St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-09-11

tcr having killed hn partner AID told him
they would kin him 10 the ,porniDg but
he managed to esc.pe in the night. ID
vi.sd4 him home and gave him some sup.
pr, and told him to stay ali night ut he
said il was dangerous aud advised y to
leave immediately. We accordingly star
I'd 1t 8 o'clock p. NJ, for Grove Lakes
where We arrived between three and fput
Tuesday morning. Entering MIR. sablers
yard we found his furniture scattered.
around and broken up, the = windows and
doors were smashed. Entering The house
I found every thing also smashed up. The
half breed who. had fingered q little. b..
hina as We neared the hvuse came up and.
seeing the evidence Of the presence ofhis:
enemies asked for his blanket. L. I had Ii
carrying my boy with, when lie left and.
We have not EN- him since: Wenow
stsrted for the next house, Nj. Yaneatoo's
but had not gone far before we come
square on party Of some 20 or 80 1ndi-
ans asleep; ten steIs more would have
brought Us IN their midst. We crouched
down and watched few minutes to see If
we had disturbed them but lucky for US
they were sound asleep. We then wan.
dered, turned and twisted around the
prairie To conceal our trail and Just day
break entered ! thicket and sat down. We
staid here oil day. Tuesday as soon az
it was daylight ! climbed tree aud saw
several parties o: Indians all around us
who all collected at point about one mile
south Of our place of conccslmc,x where
could plainly see them packing up their
plumber on horses and about 8. A. M, they
started in south.r|y direction About
an hour. before sund wn everything az
pearing quiet, "" veuturcd out and came
to Mr.. Van Eaton's house. This also. was
broken in, books, furniture, feathers, dead
cows, chickens, kittens &c, scattered
around. 1t was from this house I saw In
dams leave just at sunrise from the tree.
caring there mi ght still be Indians
around We again conc: a'ed ourselves in the
bushes until dark aud again started and
travelled nearly all nigh: passing one house
Oh fire and just before day having lost tie
right road We lay down in the bu> hes aud
slept until lght when 1 sailed out and
fund potato patch: digging few We
went farther IN the woods and kindled 4
fire dried ourselves and baked them in the
ashes TOR breakfast We again started
about 9 A. NJ, in an easterly direction -
Without roads but seeing three horseman
on the prairie We again concealed Ourselves
in the grass several hours. We passed
the north Of Getty's- Grove just before
sundowu but night came aud no roads !;
We lay down on the prairie unt,l morning
when VIC saw house about mile of, NJ.
on reaching which We found to be Dutch
house where We got some breakfast and
dinner. In the afternoon We walked
down here and are now s"ugly aud pleas
antly entertained by Mr. Stewart to whom
and to bis family We are greatly Indebted
for much kindness. Here l learned tha,
all the settlers around Grove Lake and
Lake Amelia left on sunday taking a
part # their furniture and stock to this
place, where they are now building stock.
ade fort and have company Of Hon. c
Guards amounting to about 80 or 100
men under Capt. Ramsdell. Mr. Yam
Eaton lett on Monday with borrowed
horse to 80 back after part Of his stock,
which in the hurry on Sunday was not
driven IN. and has not since been heard
from, it is feared he has fallen in the hand.
of the Indians. The three horscman We
saw on Wednesday were out in search OF
him. We left all our things cattle, &c.,
thinking that We would return tie next
day from Stabler's. lnaeed on the way
and until We saw: the evidence IF these
Indians hostility, did not credit the re.
port but We both Thought We were going
on fools GRAND. : have tried, but thus
failed to get up aparty to go utter my
things. l believe it would now be per.
fectly safe to venture there as the Indians
seldom make stay IN one place more than
a few days l don't believe you At st.
Cloud need fear AZ attack, as the Indians
are as cowardly as they are crafty aud cruel
Yours Truly, - o. f. GARRISON.