The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-08-01
The Indian DeprcdntiOns.

a lcttpr from NudTlcS Oyer IOIHlclIy VI
Rutland, now Exchange Express Agent at
Granada, Colorado, dated July 10Th, writ
ten to his brother James II. Dyer, gives an
interesting account of the depredations of
the Indian nvasions in that section.
lie says, about month ago, we com
menced hearing of Indian depredations
south and southeast OF here, and for the
past two weeks they have been getting al
together too near for ones pleasure. Two
weeks ago to-day they caught couple of
COW boys out with their herd about ten
miles below here, and chased them about
four miles and caught one young man,
whom they shot four or five times and
scalped. The other had good horse and
got away, and came into town. About
twenty-five of us saddled our ponies and
went back with him and found the body,
but could find no Indians. We afterwards
learned from some other cattle boys who
saw them that the Indians saw us coming
md ran up the dry bed OF Butte Creek land
laid in the sand hills till we came away.
Just after we got back to town we learn
ed of man by name of Warwick, who
was going to Peublo with his family, and
vas encamped just below town, going out
TO Butte Creek for wood and we told him
when we passed his camp not to go for
wood, but he would go and his wife be-
coming alarmed at his not returning asked
us to go and look for him. We found his
cody about eight miles from here, and
about mile from the timber on Bath
Creek. The Indians had caught him just
| as he was passing the sand hills, where
they had been laying since we went for the
boys body.
His body lay beside one of the horses,
which was shot in several places, and the
other horse was taken away by the Indians.
| Some think he killed one of his horses to
| get behind to fight them, but | think he
was shot before he knew there were any
Indians about. as he was close to ravine
and would not see them in passing. They
| either killed the horse while shooting at
him or killed it because it was poor and
| could not travel fast enough for them.
The man had three bullet-holes in his body,
and his axe was imbedded in the back of
his head almost to the handle. 1t was the
most horrible and sickening sight | ever
saw-a good subject tor some of the
friends of the Quaker policy to look upon.
The boy was bad enough, with four or five
bullet-holes and scalp gone, but this was
butchery. You just bet there can't any
more Indians pass through this place as
they did last fall, peaceable or warlike
they will surely get a benefit. We keep q
guard on the outskirts of the town night
and day, and don't intend to be caught
mapping. This same band, after killing
| Warrlck, kept on up the valley Of
Butte creek and raided every cattle
ranch between here and the Cimarror
about 100 miles, they got quite large
number of horses, but as the men vert
all well mounted didn't catch only ont
man, killed him near Cimarron. From
there they raided south below Trinidad
and Red River, and just raised the very
/ NNuNc' ihoy NSio a'hohSop 4hNNNoho "hN
were not afraid We have reliable infor
nation that they killed over twenty, most
ly Mexicans, and run off some splendid
stock, and just skinned the country dow
Red River, and probably by this time ar
back on their reservation, ready 90 draw
S rations and be entertained by peace com
D missioners, who will, of course, say the.
=, are all at home and peaceable. Isn't it
K regular farce. Another such raid vii
: cause this whole frontier to arm and act o.
t the offensive, with or without orders fron
e Washington. This raid will injue tn
+ Colorado cattle business thousand
: of dollars. Many are selling on
G and leaving the country or driving thei
@ herds back into Kansas and Texas, as the
think that the trouble has only commence