The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-07-13
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Correspondence Of tho Nows.
From the llth o. ". C.---Remarkable @.
Escape of Orlando bucket, Of 90.
X, from the Indians.
.> Fort HALLEoK, D. T.,
June 20, 1865.
EDITOR NEws-DEAR SIR:--In my
letter of June 1lth, [ gave you an ac-
count of the Indian troubles on the
Overland Stage Route, also an account
of a running fight with the savuges.
With what little experience We have
had, We, find that il is worse than folly
for one company of 79 men to attempt
to hold the road for over three hundred
miles against largo bands Of these
prowling red skins, who are continually
on the watch and are able to strike the
weakest points.
Orlando Duckot, of whose fate we
were uncertain when wrote, has turned
up alive aud we'll, having made one Of
the most daring escapes on record
He firmly believed that he was the only
one of the party who had escaped.
When Corp. Caldwell and VIM. Wilson
left him be was surrounded by the saw
ages, who were closing in on him. His
horse broke away from him aud left
him as he supposed at the mercy Of the
Indians. But so skilfully did he use
his carbine and revolver, that they con
cluded best to leave him for the present
and hunt him down when they could
take him unawares. ...5
As soon as they had gone on after
Caldwell and Wilson, Ducket stood aud
looked after them for a minute or two
and then quickly crawled into the dense
foliage of tho small willows on Willow
Creek, where he plunged into the water
and laid concealed until they had given
up the search for him. They came very
close to his hidiDg-place, but failed to
discover him. lie laid in the bushes
until the afternoon Of the next day
when he came out and looked cautious.
Ily around to see if his way was clear
He then struck for the Platte ferry, dis.
tant 20 miles. When be had got within
Eve miles of the river and just as ht
was going down over bluff, he discov
cred about 100 Indians encam ped
About the same time he thinks they
saw bin, as two of their warriors fol
lowed him for some miles. As soon a.
he discovered them he made for th,
mountains and by so doing cludcd pur
suit. lie returned to his old hiding
place in the willows and spent the sec
iond night. Nextmorning he started fo
Sulphur Springs He reached Pine
Grove Station very much exhausted
The third night he spent there, and tht
next morning, kept on his way for Snl
phur Springs, which he reached in tn
afternoon Of tho fourth day, having
been all this time without anything t
cat ana having travelled at least 80 mile
on foot. He says that he had made u
his mind never to be taken by the In
dams, but would have shot himself an
: thus put an end to his existence.
t Our Captain has brought in all th
men but ten, who are still at Sulphu
: Springs. The following are the name
= of the Highland county boys left ther,
g Sergt. P. w. Brown, Wm. II. Thurman
? Henry Mcclure, Gibson and john (
Bratten. They will be relieved by sou
of the Kansas troops in few day
All the companies Of the llth 0. V.
ARE ordered to Laramie, and | tru
, from there to the States soon. grH..
ao Iremain yours truly, .u1
, .. .st rE WIN. MOONEY, q
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