The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-31
THE INDIAN WAR.


prisoner with the Indians nearly two
months, arrived here on Monday last
Mrs. G. 5 husban was the second per-
son killed at Lake Shetek, and she was
taken prisoner. Fifteen persons were
killed at this point. as follows: Mr.. East
lick and three children Mr. Smith. MIR
Ireland, and two children; Mrs. Cook |;
Mrs, Duly's Two children; and Mr.
F9eht. Eleven were taken prisoners,
Mrs. Cook, Mrs Wright, Mrs. Duly
and eight children.
A little girl of Mr.. Duly, aged about
six years, was brutally murdered bg a
squaw. The squaw threw the child very
hard upon the ground, then cut her over
the face with rawhide whip; then
threw her again upon the ground. This
hard and brutal treatment did not kill
the child, but the savage devil stepped
back few PAGES and amused herselI by
throwing \ large butcher knife at the
child, striking her with it three times,
and each time the knife entered her body,
inficting severe wounds, causing imme-
date death.
A daughter Of Mr. Eastlick was muir
dcred in the same brutal manner by
squaws. They first threw her upon the
ground. then stepped upon her, whipped
her over the face. and then killed her
with knife.
The Indians. about 25 or 80. in all,
with their prisoners, stopped the first
night at Mr.. Ireland house. A chief,
Lean Bear. had been killed by Mr. Duly
in the fight, also four other Indians; and
the night was principally spent in select
ing and inaugugating a new chief, Old
Pond, as he Is known by the whites, was
elected
Next day the Indians went back TO
the battle ground, aud there foond Mr.
Everett's daughter Lilly, alive anu
wounded in the side The night was
rainy and cold. and the child had sut-
fered severely. The Indians brought
the child to the house. Mrs. Cook and
Mrs. Duly set her down between them
aud were sympathizing with her, which
Was noticed by an Indian, who fired at
them, the charge tearing the women's
clothing. but doing no other harm
Lilly says she saw one Of Ler little
brothers wounded, crawling in the grass,
but as he was not found BY the Indians,
he must have died sitiie.'f ON his wounds
or starvation--pr obab.y 10th.
At Mr.. lreland's the party was joined
by largo number of Indians, swelling
the whole to probably 900. Several cows
were killed aud great feast was held
The next camp was at Mr.. Myers house,
about one mile distant. From there they
went to Long Lake, short distance,
where they encamped next night they
reached the Cottonwood; aud the next
they camped on the Minnesota river,
about miles from Redwood Agency
They were five days and four nights in
making the journey. They remained at
this point about two weeks. Almost
daily Indians returned with reports Of
the number of whites killed by chem
They brought in great many very fine
horses, wagons, large droves of cattle,
and much plumber. After the fight at
Birch Coolie, the Indians brought in
about 80 horses. which they said they
bad taken from the whites at that battle.
Twelve miles beyond Yellow Medicine,
they met the main body Of Indians
There Mrs. Cooks captors sold her to
White Lodge. chief seventy five years
of age, half blind. and who has about
twenty-five squaws. She staid with him
about ten days, when he started to take
| fnr IN tho Siccafnnc Tin canavu, ~
her not to 60, that the Sissetons had
nothing to eat, and, would kill her. The
chiefs two sons were opposed to her 60
ing, but they started, however, and he
| gave her his gun to carry. She took the
cap of, and wet the powder in the tube,
and then refused TO go farther. The old
chief said he would shoot her, and taking
the gun pointed it a, her She sill re-
fused to 60. and knowing the gun would
not 90 of, told him to shoot. He then
yielded, and went back to his former
camping ground, where she remained
four or five days. When Sibley's force
arrived al Yellow Medicine, the hall
breeds and friendly Indians started tc
meet him and the hostiles moved up the
river. The young warriors returned from
the fight at Wood Lake, and took Mrs. G
with them; they travelled west with hel
about "a hours and camped. Next day
young squaw assisted her in making hel
escape. They travelled together, keeping
away from the road, and on their journey
crossed the Minnesota ten times for the
. purpose of preventing the Indians from
crossing their trail. Sometimes the wa
: ter was quite deep, and the crossing diff
ficult. But they reached the camp 0
the friendly Indians in safety, and ,
French family concealed her until Col
Sibley arrived, and she was delivered
: with the other white prisoners.