The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-01-14

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papers have printed exciting accounts Of
the robbery and destruction of property in
Atlanta ~ our troops, bat the Augusta
Co,st1I.t.oa.Gl!se now cOntesses that the
sacKing was done by Georgiars Themselves.
I. gives tbs Lively account Of how !. was
done:
Soon ate. tie Yankees left, the country
people focked by scores from all parts Q:
the country, some coming over one humid
dred miles. Every description OF vehicle,
drawn by mules, horses, stations, jacks,
jennies, oxen, bullocks, etc, could he seen
upon me streets. The scene beggars do.
sorip,lon. Iron, salt, bacon, -four, sugar,
coffee, hides and everything else left by
The Yankees were unceremonAousty depos-
ted in wagons and carts and carried off,
Bat our country cousins did not stop at
that. They entered the dwelling houses OF
those ahsen. aud Quilted them Of al their
furniture. One lady y ho let hey house for
I. few hours 70 attend TO pressing business
was asst nishei TO And, on her re.arn, all
Fully one handrei aid fifty pianos were
carried of by tho Eoos iers; many o. them
were unused to the concord Of sweet
sounds save Kat prod aced by jowsha-p
or fade. One Of them, an il!itera:e backs
woodsman, who resided in an humble hut,
magnificent piano in u small cart drawn by
& two year old bullock. a venerable DAME
was observed trying to haul into her cart
fine piano by means Of y rope attached to
the legs. When asked what she was doing,
she replied that she had found a unity nice
table II thar, and was trying to get it into
her keart.' One nan alone carried oil
over {5c,000 worth Of dry hidee. Steps
have been taken to secI-e all the articles
carried OF, as well as the offenders. AL
ready much property has been recovered.
"A h.ooDEoUND CHAsE.--The rebel prac-
lice Of chasing Union prisoners Of war with
lloo.nolnd5 ls thus illustrated in letter
from Sherman army 10 The Cincinnati
Ca.e.se
Oar escaped prisoners are hunted by
bloodhounds. These are kept at all tie
pens for Ina. purpose. 10 XIII one OF them
is certain death il discovered. On one oc-
casion Two were killed at Andersonyille,
and the authorities no: being able TO find
those who committed the act, placed the
carcasses OF the dogs outside the dead line
il the brook which supplied the camp with
water, and allowed them to rot there.
Hundreds Of our officers and men have
beer chased oy these dogs. They are kept
az all guard stations and picket posts
throughout the Socth, and especially atthe
ferries and fords OF the rivers, and are used
to hunt both our men and deserters from
the rebel army,
We have space only for one case Of blood
hound chase. The parties VIII had escaped
were priyates Grumuait and Harris, Of the
9th Illinois cavalry; Martin Cloes, Sc Iii
nos. and Patterson, OF the "a New York
Two o. these soldiers were eighteen years
old, one twenty and one seventeen. They
were chased BY sitteen dogs, il charge Of
twenty men.
One man, finding the dogs close upon
him, and no chance Of escape presenting it.
self, climbed on the porch Of a house and
waited TIL The party came up. Enraged
that .heir thirst tor Yankee blood had not
been gra.itied, they made Crummit come
down 10 them, then Knocked him on the
head with d !uuske., formed ring, put the
dogs in il, and threw him 10 them. lie was
terribly tori, and soon after died. Harris
and Clues were treated n the same way,
and badly torn.
Patterson, who was "a mere boy, kneeled
down and prayed these inhuman tierds not
to lie. the dogs tear him, but to no purpose.
tie was forced down, and on undertaking
to regain the porch, was kicked in the face,
his from. teeth broken out, and he rendered
insensible, and in that state flung into the
ring. The dogs had satiated themselves
with blood, and refused 70 touch him. This
is only c single case Of many which could
he related.
GOLD AID SILVER FEEDS IN WASH
INaroN TERR1ToRy-MlLEs OF GOLD AND
SILVER BEARING QUARTZ EXCITEMENT
AMONG TIRE MlEERs.-The people of Puget
Sound are now in the midst of the greatest
excitement. ever before witnessed in this
country. consequent upon recen. discover
ies Of extensive and rich gold and silver
bearing quartz lodges, on the western slope
of the Cascade range, not more than forty
or fifty niles distant from this place, and
within twenty or thirty miles Of water
navigation On the Sound. The discovery
was made by Mr.. George Carpenter. in
company with two other ''prospectors," on
their way across the Cascades from the
western siac. coming over the Natchess
Pass. The party had, by accident, travel
ed of the main road some two or three
miles 10 the south, when their attention
was attracted by an unusual show OF
quartz rock, exposed near the surface By
the upturaing OF The roots Of large fallen
trees. Upon examination of the quartz,
they discovered plain indications OF both
geld and silver. and, having secured few
spe cinlena for the purpose or testing, they
hurried into S:eilacoom and Immediately
sent the specimens TO Victoria 10 be assay
ed. TIE assay return being even better
than anticipated, Mr.. Cas penter .nimedi-
ately started ia return 10 the place Of dis
covery, taking with him Hon. Samuel Nc
Cav, % -steiIacoom, and one or two other
friends, but before reaching tie ledge, how
ever, the news had spread, and some forty
or fifty persons met ihere almost sitnuta-
neoasly. Claims were Immediately taken
up and mining laws enacted copies OF
which we hope to receive for publication.
About ono thousand pounds OF the quartz
was brought into S.eiacoom last week by
Messrs. McCaw and Higgins, and is now
on tho way 70 San Francisco to be thor
oughly tested. There is no doubt of the
existence Of gold and silver in this rock,
az particles OF gold can be distinctly seen
with the naked eye in many places. The
edge lies northwest and southeast, and is
said 10 be from seventy-five to one humid
red feet in width, and has already been
| traced distance Of three miles, in an I'M
broken lead, and we doubt not can be trac-
ed much further in a few days.
It is probable that four hundred or five
hundred claims have already been located,
and perhaps several thousands will be be-
| fore spring. Intense excitement has seized
upon our people, and almost every one
who can leave home has gone, or is about
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