The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-01
svorp Statement OF One who Saw the
ssya9es TOmahawk his Comrades.
Cheyenues and Osages Fifteen Miles
from their RESERVATION.
Indians Threatening 70 Drive the Set.
tiers from Medicine Lodge Greek.
Surveyors Withdrawn from the Indian
Territory to Await Government
Protection.
S.tt.ers will Fight Before thy Leave
the Frontier.
Social Csrrespoadenoe Of the Times:

IN
An o'"et give !oo'
the friendly disposition Of the lndians on I'M
frontier toward the Western bound emigrant
lend vou the following sworn statement o.
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ooe :" Pa
In which he describe MS own adventures Ano
the probable murder OF his companions:
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80. :, MsJ;c;,s TSdse Crsek .hon, fifteen
lii. nor,h "a the .onth line Of the Slate of
Kansas. April 8, and camped about quar-
ter Of a mile east of the creek; saw one
White man there on that day who said he
had .ome cattle no on the creek, and had
been there acme time: We went to this place
looking for claims. About 10 O'Clock an,
ApriI II. was about one quarter of q mile
from camp. saw about three or four hundred
Indiana come from towards the creek and
surround our camp. where the rest of our
partv. namely: William Talkington, Joseph
darlington, John Mitchell, and Thomas
Mitchell. were; some of the Indians came 10
me; al this time near1 tne report o. gun or
pistols n our camp anu s.~ ens Inu'.ls
their tomahawks on my co@rAoes, @likms
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a a M hnn a S"Iis,s in c.sb and e.ve
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an easterly direction, tthe Indians being
arCIna our camp mem; 81 ~ 81 x~";i.
III. 49, un, . - ., hoard of nv Comrades
aimee. and suppose they we're killed by the
Indians. / noticed that some OF the Indians
had their heads shaved WIN Inc ehcePlon
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medium size. One horse had spot in the
forehead; one Shutter wagon and camp out
NJ, nve spencer calolnes. Two n1% nnp ,han.
". . 49, :; o,.h When srr;ved At
(hldvell. vas told that nine other persons
we're killed BY Indians, on Indian Lodge
80, ." s.;.. ~. :, a.L.n... CIV Ca,Iev
COUNTY. on the afternoon of the 2Oth day Of
April
tsigned,) WILLIAM iHoAfSoS'
lsEAL Subscribed and sworn to before me
this list day Oh April a. ".
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Notary Public.
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ma PUNISH tue" 20 '"e'
NOV .nd VII no' ''' '."' ,"1 ~
'.'eno' 'ui'e'e. "-' nc. =, %,
:. ,h;ca., than v.,erp down here. Let Mr..
Hong throw of his official position and take
q compass ON his shoulder, and 60 for one
.aoatk in the Cheyenne country. and he will
return entirely satisfied with the failure Of
Tie "peass policy" and afterward have .
bsster knowledge of the true character Of the
Indian. He cannot arrive at any fair con-
clusioa sitting comfortably in his Office q
Lawrence, (or making IN Official visit when
everything il prepared for his reception),
and relying on reports from persons inter
ssted in keeping up the delusion. in order to
Rok in their Office and salary. Something
~ be done, and quickly done, If you do
not want 10 see this whole frontier under
arns, and general fight brought on. Bot
I am making my letter too long, and will
>ot take up any more of your valuable space
now. Yours. etc,
ISAAC H. BoNsALL.
P.s.-We carried the railroad bonds BY
about $50 majority on the 18th.
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Yesterday Japan 4. n. Earring, cn'e' "
the surveying party nov encamPed IN south
vsstern Kansas. arrived in the city direct
fnnn APkn0anQ Clty. He confirms the re.