Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-02
FIFTEEN YEARS Win THE
INDIANS.
Another Enoeh Arden Case-Teup4f,x
Absence and Unexpected Roturr

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Another EnOeh Arden Case-E.eup4fx
Absence and Unexpected Return.
Mr.. James Gull, an old resident
of this city, who left here some ff.
teen years ago, for California bv
= the overland route, returned last
Saturday. To those who knew him.
as all did who lived in BelIeville in
1854, we need not say his appear
ance created a good deal of surprise.
1t will be remembered that the com
pany with whom he went was at
tackled by Indians and several of
them killed, among others, 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 dur
ing his absence. The young wife,
formerly Miss Mary Andrew,
daughter of the now venerable Mr..
Andrew, after mourning the death
Of her husband three years, married
Mr.. Simeon Dunf0r, of East Second
Sfraaf r-bo 49, GoI- b,p,zoIr fba
husband of another mans wife, thus
furnishing another Enoch Arden
case to the many already recorded
Mrs. Gull-Dunfor-is the mother
of eight children, only one of whom
belongs to Mr.. Gull, who finds his
domestic affairs in a very unfortun-
ate condition. Happily, all the par
ties interested are disposed to make
the best of it, and it is understood
that matters viii be IS satisfactorily
arranged 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, re-
ceived many callers, and has strange
encounters to relate, some of which
would be almost impossible to be-
heve were it not that he has re-
markable vouchers for his state
ments. 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
prisoners can be made to suffer.
The destination of the party was
beyond the mountains in the south
western part of Colorado, beyond
the reach of civilization To his
utter establishment he there found
the ruins of large city, evidently
of Indian origin, and supposed to
have been built by the Aztecs, be
fore 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 civilization, 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 hun
bred miles away, in the sides of the
mountains. Mr.. Gull frequented
these caves some five years ago,
which he describes as being very
remarkable, and still filed with old
rusty guns, pistols, skeletons, whole
pots of gold and silver coin, speci-
mems of which he has, and which
can be seen at Baker & Bayley's drug
store. He now wears a large an
tique looking ring which he found
there, on which is rudely carved the
name of Capt Kvdd. But, per
hsps, the most interesting of all his
relics are the manuscripts, which he
preserved, and which throK.s goQd
terious Capt. kgdd. These consist
of over twenty pages of fine, bat
distinct writing, carefully preserved
by oiled silk. Upon discovering
this, Mr. Gill contrived to fasten it
TO his person IN such manner that
it has never been noticed by the In
dams, and so that it has been little
subject to wear. OF the contents of
these manuscripts we have no room
to speak They will no doubt be
printed in full in the large city pa
pers. Mr.. Gull called upon US last
Wednesday He says there are IN
told riches yet in the caves referred
to, and we learn that several of our
citizens are anxious to form com
pany and go for them. We have only
to add that Mr.. Gull years ago
adopted the habits of the Indians,
has hunted and fought with them,
but not until the late attack by Gus
tar upon Black Kettle has he met
white man. Although in the habit
of an Indian warrior, he was re-
eognized as white man, narrowly
escaped being shot by calling out in
English TO a soldier who had his
piece raised almost ready to fire
BeHeUiHe (IU9 Advocate.