White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-05-26
THE INDIAN RAID ON THE SOL.
ONION.
Particulars Of the Massacre at the Mouth
Of the Limestone.

Particulars Of the Massacre at the Mouth |
Of the Limestone.
In Sunday mornings issue we pub. |
lished the report Of an Indian raid on
Limestone creek, st its junction with the
Solomon, which resulted in the killing
Of three persons. From correspondence
now before us. we are enabled to give
fuller particulars.
The following is an extract from let
ter written BY George Stinson. and da-
ted "S,inson's store. May IL. 1870:"
There are lndians mp the Limestone
-how mspy we cannot ie'l. They made
. dash on Nsvs,' dug out on the 9 b. and
killed three men ont OF five. The party
being out without arms. we're cnt Of frem
the dng.ou'. and killed while crossing the
river in from. OF it. They were oil well
provided with arms. but were TO careless.
leaving their honse without q weapon
The Indisns got ten stands of arms. and
about five hundred rounds of ammuni-
tion. The names Of the unfortunate men
are John Geer. Solomon Miscr and vii.
liam Keysnn.
"Jobn Geer was shot in the middle OF
the river with revolver. the ball pen
etrsting his breast. and with an arrow in
tho bsck. passing nearly through the
body. He WAS also omahawked.
creating a frightfnl wound over the right
eye. and severing the upper lip. lie was
twenty Eve years of age. and leaves q
wife. He had not been here quite one week.
1t wss evident from the surroundings that
he hsd fought till the moment Of his
death. He was from Pawnes Couniy,
Nebraska.
"Solomon Miser. from Michigan. was
shot in the river with seven arroas; two
in the breast, passing four inches through
the body. one in the side. one in the back.
ona 10 the hip. one in the right arm. and
one in the body. His aga was about
twenty five years.
"WH. Keyson. residenca unknown
He was killed when nearly across the
stream. two revolver shots taking effect
in the breast, one passing through the
heart.
'.Tbcse men were all respected by those
who knew then. They lost their lives
from Indian cruelty. How long will the
government permit such on,rsges tn be
committed on the frontier? We might as
well have no protection at all as the few
soldiers that are here. Ifthe people from
Asher to the forks of the Solomon were
to leave. the government wonld be COM
PEELED to reinforce their station here to
save the scalps Of the few soldiers tha,
project u.s."
From another letter. written BY J. NJ.
Myers. anil dated Bsloit. Mitchell Coun
ty. May II. we take the following:
II presume you will hear ere this reach.
es you tha, the Lo family has given rs q
foretasie Of what we may expect this sum
mer. They killed three citizens on Lime.
stone creek. at its junction with the Sol
omon. There were four men and boy
who had crossed the river TO plsnt corn
1t so happened that. for the first time
they had locked their door. leaving their
arms. ammunition and accoutrements 10.
side: therefore they were unarmed.
ut seems as though the Indians, OF 9
part Of them. had gone to the house. bro.
ken open the door. and taken their arms
and ammunition. which consisted o
eleyen guns aud three hundred rounds.
then sscreted themselves 10 the brush al
the crossing. while the other party Of REQ
devils made their appearance on ths sam'
side on which the men were at work. Tht
party naturally started for their arms
and while crossing three Of the men wer'
killed; the rem aiming man and boy swim
ming down the river. escaped to tell tb'
sad fate of their comrades. Two of th'
men were killed by srrows. the other BY
hall. The Inaians got bnt little stock. >
The mouth Of Limestone is in tn,
neighborhood of Seventy miles abov,
Lindsey. Captain Winsell. who hst
been in town for some time in attendance
upon the United St.tes District Court
resides about twelve miles below wher
this massacre occurred. He received
letter from bis wife yesterday urging hin
to come home at once. and bring hel,
with him. She stated that Indians ha,
been seen near their place. She bersel
|. had gone down to Ashcrville for safetv.-
Topeka (Ransas) Commonwealth. 17th.