The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-06

AAvooo0geo ~ Ns30D1Vs - Caa0aioos Ceooss
Ing the Plains to Fvaxer River-Thirseen
Men Of a Party II Fifseen KILLED By Ia
dteW.
The Brechin Advertiser publishes a letter
from a townsman who arrived in Victoria in
October last. latter thirteen mon tbs on the
plains among the indians" The writer says:
"Ftiteen Of us left ST. Panis Minnesota, on
the 10Th Of August, 1855, for Frazer River, with
horse each The frat 20 days we got along
pretty good, bat after that our trouble COM
menced. The South Indians came on MS IN the
night. and took our horses and provlsions,
tied us hand aud foot and commenced dancing
around as with their knives. One OF our party
could understand little OF :heir Language; he
got them to understand we Ola not want 10
harm them.-that we only wanted 70 travel
through their country, and that we were going
to pay them for II, but they would not listen
20 him. They said that some white men had
killed some of their tribe, and their friends
were to he reveaged on the white men. BY
the time day light began to appear, they got up
and loosened our feet and made us walk to
where their camp was, and they put US in the
wiewam, and left two Indians to guard us.
The second night came, but it fetched an aw-
full sight They came aud took us out to the
woods, and tied each of as to tree, and
stripped our clothes OF. They told us that
the chief was going to burn US. After the
chief came, he ordered them to build a fire
round a tree that John Fetch was tied to,
(this il the man that could speak TO them. y
They burned him to death and killed two
more, and the rest OF us got away with our
lives after they had kept us about three weeks.
We travelled on for about forty days, and
party of BlackfOot Indians came on us, and
wanted to take our horses, but we could not
give them, go they went off in rage. We did
not see any more of them for three days, but
on the fourth about forty of them came down
on US, and fired at us, killing two and wound
ing three. We fired on them and killed four,
and then threw part Of our provisions away
TO Tighten our horses, as we conid travel last
p u tYnq pd n ~
There is no danger of man starving on the
plains il he has good gun and can use 1t. We
travelled for Is days, at about 30 miles a day,
and thought we bad got clear OF the BiackfoOt
Indians-but they followed us till we came to
a la:ge riyer-and when we we're crossing it
they fired at us from behind the trees. They
did not hurt any of us then, but the next day
they attacked US in a thcket and killed four
of our party, and wounded one that was my
seif-I got ball through my thigh. There
was now only six of us lett, who got Off from
them once more, and we had 10 more trouble
of them till we got to the Rocky Mountains
Having got everything ready for crossing the
mounta we saw some Indians coming down,
and we made int the woods. 1t was too late.
however; they had seen us, but they happened
to be Coutine Indians coming to kill their win
ter provisions. They were friendly to us and
gave several small things. They gave
some stuff for my thigh and it got better.
We started into the mountains and tray.
Sled four days, and then about twenty blood
Indians came on us and killed three Of our
number and wounded the rest, SO that we
were not able to walk. They took to their
camp and dressed our wounds. We there
learned that they took us for Indians, AS we
were dressed something like them-for all our
clothing had been worn out. They took care
OF us, and doctored us up as well as they
could, and we got better again. When they
saw we wanted TO go on, they sent for our
horses, and guided us through the mountains
and then returned back. AS we came on, one
man died, and that reduced our number to
two. out of fifteen. We got on slowly, for we
were poorly of our wounds; and we have
now got into a civilized country once more
thank God. have commenced to work lit
tie, as much as keeps me in life until get
well, and then I am hinking of going to The
gold mines on FrazerNiyer.