The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-25


and was chased by thirty Indians for four miles.
Lieutenan. Granville Lewis, Fifth Infantry, re-
ports:-A party Of wood choppers on Two Butse
creek attacked by about thirty Indians the 10Th,
and three killed and nine cut or About six O'Clock
next morning found the bodies OF John Mcneil,
Andrew Pratt and Isaac Burwck, being those killed
on the 10th. All the animals had been driven OF
and Mr. Jones, the contractor chased and Obliged 20
abandon his horse and seek conceament IN . small
growth OF plum trees, growing ia q rayine, whence
he made his way 10 camp IN the darkness.
On the same day Colonel II. G. Bankhead reports
Denver stage coach attacked by Indians between
guards And that co@stocss ranch was attacked on
the night OF the 10th, the men living there driven
into Pond creek and one MORALLY wounded, brought
into Fort Wallace and died on the night Of the 2st
AUGUST 25.-Acting Governor Hall, Of Colorado,
reports party Of 200 indians devastating Southern
Colorado.
August 27.-Colonel Bankhaad reports citizen
named Woodwork killed between Forts Lyon aud
Sheridan by band OF Indians numbering thirteen.
Mr.. Parker, keeper OF Lake station, reports In
about two miles from Lake station, Colorado Terri
tory, on the 23d inst; thirty Indians attacked the
stage near Cheyenne Wells and but for stout resist
ance OF escort 1t would have been captured.
threatened the train Of Captain Butler, Fifth in
fantry, aud caused him to return 70 Big Springs
station.
Acting Governor Han, OF Colorado, again tele
graphs as follows:-"Fhe ArapahOes are killing set
tiers and destroying ranches In oil directions. For
Gods sake give me authority 10 take soldiers from
Fort Reynolds The people are arming and wiz not
Acting Governor Hall, OF Colorado, again re-
ports that tsey are surrounded by hostile indians,
stages stopped, stock taaen and Wells Fargo
Obliged to light their way through; ia organizing vol
unteer companies rs the people are excited over the
Lieutenant +. ii. Beecher, Third infantry, reports
the killing o. Mr.. William COmstock and the wound
ing Of Mr.. Grover scouts.
AUGUST 2s.-D. Il. Powers wood and hay con-
tractor reports attack by body Of Indians three men
killed ana stock driven OH.
MIR. Stickney, station keeper at Klowa Springs,
travelling with one man ID wagon, about DARK,
was attacked BY fifteen or twenty Indians and tho
wagon and Ave mules captured. Mr.. stickney was
wounded The mules were wild and ran away. Night
coming on they made their escape.
The sergeant al Lake station reports two employees
driven In, and also station keeper and stock tender
AT Reeds springs driven OF from station, and forty
head OF stock run of FROM KIowa station
AuGUsT 2s.-Generai Pelrose, commanding Fort
Cheyenne Indians at Bent's Fort, twenty mites dis
taDt from Fort Lyon, drove or fifteen head OF horses
indians chased the stage from the east back. He
also states, from reports that the Denver stage line,
are oyerrun by hostile Indians Also that on the I'D
OF August train OF thirteen wagons, belonging 10
Senior Don Ramirez, was attacked by seventy-nve or
a hundred Indians eighteen miles from the Arkansas
river, the oxen killed and the train destroyed, the
men in charge twenty In number, escaping TO
Fort Lyon IN the darkness ut night.
AUGUST 3l.-Leutenant I. A. Reilly, Fifth infantry.
reports that Indians Off 200 horses belonging to
the Kansas Stage and United States Express Compa-
Mes and that the stage line is interrupted
SEPTEMBER III. h. Jones, agent stage line, re-
ports one woman and child killed aud scaiped and
thirty head oil stock run OIL by body oi Indians
west Of Lake station.
SEPTEMBER IA wagon guarded by four men OF
the Seventh cavalry was attacked by large body of
Indians near Little Coon creek; three OF the men
were badly wounded. one OF their number brayely
volunteered to go to Fort Dodge for aid, giving has
arms TO his Comrades, saying Here, boys, you
want them more than do" They were finally re-
lieved by a party from the fort under Lieutenant
Wallace, Third infantry.
SEpTsMBEa A.--Breyet Lieutenant Colonel J. q.
Tliord commanding Fort Reynolds, reports four
persons killed yesterday near Colorado CITY Is In
mo ns,fs Arg TN nn1ti M
A large body of Indians attacked the station at
Hugo springs, hiring on the guard ami crcing round,
SEPTEMBER "a body OF Indians drove orr I'VE
head of stock from the station AZ hugo Springs, and
mandng officer OF Fort Reynolds urges In
quence OF Indian deprcdaions and outrages that tue
troops, especially the cavalry At that post, not re-
duced. The settlers are clanOrous and excited and
ask for arms and ammunition, but nc has none To
give to them Believe n the troops were withdrawn
the settlements woDd be devastated.
SEPTEMBER 1.-The Hon. Schuyler C0lfax teie-
graphs from Denver:-"uostile Indians have been
striking simultaneously al isolated settlements OF
Colorado for "A circuit OF over 200 miles Men w0-
men and children have been killed and scaped daily
and hundreds Of thousands OF dollars worth of pro-
perry stolen. These atrocities have been mainly
the three great lines OF travel from the focal
point.n The Territory has means TO put
volunteers in the Held and Ia literally deencaiess,
and suggests that strong cavalry force he sent
there and that supply OF arms and ammunition be
sent the Territorial authorities.
SEPTEMBER s.--Colone IL. C. Bankhead, command
ing Fort Wallace, reports that body OF Indians,
twenty-five IN number KILLED and scaped two cii,-
zens, one and ne-halt miles west OF sheridan, AT
about eleven A. M. yesterday; same party drove or
between seventy and eighty head OF mules from
Clarke Co.'s train al the Hay Camp on Turkey
creek
Major Douglas forwards report OF Lieutenant D.
W. Wangsord. Seventh cavalry sent out 60 assist
wood train OF tnrty-ve wagons said 70 be attacked
AT Cmarron Crossing twenty weight miles west; fifty
men with it had been lighting Indians for four days;
had two men and two horses killed, and seventy.tye
head OF cattle run OF aud great many mules
wounded. Five and a hall miles further west the
remains Of train OF ten wagons that nan been cap
tured and burned we're found; nothing bat the lon
work remained. There were fifteen persons with it,
supposed TO have been KILLED and their bodies buried
with the ram, as The peculiar stencil and large
quantity OF bones found among the debris indicated.
SErTEMBgR s.--Mr. q. W. 81. Ruggles, OF sheridan,
reports thai Indians burned ranch and killed ts
occupants six mites from sheridan, on the road 70
Wallace. The same ranch vas also burned Two
weeks before and had been rebuilt.
SBPrsaBER lU-General Penrose reports two men
killed ami one wounded oil l. troop, seventh cavalry,
in Gght with hostile Indians.
Captain Butler, commanding Fort Wallace, re-
pors:>tage bred into by Indians four miles east OF
Lake station On lst OF September tJree men were
killed 10y band OF indians four In,cs east OF Reeds
springs station.
sKrTraBka Il.--C,arke b Co. hay contractors
telegraph that they have lost eghty-one head Of
stock AMI VIII have To give UP contract unless pro-
tected
SEPTEMBER r2.--General Nichols travelling % Fort
Reynolds. was attacked by Indians. but thcT drew
OF when they saw the arms OF the guard They thea
on the stock OF Thompson A Mc.iee opposite
| Benrs old tort, and then made a raid on house
| at Point or Rocks aud ran OF four head 81 stock.
sRiTEnRKB 1..--Ela station was burned and enc
citizen killed. General sully reports two killed asd
| one wounded OF his command.
SRrTEsBsR le.-Oolonei BaDkheat reports shat
| fifteen Indians fired into the Meadow ranch four
miles east OF Big Timbcrs station.
sgpTrMBFB 24.-Actipg Governor HAM, or colorado,
telegraphs that the Indians are numerous and
bold than ever before u Is impossible 10 protect the
families aud property or the people and hight them
at the same tune. We now fnd ourselves helpless,
exposed daily 10 assaults accompanied by horrld
butcheries.
| OCTOBER 2.--Gcncral Uasen reports:--Atrnct on
sa1arsh by about 100 Indians. who were driven on.
tearnster and secured the mules from four wagons.
At daylight this morning they attacked the ranch.
eight miles below here, aud drove away all the stock.
General suily rep0rts:--Attacs ~ Indians On iSt
4 on trains, between Lsrned and Dodge. Three citi
| mules run or
OCTOBER 4.-Maor Douglas reports-On Thursday
! Indians appeared under cover OF thick fo2 aud
/ wounded q Mexican at the Dme Kiln about three