The New York herald., 1864-08-26
THE INDIAN WAR.
Horrible Scenes ON the Plains The
Read Below Denver and Omaha
StreWn with the Dead - Imme nsc
Qua ntit1es or Ptundcr CARRIED ON by
the Missouri Redskina.

Horrible scenes ON the Plains - The
strewn with tnc Dead - Imme nse
Quantities or Plumber Carried on by
the Missouri Redskins.
From the ST. Louis Union, August 20
Mr.. lebach, a trader, arrived a. Leayenworth last
aians Ae states that GiIetts ranch. west Of Fort
kearny, attacked and the occupants killed. consist
ing OF two men besides MI Gett and the stock run or
six miles above Gman's ranch he Indians surround
q couple OF emigrant wagons, and 1t was thought by
those in the coach that the men were killed
named Carson, accompanied by two others,
while cutting hay miles from 'iilmans ranch, was at
tacged end The party killed Small parties OF Indians are
towering in the bluffs all the way from Cottonwood
Springs to Kearny, distance Of nine miles. They are
very bold, riding up 10 within shooting distance,
dischargng their arms and rldns BACK AGAIN. Az times
various parties concentrate FOR the purpose s attacking
trains and successful scatter again, driving the stock
captured into the bluffs generally on the north side OF the
Platte. From forty 10 nifty persons nave been MUIR
dered between Cottonwood Springs and Big Sandy.
East hearny along the divide, TO Big Sandy IS con.
sdered the dangerous account Of the broken
turc Of the ground Fears entertained by settlers
along the Platte Nebraska that the Indians strike
across Little Blue into settlements along the Me-
braska route already the people stampedng to-
the Missouri river. sour mule tram ~ six wagons,
belop lug TO Nr smith OF Atchson, corralled
Elm creek tho party consisting Of eight men, killed. the
stock driven and the property destroyed Elm creek
is about midway between he little Blue and Heiroy
From the st. Joseph Herald, August 1871
Every nour the day news s brought 20 ~ Of fresh
outrages committed by the iIndans on the Plains The
ales. dcsptch is that Marysvie, IN Annsas has been
crstey sacked by the ierocons reskins that The In
disns large force, and the militia OF tpe counties
Ia that vicinity rushing 10 the rescuo determined
10 wage a Of excrmination against these devils of
the forest.
Yesterday we were shown a which gentleman
Dire from the side o. who lay scaped aud deaf
in the road about hundred tty miles west Of
The hrt the sido cf the woman aud penera
ted fuy eight inches leaving the sharp steel oarb
was exartd Tne slender but terribly effective weapon
blood stained from he noni up about cght inches
Tipped sith reacork,s feather and wound with sinew
Dlshrd smooth rs glass painted blue, orange aud
bacg this tiny sbat lid 40, ook like the formidable
ene Of destruction has proved 10 De. our Informant
nd dfaH httrv
meu and women lying by the roadside between
Denver and Omaha lie says the carnage between Fort
RearEy anislenver IS greater tban thing OF the
former place. The ranchmen have all fed, emgranis
have murdered tra,rs plundered herds OF cattle
ussinanis has been inflicted upon the deeucecss whites
wha Glanced TO fall into the hands OF tho Indians
What has been done with the plundor s mystery TO
all. rbr rapldty with which hundreds or IONS OF mer
chsnde have been carried away, suggested very nstu
rally that there arc white men engaged IN tnis awiul
work Many believe that the members OF he different
bands OF bushwackers who have infested Missouri
plying their avocatiops on the Pains Others and Of
this number who have fully posted themselves,
IL the work OF the Indans that for years parties
who travelled the Plains have been 10 the habit OF
imposing upon friendly copperskns stealing their po-
us occasionally shooting one OF their chiefs and
annoying them I'll they felt their bnrdeus too
TO be borne and struck the war PATH determined to
General Curtis General Mitchell and other skirul COM
manders az the head o. large force OF mounted rife
men and cavalry, and have com mmcnced securing tho
country Men have been killed within sixty miles OF
Denver and the most nbuman massacrcs have been per-
city.
AZ wa 20 10 press Mr. Emery has just in from
the stations and gives the following additional particu
ars:--
Mr. Emery has n brother with family residing some
thirteen miles west OF Little Blue station, who q
ranch what called Liberty Farm and being desirous
OF asccrning the fate OF his brother he brsvely voun
tsercd drive the express coach from Big Sandy 20 Lib
cry Farm, but had not proceeded further than Little
Blue station when he STACKED by band OF forty
Indians Mr. Emery wheeled the oosch back, which was
loaded with twelve passengers but the Indians pursued
them nearly Jour miles, shouting At every jump.
The bullets new hok around the coach ana horses but
fortunately no one was hurt. Quo bullet passed
through gentemans hat who seated the top of
the coach The horses could have travelled but little
farther at the speed Mr. Emery had put them to- and
they would havo all been massscrcd, but fortunately
thcy large traiu and the red devils desised
Mr. Emery thinks that the indians have burned every
and nsssacrcd every white person from Cotton
wood down 10 Little Blue station.
Report n yesterday that the Indians had burned
rhompsops station, sixty milee west OF hero, but is
denied to-day by late arrivals from We ot Up
tn this tina Mr. Emery hAa recosved intelligence
the fate of bis brother and family.