The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-06-06
The Black Hills Miners Failing
TO Realize,
horrible Story OF BuicherIcs by
% H the Indians. 8,


story OF BuicherIcs by
the Indians.
Custer City attacked and the
Magazine Blows Up.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI, May 20 The
Tribln this afternoon publishes the fol-
low ng facts from Israel Haines, just ar
rived this noon from the Black Hills
He corroborates the statements and ru
mors in regard to the Indian scalping
stories, and add, that they are not half |
as startling as the facts, He helped
bury persons killed by the Indians ev-
cry day. The bodies of those murder
ed are always found with six bullet holes
and six kuife staos in them, besides the
loss of the scalp, which they take off by
cutting the head open in the shape OF
tue letter V from the back of the head
down to the eyes, which presents a heart
sickening sight. He has had some mar
row escapes One party of them went
out and were attacked by the redskins,
but they were such poor shots that no
harm was done. The Indians are as
thick as flies around molasses keg -
Every party that attempts to leave or
enter tue Hills is attacked, and more or
less fall victims to the devils in human
form. One party of twenty-five attemp-
| ted to escape, and only one lived to tell
1.-The story of how they were butchered
/ and scalped More parties are leaving
every day than arrive ia week. There
are some five thousand men in the Hills,
among whom there are probably fifty
1thata are making $40 per day to one
j thousand who make dollar. One party
Of eight men went to their sluice, going
| at noon and working till sundown, and
. their total earnings were fifteen cents -
!, There were sixty three men in his party
, that went into the Hills. Seven met
will never return, aud four were los
coming out. None of his party return
ed with enough to pay their expenses. :
The cities that were the glory of th'
Hills on the start are as dead as though
/ they never existed. The best claims ar
! along Rapid Creek and Deadwood, ant
e were taken previous to January. Their
+ were Only two paying claims on Rapi'
f Creek: one Of these turns out about 3
;. so each day per man, the other abou
n So per man. Claims were sold in Dead
: wood previous to January for $4,50t
8 ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE BUTcHERIEi
8 OMAHA, May pa citizen of thi
n place just arrived from Custer City say
e ON the night Of the 18th that place wa
q attacked by Indians who burnt the an
q munition house in the center OF the city
Z which in blowing up destroyed severa
e His party, numbering ninety-six, left
J. daylight the next morning, and can nc
y give the particulars. They buried job
ID Schenck. of Yankton, who had bee
II shot eight miles from Buffalo Gap, Y
. the north side of the Platte, betwee
Red Cloud and Sidney, they found Il
i body Of +, p. Herman, of Carlisle, ia
9 who had 81, 800 in checks and &2l
as sreenbacks with him. The Indians lie
i these. but stripped him Of every thin
US else and ran off his stock They toe
en- the body to Sidney and from there 70
e, warded it home The money was place
in the hands of Mr.. Moore, a citizen
le- Sidney. On the 18th Indians attack
a a miners cabin at midnight. at Rosebu
a. between Custer and DeadNood, and 81
I'd prised and killed all occupants and i
an eraIlv hacked them to pieces. Abo
m 4, 900 people are in Custer, and LIZ
,ut houses. Nothing can be done on :
o. count Of the Indians. If man goes
ls mile from the camp alone, he loses
IS kscalp. ~ = :. s..-s..
mel A TRAIN RESCUED BYTHE TROOPS
Ne tgq CHEYENNE, w: T., May 20 -Capts
Eagan returned to Fort Laramie to-d'
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