The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-10-15


u q, Z 70 ,DENIEaI CT, Sept 30 1858.
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Dear Sir:
'a9vi "a .medI f515]7grI enclose YOU
an account ofthe death by Indians of
! one Daniel Jones, of Portland, aOhiO,
near the old WISCONSIN Rancho, on the
old Emigrant. Road, about fifty miles
west Of Fort Sedgwiek. The body of
the unfortunate man was found, appzr-
emily only aJfewhohrs after he was
murdered bysa party of GoYernmeht
Surveyors. 57The body of arboyaEas
also found with him, prabablys twelve
or fourteen years of age. Atthe time
he was found, there was no evidence
to show that there had beer any Ih-
dians near, as Mr.. Tammany claims,
there being iO tracks of eitherJmoeea-
sins or ponies, - and his goods were
found strewn about over the ground,
the boots being cut to pieces. Neither
heinor the boy were Scalped. y'1sold
AS the deceased probably had1relh-
tives and friends at Portland, i yFTts
you that they may know what become
of4Hm. fie leioT
For the chastisement of these Red
devils at Sand Greek, in 1864, by Col.
Chivington and our Colorado boys, in
which about 800 Of them were sent to
their happy hunting ground, we,.were
characterized by the EabterhRphilah-
ithrOpistsand hamanitafiaDs asheaGhens
and lbabaFoHs cut thFoatss and while
the Indians have been fed and armed,
the people Of tie frontier have been lett
! defenceiess, and at tlieir mercy;9 and if
they dared to raise their hands iRCde-
fense OF their families aRdI homes5 they
were denounced as invaders aud ag-
gressors in the Indian country, The
policy Of the government in withdfaw-
ing its posts and ferts from the from
tier, and thereby acknowledging itslin-
ability to hold the country, has made
the Indians bold and defiant, and they
now demand possession of the county
and, withdrawal Of the posts .betHeen
the Platte and Arkansas andlfretn
hpresent appearances the government
willahaYe to aecete to their demands,
or adopt a more vigorous mode of
| meeting this. Indian matter, BY meet
ing ,fbr6eawhhdorce, as Of old and1ad-
yapcc instead of recede, o.. else admit
that tbeSsStara0f Empire IS eplayed
out" j. A. M
Esrss ali ri loa sals1q-A4oI sd' - ssla19"
p The following account was enclosed
in the above letter lIts Isl takeR,7fT0m
1.-THE Colorado t4f44ltie, Of Sep, n ,.:Ia4q
Ios!f'FHfs NAME. - StptenbeTl llOth we
published an account Of the finding Of
the dead bodieslofl oflaamaIi and abOy gby
Mr.. @. A. Deaneia Michael Tannisny,
of Sparta, Kent -GeRnty, Michigan, has
written to the Nere,, from Fort Sedg-
wick, Sept. ped, that the man was a
| partner Of his named Daniel Jones, and
| was from Portland, Ohio They hada
small stock Of clothing, boots shoes,
etc. ,iWith which they were, going 10
,CentTalJ City to- start store. dsThey
left Sedgwick August Slst, travelling
up the Platte perhaps twenty miles a
| day, I'LL the Sd inst, when, towards
evening, they saw alta distance some
ESQ horses packed and moving sOnth-
ward, Our informant was ridiue6a
saddle. horse at the time, Jones driving
the team, and a boy named WIN with
him. Suddenly, while they were look
ing at the horses 5and consulting as to
what was best to odo, thirty orfOrtyln-
dians appeared inmother quafters rid
ing toward and firing at thems Jones
cried, 81 am killed save yourself If
tyou can!D Tammany tufDed bis horse
eastward, aud soon fell into. sJslongh,
where .heleft the animal and made for
river. He finally reached an island on
which he cohtrivedto conceal himself,
the Indians giving up thehant at night
fall. He remained in his hiding place
alnight and day, then Ventdred forth,
and in due time reached the fort, when
he was so exhausted as to have to be
sent to the hospital ssiiaqiA y anom