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

Vlted nlm home ana gave him some sup
pr, and told him to stay al! night tut he
said it was dangerous aud advised US to
leave Immediately. We accordingly star
I'd at 8 o'clock P. NJ, for Grove Lakes
where We arrived between three and four
Tuesday morning. Entering Mr. Stablers
yard We found his furniture scattered
around and broken up, the windows and
doors were smashed. Entering the house
l found every thing also smashed up. The
half breed who had fingered little be.
hinu as we neared the house came Up and
seeing the evidence Of the presence of his
enemies asked for his blanket. l had it
carrying my boy with, when he left aud
We have not en- him since. We now
started for the next house, Mr.. Yaneaton's
but had not gone far before We come
square on party Of some 20 or 80 lndi.
ans asleep; ten stels more would have
brought II, IN their midst. We crouched
down and watched few minutes to see if
we had disturbed them but lucky for US
they were svund asleep. We then wan.
dered, turned and twisted around the
prairie to cunceal our ira and Just day
break entered thck.,t and SIT down. We
staid here all day. Tuesday as soon as
it was daylight I climbed ,ree and saw
several parties o: Indians al around ue
who all collected at a l",i;,r about cnc mile
south of our place Of cu':rnlncnt where
could plainly see them picking u, tn, il
p}uuder Oh horses ana about g =. NJ. they
; started in sout!tr!y direction About
an hour before sund WI vcr.,hinu ar-
pcaring quiet, "" venturrd on, and came
to Mr. Van Eaton hou,e, yhi4 also Was
br.kc in, books, furniture, feathers, dead
cows, chickens, kittens &c, scattered
around 1t was from this house saw H.
dams leave just at sunrise FROM the tree
caring there .oi4ht still be Indians
around we again cone, a'a,! ourselves in the
bushes ,1ni, dark ana again started and
, travelled nearIy all ni&h: passing one house
o" fire an'! jus; before day having lost II
ri ut read We lay 'iosn IN thr bus rs a,i,i;
slept un;il ght when sal 4 out and
fund potato patch digging few we
went farther III the woods and kind|cd q
; fire dried ourselves and baked them in the
ashes Tor breaSt fast. We again started
about 8 a. NJ, in an eastcr'y direction
Wi hout reads but seeing three horsellan
on the prairie We again concealed ourselves
in the grass several hours We passed
the north Of Get,y'> Grove just before
shutdown but night came aud no road :;
We lay down on the prairie until morning
when We saw house aLout Il mile CT, u;
on reaching which We found to he Dutch
house where We got some breakfast and
dinner In the afternoon we walked
down here and are now s"ugly and pleas
antiy entertained by Mr. Stewart to whom
and to his family we are greatly indebted
for much kindness. Here | learned that
ali the settlers around Grove Lake and
Lake Amelia left on sunday trkiny q
part # their furniture and stock to this
place, where they are nov buiIdin. stock
AIDE t;rt and have u company Of Home
Guards amounting to about 50 or 100
men under Capt. Rau,sdcll. Mr. Yam
|, Eaton left on Monday with borrowed
horse to go back after part of his stock,
which in the hurry on Sunday was not
driven IN, and has not since been heard
from, il is Jared he has fallen in the hands
of the Indians. The three horscuan we
saw on Wednesday were ont in search Of
him. We left all our things castlc, &c..
thinking that we would return tie next
day from Stabler's. Innccd Oh ;he wa,
aud until we saw the c,i'icarc If these
Indians hostility, did not credit the re-
por, but VIC both thought We were going
On . fools Grand. I have tried, But thus
: filled to get up party t. go utter my
+. things. | believe It would now he per.
fectly safe to venture there as the Indians
seldon make stay ~ one place nIorc than
a few lays don't fclicv. ;ou at st.
Cloud need fear Il" attack AS the iudlan:
are as cowardIy as they are crafty and cruel
Yours Truly, 0. T. GARRISON. ~
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