Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-03-19
LETTER FROM W00OMAN.
An indian Fracas-Dead Bodies Found
strange humoss-

EDIToR HERALD lit has been cur
reuil, reported on cur streets Tor tn
/ part week or so ma. there bad brel
u tight or row amoag some lnciar
encamped on the river bank, neail,
Opposite oor vi lAge on the north nd
uf the river, ana tha' sever | WInn.
nsgoes ", II known TO the re~Id nj
| herea bouts, under various hgt
lou ding t,tles, had suddenly d'sai
peared, and rumor bad it that they
nad been II d.
Yesterday IA party OF men from
this village went 10 scene OF b.
reported massacre TO INQUIRE iato tbs
ruth of tue ories. rney tell us a.
ton, W.: They met there some par.
les detailed. | am informed, by 4
Justice Ot Peace TO visit the campo
and bury the dead Indians that
| might be foand unburled, as 1t war
report d that parts Of only pari'a y
buried bodies we're To be seen thsr
After searching awhile two bodice
were found-tbat of an Indian ana d
equAw. They wore both bur
"nere wigEams bad stood Tn,
first named bad been buried by the
ground being scooped out little,
and ashes, leaves brush, Il :, throwt
over The body. He was reo0gn ztd
as an lndlan brave by the name oi
George, Fl ON his blanket, and fea-
turer--though SONS what decomI o :
Ell. N marks of Violence were dr.
cernatl upon him. He was wrsl :
ped III bis blankeL and lay on
his face with one foot sticking out Ut
he ground. The body OF ID squa"
was found where another wigwam
Dad stood. A hole teen dug in ;
sianting direction in the ground !;
she was buried with her head in the
lowest place and her knees stick lDg
out of the ground, as che was laying
on her lack ard her legs dra~n up,
probably frozen that way before :
tempting 10 bury her. The parties
were unable To examine closely into
this case, therefore could not til
pOslti' ely a. TO what was The caus,
Of uealb. The wlgwamS were TO I'd
up and laying in bundl,s on the
ground about half dozen axes were
picked up and long sheath knife
and begging paper-the two latter
articles reported ~ belonging to al
Indian known as W.nne0ago John
said TO be the ia, her of the dead In
dian George. Many minor articl 8
were found, such as needles, thread,
liu ! l4tes, &. A spotted dog was
found dead tied up by he neck TO IA
Tree, with painted feathers red and
striped stuck into his hair. What
his may signify, If arythlng, is not
knows. A shirt ana fl ,ur "a, k
-meared with ii ,od aud quite clot
OF olood was found out side of the
place where the squaw was found
The bodies were sumew bat decum-
posed, might have lam where found
~ two weeks or 80.
Since the ex 'ring party returned
home it is repor ed that the body OF
a papooee vi b It's feet sucking oul
+ The ground had been found and
d del .e papoOse was the body #
another Indian supp osed To be q
-Quaw also another grave close by
l. l. reported as coming from Indian
,uthorlty, that u pony k cked and
kiiled II pspooae, ho mother took II
club and began To thrash the pooy.
the iaIner got mad aud XII d The
-quaw. He wa s ,nJcnced by Indlau
court To lay outdoors tor t ur days
aud nights wit nothing 10 eat A
citz living on the other side OF tn
river tod mo that an l dan II
uIm - had killed his rquaw, e..
$ reported also that OF tho IL IT
Is luil grown Indians around here
All winter o. /, about bali that num-
Der lett with the p"nI'e d..
Now, AS 20 ~hather there has real
~ been row or not, we do not pre-
lend u say. whether some diseas
got amongst II, IN neCer Eating n
nasty departure, we equally a. y
80 to determine. IT any trout J.
has been among them the answer
pnrp. rted to have been given by an
lpdlau here IL short time iii c., WHEN
asked about the matter with them
over al the camp, may be The true
answer -~hrugg'ng his ~h 'u'ders b
reclaimed ugh! ,or much whlskey
SlnuId any further Development b.
mede | vi try and let you know
what may be- OF general interes
Rlm0rs OF al kinds are very thick
AID [ have eDdeavOred 10 to You
-ome OF them in circulation here.
Tuat /, . whole thing looks strangr
no one probably vi deny, but tho"
the Indians are strange 'ace.
Y nrs.
r. N. Il.
Woodmao, March IL 1874.