The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-05-30
News from tne Black Hills.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, May 29.-The
Tribune, this afternoon, publishes the fol-
lowing facts from Israel Homes, who ar
rived to-day at noon from the Black
Hills. He corroborates the statements
of the rumors in regard TO the Indian
scalping stories, and adds that they are
not half as startling as the facts. He
helped to bury persons killed by Indians
every day. The bodies of those
murdered arc always found with six bull
let holes and six knife stsbs in them,
besides the loss of the scalp, which they
take OF BY cutting the head open in the
shape of a "V' from the back OF the head
down to their eyes, which presents u
heartsickening e sight. lie has had some
narrow escapes. One party went out and
wsrs attacked by red skins but
they were such poor shots that no harm
was dSSe. The Indians are rs thick rs
flies arouLd molasses keg Every party
that attempts 10 leave or enter the hill:
are attacked and more or less fall victims
to the devils Ia human shape. One party
OF twenty-five attempted to escape and
only one lived TO tell the story OF
how they were butchered end scalped.
More parties are leaving every day than
the arrivals in week. There are some
5000 men in the Hills, among whom
there are probably so that are making
twenty dollars pr day TO every l,OOO who
make u dollar. One party of eight
men got their sluice going
at noon and worked till sun
down, and their total earnings were
Is cents. There were 6; men in his
party that went into the hills. Seven
men will never return and four more
were lost coming out and none OF his
party returned with enoughto to pay their
expenses. The cities that were the glory
OF the hills at the start are as dead as
though they never existed. The
best claims are along Rapid Creek
and Deadwood. The best claims were
taken previous to January. There are
only two paying claims on Rapid Creek.
One of these turn out about two dollars
and halt each day per man, and the
ether about three dollars per man. The
claims were sold in Deadwood previous
to January for $4,5OO.
Indian Troubles.
OMAHA, May 29-Captsin Nickersen,
Aid-de-C Camp for Gen. Crooks, telegraphs
to-day from Fort Fetternan that all the
Young warriors have lett Red Cloud,
and going north, to join FITTING Bull,
leaving their families to be protected at
the agencies. Capt Egan encountered
over six hundred of them going north.
Indications are that Crooks and others
will have to contend against the whole
war force OF the Sioux. Crooks COM.
mand left Fetterman this morning.
A citizen of this place just arrived
from C1star City says on the night OF
the 18th that place was attacked by In.
dians, who burned the ammunition house IN
the centre of the city. which in blowing
u2 destroyed several of his party, num-
,bering96 He left at dwight the next
morning and cannot give the particulars.
He buried John Sehenck, of Yankton,
who had been shot eight miles from But.
falo Gap. on the North side Of the Platte,
b. tv zen Bed Cloud and Sydney. He found
the pody OF T. r Hermann,.ot Carlisle,
Pa who had $75 in q check and S2l in
green backs with him. The Indians left
these, but stripped him Of everything
else and run of his stock. The body was
taken TO Sidney and there forwarded
home. The money was placed IN the
hands of Mr.. Moore, u citizen OF Sidney.
On the 18th inst, at midnight, the
Indians attacked u miners cabin at Rose
bed, bet xeeD Custer and Deadwood, and
surprised and killed all the occupants,
Utterly hacked them To pieces.
There are about 1900 people in Custar
and l,2OO houses, but nothing can be
done on account Of the Indians. Ii man
goes mile from camp he loses his scalp.
Retirement Of Legal Tenders