, 1870-06-09
THE NOBLE SAVAGE"
An AeesaMt of Atn Recent DepreSaA-
tfons-Ahe Murder at t1enr Creek
station, and Other Outrnx.x

Fro1r The s. Loui. Dt7noera, y,n.-
Breset Colonel ": Il Mitchell sCaptain in
the Fifth United States tuf,u,ryl r.,-had
thus city yesterday from the Indian country,
and reported his presence to Major Gener,i
Pope, commanding the department Colonel
Mitchell was at Fort Dodge on the lat inst.
and. in conversation With Major k1d. OF the
Tenth United States Infantry, received the
following narrative Of the recent outrases Of
the savaEcs
On the 31st Of May, thirty Ave Indians tsaid
BY themselves to be Arrapshoes) visited the
mail station at Bear Creek, forty miles south
Of Fort Dodge. on the road between Camp
Supply and that post. The station wss
United States Infantry, and four men.
The Indians came into the station In
friendly manner, and, after cooking and eating
for some time, al Of them, excepting ssven,
rode away.
The Sergeant had placed two Of his men "a
guard over the arms Of lis party; The other
two men we're IN stable attached to the mail
station. The serge,nt went irto the station
house for some purpose, and moment after
wards Lear13 shots outside. He rushed TO the
door, taking up m axe as he passed along.
When he reached the door he discovered that
one shot through the head, the other through
the heart He was Immediately fred upon BY
the 1udiaus, aud received seven ARROW wounds.
si1 IN his a1nl and one IN his head. The two
men i'll the stable ran out, one Of them armed
with pltcbforE, when the seven Indians at
once ran of.
Major Kidd. Tenth United States cava1zy.
arrived At the mail station On the evening Of
the san,c day this affair occurred, and at once
sent forward report Ut it to General BROOKE,
commanding at Fort Dodge, who sent out
surgeon, with an ambnl4nca aud escort, to
br1ng IN the wounded Sergeant. Thu party re-
turned to Fort Dodgs with Major kidd's
command on the morning Of June i, bringing
with them the Sergeant, who ia now in hospl-
tai st Fort Dodge. The men who were killed
we're buried at Bear Greek.
Ms1or Azns, Tenth United States Cavalry,
on bis way from Fort Dodge to Clmp Supply,
on the 29th or 30th ult-, was stopped on his
ambulance Che had fallen behind his escort) by
large party Of Indians, who struck his mules
on their heEdn with their lanccs to stop them,
and rhrctened the Major, but upon bus telling
them that large party Of soldiers Wera follow
iur him closely, theT desisted and he reioined
his escort.
Just previous to the departure Of Major
Eidd from Camp Supply, 4 Mexican servant
belonging to Drevent l-ntcnaut Colonel Hart
Captain Third 1nfautry, was Killed At night in
his tent, it was supposed by Hona Indians
lurking around the camp.
About sixty mnles belonging to Mr. Tracy,
trader At Camp Supply, have recently beon run
of By Indians, and one heracr who was with
them killed.
It is slated that all Ipdians have left Camp
Supply and the new 1ndian Agency on tho
II is also stated that great council WIS re-
Gently held at ~ Antelope Hills" By the Coz
manches, Kiowas, Cheyenne5, A1apahoes, and
Apachcs, and sone Es;nnc1s from the Sioux.
md ST troops OF tile It'll cavalry, and one
company OF infantry, uiader Colonel Hano,
started from Kit Carson. Friaar. for ths forks
Of tho Republican, with supplies fos thirty