The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-06-25

ing feet late that night. Not so Mrs. Alder
dice. Surrounded byher little children she
saw the Indians Approach. Lifting her two
youngest under her arms she made o last
effort. She was surrounded. Her three
oldest children we're shot before her eyes.
She with her babe were placed or n horse,
and as the child's hood was found, bloody,
n short distance of, IL is feared that il, too,
was slain, but carried of dead on its moth
or's bosom. Her eldest, n boy ofnine years,
had four balls and an arrow through him,
but is still alive, and it is hoped will recov-
or. The other two have beenburied.
About the time of the first attack three
Indian horsemen had galloped down the
| Snlina Valley from Spilman Creek, below
| Bull Foot, nine others following after. OF
the three first, one appeared TO be chief
or leader He was gayly dressed. In ms
head was n plume of feathers. Beside his
bow aud arrows and a revolver he had a
BRIGHT ~steel-hcnded lance and o shield
decked with plates If silver. He was mn
old man. They surrounded ono or two
bouscs. but when tho inmates closed the
door and prepared for defense, they gath
cred up any horses they could find, and
dashed on.
Near the house Of Mr.. Hendrickson, two
miles below Vanderslicc's, two boys of s
and o years, one q SON Of Mr.. Stmnge, and
the other of u Mr.. Smooth, were ON
the prairie, q quarter Of n mile from Hen
| dnckson's house. The three Indians rush
ed ON the boys. Strange's son they imme-
diatcly Drained with q war club, q iragmont
of which lay beside his body. The other
boy with an arrow through his back, deep
in his body fed toward tho house. In
tbnt house were only women and children.
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wears Of age, seized q rife and sailed out,
followed by another child but G, who bore
the powder-horn and ball. pouch. As the
son of Mr.. Smooth ran screaming towards
them. the boy raised his rifle on tho near
est Indian, and they lied back, thus permit
ting the wounded boy and his c 10
reach IIenduckson's cnbin in safety.
While this asgoing on, another settler,
n Mr. ShaefIer, with his youngl wife and
Child, wore driving along the Hendricks
field. They had been down the valley
some miles that Sunday, on q visit. AZ
they crossed the Salina Mt a bridge there,
Mr.. Shaeffor had observed u company OF
cavalry in camp. Hearing the boys scream
aud seeing the horrid scene, ShneileI
wheeled his hotscs aud gnllopcd backswith
the wagon to the military camp, scarcely q
quarter of u mile OIL. IL was q full com
pany Of tho 9Th Cavalry, well equipped
and mounted. IL seems that they
were over from Harker hunting STRAY
horses. Their vigilance could not have
been great. Some of the soldiers had seer
the partics of Indians, but did not know
what tioy were. Whom Mr.. Shneflcr CAV,
tho alarm, in n short time the troopers goI
their horses and moved after the Indians
with all the method so oXquisitoly military
In about u mile they came on the three In
dams i'm % mvinc, where they were tryinl
10 lariat the horses they had captured
some twenty in number. Instead of charg
ing Mt once upon them, the officer dis
mounted his mon, sent back IN
: horses, formed n limo Of battle, mn,
opened up vollcy after yolley OF
the three Indians. The old Indian
scarce 800 yards OH, shook his shield def
antly at them. Hcand his two compan
ions aaddled fresh horses from those the.
had captured during the fHsilade, and rod
e of The cavalry were then romounted AM
ordered to follow; but by this time the In
dams had, Of course, moved of. After
l. two hours hunt, the cavalry returned I
v camp. Next morning, with all tho horses
|. they started after the Indians, crossed tn
divide northwest TO Salt Creek, and theme
e w. they crossed 10 the Solomon River, the
r came on q party of Indians, az they thot
Y too strong to attack, fell back on Sa
: Creek, and sent Ia Hays aud llarker for N
1 sistanco.
y During all the night between Sabbat'
# and Monday, settlers from the upper an
n remote creeks were coming in. bale Are
G blazed on the high hills, evidently kindle
|. by tho Indians to concentrate their force
on discovering the proximity Of the troop.
o Up to this day eight bodies have bee
r buried. Mrs. Wishel aud Mrs. AlderdiC
and her babe are IN the hands Of the II
h diaus. Most Of tue settlers have come /
/ to the mouth of this creek aud to Elkhou
g and not q few, fearful of further difficulty
II have fled to Saliun ioI safety.
Troops arc after the Indians, Who ca
easily see and avoid them. These appei
n to have been Sioux, Choyennos, and Aupi
n hoes. learn that they are again tearlr
d up the track nj Sheridan. What will III
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