Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-01
Indian Hostilities on the Frontier.


Minnesota aud Iowa, rather earlier
than usual this spring. Nothing short
of complete subjngation, perhaps ex-
termination, will make the western
line Of Minnesota secure from the hos.
tile remains of the Sioux and Whine.
bagoes, who have for the last two
seasons found refuge from the pursuit
Of our troops with the British posses.
sions.
Major Gen. Curtis, commanding the
department Of the Northwest, has just
returned from st. Paul, where he has
concerted measures with Gen. Sibley
for movements against the main
rendezvous at Mini-Wakan, or DEVILS
Lake, in the extreme north Of Daco.
tab.
Intelligence received at headqnar-
tiers, show sim ultaneous movements on
the part Of the savages, extending
along q line from the posts on the
Missouri river to the neighborhood Of
the Minnesota river, at Mankato.
A party Of sixteen Sioux. led by
half breed named Campbell, on the is,
inst, murdered family by the name
Of Jewett, in the town Of Rapidan,
Blue Earth county. about seven miles
southeast of Mankato. Mr.. Andrew
j. Jewett, was formerly a lawyer, but
had given up his profession aud OPEN
ed a fine farm. The family consisted
Of six persons Mr.. Jewett, his wife
and daughter. his father and mother
aud hired boy. Mr.. Jewett's body
was found in the garden his wounds
appeared TO have been made with All
axe, and were in the head. The wife
and mother were shot. The father
was badly wounded in the head, bu,
was alive when found. The boy,
Charles Tyler, of Garden City, was
murdered. The infant daugher Of MIR.
Jewett. 1.-TWO years oldl was wounded
but will probably recover. The house
was rified, a team stolen, and money
taken from Mr.. Jewett's pockets.
Three Indians were seen on the
same day in Shelby aud Vernon town
ships. few miles from the scene oi
murder. They stole a horse, but were
pursued aud escaped. abandoning the
horse Campbell, the half breed who
il reported to have been d,scrtrr
from Brackets Independent Cavalry
Battalion. was captured 10y the mill.
tia under Col. Smith, and hung 10y the
excited people.
A lew troops stationed at Garden
City, were sent in pursuit They
chased the savagrs and had several
skirmishes. The Indians were afomt,
and tax ing 10 the timber, eva,ed pnr-
suit. On the 7th the Cavalry were
fired upon and one soldier severely
wounded Next day a boy was killed
near by. On the 18th information
was received at Mankato that II large
body of Indians had been seen fonr
miles from Medalia, on their way
down to the settlement.
Campbell confessed his participation
in the Jewett murder. He stated
that about nine parties Of tie same
strength had started ont from DEVILS
Lake, for the purpose of stealing hors-
es. and raiding generally. Other par
ties were to follow as soon as grass
permitted.
The DEVILS Lake is the main resort
Of these maraudcrs, and an expedition
must proceed there, to break them up.
The Department will find il necessary
to establish q post also, with strong
garrison.
News has been received also, Of
an attack upon the post, on the Up
per Missouri. The pickels were driv-
en- in by strong bands Of Sioux at
Forts Union, Berthold, aud Rice. At
the latter place, a severe skirmish oc-
Cured, in which two soldiers and two
Indians were killed. A large herd of
cattle were captured by the same
band, and the herdsmen killed.
At Fort Wadsworth, an important
post established last summer by Gen.
Sibley. near the James river, north
west of Fort Ridgeley and nearly ives,
Of Fort Abcrcrombie. q body Of six
teen Sioux appeared to give them
selves up. This was evidently a
.reacherous movement, for a cohesion
occurred. 10 which two soldiers were
killed, aud two Indian chiefs were Ia.
ken and afterwards shot. One Of
them was nephew of the leader OF
the famous Spirit Lake Iowa. massa,
cre--I-k-pa-du-ta.
These simultaneous attacks show a
determined raiding warfare. The In
dams have been furnished with arms
and supplies 10y the half-brced traders
Of the Red river British settlements.
These rascals grow more bold in their
open violations Of the obligations of
neutrality. or the comfy which belongs
to nations. II something is not done
hy the colonial or home government
to stop their action, we shall be COM
PEELED to punish them ourselves.
Gen. Curtis has obtained the sus-
pension Of the order mastering out all
volunteer cavalry whose term expires
on or before October next. Such ac-
ton would strip the frontier Of nearly
all his available mounted force. Con.
Snlly is engaged in "qnipping a force
at Sioux City to operate against the
Yanktnnnais among the Black Hills,
south IL the Yellow Stone. This ex-
petition was ordered hy Gen. Pope.
Gen. Sibley has barely sufficient
troops to garrison his extended line of
posts. A thousand additional caval-
ny are needed for movemdht from the
Minnesota frontier SD as To effect ually
scour the country up the British Pos