The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1864-09-08
Indian uosllliIies.
rom the 81 Io.cnh Ttlbnno.

From the St, Jo'cph Tribune,
Mr. Clark, formerly m employee in
this Office, left this city three weeks ago,
with Niles train for Denver. returned
yesterday, aud gave US important and
almost hearlrouteriug Information.
After proceeding ont to the Little
Blue Niles IRAN was oyeHaken BY
Conslable's, Varc}s, and Young's
trains Niles rain was on the return
when they were overlaken By the others
After some consultation il was decided
to again 60 obcad, The next day (hst
Tuesday, one week OgO) the enIire
train numbering sixly.une waaots, en-.
campsd on Nine mile Ridge, on the Lit
tie Blue, abou, 2Qo miles from here
Frequent signs hsd been seen Of Indians
but up to this time no danger had be
fallen them, On Thursday tho stage
passed them and proceeded ahead about
mile when some thirty lnlians rode
GU, of the brush and commenced firing
on it, several halls passing through it,
but did not injurc any OF the passengers.
The driver turned his horses and came
back as last as possible, closely follow
ed by The Indians who followed TO with
in three bundled yards Of tho tain. Al
ter taking effective measures to repel an
attack, the uan moved on until Eve
O'Clock, when they encamped lnabout
an hour the Indians sampedrd tho mules
of the train, but as luck would have it,,
they iuD quietly into the corral The
lnIions then started the cattle, OF which
there were 45e head, and succeeded in
driving them away, After driving up
over hill, they brrkoued Tor The phrly 10
come after them. but it was not deemed
very safe, as the rascns could be seen
on all sides and were playing this ruse
to get the men away from the corral.
Tho party. OF whom there were about
seventy, unloaded Niles oud Yarney's
wagons, md, hiiching up the mules. loa
ded themselves in, md started on the
retreat. The patty saw no Indians uu
Ill next morning, when twenty FIVE were
seen in the rear, The wagons we're f.
red soon after they left, as was judged
from tn fact that cloud of black
smoke was seen to rise from that local
ty. M. Young's train was loaded with
corn, aud was valued at $l2 600; Niles
was loaded principally with liquors
value not known; Conslabe's with iron,
aud Varney's with variety oigoods -
The loss falls heavily on these gentle
men.
Nj Clark informs us that on the trip
out he himself saw seven men and TWO
women dead. while others were passed
whom he did not go tolook ct. The re-
treat was made IL The daik, SO !hat moth
ing was seen. The bodies were not
much muliIaled, excepting three. which
were scaIpei. The arrows were found
sticking 10 the wounds from which they
died. No ranches are left standing be.
tween Big Sandy and Ltdo Blue. The
indians were all arme with Enfield ri
hes, and could GrO with effect at long
range, while those with the truins had
nothing but their revolvers.
Hills train passed these men on Sun.
day, night. ana it was reported that the
train had been captured, two Of the men
being killed and seven prison'rs
A team belonging to Mr. John P. Fink
of this city, also returned yesterday
from Denver. The driver reports seeing
many dead persons on the road and
one man who had been shot through the
head and scllped, who was still living.
Not ranch il inhabited between Fort
Kearney and Denver, OF this side of Keor
ney-the inhabitants having led.