Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-08

laton to know that among them il nearly every
subsidy and land grabbing scheme which Che ma
iority in Congress have thus far successfully re-
eistcd. TuowAs.
Engineering in the NOrthwcSt---NO. >.
TIE story Of an hiiqa Cgpice-A Run for
L6- Winter Perit on The Plains Day Trains
IN NE lUa,cr-Len IN me- Lurch Into Port
Whiting for me Wagon.
ALBANY, y. y, Jan. %, 1871
OUR RluE oN SUNDAY.
On Sunday we continued our journey It was
delightful bright and warm dag. The ride Of
" mics was charming. We retchcI Crow lal-
and Lake, and in Che mail station found place
built of stones and mad 50 that we could make
our fires in the house This was o. comfortable
arrangement which we enjoyed When our sup
per was eaten and the pipe was going round, we
were glad in our indoor comllrt We two pas
scngers then yenturel 10 ask our guide, Brown,
10 tell MS the story OF his capture and escape from
the Indians Of the unkpapa band, which occurred
on the very route we were travelling With the
remark that there wls littc 10 che taie which wa.
interesting, beyond the fact That himself and
companion on chat occasion wore the only white
mon who ever escaped from che blollrcl hands
Of the notoriou- Unkpapa chief, Sitting Bun,
Brown related this thrilling story ofhs
Culture AND ESCAPE.
30 Martin and were carrying the mail to Fort
rotten, two years ago last May Asa matter Of
accommodation we exchanged route. with two
other mail carriers, Mcdonald and Amber, who
run from Fort Stevenson to Fort Ricc Martin
and made the trip % Rice and back We saw
no Indians and came in safely McD)nld and
| Amber did not come ia. Ina day or two Gil
/ De rrllrand, clmmlniln, at Stevenson, begun
90 feel anxiou, concerning the absence of the two
mon. llcscn; for me and asked IL I knew what
had become of them said they were captured
/ by Indians knew a war party was out. rhoy
bad fallen Ia with the mail carriers aud captured
/ chem. Ga M, said the French sillier "therc
were no Indians. Win you 90 out aud see where
these men are p" 81 do not want b ~" said
/ Brown There are Italian. ont and | ID not
want 70 encounter them viii % VITA nn es-
c)rt. DE- rr5brand would send ont no escort ;
be- knew there were no ludans. Brown would
not so at bis rciuc.t " win yo1 refuse o. obey
nn order p" said the aulcnctc Colonel " ~
| If you make an order viii obey e. Bat there
arc Indians ou the trlu," replied Brown DE
rrobriani would not be persuaded. lie ordered
Brown anl Martin % go out in search for these
lost men. They were mounted and well armed
and set ont on the trail It was o rainy, son
| day, unpleasant dark and dismal They rode To
the vicinity Of Strawberry lake, which is some
thirty-iyc miles from For, Stevenson As they
rode and talked, they saw some objects moving ia
thc distance Wmt Is that ?" said Martin
'' Well, DO not know, replied Brown d" Per
hap. some huiiio, or may be elk" With n.
suspicion Of Indian. here Martin said, " Iet
us @ and see what # is Agreed, said Brown
and the two victims rode or 70 the coai, where
these objects bad disappeared In Dakota cont
is rayinc or valley, in which a stream now.
through the year or during some part Of It, They
make the safest hiding places on the woodles-
| plains in them men are ont of sight. Toward
Thu 1oat they rode they reached It's banks
Along it they continued their pursuit fr ID,
unknown objects which had arrested their alton
ton.
Suddenly, without a word Of warning, ihcs.
two men found themselves n the presence ola lia,
of mounted Indians thirty-i1ur in number, Sit
ting Bun IN the center thanked by his warrior.
on eaca side There was no time Ter action lh'
Indians rode right down ON them protesting % bt
friendly, lying in their prctcnccs concerning then
identity Iaer rifles were lung to their saddles
and they showed no sign OF hostility The horses
oi Brown ana Martin oil spanish stock, Wer'
frightened ana began To prance and jump leo
moment Che Indians were down upon them. They
greeted The c'ptye- with the How which
tHe universal situation on the p'aina among tA'
Indians. SON they reverted their true characters
One says you have good rie' end took CO.
Another snaiehel their reyllycrs ami they son
went through the oo'ht OF tne two men, wn'
had nothing len but their shirts aud pants. Sit
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Ono indian in tbe nortv h,d l,,(,,. r.. -,
the Rcd River and wa. frio,dy uo ossor,e'
tbat Brown was bolcbree5 was n g,od cellov
and OUGHT 10 he SHARED The Ind,rstolt.d ,ri,l
each other about the disposition of their contiyes
They spoke freely among tbeuselves ortboir I'm
ingo of Mcdonald and SmbIor Tho ,,rrl.- =
these men wa, urped as n reason far Iotting tlos
two 90. The cantives c,nld s,e,k Siorv an,
understood every word that va5 sid rbo am
troyersy got hot Finally ono ortbe rodions .oiI
let us 20 and divide onr boot, and disors. ,o ,,,
we will deal with these men II was ooreod ~
The Indians Withdrew tyyer,, mr. t,ir,, 80 =,
holding their c,nrcu
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,;,.o IN 80 9D'' s''"''0"' 'V a, tne ias
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