New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-11-29
Social Amenities Between the whites and
Redskins on the Plains.

The Lafayette Gnd.) Journal publishes lengthy
letter from George Winter, Of that city, addressed
to his father, from Carson Valley on the Goth Of
September, giving an account Of the priyations he
bad encountered, and the imminent dangers he had
escaped while his way over the plains for Cafor-
MIA. We make an extract:
l Vas captured twice by the Digger Indians on
the hamboidt river, and once by the Goose Creek
Indians. iescaped from them once through the in
,ellelesse O white man living among thcmsup-
~ ~ y. y mormon was not so lucky the
iast LING, having received severe cut with knife
TWO inches long, In my left breast II waa not a
fair blow, OF would most probably have moved
fatal. Ihe Indian who stabbed me almost fDst liz
life. Idrew my revolver and shot him Il, The hacI
Of the head, and prepared to shoot him AGAIN Int
discovered other Indians near Twas afraid n IL.
ing caught again, so ran as fast as could 10 -
cape them. In retreating for safety ran into the
bushes amidst another body Of Indians who were ii
the act of stripping the body Of a white man who
had just been Killed. One bloody devil Of an Indian
tore off his scalp. The unfortunate man belonged
to our train, by name Thomas Harding, from Ohio.
In my surprise and alarm gave most Internal
yell, which brought body Of our men from the
other side Of the creek, and saved me from horri
BILE fate. The Indians 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. The remaining nine were hung on the
following morning. This was done by placing the
tongues of the wagons together, and tying rope
at the apex. The Indians were made 10 stand
upon horse, the rope was adjusted around the
necks, the horse was then driven from under the
gallows and each one was thus launched into eter-
nifty was sad scene, but one Of terrible neces-
sity for selfpreservatien. One of them proved to
be white man, evidently a Mormon. He was
strpped-the 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 revoIting yet /, with
many others, stood and saw him suffer. They
burned him that at last be did not seem to care
any more for it than the mere prick of a pin At
first 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 way as to
prolong his suffering. He was then cut down and
taken to the willows. He was watched BY men
secreted in the bushes in a short time some In
dams came sneaking up to take the wounded man
away He seemed to revive through something
that was administered to him. He revived suffici.
emily to relate to the Indians his suferings. IN
their effort to run the wounded man off, the party
sprang up from their ambush and shot the misera
BILE man dead, and wounded another Indian The
next night the Indians slipped into our camp ani
killed two men by the name Of Jefferson, from In
diana. knew them well they were brothers ant
once lived in Lafayette One Indian was caugh
and was put through the tortures the next day.