The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-11-25
THRILLING NARRATITE!
TIE INDIAN CAPTIVE RE
CLAIMED AFTER "a
- YEARS ABSENCE.


recognition Of Matthew braY -.
soa Of Elijah Brayton Of this eount 'Ous ''0A'
stolen by the ISdians "a years aso, Wilfs1
read with interest. Il was kindly furnished
rs by Mr. J. w. Chambcrlin Of Carey and
car be rolled upon rs true,
On the 2Oth day Of Sept 1895, two children
Of Elijah Bray,on. then residing near Spring.
Vile in this county, were sent out aOcr the
cows, ACIer going short distance from home
the younger one, Matthew, lad between sew
en- and eight years Of sgc, became fatlgucd
aud started for a neighboriug house, close by,
while the other continued tho search for the
cows. Since that time, nothing hosbecn heard
Of the child until lately. The country was
thoroughly searched, by all the Shites and
friendly Indians, that resided near this settle
mcnt, anil continued several weeks but With
out effect. At the time be was lost, there
were two sars on his person, one on his head,
caused by a boil, and one on the big toe Of his
right foot, C, used by a cut with an AK.
During Il latter port Of last August, twas
ascertaincd through the medium Of the papers,
that rcturucd Indian captive, was at Cleve.
land searching for his relatives. Search was
made for this person, but he was not found un.
iii Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th, when he was
discovered at a farmers house ne r Susar
Grove, Warren Co. Pa, by William hoyton'
who started with him Immediately Tor Adrian
where he arrived Thursday Aoon.
The news flew like Wid'hrc through the
ncieSborhood, and che people have been visit
ing him constantly since his arrival, question
inc and cr5ss questioning him until he is al.
most exhausted. The scars, corresponding
10 those on Matthew Brayton, when lost, were
/ found on his person. He Is man about
Ieet Z u inches In height, and Of light com
plcxion He has some iaitnn '-.si,s go IL.
s,ryss, uTso some scars on his right leg, caused
by wounds received In an Indian battle some
three years ago. The Indians, In performing
the necessary surgical operation, strapped him
TO a log and sewUd up ,he wound (soine eight
inches IN Lengthy with buckskin thong. max
ing but three stitches. The scars made by the
needle and thong are nearly as large as that
made by the cut Of the tomahawk. He has
with him his Indian dog, called NENi, and a
large pipe made Of flint, which weighs nine
ounces. He says il took him ONE MOON 70
urn AuN ANlo AAlUNku nAH NilIiNa WNANN NN hAh
with piece OF Steel some bears oil and water.
He was stolen by the Pottawatomie and Cana.
Nda Indians, and was shifted from one Of these
tribes 10 the other, until he was sold by them
TO the Papaw Indians, who gave 81 gal Of
wHsKEY for him, aud they sold him 10 the
Winnebagoes for N gal. They were living
in Michigan at that time. The Chippcwa's
bought him Of the Winncbagoe', and kept
him two months and half, and then sold him
to the Sioux for eleven gallons Of the "FRE
WAFER" This he does not rscollect himself
but il was told him by the various tribes, as
he traced himself back TO Ohio.
He remembers back 10 the time he was
owned by the Sioux, which he says was twen.
ty.six years ago.
To use his language, al was then a head
shorter than am now" Tie was purchased
from the Sioux twenty years ago, last
April, al Cedar Rapids, Iowa, by he Snakes
and Ccpperheads, sith whom he has resided
ever since. He lived In Iowa two years, then
moved 20 Minnesota, where he staid six
moaths: thence 20 California, where he resi-
died So years; thence 10 Oregon where they
staid two years; thence 10 the Russian Posses
siOns where he has resided ever since, except
when travelling to and from their trading
points. He lived near Behring's Straits, two
hundred miles North west OF "BIG EsoUI-
MAux" village, GOO North Latitude. Hc sas
crossed the Straits several times In the winter
season ON the ice.
He was crossing once, few winters ago
on the back Of large elk, going at a pretty
sharp pace, when the elk stepped into an air
hole, throwing him over his head m the water.
At the tine this took place the lamented DR..
Kane, with his expedition was in that section.
After getting out of the water he met one
OF the crew, a man by the name Of Thomas
Hickey. Since his return to the states on
( his arrival at Cleveland when be got OF the
train, lac saw Hickey, who recognized him In
stantly, calling him by his Indian name.
\ He WIS la ST. Paul, when it only contained
/ seven houses. About eight years ago MIS-
tribe being nearly famishod by hunger, went
I 10 HudsOns Bay in search Of provisions where
he first learned that he was pale face. The
whites being, unable 10 purchase him (the In.
dians refusing TO part with him. threatened
to take him by force, but the great disparity
Of their numbers prevented them from putting
/ their threat in force. They would not visit
any white settlement for three years after that
/ for fear he would leave them or be taken away
by the whites. They then visited Lord Sell
kinks settlement ON Red river, where they
got into skirmish with the whites. The
whites told him there also that he wGs
/ white man. He has been at ST. Paul seven
or eight times on trnding expeditions; also at
Lord Selkrk's settlement, Hudson's Bay and
st. Anthony's Falls. The whites repeatedly
told his tribe, that II they did not let him go
/ 10 the States to search for his relations, they
would take him from them by force. He left
his residence, Sept. 1858; leE st. Paul on the
10th Of April 1859 in company with his In.
dian brother, (ehief elect last iall,) six Indi.
ans, three ponies, and five dogs. They came
. H.. 4. A. -.
sick, and placed in the hospital for treatment
and kept there till be recovered. His Indian
friends there left him and returned 10 their
tribe. He went from there to Detroit, Mich.
thence 10 Ohio; thence 10 Northern Pennsyl-
vania, where he was TUuud " WILLIS. prss'
ton, Esq. lie wae then on his way to some
Indians IN New York. He can speak fv,
different Indian languages, viz: Snake, Cop
perhead, Grow, Utah, and Flalhead. He alsC
speake che English language very huently
and correctly, which he says came 10 him al
most intuiuyeAg on meeting with the whites
The tribe with wSieh he wed had a oompaLl
and watch enclosed f.one copper case, whiel
they used in travelling. They purchased 4
Of the Russians for Sl00
He says the Snakes, Copperhs.ds Grows
. Utnhs, and Flatheads together nuriH.or 100
500 souls, men, wOmeni and children inO-i "a
ed.
, He married the daughter Of their Gran
Chief seven years ago. He has two children
son and daughter His daughters name
LTEFRoNA (TAME DEERl and is five years olC
His sous namo is Tulloosa, two years oil
! last June. His own name is, 0wAnowA
KisnNEwAH When he arrived at Chicago
he was dressed in Indian costume, daube
and painted. His hair hanging down 10 hi
- knees While in the hospital, they cut o
= his hair and scrubbed him with send son
= and water until all yestige Of the paint WI
removed. He eats meat raw but win not e
food containing salt.
: Taken altogether, his capture, eaptyityaI
I return 10 the whites, $50 far as he can give
, nm nccnnni of tile anmel IL nlmnaL miIhnni