The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-06-26
From the Northwest.

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DRoUrH-cAPr Fzsrs apARrY-rRATSI
FOR FORT GARRY-B0DY or AN INDIAN
F0UND-ARRYvAL OF JUDGE fL6AAY-
LITTLE GROW AT PKxBENA-HZS INTER-
VIEW WITH Gov DALLAS-AbSSAGb 10
GEN. SHELLEY, ETC
ei1 sr CLOUD, MIMI, June %, 1863
To the Editor Of the Pioneer:
have just returned from q somewhat
extensive trip up the Mississippi. The
whole upper country is suffering greatly
for want of rain. The Mississippi is but a
succession of pond holes from the mouth
of the Sank to Sandy Lake. The leaves
of the wheat and corn are rolled up like
cigar lighters, and are of the color of
fresh lemon. Ispent very pleasant af-
ternoon on Thursday with Capt. Fisk's ex-
petition, in camp some five or six miles
below Fort Ripley. The outfit of the ex-
petition is most complete, and that the
members Of it will have pleasant jour
ney, all things considered, there is little
doubt. On Friday I met the party OF
socans from the Smithsonian Institute,
VINO will join the expedition at Grow Wing.
The Messrs. Burbank & Co., have been
assembling and organizing another Great
Train at Sank Centre, during the last
week. This train is laden wholly with
Hudson Bay goods, and has the same es-
cort as did the last. 1t consisted of one
hundred and eighty-six wagons, all full
freighted. At Abercrombie this train will
be met by train of four hundred carts,
OH and by which these vast and valuable
stores will be transported to Fort Garry.
Your readers doubtless remember the
killing of citizen Foote, of this place, and
the soldier Luddington, Of which I made
mention at the time, and of the burial at
the time Bishop Tasche passed down. 1t
will be remembered that the guns of both
men were found with them. Foote'S gun
was loaded, while Luddinglon's had been
discharged.
At a small lake known as Rock Lake,
near where the murders were committed,
and about half way from Pomme de Terre
to the Old Crossing, Capt Barrett en-
camped, when on his way down to escort
the last train. In the water of this lake,
some soldiers of Capt. BIS company found
the body of Sioux Indian, he had SOL
dier's blouse on, and had on also watch
and chain, which was recognized as being
the property of one of the three soldiers
shot, a short time before Foote and Lud-
dingtOn were killed, near the Old Gross
ing.
The friends of poor Luddington may
find some satisfaction in knowing that be-
fore he fell he made one of the red devils
bite the dust, for there can be no doubt
that the Sioux was killed by him, and the
memory of Luddington is worthy a place
in the history of this Indian war.
Mr. LeMay, United States Collector at
Pembina, arrived in town on Saturday, he
having come on to overtake some furs
which had been crrried by his post without
payment of duties. He brings the intelli-
gence of the rescuing by ransom, of three
more Sioux prisoners. These three are
all boys, the Oldest being about seventeen
years, and is the grandson of the old Mrs.
Scott who had such narrow escape from
tho demons at the Old Crossing, in Au-
gust last. The others are boys from
the Minnesota River, whose names could
not learn. They were all bought from
Little Grow, by one of the good priests
at Fort Garry, who gave Little Grow a pony
each for them. These rescued and ran
somed persons will arrive here during this
week under the charge Of Charles Bot:i-
neau, Esq, who left Fort Garry on the
9Th inst. Within the last week we had
had three Red River trains here, and on
yesterday the trains of Messrs Ingster,
Forseca q Logan, and Baker & Co., ar
rived. These last consist of seventy-eight
carts all told. The trains of Bottineau
and Paul, one hundred and seventy carts,
will be in q day or two. They bring a
large quantity of fine furs and peltris,
moccasins and pemican, robes, &C. But
very few buffalo tongues have been
brought down this season, not near enough
to supply the demand of our epicures here.
learn that Little Grow and sixty of his
braves, together with quite number of
squaws, decked out with stolen jewelry,
gold coin, clock wheels, ETC., left Fort
Garry on Saturday, the 3lst of May. They
arrived there on Friday, the goth ultimo
During their stay at Fort Garry they had
a council with Mr. Dallas. They wanted
ammunition and provisions. They had
plenty of money, one favorite squaw hav-
ing some sixty ten and twenty dollar pieces
strung around her neck and over her
shoulders. Little Grow requested Mr..
Dallas to write Gen. Sibley to the effect
that they wished to get back their prison
ers, and said that if General Sibley
would give up the Indian prisoners, they
(the Sioux would cease fighting. Little
Grow also gave notice to the Hudson Bay
Company that such of their employees as
visited the States this summer must carry
a British flag, or they would be killed.
Little Grow was much disappointed at the
refusal of the Blackfeet and other Indians
on the plains to put themselves and their
warriors under his command.
The are now indications OF the long
looked for June rise."
learn frem letter from Mr.. Love that
he and his party were at Edmonton House,