Nebraska advertiser., 1867-07-11

We compile. foE the benefit Of unbs-
hevers, an account Of q few 0f the Ind
ian afroCiues and robberies committsd
within OF near our borders within The
lasl six months. TO embrace them all
woald fill several ISSUES Of our paper.
Ga the ed Of hasa Deeem5sf lhe In
dians attacked and merdersd ninetF tfree
enlisted men and officers 81 Fer, Phil
/ kearney and captured whQg slcck vas
no. killed, together with wagons, SC.
On the Cd day Of Ianpary the Indians
killed one man a. SwsetWagsr and sew
eIal 9'hers were missing supposed to Be
killed
On April 18th, al lookout Station. on
the Smoky Hill; three msn were killed,
and large quantity Of stock stolsn.
At the same date a linle white girl
who had been horribly violated and left
in dying condition was found ia an
abandoned camp Of friendly Cheysnnss
near Fort lara. ~
AT the same time. q mail pariy of Eve
we're killed between Laramie and
Phil Kearney.
On May 18th the Rock Creek siatloa
was burned and all The stock stolen.
Willow Greek and Lake stations were
burned almost at the same time the stock
driven of and one man killed. cE
On the same day lhs. Indians stOls
about two hundred head Of stock il sight
Of Fl. Mitchell.
On the 9th Of May at tie American
Ranch they made an attack and drove of
four horses and four muls
AT Fairview they burnt the stable and
corral and drove of six horses.
At the Wisconin Ranch four horses and
four mules were stolen.
About this time a. soldier was killed
and scaiped near Bridger's Ferry and a
large number Of stock, in that vicinity
was killed and stolen.
On the 10Th Of May they made an at
tack on the Commissioners seut 70 treat
with them but wers repuIsed at Brdger's
Ferry. 80
On the. l7lh hey killed sws men a.
Cottonwood
On the 23d Lake Raneh,west Of here
was attacked. The Indians stole rs
horses.
The same day At Big Laramie they
stole one hundred head Of oxen and %
mules and horses, .m 81.
The same day they ran oG he stock
from Fort SauDderg and killed two men.
On the 24sh they killed and scalPed
three men on Pole Creek. and stole four
head Of horses from a ranch near By.
Shortly, prior 70 this tine, Eve dessr-
ters from Fort Hayse were killed and
scalped.
AT Fairview, on June lsi, The coach
going East was attacked The driver was
killed, also a man that was leading stock.
Rev. Fuller. of Quincy, Massachusetts,.
escaped.
On the 4th two men were fognd killed
and scalped al Goose Creek.
On the 5th, they msde al attack at
Hanshaws, aud got sv head Of stock
On the 5sh Al Pine Glove, in the
BLACK HIlis, two men were killed and
one wounded.
Fifteen miles vest Of Bishops ranch
on the same day. they killed two men
and burned a ranch. Eessa .a3st
On the sane day SilyerlhOrn's party
were attacked sixly-fve miles east Of
Denver.
They also Faa OF Gvs head of stock
from Fort McPhefscp. l.b-l -.
On the 4lh. shsy had stlaeked Sulphur
Springs and run off nine bead Of Stock.
About this time they attacked the
coach add killed one man and wounded
Mr.. Davis, maIi agent, who has since
shen died.
On tie 7lh, man was killed and
scalped az Plum Creek.
They also drove Of large lot Of stock,
and attacked Bakers Ranch TIE sane
day. a
On lhs sth they burRd Plum Creek
station.
On the 1a,h they kiIIsd and sealped
Chief DIVISION Eng.nesF HiH Of ihe UP
r. r. at cFow Greek.
Oa The 18th ihsy attacked tEo coaches
a. Hugo station on ihs Smokey Hill roHfe,
woundsd one man and stole sevsnly-fvs
head Of stock,
On shel6lh they attacked train near
ByOu station wouoded one man and stole
fOrty-fiye head horses and males.
Near Laporle, OF the 18Th, they cap
iared Two wagons with their loads.
On the 19.h, At Big TimSefs, on the
Smoky Hill route, one passenger and
two soldiers ware killed, tuso passengers
one driver and ope soldier wounded and
that the fight continued three days.
One man was killed At Walker Creek
and two at Council Springs.
( Also one wounded a Pond Crssk,and
one 81 DeeriDg's Wells. es
From The iaileT station and Russels
Springs Rll he stock bad been driven
of.
These are q few ef lhs mHrdsrs and
TobberIes rcmmiued4 There arls many
more which have been rse0rded, ans
sui q vasl number more Whlch have no;
These things hays been occurring for
the lasl six mcnfhs. over country hund-
reds Of miles 10 extent. 10 ear own VI
eiuiiy. and oiher like ousrages Of M0n-
sana, Idaho and Utah.
Nearly two million dollars worth Of
stock and property has been stolen an4
destroyed by lhem cshsraitq CIR e,
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