The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-04-07
THE GOLD

Country. But II Has It's Drawbacks
Valuable Information for Intending
Immigrants.
Especial Correspondence Kansas City Times
CUSTER CITY, BLACK HILLS, March
B, 1S7G.-Our party, which started for
Harney's Peak n few days ago, has
been driven back by Indians. We were
not attacked by them; but we found
ourselves in such a delicate and critical
condition that to go on was to proceed
to almost certain disaster. Yesterday
morning about daylight a party of Ger
mans hunting in pheasant Valley"
about nine miles from this city, came
suddenly upon two Indian scouts, to
whom they gave chase, and soon after
wards ran into a large band of Sioux
encamped about seven miles from this
city. The Germans made all haste to
town and gave the alarm. In the mean.
time the Indians divided up into little
bands, and attacked several emigrant
trains coming into Custer, capturing
fifteen or twenty head of stock, leaving
the wagons helpless and unable to move
A party Of these u~nfortunates, headed
by old Jimmy Cannon, from North
Platte, came into our camp at "Calami.
ty Bar" and gave us the first informa-
ton concerning the trouble. "Capt.
Jack " at oncc ordered u party back
to Custer, but before our horses could
be collected the Indians swooped down
the valley, and drove off all but two ;
one of those saved belonged to your
correspondent. Capt. Jacks" gray
broncho was taken.
INDIAN RAID on CUSTER.
About noon n scattering, irregular
firing was heard nea the upper end of
the Park, and a few moments afterward
five or six redskins galloped through
the upper end of the city, and in Il most
incredibly short period of time drove off
all the stock grazing on the commons
west of the city. The herders fled to
town, their flight accelerated by a scat
tering fire from the rifles of indians
concealed in the pines, which projected
in small groves down to the envirOns Of
the city. Talk about Il panic in town!
Such excitement has seldom been wit
messed in Il city as that which was at
noon yesterday created by this bold
band of redskins. Every man rushed
for his neglected firearms, and in tive
minutes aftcrwad Il hundred armed pc.
destrians might he seen deployed in all
directions over the adjacent hills and
parks, gathering in what horses or
mules We're yet at large.
Your correspondent was again among
the lucky ones, and was seen five min
utes afterward, mounted on his bron-
cho, making 2:4O time, with about 100
others, across the park for the ccntero of
town. No one waited for either saddle
or bride. nor stopped to pick the road
into town. Two hundred Sioux Indians
had been seen near the city, and nobody
cared to stop to see which grove of trees
they were concealed in, or down which
particular park or avenue the raiding
party was coming in for the rest of the
horses.
\ ~IIb-bOOSE CHASE.
In hall an hours time twenty well
armed, mounted men assembled ut the
vest end of town, and in Il brief, in
formal manner elected Capt. "Calam-
ity jack leader, and struck out on the
trail of the redskins. They had started
direct toward the Cheyenne River, and
left a broad trail behind them. Our
pursuit was rapid while daylight lasted,
but at dark it was found that our party
had diminished to seven men, and this
finally melted down to two scouts, Capt.
Jack and George iioyt. At 8 O'Clock all
the rest rode back to Custer, reaching
the city about daylight, tired, hungry
and half frozen. The Indians set the
grass ON fire behind them, and signal
Tres, were seen Burning on the noun
tain tops in Ill directions during the
night. These signals, Interpreted by
half breeds and scouts, showed four or
five bands of Indians scattered around
Custer. Hence We look for more devil
try at any time within the next few days.
Our proposed trip to the northern por-
ton of the Hills is necessarily and pru-
dentially postponed for a few days.
MORE ABOUT THE GoLDEN HUMBuG.
Every days %soiourn in these diggings
adds to the accumulated evidence show
ing this gold excitement to be one of
the most stupendous frauds of the age.
That gold does exist here upon French
Greek, II Spring Creek, and other
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