The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-08-20

-Four Soldiers Killed Jeyond .Saliaa-TRe Settler.
1AoosRg In from tie Solomon and .Sakiae-YH,
Massacre 0a Bearer Creek-Stock .Stdupeded a,
CImaroa CFossins-A White lHan led the In
dsGaS at SMOKY HI Crossing Capt Thompson
pursuing on theRepu5licaa-SettLers mo cing M
'fgHaHt Scouting, Etc, Etc.
The war ofthe Indians upon the whites suffers
no abatement either in atrocity or success Thu.
far the savagcs have had it all their own way
and have murdered, plundered and burned with
1ut scarcely check. Under the present plans
so far rs We have seen them carried out they
will continue 10 do SO until cold weather puts q
stop to their operations. Our troops may chase
these small war parties that are scattered all over
the plains for a year without meeting a single
success. Mounted on the fleetest of horses, they
fly from our advance only to hover again in the
rear and renew their depredations. A successful
war can only be waged against them by organ
izingan expedition that will penetrate their coun-
try, and find the rendezvous of their women and
children. Then will they stand and fight armed
men, and not before.
Last Tuesday, the 10Th inst, six men of COM
pany h, 9TH Iowa. bearing dispatches from Sa-
lima to Fort Ellsworth, were attacked at Elm
Creek by from 100 to 200 Indians. a severe
running fight ensued. Four of the soldiers were
killed. Four Indians are reported killed
squad sent out, discovered the bodies of three of
the soldiers, all scalped. The Indians were still
IN sight but moving OFF rapidly. The soldiers
were on foot, having had all their stock STAN
pedsd the week before, and no pursuit could be
attempted.
The settlers the Solomon and Saline are
leaving their homes and falling back
The four hunters killed on the Saline on the
9Th inst, which We mentioned last week, were
two brothers named Moffitt, one name Ferguson,
and another named Hunter These men were out
after buffalo for meat. When three -fourths of
a mile from their rancho, the Indians were dis
covered. Driving to ledge of rock. the rnen
fought desperately. Where the Indians stood
the ground was dark with blood. Three of the
whites were scalped. The horses were shot prob
ably by the hunters. The sayages afterwards
moved to the rancho, in which was old man
and woman. The man fired, wounding an In
dian, when the savages left.
The people Of Salina held meeting afterwards
TO devise measures for defence.
Reports state that Company a, lst Colorado
cavalry, stationed at Cimaron Crossing on the
Santa Fe road, lest all their stock by Indians
stampeding. George Bennett lost l39 mules at
the same time.
Lieutenant Ellsworth, detachment Co H. 18th
Iowa, stationed at Smoky Hill Crossing, lost all
their animals but three horses. The leader of
the Indians on this occasion is believed to be a
white man. One of the herdsmen wounded an
Indian. On the day before thorough scout up
the Smoky Hill failed in finding traces of the
enemy. Hence false feeling of security.
Captain Thompson, 10th Kansas, with IS men
and one howizer is in pursuit of Indians. who
committed outrages upon the Fort kearney road.
near the Little Blue river. Dispatch from him
bearing date 18th, states that no communication
had been West for eight days. In fourteen miles
from the Little Blue the Indians had killed SIX
teen men, women and children, burning every
station and rancho on the road. They were
retreating towards the Republican. Thompson
,Tas IN pursuit also Gen Sherry Of the State