Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-30

Jiea Surroundedby her little children she
saw the Indians approach. Lifting her TWO
Youngest under her arms she made last
effort, She was surrounded. Her three'
Oldest children were shot before her eyes
She with her babe were placed on q horse,
and as the child's hood was found, bloody,
n short distance of, it is feared that 1t, too,
was slain, but carried Off dead on Its moth
ers bosom. Her eldest a boy ofnine years,
had four balls and an arrow through him,
lint il still alive, and il is hoped will recoY--
err The other twohaye beenburied.
About tile timeof the first attack three
Indian horsemen had galloped down the
Salina Valley from Spilman Creek below
Bull Foot, nine others following after. OF
the three first, one appeared to be a chief
or leader. He was gayly dressed. In his
head was q plume of feathers Beside his
how and arrows and revolver, he had
bright steel-headed lance and shield
deckod with plates Of silver. He was an
old man. They surrounded one or two
houses, but when the inmates closed the
dcor and prepared for defense, they gath.
lered up any horses they could find and
dashed on. cr,- ,- T..
Near the house Of Mr.. .Hondrickson, two
miles below Yanderslice's,., two boys OF 8
and years, one son OF Mr. Strange and
the other of Mr.. Smooth, were ON
jtho prairie, aquarter of mile from Hem
dricksons house, ID The three Indians rush
ed on the4boys. S6ange's son they iinme-
,diatoly Drained with o war club, a fragment
ofwhich lay beside his body. q The other
boy with an arrow through his back, deep
in his body, fed toward the house. In
TINT house were only women and children.
Another boy of Mr.. Strange's, about III
wears of age, seized o rifle and sailed out,
followed by another child but G, who bore
the powder-horn and bplEpouch As the
son of Mr.. Smooth ran Screaming towards
them, the boy raised his rifle on the near
est Indian, and they fed back, thus permit
ting the wounded boy and his rescuers to
reach Hendrickson's cabin in safety.
While this wasgoing on, another settler,
Mr.. Shaeffer, with his youngiwife and
child, we're driving along the Hendricks
field. They had been down the valley
some miles that Sunday, on visit AS
they crossed the Salina at n bridge there,
Mr.. Shaefler had observed company OF
cavalry in camp. Hearing the boys scream
and seeing the horrid" scene, Shaetfer
wheeled his horses aud galloped back with
the wagon 10 the military camp, scarcely a
quarter of mile off. Twas full com
pany of the 7ih Cavalry, well equipped
and mounted. It seems that they
were over from Harker hunting stray
horses. Their vigilance could not have
been great. Some Of the soldiers had seen
the parties of Indians, but did not know
what they We're, When Mr., Shaeller gave
the,aarln, in short time the troopers got
their horses and moved after the Indians
with all the method so exquisitely military.
In about mile they came on the three In
dians in rayine, where they We're trying
to lariat the horses they had captured,
some twenty in number. Instead of charg-
ing at once upon them, the officer, dis
mounted his men, sent back his
horses, formed a line Of battle, and
opened up volley after yolley on
the three Indians. The old Indian,
scarce 300 yards Off shook his shield def
antly at them. Heand his two compan-
ions saddled fresh horses from those they
had captured during the fHsilade, and rode
off. The cavalry were then remounted and
ordered 10 follow; but by this time the In
dians had, of course, moved off. After a
two hours hunt, the cavalry returned TO
camp. Next morning, with all thu horses,
they started after the Indians, crossed the
divide northwest to Salt Creek, and thence
as they crossed to the Solomon River, they
came on party of Indians, as they tho't
too strong to attack, fell back on Salt
Creek, and sent to Hays and ILarker for u.s.
sistancc. .t,tt...
During all the night between Sabbath
and Monday, settlers from the upper and
remote creeks were coming in. Bale fires
blazed on the high hills, evidently kindicd
by the Indians to. concentrate their forces
on discovering the proximity of the troops
Up to this day eight bodies have been
buried. Mrs. Wishel and Mrs. Alderdioe
and her babe are in the hands of the In.
dams Most of thc.settlers have come in
TO the mouth of this creek and to Ellilorn,
and not few, fearful Of further difficulty,
have fed to Salina for safety. .'.
Troops are after the Indians, who can
easily see and avoid them. These appear
to have been Sioux, Cheyennes and Arapa-
hoes. learn that they are again tearing
up the track ut Sheridan. What will the
do? tlh#.