The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-04-08
From the Belleville (Ill.) Advocate.
FIFTEEN YEARS WITH THE
INDIANS.

From the Belleville Ill.) Advocate.
FIFTEEN YEARS WITH THU
INDIANS.
Another EnOch Arden Case
Lengthy Absence and Unexpect-
ed Return.
Mr.. James Gull, an old resident o
the city, who left here some ffteeI
years ago for California by the over
land route, returned last Saturday
To those who knew him, as all die
who lived in Belleville in 1854; we
need not say that his appearance ere
ated a good deal of surprise. 1t will
be remembered that the company with
whom he went was attacked by Indians
and several of them killed, among 9th
ers. as was supposed Mr.. Gull. His
body was subsequently found pierced
with over twenty arrows, and fully
identified by other members of the
party. More positive evidence of death
perhaps, never existed than in this case,
and OF course he was at once taken as
an impostor. We are glad to say,
however, that he has been fully able to
prove his identity. He now finds that
| time has wrought many sad changes
during his absence. The young wife,
formerly Miss Mary Andrew, daughter
of the now venerable Mr.. Andrew, af
ter mourning the death Of her husband
three wears, married Mr.. Simeon Dun
for, of East Second street, who now
| finds himself the husband of another
mans wife, thus furnishing another
Enoch Arden case to the many already
recorded. Mrs. Gull-Dupfor- the
mother Of eight children, only one of
whom belongs to Mr.. Gull, who finds
his domestic affairs in very unfortu-
nate condition. Happily, all the par
| ties interested are disposed to make
the best of it, and it is understood that
matters will be as satisfactorily arrang-
ed as can possibly be done under the
circumstances.
OF course, Mr.. Gull, who was the
son of one of our oldest, wealthiest
and most respectable citizens, received
many callers, and has strange encoun-
| tiers to relate, some of which would be
almost impossible to believe were it
] MOI lIldJ Has ICu4dl AG1OlC
for his statements. 1t seems that when
the attack was made by the Indians,
he fought with the ferocity Of a lion,
| but was finally overcome and made
| captive. He was then carried away,
suffering for weeks all that Indian pris
onerS can be made to suffer The des-
| tination of the party was beyond the
mountains in the southwestern part of
Colorado, beyond the reach of civil
cation. To his utter astonishment he
there found the ruins of large city,
| evidently of Indian origin, and sup
posed to have been built by the Aztecs,
before the discovery of America, as
they more nearly resemble the ruins
found IN Mexico than any other. Here,
TOO, he saw many relics of modern civ
ilization, such as he knew could never
have been obtained from travellers over
| the Plains. He afterward learned that
these came from huge caves two or
three hundred miles away, in the sides
of the mountains. Mr.. Gull frequent
ed these caves some FIVE years ago,
which he describes as being very re-
markable, and still filed with old rusty
guns, pistols. skeletons, whole pots of
gold and silver coin, specimens Of
which he has. and which can be seen
at Baker & Bayley's drugstore. He
now wears large antique looking ring
which he found there, on which is
rudely carved the name Of Captain
Kydd. But, perhaps the most interest
ing of all his relics are the manuscripts
which he preserved, and which throw
food of light upon the career of the
mysterious Captain Kydd. These con-
sist of over twenty pages of fine, but
distinct writing. carefully preserved
between oiled silk. Upon discovering
this. Mr.. Gull contrived to fasten it to
his person in such manner that it has
never been noticed by the Indians, and
so the contents of these manuscripts
we have no room to speak. They will
no doubt be printed in full in the large
city papers. Mr.. Gull called upon us
last wednesday. He says there are
untold riches yet in the caves referred
to, and we learn that several of our
citizens are anxious to form a compa-
ny and 60 for them. We have only TO
add that Mr.. Gull years ago adopted
the habits of the Indians, has hunted
end fought W tn them, but not untilthe
late attack by Custar upon Black Ket-
tie has he met white man. Although
in the habit of an Indian warrior, he
was recognized as awhile man, narrow
ly escaped Deing shot by calling out in
English to soldier who had his piece
raised almost ready to fire.