Nebraska advertiser., 1864-11-03
ESPONDE
DENVER Cry. Col. Ter,

$3.50
Tested by the Indians, en- route 10 this
place. except once. While in our
"downy beds at our last camp before ar.
irving al Fort Cottonwood, probably about
half past two o'clock in the morning and
a short time before moon-set. a party Of
four or FIVE Indians came prowling about
camp apparently 10 ascertain our strength
and disposition with the intention of at.
talking in numbers as soon as the moon
went down; but a few timely shots from
our sentinels who were on the alert, dis
persed the vagabonds and we presumed
they concluded it oest not to attack a train
of eight wagons with a proporlionale num-
Der of men who might possibly be well
armed.
There we're none Of US "as far as heard
from" spelling for a fight" but were
perfectly contented TO acs purely on the
defensive. However, l did notice that
some half an hour after the scare" was
over, there was a general feeling of bra
Uery and even defiance in our party.
Near Jack Morrow's Ranch were a
number of Indian graves. that is. bundles
of blankets, American flags, guns, bows
and arrows. trinckets and dead Indians
probably of all sizes and sexes, each with
all his worldly goods nicely placed in a
sepera;e box and tied upon fourstakes al
about twelve feet above the ground
Some Of these bodies had remained there
SO long hat tie cords BY which the boxes
were tied to the stakes had rotted of and
Mr.. Indian had 'bitten the dust" ibid
observe too, that our party had not been
long on the spot when all the other bodies,
or what was left Of them, followed suit
strange coincidence Two or three per-
sons at once took poles and beat the blan-
kets about to see what valuable trinkets
might roll out from side Of a dead In
dian-striking example of the bravery of
the white American race. l c%andidly
think / fel, much more secure of life than
in the battle of Games Mill" however
am only speaking for myself.
Tie realIt of the great election for
State or no State, or better, Chivington
or no ChivingtOn, is not yet known
Both parties are equally sanguine, but
from conversation with some of the most
re liable men in this part of The country, |
am satisfied that the anti State party will
bring in a large majority. Yet if there
is any virtue in Government ambulances,
wagons, whiskey, money or double and
treble voting the State party will certain
ly win. One ambulance driver told me
in The presence of several persons and
made no attempt TO conceal it, that he had
~ TN
stood to three different places and that
be knew they voted at each pllce for the
State question.
IT'S a most remarkablefac thai though
the pretence under which the State men
act is TO give Mr.. Lincolo all the assist.
ance possible to suppress the rebellion,
yet l have failed to find che officer who
has been commissioned il he new regi-
ment I'D Col. Cavalry Wig was not a
State man, "a C~hivington man. and I.
have met a grea! number of them. /.
have yet to find a cobtractor for Govern
ment supplies in this Territory who is not
"a C~hivington man, and | have not been
inactive in this respect. l have yet to
find any man who voted for the State
question who pecuniarily is net ten times
better of than he was four years ago;
and any number Of men are ready to
come forward and testify kat the princi-
pal actors in this State drama, four years
ago were not worth one cent in The world
which to-day their money may be count
ed from thousands 10 hundreds OF lhous-
l could relal lie several amusing
in relation to this subject, bu! they
unnecessary TO illustrate my inten-
SO | viii refrain. bul | must say Go
you wonder that these men are going to
vote for Mr.. Lincoln and consequently a
continuance of the war;? I am anxious
10 know if there is any one in The States
foolish as to suppose that this last reg
iment was raised for any purpose but to
put Col. j. M. Chiyinglon into Congress
If there is such a man, the sooner he gets
lid of such an impression the sooner will
he do ~iusr2e to the sound, honest men who
their lucrative employmenis to
i'll its ranks at the call of the Government.
Those men are some of the best that Lave
,ver been enlisted, and it is believed that
every one of them made tie sacrifice that
le did to wipe out the disgrace of the
nurderous Indian massacres and depre.
which have. been committed along
he valleys o. the Platte and the Arkan-
as, Well, what disposition is made of
hese men after they are raised F? Those
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