New-York tribune., 1869-06-11
THE INDIANS.
THE LATEST RAID.
MASSACRE on TIE UPPER sALINA-HORRIBLE
SCENES.

Jppea-Iast Sabbath opened quietly on the settlements
NJ the Urper salna RunOTs had indeed reached these
border settlements OF Indian deprcdationS on inc b!Ue
ana Republican Rivers and near Fort Hays few days
before but they not generally believed. Many
fields of corn had been planted Some wheat and other
grain was looking fine New emgrants were pouring
in and many Of tho heads OF families had left their
women aud children to attend business at the Land
Oice or procure provisions az SaliDa, 40 miles distant
Itas late in the afternoon when two men named Alver
son and Zeigler were driving with horse team
down the valley OF Spiman Creek, some eight
miles from its mouth, when they saw BODY
of armed men, riding by fOWs in regular
order behind them At first they thought them soldiers
They were about 90 in number and as they approached
bore of toward tho hills in passing the wagon, keeping
hsfa mile distant until they had got below them on the
valley. when they broke and charged on the two mon
and the wagon. Then there was race for life. The
Indians wheeled and cTccd round the flying wagoners
One Of them held the rcns and urged the horses to the
GALLON willie the other held rife ready for any that
might approach too near. After several miles race thy
reached the timber and abandoning the team, escaped
through the brush with their rifles, where the Indians
did not care to follow them. short distance down 'o
creek a Swede and his wife, IN Sunday dress "cio
walking out They surrounded ana AHcu y" 'ro
prairie. Their little boy had been quarter ol " 'iIo
behind them lie ran back q dusoUt OF auoDo uO9c'
ana RENEWED that te Indians were killing his father and
mother Several families clustered INTO uo "uooo """
closed tie door, and the Indians were Uaoe 10 ei'ecV Il"
entrance A Swedish silvcrsmith from ChlcaSo' haheu
Peterson had gone some distance down the creek, ana
e beece inmates OF the adobe hoped he was in search
of helm About sundown tho Indians approached the
odo,c ana one who could speak English, threw tho
Sed boots against the door, and called out with Oaths
that fe mans body would De found down the road lie
was nearly cut I'm pieces At about the same hour IN the
afternoon party of l6 surrounded settlers house at
the mouth OF Spilman Crock ION the saliua). An
old svede and his two saw them coming
aud took refuge with the two families In the
house He drove off tho Indians with a shotgun
About the hour Of the day similar party
evidently part OF those who had chased AVersOn an hou
earlier emerged from the hills between Spilman ana Bun
Foot Creeks chasing two Germans on horseback. AS
tbey reached the valley of the Sana the Germans were
overtaken, ridded with arrows and beaten TO uealh
with war clubs These two men were but recently from
I1nenburch Hanover One Of them was named MlsheI
and his wife beautiful young woman, was carried on
and Is now i'm the hands OF the Indians. -, -
d,nGIs were several houses AT of these was Mrs
Aldegdcc. young married woman her DaDe' anu anu Viv me-
other ehIgehR rsngG'' TdB Mrs. Kinds, With her
baby, was in the house oo hC miles distant
5erdce together With the two Messrs Henderson and
Sons In Ge house we're a couple Of Irishmen These
were armed, but started for their horses wic were
6ut terrified at their flight and without thinking that
their greatest safety was IN the house ihey eateIvu up
arms a9I s3oH With eT babe al the breast and another
AZ her back and her little boy and girl at her side,
Started Will the other They ned down sallna
River From the bend where the house STOOD
to the next point of timber prairie
stretch Of three quarters Of mile Ere they
saw them ana pursued, What race for life
As they reached the point OF timber t9e inGlans were
hausted 90 further cried the unhappy Mrs
and eaTncst TO save her own babe Mrs Kinds put down
the other child and pressing her babe TO her breast new
forward, crossed the Saa River and hid In the under
growth aud escaped, reaching Schemmertorhs IaheI y
with bleeding feet late that night. Not so MIS- A. "A,
Indians approach Lifting her two youngest under heI
arms she made last effort sne was suIronnie9, Hel
her babe were placed on horse and as the chds e9o1
H. too slam, but carried of dead gu It's mothers bO
Her Oldest boy OF nine years had four balls and
will recover. The other two have been buried.
About the time of the first attack three Indian horse
Creek below Bull Foot, nine others following after.
Sns tRFSg n 9n o & Ingn @ feab
Beside ms bow aud arrows and revolver he had
Of silver. He old man. They surrounded one o
two houses but when the inmates closed the door am
Near the house Of Mr.. Hendrlckson two miles below
Vandersice's. two boys Of and years, a OF
Mr.. Strange and the other Of Mr. Smooth, the
The three Indians rushed or tho boys StTabgc's son
they immediately Drained with war club fragment Of
through his back deep in his body fed toward the house
In that house only women and children. Another
boy OF Mr. Strange about 10 years old, seized re and
sailed ont followed by child but G, who bore the
pOWdeT-hOrn and Dd-pOuch. AS the son OF Mr Smooth
ran screaming toward them, the boy raised his rife
the nearest Indian and they fled back, thus permitting
the wounded boy and his rescuers to reach Henduckson
cabin in safety
While this going on, another settler Mr. shaefer
with his young wife and child, driving along the
Hendricks field. They had been down the valley some
miles that Sunday a visit AS they crossed the Sahna
at bridge there, Mr. Shafer had observed company OF
cavalry camp. Hearing the boys scream and seeing
the horrd scene, shaeer wheeled his horses and gal
Oped back with the wagon to the military camp scarcely
quarter OF mile off, II was full company OF the 18th
Cavalry, well equipped and mounted. seems that they
were over from Harker hunting stray horses Their Wig
iauce could not have been great Some Of the soldiers
had seen the parties OF Indians but did not what
they When Mr.. shaefer gave the alarm, in short
time the troopers got their horses and moved after the
diane, with all the method eXquisitely military.
about mile they came the three Indians in IaYine,
where they trying 10 lariat the horses had
caPluIeu5 sohG twenty ~ humgeI. instead OF charging
at once upon then the ocer dsn0unted his men, sent
back hs Horses formed In line OF battle opened up
Y0ey after vOey the three Indians. The old Indian,
scarce 800 yards off, shook his shield defanty at them
He and his two companions sadded fresh horses from
those they had captured during the fuslade and
The cavalry were then renOunted and ordered TO
follow; but by this time the Indians had, OF course
moved or After two hours hunt, the cavalry returned
20 camp Next morning with all the horses they started
after the Indians, crossed the divide northwest
Creek and thence they crossed to the Solomon River
they came party OF Indians, they thought, too
and Harker for assistance
During all the night between Sabbath and Monday
In Bale fires blazed the high hills, evidently kindled
by the Indians to concentrate their forces discovering
The proximity OF tho troops.
Up TO this day eight bodies have been buried. Mrs
Nishel and Mrs Aderdce and her babe the hands
OF the Indians Most OF the settlers have
mouth OF this creek and TO EkhOrn not few fear
ful OF further difficulty, have ned 10 salna for safety
troops are aIer tho Indians, who easily and
AVOID the9l. Ihese appear TO have been Sioux Chey
and ArapahOes. learn that they again tear.
ing up the track at Sheridan. What will the Government
CINCINNATI AND SOUTHERN RAILROAD.