The New York herald., 1863-12-26
HORRIBLE MASSACRE BY INDIANS.
A Farty OF Miners Murdered on the Up
pcr nlissouKf-Nnmes and Residences of
tho Victims-Detuils Of their Fight
with the In6iars, Hc., &c.

A rartv OF Miners Murdered on the Up
per Missouxi-Nnmes and Residences of
with the In6i 6inrs, xc., &c.
TFrom the ST. Paul Press, Dec H.
Our readers remember the horrible massacre OF o
mning pary on the Missouri last August not one being
left TO tell the mournful tale. Who they were and now
the massacre occurred has remaned wIapt ID mystery
until the present time. It was only known that their
muated bodies lay bleaching on the banks OF ois,ah
river, and but for chance party that followed 10 ,her
wake the particulars Of the affair would have sti re-
NAMED unknown.
ARRIVAL OF A MINING PARTY.
John Carter John Bacus H. schouier ana pro n,o.ner
from Idaho They have been mining at Bannock City
here Bannock Cities in Idaho) on the Snake
river on the west slope Of the Rocky Mountains, 800
miles north Of Salt Lake and the same distance northeast
OF Waa Wala on the 18th Of June one week after the
70 come down tho Missouri They delayed month
upon reaching the river by the want OF Mackinsw
boat after whSn ney y o
took place the cd OF August one hundred miles Deow
the fort, at the mouth of Heart river.
NAMES OF THE MURDERED PARTY.
They found Of the men, who originally started with
the unfortunate murdered miners at the fort he hav
ing had presentiment OF danger and remained behind
From him list Of the names OF the unfortunate men
r. Field wife and three children, st. Joseph, Missouri
5oseph SSsu smith BENJAMIN Van wink.e and - Perkins,
OF Springfield, Illinois. Nr. Smith has an uncle 10 hed
Wing, 10 this state.
Reuben Downing, Van Buren, county, Iowa.
Daniel Riggs and Joseph shear, Gurnsey county, Ohio.
Emsley rOIland, jefferson county, Iowa.
Thomas English, residence unknown.
- Bad0e, carpenter, Fort Randall
John Reed, Davis county Iowa
There wore five men whose names were unknown, the
entire party consisting Of eighteen men, ono woman aud
From Indians and hafbreeds our inrormants obtained
the particulars OF this horrible anair.
TIE FATAL ENCOUNTER.
The miners anticipating trouble, were well armed, and
in addition TO small arms had small cannon. At the
mouth Of Heart river party Of YsnktonRas Sioux
along the bank and beckoned them the shore.
They responded by firing the three times, the In
dans returning the Ore vigorously The continuous fire
OF the the boat TO spring Leak and but
for that unfortunate circumstance they might have es
caped The Indians driven back from the shore but
renewed the attack and during the second fight the boat
leaked so badly that it sunk in shallow water. Thoy
were then overrow cred and murdered.
Mr.. Fields wife taken prisoner but the Indians
quarsene to no should have her for his wife, the
children were killed and the third was taken to the Sioux
camp, where it cried Itself to death.
MUTlI ALTON OF THE BODIES.
All OF the bodies scaped and those who had
heavy whskers further mutialed by these being
torn off, Tho bodies were then left lying on the sand1ar
where thoy foil, aud we're sil lying there when the
The Indians aokn, wled cod fought despe
rn'ey, and admit that they killed thirtysx and wounded
thirty.nve.
TUE STOLEN GoLD DUST.
The unfortunate victims had between eighteen and
twenty thousaud q liars with them ~ I'D dust and
money, which fell into the hands Of the Indians who are
using II n making large purchases % ammunition While
our iniormans we al Iort Eetncd Two parties OF Ind
ans-Rees and Gros Venres- down the scene OF
the massacre AMI brought one thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars IN gold dust, bch tn scraped out OF the sand
the bar where the fta struggle took place. The bodies
but very little decoml osed, and they piled them
together and lett them.
CHANGE or ROUTE.
The party which has just arrived here deemed II unsafe
10 pursue their farther down the Missouri and
after waiting month at Fort Berthod Joined party oi
half breed hunters who their way Fort Garry
from which point they came here. While crossing the
plains they passed within fifteen miles OF six hundred
lodges OF sioux, who were encamped Turtle Noun
tain. They passed through one camp OF twenty. two
lodges and their lives only saved by tho strenuous
exer,lcus the hair breeds who made point honor
TO protect them The Sioux quite scattered but stl
seem TO be within supporting distance OF each other.
At Fort Berthod the original party divided going
down the Missouri % small skias. The men who have
reached hero very anxious to learn whether they
reached homo In saety.