The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1876-05-12
INDIANS AFTER RBLAcK-HiLLERs
An Account of Some of Their Muir
ders.

FoRT LARAMIE, w. T., April 20.-More
murders and robberies by indians, this time
in Red Canon, six miles from Cheyenne
River Ranch, and about fifty miles from
Custer and 125 miles from Ft. Laramie.
Mr.. Mittigan, of Scranton, Pa, arrived here
to-day with another member Of his party,
bringing in one of the wounded, who is now
in the hospital at this post. The doctor
says he cannot recover. The party were
passing through the cahon, when they were
attacked by the Indians from the bluffs, the
first volley fred being within a stones
throw. A running fight ensued and few
of the party escaped. The killed are Mr..
and Mrs. Metz, of Laramie City, W. T..
Mrs. Metz was ravished and a colored wo-
man who accompanied them was carried off
captive. One other man named Simpson
was killed and three wounded John Gri-
chan, from Missouri, mortally Fenton,
from Missouri, originally from Ohio, and
G. W. Bergesser, Of Virginia City, Nev.,
both supposed fatally. This occurred on
the 10Th inst, between 10 and II O'Clock
in the the morning. The other two woun-
ded men are at Cheyenne River Ranch, in
Red Canon. Mr.. Bergesser has sent in a
telegram from the ranch to his friends in
Virginia City saying that he is wounded in
the leg and stomach, and is suffering fear
fully. The bodies of the killed were recov-
cred the day after the fight, by people from
the ranch, and buried. @
A gentleman just in from Custer reports
that the fore part of this month three wag-
ons were found near the entrance of Buffa-
10 Gap, ON the Northern route, the wagon
covers riddled with bullets, the cooking
utensils and other articles scattered around,
some with bullet holes through them, and
the stock gone. No bodies were found.
This is also supposed to have been done by
Indians.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April 23.-Adyi-
ces have been received here that some time
Thursday night family of emigrants
named Baker, from somewhere in Penn
sylvania, were massacred by Indian about
100 miles northwest of Custer City. The
family consisted of man, wife, and two
children, all of whom were Drained with
hatchets Or tomahawked and then scalped.
The wagon belonging to Baker was rifted
of every thing valuable and carried off. The
bodies Of the victims were decently buried
when found.
FIT. LARAMIE, w. T., April 23.-Of three
wounded men from the Red Canon massa-
ere two have died, Bergesssr, of Virginia
City, New, and Grichan, of Biglow, Holt
county, Mo. FELTON, was alive at last ae-
counts. The colored woman captured was
killed. Her body was found full of arrows
and mutilated. She had also been ravished.
I'll. E. Brown, of Salt Lake, one of the pro-
prietors of the Gilmer, Salisbury & Patrick
stage line, is lying sixty miles from here at
Sage Creek, badly wounded. Two ambu-
1ances and an escort have just been sent by
zen. bfaatess l...s..r. hin. hare aecorrya
MED by Acting Assistant Surgeon Pettleys,
U. S, A. Mr.. Brown was shot by Indians
on the night of the 21st. He was making
a night trip on one of the fast freight wag-
ons, and was sitting by the side of the dri-
YER, when they were suddenly fired upon, a
ball hitting Mr.. Brown near the front OF
the left hip, first striking the brass shell OF
a cartridge in his belt, carrying the cart
ridge into the wound with the ball, both re-
naming in his body, making very bad
case. He will reach here tomorrow night
or Tuesday morning.