National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-04-22

Killed few days ago on the Clmarron BY Chey-
ennes and Klowas. Upon the news reaching the
headquartersofth the surveyors, Arkansas Cit, Cow
went out % secure the bodies. on the fourth
ennes, who wanted TO come down" on the anp-
piles. But the boys were on the lookout, and
would not let them come within range 81 their
They then went Oh, but returned the next morn
Ing about i've O'Clock and attacked the camr,
endeayoring 70 stampede the horses-and the
then shot their 1--WE arroWs into the wagon COW
ers, and IN moment they were In flames. Then
the lighting began In earnest, and the brave
boys most terribly avenged the death OF their
Comrades on the Clmarron.
The sixth day they reached the bodies, which
were horribly mutilated by the Indians, and hall
Dcmlng, was shot twice, scalped aud his head
severed from his body. The three others, Daniel
Short Chas, Davis and Robert Poole, were each
Killed al their posts. Mr.. Dsmlns's body was
taken back to be sent 10 his parents, The other
three were buried In one grave, beneath two
grave, the brave but unfortunate men will "slcep
| the sleep that knows no waxing The grass
that springs above them will never be watercd
There In that lonely grave, far from the haunts
| OF civilization, those murdered surveyors sleep,
and their mur,lerers 20 unpunlshed. That ls
on land OF the free! What a Government
| Mr.. Barrets telegram to the Department "Shall
we be prOtected7" Ia apparently Unanswered and
unnoticed. Modocs are remorselessly hunted
down for killing a general, but four surveyors
lives are less costly and precious In the sight Of
some men than generals. The ModOcs, muir
SsTers OF az are ba1 SH' s she
allowed TO roam the Indian Territory and South
| cru Kansas unmolested. Such Ia "quietnessl"
How long, oh Lord, how long, "coNPASs.'
TnE GREAr PALS or TIE POTOMAC.
| 10 ne Editor u tie National Republican,
SIR Though not q citizen Of Washington, II
being our national capital, feel q deep interest
In any and everything that tends to It's fullest
Improvement; wherefore, permit me to call fur
ther attention TO the Great Falls water powel
rolling within fourteen miles Of your city, ant
to express my establishment that It has 30 Ions
remained unimproyedl
! md, on examination, that al the point know
as the Great sails there Is an advantageous fal
Of IS feet, the now Of Whi;h Is over 1900 cubl,
feet per second, which will furnish over 400
horse power, suficent TO run fully 10, 900 looms
with IS splndles each. This, learn, Is the mini
mum now during the three summer months, an,
for the other nine months the now furnishes ai
almost inestimable amour: OF power which cal
be converted into regular use throughout thre
fourths OF the year; while, regardless of this ex
cess, you have at low water force, which can b,
relied upon the year round, the greatest powe
Of the kind In the United States; and you
climate Is such that you eau run your mills ant
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