned Indian
captive was 1t Cleveland searching for
his relatives Search Was made for this
person, but he was not found until Tues
day evening, Nov. IS, when he was dis.
covered at farmers house near Sugar
Grove, Warren county, Pa, BY VIM
Dayton, who started him Immediately
for Adrian, where be arrived Thursday
aoon.
Tho news Aew like wild Are through
the neighborhood, and the people have
visited him constantly since his arrival
questioning and cross. questioning him
until he is almost exhausted. The scars
corresponding to those on Mathew Bray
ton whom lost, we're found on his per.
son. He is : man Of about 5 feet =
inches in height, and Ct light complex.
ion. He has some tattoo marks on his
chest, also some scars on his right leg,
caused By wounds received in an Indian
battle some three years ago. The In
dians in performing the necessary sur.
gical operation, strapped him TO log,
and sewsd up the wound (some inches
in lengthy with buckskin thong, max
ing three stitches. The scars made BY
the needle and thong are nearly as large
~ that made BY the cus Of tomahawk.
He has with him his Indian dog, called
Nemi, and large pipe made Of flint,
which weighs nine ounces. He.says il
took him ONE NOON to drill the hole
through his pipe, which hs did with 4
piece Of steel, some bears oil and water
he was stolen b. the Pottawatomie and
Canada indians, aud was shifted from
one Of these tribes to tho other, until he
was sold BY them to the Papaw Indians
who gave s. gallons Of whisky for him,
and thsy sold him to the Winnebagocs
for 4 gallons. They wore living ;.
Michigan At that time. The Chippewas
bought him Of the the Winnebagoes, and
and kept him two months and half,
and then sold him 70 the Sioux for elev.
On gallons Of the "6re water" This he
does not recollect himself, but it was
told to him By the various tribea, ~ he
traced himself back to Ohio.
He remembers back TO the time be
was owned By the Sioux, which hs says
vas twsaty y.six years ago.
70 use bic language. ri was then !
head shorter than ! am now" He was
purchased from tho Sioux, twenty, ago,
last April, 1t Cedar Rapids, Iowa, By
the Snakes and Coppsrhsads, with whom
hs he's resided ever since. He lived in
Iowa two years, then moved TO Mime.
sofa, whore hs staid six months; thencs