The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-09
Our Nebraska Correspenaence.
OK THE PLATTE RIvER, N. T., Jun

OK TIE PLATTE RIVER, N. T., June o. 1850.
Day Among the Pa,cnee Indians-A Scaiping Tisit
By the Siour-TAe United States Indian Aoeney-Sunday
Amongst the Aormons-LVe IN HaHdoast Trais-
Country Crops dc
Afew days since spent day some eighty miles west
and north Of OMAHA upon what is termed the Pawuee In
dian Reservation beautiful tract Of land apart by
government upon the Loupe Fork OF the Platte for the
purpose Of coionizng and civzing this theving and
flihy tribe Of Indians. The Pawnees number about
1900 souls, and their dirt village is pleasantly located
upon Beaver creek-a small tributary Of the Joupe Fork
We found them laboring under considerable excite
mcn, Toned by an hourly expectation Of an attack
from their common enemy, the SIOUX Indians, who of
late are lurking around the village anxousy watching
opportunity TO lin few scaps take few ponies
few days before visited them and just dusk stormy
Afternoon band Of Sioux had made decent upon the
outskirts Of the Pawnee village killing six Of them aud
taking on forty ponies. The Pawneee though mum.
bcrng about 500 warriors, seems rallied SUFFICIENT
brave Of the tribe TO make little ash,, but being
upon the ieeward Of the little band OF Sioux fought with
cut much eject, the wind blowing strong that TO use
Pswnee description Of the bsste) thck would turn
and back to them. These fawnees are arrant
ards E~cn with triple the number OF the sioux they are
afraid To ngt and band or hundred warriors will at
any time put the entire village 70 eight Only day before
yesterday baud OF Sioux came dashng in bet0eon the
fswnee village aud the Indian Agency (only about rife
ehot disant killing and scslpng two squsws and taking
Gent brave men TO follow them half hour aerxards
hut without eaect The Sioux Of Pxwncc cow
s-dioe, AID act accordingly In this last nilc foray
Judge Gis The Indian Agcnt cndeavoced rally them
20 surround the little band VI Sioux. bot IL was usecss
Although comfortably esed upen their reservation, and
under ehsrse q an excellent SCENT they live In constant
ispent few pleasant hours with Judge ellis and an
OF ,s tribe %sh hun is an sscelln, INV clan snd
geon (br Elliott, Of Pttsburc Pal, a good practical
nrms- mechanic teschers, &c, placed there
No M ,<nf tn f-rsr a
benefit ths tribe. An excellent steam ana gr IL
s also eng ereced Gar the Indans benefit The oensex
tredinr cost In charge II Mr.. Edns whs has spent
good portion Of bx life among eu Ncrthwe~iern In
dams. sst upon the sdee OF the IN thriving
sslsse Of unlicensed ksdcrs and moruons re former
Just now only drive ssrkly Trade 10 moacasns Az, with
tbe indiana. AcsnpctenS commissoucr-John Rask ESQ
" Arkansss at sro<nt engaged through the country
befe IN tat<g evidence In cases q psss ops
ocsnn,tied ~ the Pswnee Indians upon the shiies
I'm Sunday LAD, with soEe asquainfsnces. Visited an
enrsnpsneis OF korsooss hsndcsss Usia--nuaa berng
seoW Ear huDdrei souls, Who st,ppng short ala
tanoc below the PsSnec Indian reservation, and
eouod Cor ttah. rhsy were conpo~cd Of EnrlIsh,
they all started from phadsIpaa They appeared in good
hoaifh aud spie Their Sunday service held upon
the cp.o pri.r sad elderly Hosmoo elder exhcrted
them. IL wss, strictly spanking. norna sermon. aud
the around the speaker decidedly frontier The
seated circle upon the ground
surrounding The group, forming Hcorrsl, were the
hsndcsts az the voysgers to the valley OF ~h In the
haeterosns short distance 70 the sou,hward was the
art village Of tho rawnecs little distance from the edge
~ which the residence OF the much esteemed agent
ihsr hymns we're ztsched 10 pleasing and popular airs
a ev thc handcart iraio seemed 10 have the ,amc e.
ect upcd The congregation and what similar 10
marital rr,'ic al a militia muster
The Assistant United Statos Narsias under Can't W
icorc preser efficient and gcnticanly Marshal are
usy osnvsssEs tbc-r districts Crops &C all kinds hook now
a,,s ha'srns Nh 'rs are re'urnins some repcrtngfa
alfona reirrrod a. nis The carly history of that
Curiy.