The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-10-20

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Fight with the Indians Lieutenant
Brown, of Co. E, Killed. Emigrants
Murdered by the Indians, &C., &c.
DEER CREEK TELEGRAPH STATfoNSli
Idaho Ter, Aug. 9th, 1864. &
DEAR News: Your readers have been
Informed, doubtless, by telegraph Of
the recent Indian depredatiops on this
road, but perhaps q detailed account
may not be uninteresting. l aez
During the month Of June, and up
to the 18th Of July, all the Disturbances
were on the north side of the Platte
Several trains had been attacked and
their stock run Of, aud few emigrautS
killed and wounded. On tho 18th OF
July, train Of six wagons, camped on
Little Box Elder Greek, about fourteen
miles below this post, on the south side
of Platte, were attacked by about forty
Indians, and four emigrants killed, two
wounded, and two women and two chill
dren taken prisoners. One of the wo-
men, Mrs. Larimer, escaped aboutl
week afterwards, and mado her way to
this post, with her little boy. The 9TH
er woman, Mrs. Kelly, has never been
heard of. The little girl was found ilot
far from where captured, pierced by ar
rows, and her scalp taken. This has
been the most serious occurrence on the
/ road. l suppose that about eighteen
f emig, ants have been killed and wound
ed along the road since tho 18th OF
July. 5.
On these facts being known ct Fort
Laramie, Col. Collins sent a parry OF
q about so men, with two mountain how
itzers, to pursue and chastiso any war
\ party that they might encounter. The
expedition went as far as Wind river.
, On the second day out, Lieut. John
Z Brown, Of Co. Z, with a partYOf five
men, while scouting about nine miles
from the command, came suddenly up
: on a party of about seventy five Indians,
harding about $50 head of stock, which
I they were taking TO theirvillages. Lieut.
A Brown aud party Immediately attacked
4 them. In changing his position for
. what he thought more favorable one ,
g the indians closed in on the small par
: ty, who bravely stood their ground as
long as possible, but we're coon cOmpell-
. ed to retreat, but not before the Lieu
tenant was pierced by two arrows. The
rest of the party, supposing the Lieu.
tenant to be killed, retreated to the main
command, who pursued the Indians as
= far as possible, in the condition their
n horses were in, but were unable to overs
. take them. -'.
Il In two or three days the expedition
returned to this post, bringing the body
q of Lieut., Brcwn, which was recovered
o the next day after the skirmish. When
| found, he was not yet dead, but breath
Q. ed bis last a. short timo aftor{hs was
- t9ken to camp. The Indians stripped
d, him of all clothing except his hat and
D boots, took his horse, two gold watches,
m and some $40 in money One arrow
,e struck him in tho small Of the back,
N and only lacked an inch or two Of PEN
ID otrating his body, Another arrow went
Is in at the back Of his neck, ana came
,s through his throat. An Indian arrow
makes terrible wound, which most gen
,o orally proves fatal
/, During the latter part of May last,
7s { Old Grass, one of the Platte Sious
Q. chiefs, with party of seventy Eve war
S, riors, started up the road from Fort
" Laramie, ostOnsibly for the purpose of
ve fighting the Utes, "a war.like tribe some
a 200 miles above here) aud hunting buff
lg falo: 1t was not more than two weeks
a fter until we began to hear of Indian
depredations on the other side of the
a. Platte. 1t was thought by many at the
10 time, that he was going for the purpose
= of disturbingI emigration. 3 The day
IN after the Wind River Expedition res
y turned news came from Platte Bridge,
- (2S miles above hero,) that cold Grass
: and his party were there, asking per,
"a mission to pass down to Fort Laramie
bo Capt Marshall, commanding expedition
~ sent word to the troops stationed ther,
to hold them until his command coulS
come up and take them prisoners, actint
no on the suspicion that they had been en-
to gagged in the recent depredatiops.-
iu- Serg't Meriom, commanding at Platte
in Bridge during tho absence of Lieut.
on, Bretney, with Capt Marshall's expedi
.ho ton, wcnt to the camp of "Old Grass
nd with IL men, to have atalk with hin
rs, and engage bis attention until Capt
! e. MarsbAil,shouldo come up. sOld Grass,
bt- however, probably rsmelling a mice,
raised the war-whSop, down came theil
b 81 wig@ams, and in few miAutessthe VIII Oh