New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-08-02
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Wors- 10000 WORTH OF STOCK sIoLEN
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n,TI's INDIAN BATTLE-THE UTEs-CAF' GRE
H ~ INDIAN CAMP BY MAJOR WELL
1..,,,,r. Julv 27.-The Indian depr citations
. ,,,tn, and Colorado seem to continue without in
,or,nission. and every day brings us batch Of
horrors The deaths Of Dr. Bard ana Messrs. Morgan
Ia Nosop have added another bio ,dy chapter to the
lroad, too long list OF Indian oLtrecS II appears
from an the information that LAD gather that these
unfortunate gentlemen were their way from south
pas 90 Wind River valley when they surrounded
nv hostile Arrapahoc IDdians and murdered, heir bees
,eiug mutsted in tho most Stacking manner Ihey had
with them tho United States mail for the troops st'
toned in Big Popoagie Valley, and had gone rs far
as Little Poposgie, where they overlook ana en-
canned for the night with the Big Horn Expedi-
zion Early the next morning being in hurry to de-
liver the mall they started ON for the United states
raup only u miles distant, but had gone hut few
miles when a party OF savages swept down rom tne
hills and stopped them. They at snce gave them battle
and desperate struggle ensued in which 1t is supposed
MI Mason and Dr. Bard were wounded Mr.. Morgan
then mounted the wagon and taking in the wounded
men attempted TO escape to the camp. He had fne
pair of horses and had gone about mile toward the
camp ON Popoage, the Indians following while Dr.
Bard and Nh Mason kept them at bay with their rifles,
when the wagon became uncOupled and the hind wheels
pulled from under the box. The men were all thrown
their fierce pur suers How long the struggle lasted no
one can know but must have been very desperate as
the hills I'm the vicinity trampled up by horses
where the Indians had swept around crowded to the
attack Two three pools of blood were found on the
hills showing that Indians had fallen and under the
wagon piles of exploded shells OF fixed ammunition
and three pools of blood.
when found, the bodies of the white men were en-
TREY naked and gashed with knives from head to heels
Morgan lay near the wagon, his head pinned TO inc
ground with the wagon-hammer, the handle OF Wlhch
had been driven into his temple up To the shank. So
firmly was the iron imbedded in the bones of the skull
that could not be drawn out and buried with him.
Morgau's back and legs had been cut open, and the
sncws taken ont for bow-strngs. Dr. Bard was placed
under the fore wheel of the wagon and held there Tor
some time before death TO his relief In his strng-
giles he had torn holes into the ground with his hands
and feet. The snews had also been taken out OF ms
body bowstrngs. Mr.. Mason lay near Dr. Bard and
an iron rod three feet long, had been forced into his
body Most of the cruelte probably inflicted while
the men were living AS as Col. Bartlett com
mandng Big PofOage. heard Of the murders he sent
party under Lieut.. scott brought III the bodies,
and buried them al his camp.
Mr. Morgan was a Canadian, but had lived for the last
three years on the North Fork of Big Popoagie River
where he had farm raising vegetables for the troops
and miners at South Pass He had been TO South Pass
with load Of vegetables, and returning to his home
bringing the mail with him. Dr. Bard and Mr. Mason
were going TO spend few days at MI MOrsans
place in hunting and fishing
The CAUSE OF
Terrible the death OF these men Is the cause OF II Is
clearly traccable TO the whites Last Spring some
Indians, supposed 10 he Arrapahoes came down TO
Atlantic CITY. near south Pass, and murdered Frank
Irwin youugman. He had started to 20 from Atlantic
CITY 10 Miners Delight four miles distant and was but
lpilo from the town when eight Indians came up, and
pretending friendship, allowed to approach Ihey
suddenly, when quite near, fired four arrows into
Twins body, and leaving him for dead
fed to the hills, The young recovered sufficiently to
walk back to the town and relate what had happened,
when he expired in the arms of his father Dr. Irwin,
The father Of the boy, being of influence at once
raised paltv Of citizens and started in pursuit OF the
,iIty Indians The tracks led in the direction Of Wind
River and tue signs Indicated that the mmderers were
Arrapahoes. ON the North Fork Of Big Popoage near
MI Morgans place lived an old Arrapahoe Indian named
Black Bear who had with him his squaws and relatives
Hin all Black Bear was harmless old fellow and
none OF his people known to commit any dep
rotations ON the whites. The friends Of young lrwin
however intent upon ayeugng his DEATH started Tor Old
Black Bear, camp. When he heard that they were
coming he fed 10 the mountains but before he could
reach them he was taken and killed. with all his party,
except one papOOse
II puears that Black Bears wife was a sister near
relative OF the great Arapahoe chief Friday who, when
ne heard of the murder Of his friends was very angry,
and assembling 800 of his warriors, started for Atlantic
City, swearing that ne would murder the dtzens ana
burn the place for the death OF his people On
the morning of May Friday appeared before Atlantic III
force and capturing young man named Bennett drove
him toward the town. evidently with the intention OF
murcerug him the presence of the citizens Fortu-
nately, Major Gordon, with company Of the Second
IT, :. Cavalry had arrived at Atlantic day OF two be-
fore: but Of his presence Friday entirely ignorant
As soon the soldiers heard Of the Indians they mounted
their and with the assistance of the citizens drove
tho sayaees pclmc over the hills recapurng Bennett
There was good deal of fighting during the day, and in
one Of these engagements Lieut. stambaugh, valuable
officer and one sergeant were killed
The Indians retired TO the hills where they murdered
Messrs Othic, Bennington, Mcguire Kellogg, and
KIossbcuy, who were out prospecting for new mines
They then made an attack Oh Camp Brown, but were
easily driven of when they divided, and one party going
over Big Sandy attacked the stage line between
Bryan and South Pass and stole thirteen head of stock
One white man. while defending his mules, was severely
wounded. \ few AlTapahOes pushed as far south as
Separation ON the Union Pacific Railroad where they
shot in his door cmploye of the road and then
fed north 10 the Sweetwater joining the other party Of
ArraIahoes who operating against South Pass and
the settlements along the swectwatcr River
TN INDIANS sTEAL $4,000 WORTH OF STOCK.
On the 25th of June the Aapahoes appeared at south
Pass and before the citizens were aware of their
presence the sayages had ridden mp to the head Of
Dakotast and halted. They then surrounded the town,
and gathering mp the stock made oil with about $4,000
worth of horses ana mules. Ihcy next went down the
sweetwar and drove the stock into the mountains and
having secured it there returned in the direction OF the
Union Pacific Railroad following the FettcrTnan trail,
and intending 10 ont on the road at Medicine Bow
Station. In the last days of June they made their
appearance near the railroad, and on the morning
of the 2h four Indians rode boldly into the station
where Company I'd u. s. Cavalry, is stationed under
Capt Henry +. Noycs. The captain absent at the
time and his lieutenant Mr.. Hall, bathing half
mile the camp. Looking up, Lieut. Hall saw four
Indians riding down the bank the stream and within