Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1876-07-12
now Ir FEELS TO BR scALpRD.
A GRAPHIC PICTURE FROM THE BLACK
HILLS.

There arrived here on Friday even
ing's Kansas Pacific train a party of
three persons, direct from Deadwood
city, the new mining town in the Black
Hills. Learning that one Of the party
had been shot and scalpod by Indians
reporter sought them out, and from
Mr.. A, p. Woodward, formerly of Bos-
ton, but latterly Of Custar, obtained
the following interesting facts relating
TO recent massacre about seventy
miles north OF Fort Laramie. Mr.
Woodward was accompanied by I. 5.
Gates, ofSt. Louis and Herman Ganzio
of Milwaukee, the latter wounded and
suffering from wound in the scalp
which is, in fact, half gone.
1t has often been said that man
nlivo aiterbeing scalped; butuntill last
Friday evening no ocular proof had
been produced in this city substantial
ing that fact. Herman Ganzios head,
from the centre of tho forehead back
to the crown of the head, is at present
one mass OF sores. The hair has been
cut away by tho surgeons in charge at
Fort Laramie; but the pcar-shaped
patch mado by the scalping knife is
thus made all the more distinct. The
fellow man has been in the hospital
since the 18th OF April, but his com
panions have stood manfully by him,
and reiterated their intention TO see
him through to bis home. In conver-
sation with the reporter, with whom
he had been previously to his mishap
he said -
"You see we we're coming down into
the valley of Hut Creek, on our way
TO Fort Laramie, when we thought we
saw Indians coming down the creek to
the right. Instead of camping there
we thought il safer to water our stock
and 90 on into the hills and make dry
camp in the bushes if we could moi
make Running Water Creek, where 0
largo camp OF freighters were reported
"I bad been sent on ahead up the
Mill, Just whore the big stone hut stands
by the road, and with boy named
Kountze, from Omaha, and sat down
to wait for the wagons, which were
slowly coming up out of the valley
When the wagons reached us started
on alone through the rocks and pint
bushes to seek good camp A few
hundred yards further on looked
down ravine to the right and saw
five mounted Indians ride across thu
valley. | started to go back to th'
train, when at least dozen Indians
ran at me out of the brush, and yol
bet ran and hollered for help, In I
minute more two or three Of them sho
at me- ! felt a sharp, singing pain II
my left leg and another in my lei
shoulder, and ] fell. Then they wer
upon me in minute, and one Of then
i put his knee in my back, while anothe
hit me clip with club or q butt OF
gun. | don't know which, as i ha'
no time TO think. All | knew was
was being scalped my hair was bell
tight / felt hot, red.hot, stinginI
sort of pain all around the top of m,
head, being torn out by the roots,
: was too much | couldn't stand it.
died at least thought | did. But m,
scalp was saved just as il was beinI
torn off, The boys at the wagons ha'
seen me running saw the Indians an
, came on, thirteen of them, and got u
just in time to prevent the red devil
I finishing their work. The Indians, a
! well as my friends, thought was deaC
! But | came to again and my scalp wa
laid back again. 1t was only half tor
: off, as you will see, and is grown
9 again nicely
The poor fellow was taken TO For
Q Laramie and received every attention