, 1870-07-22
THE PLAINS

-S-eNoFy~NAFdcF OF DR.. akarsl.
Alsey aos:shn- nnd ;nr. 1ln%on-
1hctr SineNNA t'st Out for Row
NtrfEE,-Anotisrr lndimn At,ach on
Sonsh Pass Ctty-Nineay Incau uf
18or~cs and 1lulcn run osf-Indtnr.
on SWeetwntcr aMd lstC Saady-
9hc SA0aiH slsitl Arrsapnhors t:ro.x
1hc tnilr"nd-I.Ecaate.as Young.
Fight with Thrm-Cnu1ufp psr,
,v'c>c:A I:2prdirinI,.
Pains tJn'y icy, Corrt-!1ndr,iee ~ tf t.ine;uus
Ii f:a.~tte.
1ne indian deprcdati.,ls continue along the
toEdes- aid every day hriug- liz = uc.7 horror.
cold A few days agn. three men. Dr. Bard.
HarHe4 Morgan. aud a atr. Mason, while on
their Na4 from South Pass Cit, to Wind River.
thstty-dve miles distant, were attacked and
party storpc1. oveE night. in the camp
Of tho Eig 1Iorn Expedition aud
early in the n1or1ing RET ont OH
tkcis ray to the vsiLx. They hal not gone
far when large party Of indians dashed down
from tie Hills and surrounded them The
three men were travelling al the time II, n
two horee wagon, and. a. 1oon a. thcy saw tl,e
l.tl'at:s. drove upon knoll and gayo light
J le struggle Nus. have been . desperate one
anu the unfortunate men, no doubt, snli1their
lvea an dearly aA 1A.sihle. pool Of blood and
pieces Of clothing being found in various
pieces. where Tie Indians had tai:eu rc{,v..
''chlE'i the hills Under tho WAGON
werr found large number ot o..
l!iolta shells Of fixed ammunition
that lad been fired by tie white men,
aut also two tools OF blood, showing they had
fought after Icing wounded. 1t in almost ccr-
t III the Inea, after lighting for lime, en-
dcaynred to c+eape, ns evidences Of the battle
were found in two Places. It is likely, aftc.
being wounded. they mounted tho wagon aud
tried 10 cut their way out .nd reach TIM Unted
Nff,k HfY3Yt d. Iy-s.a
twelve cr fifteen miles distant When fo7ntl
the bodies were all et,inped and horribly nu-
tiiat1d. The hind wheel. Of tho wagon we're
t!etaclMd from the fore part anil ono ecd of
the tctl rested on the gronud. The wagon had
probably become uncnnpled whllo the horses
4ere running, and thrown the white men
ont. One Of the fore wheels rested on I,e
trca.s Of DR.. Ilari. where he had l,cen nut liz
tie Indians aud reaIped alive. His writing
2rd struggles had torn M the sod. showing
lie had been held under tho wheel some tiuS
hcforc death ensued. Morgan lay near tho
aason stark naked and sealped. The hammer
ot the wagon had been taken ont, and the han
die driven Into his tesnple to The shank, con-
p'etc!y IinninE tho head to the ground. 1t
coniss not tie drawn out. 20 firmly was it i'm
pfaied in The skull bones, aud il had to he
hurried with him Ills thighs and back we're
cnt open. Anu the Einewa taken ont for how
strings. 3lr. Mason had an iron rod three
feet long forced up his person, anil his legs
cur open TO thn hone, AMI the ssnawa ,lrawn
ont. a1ost OF these blrbasitce had undoubt.
et!ly been committed while the men we.e vet
alive; and their s1lfferinSs mnst have been
terrible iherc were other i'rl;Snisics con-
rnittc' on thrir pcreons which. uro too horrible
10 relate As eoou the nc. ~ al tn. murders
reached the United Statcs camp. Colonel Bart
lett srrt ont Lieutenant Scott will, thirty in
fantr men in wagon. who !'r3nsIt in the
taodics and buried them ut Popoasic.
al a..
Wind river rostl. the Indians appeared 1t South
Pass, Swcetwater, and on The Little anl Big
San3ics. At Sonil Pass they rolc up to thtt,,
head Of the principal street and halted hcfore
they were discovered. They then surrounded
tie town, and gathering M the stock male
al,l mules. ya!aed al s2o,00o The troops ar.
st:ll III pursuit. but there il lit.to rsosprct Of
their oycrtaking tlse Indiana.
About seventy Indians raMe dnwn from the
nor!l' and creased The Onion Pacific Esjlroad at
selat'tinrs. t2G .nilcs west of G,ns.1a.> Before
cr;;:si'g the track they halted among thu
i!ls and tac'td thits) tlle,r meat and heavy
articles: then, with tito ponies licl,tencl A.
much as possible, they wa,,ril until rnilni-I,t
and made fur the rnad. They were cyi.]ent!v
N great haste to get over the magic rails, and
cEmstd astcen cnls'arG,1on. to 10 &C. although
more va, laFs" culv' :: ncar l,:. nnler w>.i".,
| crossing. One Warrior had jumped hi- pn1v
; t:owu the hank Of the road led ten or t;f.rr:,
fset, though close to the bridge. 1l,is showed
they had not etnrPe'l 4 mor1cat at the road.
ana tor i've nl'iea on cac., side of tho track
Eot moce7s!n print was to he .ccn, all bpine
monnte1. and moving at 4 gallon.
Inc trail was discovered by tho railroad men
when 1t was about eight hours oil, and Can
tam Desecae, Sedond United States Cavalry,
Wlc Is stationed at Rawlings, ran mp on au
cnSane and examined the sr.il, starting Lie,l-
I 4 H..
the secoEl day out Lie,,tcnsnt Young came
Hpon the Indians IN camp at Pine Gsorc
5iea11WF. thirty miles from the road. and
considerable distance east Of where thor had
csosEe'l: 11e at once charged the In1ians, and
Grove them into c!arparcl near bs. The
tody that had crossed at Homae other
point, for they rhowet nesr{v two
hnnurcd warriors when Lieutenant Yonnc at
! lacked them: Notwithstanding their ,lm,,er4
4ieutenant Young and liz party drove them
over tl:c hills and mp the vide Of mouutyiu.
~ night Lieutenant Young had taken four
hfnciseR OF the mountain. and thc eaya.ra oc-
| cnlicd thc crest Hearing heavy firil- in I'll,
Valley below, whore ho Ilal left his horsca,
| Young Withdrew hia mon down the mountain
az rapidly ns Fnssihlo. anil arrived Just il, tinr
to sase his stock. the Indians having detached
4 large force and scnt it ta his rc,r,
The little PARTY with tho llorses WEIR
struggling n,arfully ard euc.eelcd in
holding on until Lieutenant Young and Ills
!@rtE came mp and drove the In.li.na OF,
'onhe then gtanted the CaRses al wNll Us he
could, ami scHt lllrco couricrH 10 lsaw1ng, for
heln- The cnI'sie!s reached Rawlings il, rafc-
y about o'clock. and Cartaiu De:sec-c at
| obcr sstlalcd up nineteen Iiorscs for all the
! men ne had IN camp. lie tolcgraphcf to Fort
I S!eelc tcr nlorr men, AMI Lieutenant O'N.ien
| WIN twenty cNlyasy at once started, rcachins
Nawlines md joining Captain Dcweese At mid
night About thirty citizens had vo1untec.-
cn; ai'a at o'clock tho commanding
c1hcer from Fort Steele arrived in a epccj,i
cne,ne: bringing witt, h,ns ten infantry men.
soon ai1cf one the whole force, aranuntins to
ftkty,five eonlR. marched ont Of Rawlings arail
"a" Etonts Of the populacc It was believed
t!c Indians would remain on the mountain ali
nfeht, and tight Lieutenant Young rext morn.
lnr. The roint WAS to reach Iientrnant
aouuE before daylight. and fro,n The time the
IT, t.tl"eps ftssteti It was known they could ba on
Tie EroMnd hy early dawn, 70 II was
confidently expected they would strike
the 1n,,iNns and get plenty Of hs;T
Inc excitement in Rawlings was verv rrs,t
aud aud many persons remained NJ, all night The
frctn the battlefield. Another .lav r,as4ed and
ttlll no news; Int on the evening Of .l,c tlirl
taE clond of tlnet was eecn ri,in- to tI,o
senthWart!. and soon the cavalry COLUMN hove
IN SIGHT. EVERYBODY WA in state OF violent
ssellement. st ard men. women, and children
the nenk 'oo nes'
nAt troopers brought the disI,eartcninc in.
seil'gcncc that the Indians lAd escaped, after
senI'hE OF bis eouriers Lieutenant Young id
n's resi- 10 bold the Indians unil reinforce
cpen1e,, s4en1e ronid H a. Ieseh him " midnight he
we're still there, and. il possible, find ont
Nnat they were doing. While reeounoitcsinc
htsle hill, two voices called ont quite close to
n hlm IN the Sioux tonsue, 'shalt, d-n YOU"
1onhE tired his revolver at the nearest Indian.
ahu ne !c'l, when the Lieutenant rsn down tho
, Near daylight Captain Dewccee reached
Lieutenant Young, and, conccaling his horses.
went q'netlS into camp With his mon. A. soon
:.,t asit va llEht Lieutenant Young advanced
Win nle httle party up the mountain, Cap
1ain DeHeese keeping on his right under cover
of tavinc. Every moment it was c1psst ID
the fighting would legin, hut Younc's 1ncu
reached the crest Of tho mountain, and found !
'af al indian. Thcro we're moccaeins. robcs
int i5n' ,no md d,x.as blankets 'sius all aE2and
snse- nms tne ~ ,,eht easaSes were non c<' Under
f,do 8, OF tho mountain and got away. C.rtaiu
pewecso pursued. but the trail soon divided.
each Indian ttrikinE out on his own hooS I
aeross the prairie. For two days the trnops
.a., t,s,i 10 md them. Int could not, when they
setufned 10 camp On their way hack tl,cv
!Isssca swamp near Lieutenant Iornc's tat-
sensia and saw crows lying over it, whiis The
eseneh q human bodies uaS intolerable, Sew
ea' IN. soldiers attempted torcnct.asc the swamp,
nenssnant ,, Ionng thinks he kil.el md
~ ,"snaea na twenty or thirty OF tho Indi,ns at
t-e,,se tnn aent around the horse. and - they 1e-
Fitst fHs,ets s aI tho mountain. His own ioss was
two other soldiers elieIsiv H. ~Hu,naea, n,,;, ana
hoof'S armed md fired badly, villa % the "ie sa,a
aiers had t5eech-loadcts, aud poure, ,hc ' .hnt
reese As ne ,n'sn,r Mss returning to camp Captain De
a,ans drawn up on tho crest ~