The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1864-01-14
From the st. Paul IN ;nnesOta) Press, Of
Horrible Massacre by Indians.


Horrible Massacre by Indians.
Our readers remember the horrible mas
sacrs of mining party Oh the Missouri last
August, not one being left to tell The mourn
full tale. Who they were aud how the
massacre occurred has remained wrapped
il mystery until the present time. It was
only known that their mutiisted bodies lay
bleaching on-the banks of distant Fivari
and but for a chance party that followed
in their wake the particulars Of the affair
would have still remained unknown. :s,ss.ss..
John II. Carter, j Ohm s. Bacus, r Schou
Ter, and brother, all of Wapello county,
Iowa, have Just reached this city from Ida
no. They have been mining at Bannock
city, (there are two Bannock cities in Ida
ho,) on the Snake river, on the West slope
of the Rocky III, untains, three hundred and
fifty miles north of Salt Lake, and the
same distance northeast of Walla Walla.-
On the 18th of June, one week alter the
massacred party started, they left for home,
intending to come down the Missouri
They were delayed month upon reach
ing the river by the want of a Mackinaw
boat, after which they proceeded to Fort
Barthold. Here they first learned of the
massacre, which took place on the Sd of
August, one hundred miles below the fort,
At the mouth OF heart river.
They found one of the men who original
ly started with the unfortunate murdered
miners at the fort, he having had PRESENT.
meDt of danger and remained behind
From him list of the names of the unfor-
tuuate men was obtained, s
The miners, anticipating trouble, were
well armed, and, in addition to small-arms,
had a small-cannon. At the m outh of
L - e
came along the bank and beckoned them to
come to the shore. They responded By fir
ing the cannon three ii mes, the Indiuus re-
turning the fire vigorously. The continu-
Gus FIRE of the cannon caused the boat to
spring leak, aud but for that unfortun ate
circumstance they might have escaped. -
The Indians were 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. They were
then overpowered and murdered.
Mr.. Fields wife was taken prisoner, but
the Indians quarreling as to who should
have her for his wife, the controversy was
ended by shooting her. Two of the child
rem were killed, and the third was taken to
the Sioux camp, where it cried itself to
death. ......--.
All of the bodies were scalped, and those
who had heavy whiskers were further mu-
tilated by these being torn off. The bodies
were then left lying on the sandbar, where
they fell, and were still lying there when
the second party left Fort Barthold. .-s
The Indians acknowledged that the min
ers fought desperately, and admit that they
killed thirty-ive and wounded thirty six.
The unfortunate victims bad between
eighteen and twenty Thousand dollars with
them in gold dust and money. which fell
into the hands of the Indians, who were
using it in making large purchases of am
While our informants were at
Fort Barthold, two parties of Indians
Rees and Gros Ventres-weut down TO the
scene of the massacre, and brought 81, 500
in gold dust. which they scraped out of the
sand on the bar where the final strn ggle
took place. The bodies were very little
decomposed, aud they piled them together
and left them. --...... - -...-.-