The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-05-24

of snch journey; and my inability to trsv-
el at the speed which they desired was the
| cause of my receiving the most bautal treat
mens at their hands. They several times
pointed a six-shcoter at my head. as much
as TO say that my fate was already decided
upon. and that was to be made victim of
savage barbari,y. The little girl. who was
| ahead. would occasionally fall back. crying
and tell me that the Indians were going TO
kill me. They spoke but little Spanish. Yet
enough was understood to awaken my fears
and fill me with apprehension. 1knew that
my strength. which was rapidly failing.
would admit of my proceeding but little
further. and that unless my husband and
other parties were following to rescue US.
must fall victim IS soon rs my strength
entirely failed.
We had proceeded thus about sixteen
miles. as nearly as my limited ideas Of dis
tance will enable me to Judge, and now
Jagged behind so much that my savage cap
tors grew impatient, and resolved to kill
me. They stripped me Of my clothing. in
Guiding my shoes. and left me but single
garment. They then thrust their lances at
me. inllicting eleven wounds in my body.
threw me over ledge Of rocks. or preci.
pice. some sixteen or eighteen feet high. and
hurled large stones after me. to make sure
of their victim. and then left me, supposing
that must die. and too barbarous to end
my misery by entirely extinguishing the
spark of life. This occurred near sunset
had nine lance wounds in my back, and
two in my arm. and my head was cut in
several places by the rocks which Nere
thrown after me. but most of the latter
glanced without striking me.
had alighted on bank Of snow almost
| in state of nudity, and in q senseless con.
dtion. In counting up my camping places
| before reaching home. think l must have
| laid there in state Of Inconsistencies for
| near three days. When came too l took
some snow and put on my wounds. l rec
objected the direction travelled and the po-
sition Of the sun from camp at sunset, aud
with these guides started for home. My
feet gave out the FIRST day, and was COM
PEELED to crawl the most of the distance
Did not dare TO go down to the foot Of the
mountain. for fear could find ro water.
and was therefore compelled to keep in the
| steep snd rocky mountain. Sometimes,
after crawling up . steep ledge. laboring
hard for half day. / would loose my foot
ing and slide down lower than the place
| from which I started. AS had no FIRE. aud
no clothing. suffered very much from the
cold. I was at point said to be six thous-
and feet above the sea. and only wonder
that did not freeze. / scratched holes in
the sand at night in which to sleep, and, be-
| fore l could travel was obliged every day
to wait for the sun to warm me up. l trav.
eled what could every day, and in tho
mean time had to subsist on grass alone
On the fourteenth day l reached . camp Of
workmen in the piuery. which was unten-
anted. There / found . little food, and
some flour which lad been spilled on the
ground. The fire was not quite out. and
kindled it up. Scraped up some Of the
flour and made me a little cake. the first
food had tasted since left home. I WAS
now near the workmen in the pinery. and
within two miles Of home, bu. was too weak
to go on. l could hear the men as work.
and sometimes saw them. but could not at
tract their attention. At length / crawled
along to the road over which they must
pass, and was found there, and carried home.
after being out sixteen days.