, 1874-07-14
Five Days Fighting on tho Cana.
dian River.
Four White Men and Twenty-Five In
dians Killed,
Hundred Sayages on tho War-patli
in Southern Colorado.


% briof account OF bnttla fought with
Indians in tue Wind River country on tho 9TH
Of July. Tho telegram stated that tho attack
was made by request OF the Agout Of tho eao-
ehonee Indians, DR.. James Irwin; and Con.
Ehoridan, in subsequent dispatch, gave somo
roaaons for the ordering Of tho attacl, but did
lot at all enter into details. 1u this case, 1t
y we'll be said that vengeance was Blow, but
1t camo Mt Inst, and the blood of innocent men,
women, and children, which has criod from tho
yround for years, has been avenged. Tho
writer know theso Indiana we'll. and moro
nLooDTu1RsTy aEr OF VILLAINS
ltd not live upon tho faco Of tho Garth. They
were the o1rHcourings Of the Sioux. Cheyenne.
and Arapahoo nations. and have long lived on
he head Of tho Powder Rlyor,-shoir hand
against ovory man, and overy mans hand
against them. Almost every spring and full,
River Valley, murder, pi]lago, and
burn, until troops. otizens,, and friendly In
lians, in snflcient numbors wero gathered to
drive them out. How many white people thoy
have killed 1t would be impossible to toll, but /
romomb or tho names Of somo. and will gige
thom here:
PARTIAL LIST OF vIoT1ss.
Mr. Lanarcaux, on Point Of nocks noad:
Frank Irwin, betwccn Atlantic mud Miners Delight
jack Lawrence, near South Pass City;
An unknown man, nesr sauth-pass City;
A. aIr. ' nass' t at 1,a Three orossIuGa;
MI. Moore, at IIufTslo-nni1 Lake;
Mir. Dawson, at nntIalo' Dull Like;
Mr.. Huyma,i, at Dn1alo-Bull Lake
An unknown man, ut BuHato-Bn Lake:
az: m",,shoa s,5ehouse neas ne Gino,aw9oa;
Nlr Rhoaies, 1t Cottonwood;
Mr. Reilly, on Twin Greek;
Mr. Latham, noar Auauttc:
An unknown man. near Miners' Delight: p
,' az nnn,sn 4sn arst nenr Minara gai,,t
Mu. Mcclure. At IL. MarY's:
nir. Fasbsy, Il Thrco uross!ngs;
i atr. Kellogg, at Three Crosstngs;
M az. utnic netweeh o,a n.anuo anu n!nsfa @ nongh
4 ,g, a,F: "snnn9'on' oo'"e'' A'an''' ano Ansfa ~
Al unknown nna, on North Fork Of Bin popoaxte
!; MI. oannr, at Little-Wind 1tiver; 7 ~A0''
Alr. Skinner on North Fork of Zig popoagio;
william Kelley, On Dig Poroagie.
James Holt, on Big Popoago;
~. ~ u'lknpwn a1a1 VI, nan Ta!. o o. ng fopo"se;
Is'x. Hasnha;uvh. d q. K. Seorr Dsaver.
Harvey Morgan, near Little poroagte ::
!, Dr.. Bard, near Little poroagio; ...
Y Mr. Mason, near Lttlc I poneagie;
r cesns aop rdr Il a popo,eo
sna," - .,a.a ~ ",s2ana vtA u o's iopo4s'''
eone OF thoso murders were
MOST ATnoolous.
(r. 1kinnor. who lived Oh the North Fork of Big
CpQnGlps GqW HDtQ0 lU1tnlB driving OFF his
nraaa .na want out "a ron,onetr.t. 1';.,, t,,.-,
"s ~. A. "..n tlo
nen tnoy shos LUZ uo"n III a1s own aoor-3asa,
less than ton balls being fired into h'a body.
r. Skinner had no arms when killed, and was
~ defapso)ovs, Soon aftor killing Skinner.
in,1;ana .yort to +ho nloca ~ nrr yv,,,,ov.
y, taa'' ,;a ,'-aa, masn p 49, Ia a...atsa -
~ eook als aolses' 4AeS tnen 1a.,., a1tonpteo ~
ltor tho house, and mf' "aiisams ob1ectod ;
1t, on being assured they wero friona'y, ho lot
lem in, whom tloy took Williams prisoner.
lille riding along in Indian Clio, tho Indian be.
nd him flraiI nt Rtr. Williams. md ahnt him
ronnI tic nnok. They tIon returnal to viii.
ms houan. md mnfaoreiI hIr. cjor,trn and
m,ej Kyler WIN thought thav woro friondiy
dsns. Thoy next rodo to tho crossing Of
ri, Torl1 Whora thov ,nnt Tamca Hnft =
.,;ted NtntoB soIdior. and Killed and Boalpoi
=" .,@ tTI,;s man ssoa aon or ~ rTnIt ~ kan.
ci;v md n l,anhow of G;an, Ioaani, Hplt. #. Il.
r., tha an,nn iav fhrv pnrrn,,ndaI thn cnhi,,
NJ Eamn r,onr nd fnntar i;iiioG lin anil
IN ~ h;s haad witi, m a1' tnoE mt tho hra}ns
~ = KIN A'A" "AsA' 80 @~' '9SA 0''S S'3o 1''N4e'
a.,r,nvn rup,, ovrr r,0 r.,p
+,,a.1 at,,o a iii ,nto - ia hosi dr,va
.an ,uuy n.siu .;s ,,au o,'d at,oi az ~ nt liz
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ne cohpo!o!r o'o" ~ Iua a,,at nn Ivy elaIs ~
pulnt VIII .a..sa.. tuat .ne
nuH WHO KllI0u Alm uAu L1EQHL luelT Vl5%0lG