The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-06-04
INDIAN TROUBLES.

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The following items in resAtiOH g tsis
Indian troubles on the frontaet we TAX
T fecsn the Topeka cDnssoat eeltk
we have sean letter from a sitter
or WasIfngtOs Washington copHty
dated the 24tb inst. IN whleh it = stat;
1 ~ fI.at two DAYS Bsf0re six InAls wers
tout on White Rock Greek Buffalo hunt'
/ ing, when they were attacked by In,
dams, aud four of their number killed
the remainder escaping. This is said
to have occurred some twenty-five lnlies
above the camp OF the Excelsior colony
on White Rock. The members of thG
colony are very much and doubtless
very Justly alarmed
From another letter. from a citizen Of
Cloud county, of the same date, VS.
make the following extract, which
doubtless refers to the same occurrence
"InformaiioH has just been received
here of Indian; depFetlations on White
Rock creek, in Jewell county. Assome
buffalo buffers, seveniln number, were
out on Friday. Nav 21st, while -four
were engaged IN skinniBg the buffalo
they were suddenly surprised by Ia
diails; when they retreated, or attempt
ed TO. The three who were left in
camp, seeing the fight, came down 70
the settlement; some seven miles. and
reported their comrades dead. They
made an alarm, and a large party OF
settlers have gone to bury the dead, and
investigate the whole affair.
SThe foregoing 1 think is reliable
The Indians committing the deprcda-
tions are supposed to be the Platte Riv-
7er Sioux, and perhaps some others,
They were armed with reyolvers, bows
and arrows, aud spears. The party at
lacking is estimated to have numbered
thirty or forty. with great many 9TH
ers back in sight. Quite number are
out on the buffalo grounds; among
them. / understand, three females
Great anxiety is felt for all the hunters
as they comprise some of our besi
farmers. who are thus eudcavoring to
secure their meat for summer"
On Friday evening the track of the
Kansas Pacific was torn up at Fossil
Greek, twenty miles east of Hays, and
two section hands killed. The east
point until abont nine O'Clock last night
being detained, we presume, by this
occurrence.
We have before mentioned the dasl
into Sheridan, and the driving of o
stock
At the present writing, the Water
vile dispatch, which gave an accoun
of reported fight between Swedei
and Indians, in which four of the form
er were killed, lacks confirmation.
may be true, and the story may have
grown out of the affair first above re
/ ferred to. ~
1t is likely that the New York colo
ny, on White Rock, or a portion o
them, will be organized into miIiti;
company. and supplied with arms ant
ammunition 1t is certainly to be hoped
that they will be able to maintain them
selves in their present position.
Two companies of mounted militis
are being organized to patrol the Dor
der. 1t is thought these will be suffi
Client to scout the exposed frontier, anf
10 give such timely notice of approach
| ing danger that the settlers may be pre-
pared to defend themselves. If the
number shall prove insufficient, it il
likely that it will be increased. Gen
SchOfield has sent company OF cayal
| ny to the Solomon waller, and will senC
another to scout the country In the di
rectiOn of the Arkansas, until the mi
litia can be made ready to take thei
places.