Nebraska advertiser., 1869-06-17
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Indian Fight Near function,
Nebraska
FORT KRARNEY, NEBRAEEAsl
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FOET kEAk&EK, NEBRASKA
June -, 1859.
The murderOus redskins are getting
holder and more misehievOus. It Is
piIIage and plumber nov, with Oeca-
siOnal murders, and it viii not be long
before We have wholesale massaeres OF
innocent peaceful settlers, unless
sOmethfng ID done timely TO check
them in their bloody career.
Yesterday the Indians again came
upon the settlers AZ JunetiOnvilIe.
drove or several horses and Fifled the
contents Of Ms. Wallis house. Dir.
Wall happened to be here at the Fort.
His brOtber-in-laW, Mr.. Fleming NAL
Oney, was In charge Of his house at
SunctiOnvilIe, when heIndianseame-
He was out at work CD the field.
blowing, shout five O'Clock In the
morning, when the Indians came up
on him. The first he knew Of their
presence was . vOlly Of shots fired at
him. None q them touched him.
He immediately ran to the house,
where Mrs. Wall and her child was.
MB. Wall had seen the Indians, and
she ran out with the Spencer rifle for
her brother. He got TO the house, and
kent the Indians at bay with his rife
while he hastily packed up q few
things in his wagon, and took his
COW and went out TO the house of hi.
MastersOn, where he could get more
help. After he had got clear Of the
house, the Indians took possession.
He then came with John league and
EafhaD Martber, and, under the COW
eF 81 . gOO8 ditch which Ean along
the roadside close up TO Wallis house,
they attacked the Indians and drove
them frOm the house, and were final
Iy driven of again themselves, leav-
ing the sBdi1nB 70 take all they wan
ted. There wa about twenty Indians
engaged in the affsE-
They are the EaIDs party a. came
and robbed Messrs. MasSeFSOn and
Gregg houses q few days age, while
they were absent. The leader q the
hand rode . calico pony. The Indians
are well mounted on American hOr-
ses and Indian ponies, and their hOr-
SIS are qHite plump and fat
The people cannot continue with
their work, being 50 continually an
DUyed with these depTedatiOns, The
people at JunetiOnviIle are as brave
as any people could be under the cir
circumstances.
Mr.. Martin, an old settler here,
with his sons, have beaten the In
dams off time after time. He has
several arrow wounds in his body,
and two Of his children have wounds
also. One Of his children was left for
dead at One time with several ARROWS
sticking i'm his body. All Nj. Martin
has Il what Is on his farm there, and
he does not feel inclined to give Il up.
But Il Is very aRnOying to be so
troubled with these savage pests.
Most Of the settlers here have been i'm
the army, and their bravery alone is
what has saved their lives thus far.
The people feel gratified to see the
announcement that Gen. Anger is
about to send some cavalry 10 scout
through the exposed settlements. 1t
is to be hoped the troops may be un-
der efficient and energetic officers,
who will thrash these maTauders %
their hiding places and kill Orcapture
them. They should not be handled
with gloves. The fact that troops are
coming will give more assurance of
safety 20 the people in the Platte, Big
Blue, Little Blue and Big Sandy set
Elements, and save them from entire
abandonment.
Yours truly,
MOSES H. SYDENHAM.