Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-06-17

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~ FROM TIE UrPER MlssouRI.-
Through the politeness of Mr.. Hutchinson,
Clerk of tho steamer Yellowstone, we
were furnished the following particulars
Of the trip Of that steamer from st. Louis
to Fort Benton and return also, an ac-
count Of the murder Of ten men by the
Indians.
The Yellow Stone lief, S. Louis on the
Goth Of March, and arrived at Sioux City
on the 3ls.. From this poin. up the pro.
grcss was slow. Low water, bad weather
and ice was tho cause Arrived at Fort
Randall April 10th: Fort SuIly 23d, Fort
Rice May l0.h The boat was here inn
pressed into the Government service
took on two companies Of soldiers, ono
for Fort Eer,huld and one for 1T Union.
Arrived at Bertha'd May 18th detained
one day by military orders. Ga the 18Th
landed at Union and put off troops. May
2S;h, Landed at the mouth OF the 'Marias,
or town Of "Opbir.' This place does not
look to he in very forrisLing condition.
The steamer cutter is laying there. Al
this place heard the account Of the muir
der of the whites By party Of Blood In
dams The North Pegars, South Pegcns
and Bloods constitute the Blackteet Ma
ton. The Bloods, the smallest Tribe,
number abou, $50 warriors. The diCicu.
ty originated with the Bloods last winter
by some whites killing two Of the tribe
who had stolen horses. On Monday, May
23d, q party Of five Bloods were at Fort
Benton South Peeans camp, when white
man recognized one or more Of them as
parties who had stolen horses from hin,
the pas. winter.
At night the camp was surrounded, three
killed and one wounded, the other esc ! .
ing-this is one We siou-The other is that
while the whites were in drunken frol
lex they attacked the Indians, killing some
of them and throwing their bodies into the
river; the last is probably true. One Of
the men, who must have been an eye wit.
ness or participant, asked Mr. Hutchinson
If he had seen any bodies floating in the
river, end ct the same tin G recer,e ed to
comrade, snyins: I've sent shem below,
dind't we.''
The Indian that ESCAPED is supposed to
have fallen in with band Of lS0 warriors,
known to be between Sun River and Fl.
Benton. On the afternoon Of the 2jh
Q! May, party Of ten men left the mouth
Of the Marias, crossing the country, not
more than three miles, for the purpose Of
rafting logs down to build warehouse,
the timber having been cut some time pre-.
vious. eight of them left camp a. half past
two P. M, with wagon and three Yoke Of
oxen, an hOur after two more lct. ca
horseback to join them. Between four
and five O'clock sha' p fring was heard,
volleys were fired in quick succession for
fifteen minutes, then all was quet-those
remaining at Opher could hear the attack,
and prepared to 90 ont; when hunter
returning to camp, reported ha:;ng seen
from the bill, a large party Of Indians
fighting with the whites. Three scouts
left the camp, and after proceeding about
two and half miles, found the body of
one, N. W. Burroughs. Deeming it unsafe
to proceed any further tina. ning, they
returned to camp. On the morning of the
Goth a party Of men started with wagon
to find the dead bodie, Of the other. aud
bring them in--the bodies were all found,
brought to camp and buried in one grave,
side by side, with stake placed at the
head Of each, with The name. n. W. Bur.
roughs, was formerly Of Iowa and was
one of the proprie!ors Of Opher; the names
Of the others, are, George Friend, Abra
ham Low, Jas. II. Lyons. Henry Martin,
Frank Angerine, Franklin Friend, George
Alley, Jno. Andrews, and Jas. Prize,
(colored.) Two or three Of the above
were said to have been engaged in the
murder Of the three B!oods.
The number Of Indians engaged was
supposed to be about two hundred; they
Immediately Ief, for their camp near the
British lines.
When. near the mouth Of Milk River
she was fred into by the Indians, but
without doing any damage. Arrived at
Sioux City, June 18th. She had large
trip, furs, and passengers, also, Company
], of the 30th Wisconsin; the passengers
were miners returning to their homes in
the States. J
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