The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-02-26

como Should he proceed that way, to examine
'ne camp particularly. On reaching the mouth
OF salmon river, and finding it high, the guide
o'spayed great reluctance in taking the route
which led to the spot, but upon being we'll paid
ne consented to go. Giscome found the camn
about hftY miles above Fort George, with the
remains OF two mon, but the third was miss
ing.-Iheir canoe was still lying close bv. but
blankets and everything else worth removing
nad been carried off by the Indians. Inside
the camp, in one corner, there lay small piIc
OF bones, carefully packed together; among
them was the skull of q young nan, (supposed
to be that of VIM. Rennie,) with the whole II
the lower jaw and a row Of good teeth still
lie also found the skull of an older man wb;cI,
had eight prints Of an ak upon it. whore e beJ
evidently been chopped open. So,no of tho
bones were still bloody and were half ch.wsd
at the ENDS. Out side-ef tho camp he found a
patch OF Rennies hair still adbering to piece
Ct skin. Giscomc and his companions collected
the bones, dug grave and buried them, leaving
written notice in case the spot should be vis-
lted by any other persons.
subsequently, on the first lake after leaving
the Frazer Mr.. Giscomc was engaged in writing
lew notes OF what he had seen to Mr.. Charles.
when the Indians who had assisted in packing
over The portage, became vexed, and declared
he was writing to say thai they had murdered
the last man. Giscome appeased them, when
one OF the number said he knew whore the third
man could be found. He was lying three or
four hundred yards from the camp, over a rise.
stripped of his clothes, and several cuts of a
hatchct on his head ani body. He promised
to bury his body on bis way back, and from
subsequent information our Informant has reason
to believe that he did so :.
At an Indian camp on the first lake. G;s.omo
saw small bible with photograph of young
lady in it, but no name 10 indicate which Of the
party it belonged to, also two axes. a spv glass
and some camp utensils, which the Indians said.
1ney had removed from the camp, but they
would not disclose anything with reference to
the mprdarsef ,-vsu-.l
miles travel from there, and that they intended
taking the to Mr.. Charles. 1t is not known
whether they did SO or not, but that gentiemar.
has in lis possession some of what is supposed
to be young Renpie's hair, and also some shoe
makers tools belonging to one of the Renr;ss
which he was desired By Mr. Giscome to give
10 the brothers if he should ever hear of them.
Amon~ other things shown hy t!s Indians on
the first lake, was young Rennie's coat, which
had nine holes in the back and ono under tho
right arm, apparently made with knife. They
said they had found it just asst was in the camp.
From the statements Of the Indians and por-
sonal inspection made by Mr.. Giscomc and his
companions, he came to the painful conclusion
that the poor men had been reduced by starva-
tion and cold to the last cxtremitics, and had
actually killed and eaten one another. There
were no signs of fires having been Ii. or wood
cut, and yet they must have existed for about
ten week; the longest liver having to all ap-
pearances suffered a cruel death at the hands
Of the Indians for the sake of plunder.