St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1863-07-09
A Party Of Sioux Seen within
6 Miles of Minneapolis. Z


the members Of the Dustin family, whose
murder ~ chronicled in fridays Re.s,
published on our first page.-ED DEM.
we learn some particulars Of the scene,
which shows the barbarities of last summer
are being re-enaoted. The family were
travelling in an open lumber box-wagon,
and were attacked on Monday the 10Th ut.
It Was not until tho Wednesday following,
that they were found, and their dseompos-
ed and mangled bodies was truly awful.
Amos Dustin, the father was sitting in
the front part of the wagon, dead, With an
brow sticking in his body, and a.-decp
wound in his breast, probably made by a
tomahawk or war club. His left hand had
been cut off, and carried away by the In
dams. =
Beneath bis seat, crouched little child
Of six years, who had concealed herself
there when theattack WIS made, The life
blood OF her father had -streamcd down,
covering her face aud clothes, aud her
shoes were literally filed with the blood
that had trickled from the mangled body.
She says that the Indians saw her, and
looked quite sharply at her, but did not
offer violence. It is probable that she is
mistaken about this as she is the only
member of tho family uninjured, and from
tie displays we should not infer that they
would knowingly spare a victim in their
power. =
In another part Of the wagon, lay the
corpse Of Mrs. Dustin the grandmother Of
the children. An arrow was in her, body
also, and her head was hanging over the
side of the wagon, her long hair dishevel-
ed and streaming in the air, filed with
the clothed blood that had flowed from
her wounds.
The mother, aud child twelve years Of
age were in the wagon, still alive, but SO
badly wounded that no hopes are enter
tanned of their recovery. For two days
they had lain aud suffered beside the
dead bodies Of their friends, unable to
procure sustenance or assistance.
Indian camp fires were seen 1T several
places in Hennepin county last week, and
on Friday a party of seven Indians was
discovered at Madison Lake, eight miles
from Minneapolis. They were first seen by
farmer and his son, and Us soon as they
saw they were discovered they dropped in
the brush and concealed themselves.
The farmer fed and collecting twelve 0,
fifteen OF his neighbors, they returned u
the place where the Indians had been seen
and followed their trail, which led around
the lake until within six miles of Mime
spolis, where, losing the trail. search was
abandoned. Eve have not learned wheth'
er it was afterwards resumed.
Speaking Of the order from the Adju
tant General Offering bounty for scalps
the editor says: ..... .s:::-
THIS order is dated on the 4th inst, and
the bounty was claimed in one instapc,
yesterday. It seems that on the 4th ,
citizen was out hunting about twelve mile.
beyond Hutchinson and discovering three
Indians succeeded in killing one and max
ling bis escape though not without sever,
wound from the gun Of ared skin. Whel
the news reached Glencoe 4 party Of sol
diers went out and secured tho scalp
4 Mr.. Bates the Sheriff Of Mcleod county
brought tho trophy to the city yesterday
and ascertaining that bounty was o6eret
handed over the prise and obtained tn,
money. ,'3rsso rs ~ ha
I" Col. Miller has ordered .,shree squads d
/ infantry 70 tho Big Woods, and 1 detach
ment Of cavalry willleavs this city to,dar,
for the same locality. Thsysare ordere'
I...s .NsaN A. - 1F,E