Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-01-14

DAY. JANUARY II, 18|
! From the Tiffin (Ohio> Tribune,l
INDIAN CAPTIVE RECLAIMED.
The following narrative ofthe return
and recognition Of Mathew Brayton
the long lost son of Elijah Brayton, o:
this county. who was stolen by the In.
dians thirty four years ago, will be read
with interest. 1t was kindly furnished
by J. w. Cary, and can pc relied upon
us true: a-.f.
On the Goth September, 1925, two
children of Elijah Brayton, then re-
siding near Springville, in this county,
were sent out after the COWS. After
going short distance from home, the
younger one Mathew, lad between
seven and eight years of age, became
fatigued and started for neighboring
house, close by, while the other con
tinucd the search for the cows. Since
that time nothing has been heard of
the child until lately. The country
was thoroughly searched by all the
whites and friendly Indians that resi-
ded near this settlement, and continued
several weeks, but without effect. AT
the time that he was lost there were
two scars on his person, one on his:
head, caused by boil, and one on the
big toe of his right foot, caused by a
cut of an axe. -.
During the latter part of last August
it was ascertaincd through the medium
OF the papers, that q returned Indian
captive was at Cleveland, searching
for his relatives. Search was made
for him, but he was not found until
Tuesday evening, November 18TH
when he was discovered at a farmers
house, near Sugar Grove, Warren couu
ty, Pa, by William Dayton, who star.
ted with him Immediately for Adrian
where he arrived Thursday noon.
The news flew like wildire through
the neighborhood, and the people have
been visiting him constantly since his
, arrival, questioning him until he is
almost exhausted. The scars, cores
pooling to those of Mathew Brayton
when lost, were found on his person
He is a man about five feet and sever
inches in height, and of light com
plcxion. He has some tattoo mark.
OH his chest, also some scars on hi.
right leg, caused by wounds receivec
in an Indian battle some three years
ago. The Indians, in performing the
necessary surgical operations, strapped
him to a log,-and sewed up the wound
(some eight inches in lengthy with :
buckskin thong, making but three
stitches. The scars made by thu
needle and thong are nearly as large
as that made by 4 tomahawk. He la.
with him his Indian dog, called Nemi
and a large pipe made of flint, which
weighs nine ounces. He says it tool
him one moon to drill the hole thro
his pipe, which he did with piece o
steel, some bears oil and water. III,
was stolen by the Pottawatomie anc
Canada Indians, and was shifted from
one of these tribes to the other, unit
he was sold by them to the Pawpav
Indians, who gave five and half gal
Ions of whisky for him, and they sole
him to the Winnebagoes for seven all,
a half gallons. They were living i,
Michigan at that time. The Chippe
was bought him Of the Winnebagoes
and kept him two months and d halt
and then sold him to the Sioux TO
) eleven gallons Of the sfre water."-
/ This he does not recollect himself, bu
! it was told him by the various tribes
as he traced himself back to the Ohio
4 He recollects back to the time whe,
he was owned by the Sioux, which hi
says was twenty six years ago. To u.s.
his language, 81 was then head. short
cr than l am now.'' He was purchased
from the Sioux twenty five years ag,
last April, at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, B,
the Snakes and Copperheads, witt
! whom he mas resided ever since. H,
lived in Iowa two years, then moved
to Minnesota, where he staid 81,
months; thence to California, where h,
resided five and a half years thence
to Oregon, where they staid two years
thence to the Russian; Possessions
where he has resided ever since, except
when travelling to and from their trad.
ing points. He lived near Behring's
: Straits, two hundred miles northwes,
J, of Big Esquimaux' village, 60 degrees
north latitude. He has crossed the
Straits several times in the winter sea
son on the ice. He was crossing
once, a few winters ago. on the back
Of a large elk, going at a pretty sharp
pace, when the elk stepped into an air
hole, throwing him over his head in.
to the water. At the time this took
place the lamented DR.. Kane, with his
expedition, was in that section. After
I getting out ofthe water he met one
or his crew, man by the name ol
Thomas Hickey. Since his return to
the States, on his arrival at Cleveland
when he got off the train, he saw Hic.
key, who recognized him instantly,
! calling him bv his Indian name.