New-York tribune., 1867-08-05

CAsUALTIES-G0Y. CkA WfOhD 49, ~ ,un
= osAGEs-LIEUT. KIDDERS COMMAND AM
STs rATp-RFsUME OF INDIAN MURDERS.
f'0~ N LIVING SPRINGS STATION. }
4OMILEs FROM DENVER CITY CoL"'
Marty of men, numbering 80, IN charge Oh
,,.o trains belonging 70 Thompson d Mervih ana mr.
CARLISLE. which left salna, small settlement Oh tno
smoky Hin route has arrived safely at the Dase Vi 'ne
Rocky Mountains They left saina the eth OF june anu
,,nin0 AZ Fort Hays organized themselves ana eecteu
ioacor Prom Fort Hays the train Travelled WITHOUT
" Ith ANYTHING OF special importance az far as
Cstle Rock Immediately after camping on the Ath OF
I,o a small band OF Indians made a dash
and killed one man, who was out shore
distance from the train. The man Hiled was
Henry Lewis Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio. On their ARRIVAL AT
Pond Creek two days after the rear OF the lohg ua
consistiDg of "a wagons attacked by small Danu
of redskins and wagon and three teams le
signal was gyen and the train was eOrfaled
t,s reconturing the property Shots were freely ex
changed, but one was known TO be hurt On @ 1le
morning Of July1, while the train was moving tney Wev @
attacked on all sides by large force For two hours tey
Fought desperately because sorely pressed and as tne
train IN column, the Indians had ths auVantasd
They managed however, whilethe Indians ehaIgcu
with fierce yes TO bring their train so as to form l1 @
columns For four hours the lighting was kePt W. aI S
Indians showing unusual determination and great ue
of method in their various attacks during tne s ng
About o'clock two coaches appeIeuu ennert1
the Indians, when the besiegsd JTsin pOson
sailed out from their deiensVGT liens, The indians
then retreated 1t is supposed that thero thev were
Indians killed. or desperately wOunaeu % IN the rear of
the attacking party one OF the party Nun onnded There
were from $50 to 200 indians engaged IN the attack since nee
that day they have not beennUeste y! a tiIovvinc
them watching an opportunity fOr another attaSk oo
Gov Crawford Of Kansas is about 70 IeaEe ~ S 49,, ~
roscrvation for the purpose Of ascertanlng the t
the statement concerning the Usage Indians dhS & aG
uan General of that state sa'es me bt tbe 0saSes
ra , the 'vvarnath The agent of these Indians MT
snOw Of Baldwin CITY, denies that 'ney 'D "V'''
fustt
n ts S9h of June it was deemed necessary by the
oomander AT Fort sedgwick TO dispatch courier with
;mnortant dispatches Gen Sherman TO Gen Custer
who was then camped at the forks OF the RepuDneap V
miles directly south of Fort sedgwiek Lieut. Lyman
Kidder ID Cavalry was selected to take the dispatch
Ten picked aud guide all wen mounted were g, ae-
tailed accompany him HIS orders from "a zen 5O.So @
were to follow Major Ellotts trail who had only one
days start OF him. and II Gen custer haa ioveu camp,
TO follow his trail deliver the Dispatch and return ne
was expected TO be gone five days have SINCE leaIheu
that Gen Custer had moved bis camp me morning Oh e
sOth inst. Even after Major Elliott LEFT Gen Custers
camp and reported that no hostile Indians had been
found several Of Gen Clusters scouting PaGes were % S
camp menaced at one time by large party oil war
riors. -, II. -.
march, these different bands numbering In all lOV hung
on s rear anu Ss nfa ms force Of indians
that Lieut. Kidder, with his little tired band pressing
forward TO obey orders, must have ridden he result
proves true they all found murdered and mutt
lated W the most shocking manner.
through the war in Minnesota regiment also in two
Indian campaigns under Gen. suily. lie was son OF
Judge Kidder Of Dakota Territory.
From the fact that Capt Mix had returned from long
scout IN that country wh4O men, and from Major 81
lotts coming in with 10 men, Gen. Potter th0ught IL lu
dent to send those dispatches with II men.
On the 2Oth nst 80 Indians attacked Elk Mountain sta
by telegraph operators On the 22d coach was chased
into Rock creek Station by band Of co Indians On the
damage. They retTaeed their steps and burned Big POND
Station On the 29d p T Brown OF the u T. X X Eagg-
RrrOw wound next morning at Laelrde. on the 23d Mr.
Lawrence miner also killed by Indians near South