Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-10

How IT FrrIs TO HAVE TOUR Tor Kxor
IoES orr BT TIE AID or Az INDIANS
IRON ne Rs.ssas Cs,, Tl,assl
mere arrived here 90 Friday evenings
Kansas Pacicc train a party 90 three per-
sons, direct from Deadwood city, the new
mining town I'm the Rack Huis. Learning
inst one OF The party had been shot aud
alped by Indians, a reporter sought them
~ OF Boston, but latterly OF Custer, obtained
the following interesting facts relating TO a
recent massacre about ssyenty miles nOrth
compalied by 7. =. Gates. OF 81 Louis and
Herman Gauzio, OF Milwaukee. the latter
WOUNDED and suffering nom q wound In the
scalp. The scalp II, IN fact, half gone.
IL has often been said that q man can live
siler being scalped; bot until last Friday
SsNsthlng no ocular proof had been produced
II ,ni ~ CITY suostantiating that fact Her
man GanHio's head, from Inc center of the
Ioienesd oack Ia the crown OF the head, IL at
lcsent one mass of sores. The hair has
u .S Sul away ny The surgeons tn charge ~
Fort Laramie, but the peAr-snaped match
made by Tie scalpipg kniie is thus made Al
me more distinct The poor fellow has been
IA the bospitsl since tie 18th OF April, but
Ills companions have stood msufuIly bv
him, and reiterated their intention 10 -
hlin through 10 MS home. Ia conversation
with the reporter, with whom he had been
previously acquainted, Ganzio said, descrIb-
Ing his mlshalc
lyon zee we were coming into the valley
OF hut Creek, on our way 70 Fort Laramie,
when We thought we saw Indians coming
down the creek 10 the right. fnstesd ~
cam ping there We thought ~ safer 20 water
our stock and go on into the hills and make
Dry camp I'm The Oashes, ~ we coald not
make Running Water creek, where n large
canp OF ireighters were reported.
had been sent on ahead up the hill, Just
where The big stone hut stands by the road
snd with boy named kountze, from Oma-
Ia and sat down 10 wait for The wagons,
which were slowly coming mp out OF the val
ley. When the wagons reached us / startea
on alone through the rocks and pine bushes
20 seek good camp. A few hundred yarts
further on / looked down a ravine 70 the
rigot and saw nye mounted Indians ride
across the valley. ! started 20 go hack 20 the
train, when az least dozen Indians ran al
me out of the brush, aud you bet I ran and
hollered for help. In a minute more two or
three OF them shot at me. felt a sharp.
singing pain In my LEFT leg. and another In
my left shoulder, aud fen. Then they were
upon me In a minute, and one OF them put
hls knee on my back, while another MI me q
clip with CLUB or butt OF a gun, don't
know which, as had no time 20 think. All
knew was i was being seal ped; my hair was
held tight. i felt a hot, singing pain all
around the top OF my head-being torn out
by the roots-it was too muca; 7 couldE't
stand IL. died-at least thought did. But
my scalp was saved Just as 10 was being torn
OF. The boys at the wagons had seen me
running; saw the Indians, aud came on
thirteen OF them-and got up just In time 20
prevent the red devils finishing their work
The Indians, as well as my fri ands, thought
i was dead. But came 10 again, aud my
scalp was laid back again. IL was only half
torn on, as you Will See, aud IL growing again
nicely"
The poor fellow was taken % Fort Lara
ME and received every attention, and, az
soon as be was able, started for his parents
home IN Milwaukee. He is the first white
man VINO has felt the "Injuu's" hand IN his
hair this year who has lived 70 come nome
spent yesterday in the city, and last evening
continued their journey eastward.