New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-10
THE INDIANS.
TIE HUDSON BAY COMPANY's BUILDINGS
BURNED.

TIE HUDSON BAY CoMPAYY's BUILDINGS
BURNED.
ToRoNTo. June 9-THe Erening Express pub
she. the fouowing We have received positive infor
nation from private and Trustworthy source that
the Indians have come down in force upon the
Hudson BAY Companys buildings at Shebandowan Lake
and nave burned their steamers and buildings and all
the material together with all She tools They have also
The condition Of affairs alarming, and it is i'm
possible at present 10 guess the extent ana meaning OF
this sudden and destructive attack The people are III
state ~ utmost terror
FRIENDLY INDIANS ATTACKED BY THE BLACK
FEET-THE LATTER DRIVEN OFF.
WASHINGTON, June "a letter from Indian
gent Tappan Fort Berthold d. T. reports an attack
made on the Indians at the agency May % by 40 Sioux,
belonging the Blackfeet-two Kettle and Waka Papa
bands Of sioux. These Indians met a Sioux who had
been living with the Indians this agency for num-
her Of wears and severely whipped him and his squaw
and Killed one OF his children They then rode down TO
The Indians Of the agency crossed the river the
retiring 70 the bluffs The Berthod Agency Indians pur
MORALLY wounding another The pursuers lost one. IL
is reported that party Of 200 ouX from Grand river
dams there ana agent asks for additional arms for
the protection OF the agency.
THE ARIZONA MASSACRE NARRATIVE OF AN
EYEWITNESS.
From The BIffnOre AmsroqH, June O.
From n private letter by an eyewitness of
the late Apache horrors in Arizona We make the follow
Let me explain you exactly the circumstances of the
massacre Ihe ApaGhSs you SCT naa 1d
refused treat with tho Government or 90 on any rese
vation The post commander Camp Grant, Lieutenant
whitman believing they could be much improved, by
systematic OF kindness had gradually induced 800
OF Them commencing with few starving Oh women 10
come into camp the posi- and accept food and work
Contrary TO ali expectation they seemed grateful ana
disposed make terms with the Government NJ last
the men were obedent 70 the slightest suggestion rom
their new found friend, and women and children seemed
CAV happy, and cOnented ne spent hours explaining
10 them through his interpreter their duties to tue
country and told them they would be taken care OF II
they would only be peaceable ana lhulsulous. Ihcy
couprehe nded the situation at once, and had made
brave beginning toward improvement, ana were even
clearing the ground to put IN crop OF corn b9t tnt no
tnron Apacbc at Peace good news 10 the white
adventurers whose living depends entirely on tue rev
thousands Of hunted and ignorant sayage ana accord
i marty of white men, who prefer hostile Indians as
more lucrative and near Tucson, formed the humane
plan OF attacking this peacem camp near , us,
and killing every man, woman. and child
despatched to Lieut.. Whitman, telling him his
riegs were In danger and he sent immediately 10 warn
Inc friendly red men OF their peril HIS MESSENGER was
too late-the burning huts and the ground sreWn WIN
bodies Of butchered women and children were all there
was left OF the first earnest attempt to clvllze he
Apaches It an awful sight Inc suriiyors nad ntu
10 the businesses Of the mountains Word was sent 70
them 10 bring their wounded to the post or care ana
they did the principal chieI DeIng ist 10 ce
He was naked and when he held out his hand for me
usual shake he so choked he could scarcely ,pehh
Almost like human being, was NJ ~ Ioii rHE ~,
naked aud solitary condition he SAID, ms Il my
family :" three wives and seven children DgIhg kied De
% H. ewes in the space OF gc minutes. The rest came
tretriug in one 6y one stripped OF their clothing
their hair pulled out or cut Oh dhu sttincu tH'iog
heart broken This slaughter was the end OF thef hfst
attrmpt at accepting the white mans protection;
I,riug ms back children, they SAID 10 the post
commander, land will 20 away from the Whlte
n,an' sight" Thirty OF the Young and pretty sqi"s
Iai Noon carried on 70 a debauched CAPTIVITY Mhch
th commander told them he would do all ne could IL
aen,cJ 10 them like mockery. The chief SAID IL you
hj In.t your children and asked me 10 retaAe lhem
sbond have said no. should have got them Tor You
az once or lost life trying to- your ways art nO
o. yays and can only say will do all can Tor YOU
pesnonded the commander; you know what nave
al for Won before" You know Us go well, rephed
,h bef. YOU know what ways are. II our people
a. tIIlpd We ind the parties guilty II We can ii not
, lii ybOdy We meet, except our sworn friends lou
InSr W. have never told you lie, and you nave never
10 ~ NJ. and now tell you again we VIII Keep quiet
- 90 what this great Government OF yours VIII 10
60 "a We know, too, that the men that kileu our
red 40 not wish To he al peace ana tha lhey hope
=, riye ms of After wait for your Government, We
-, nave our revenge. II IL does not aVepge our IOsr
~ q, I'M come and tell you. our friend before We 40 any
r., mat Won may not be able 10 say; THOSE Apache5
~, fed that / worked for whose cnhdieh buried
% me coyotes might not eat them, led 10 me ana silu
Ia ,ord keen the peace We cannot De al peace Whth
NJ tiren are captive and our families killed. ny our
ou What can he done under such dlScoufsIge
Ill., IN ciylize the Indiansi Among people VINO
i mare money of his warhoOp than Wheli az pedce,
n IN any ChristianlZing process succeedl am 10
g.ate ~ Indan sautness Of character; nut, view
i a. above unprovOked butchery 0f wenDehaNed
luz are Won not compelled To admit that the req
@ a. 6uite as desirable neghbor az the majority OF
palefdCesf