The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-11
BLACK HILLS ATROCITIES.
MURDERS COnMITThD ny 4 BAND
or CHEYENNE INDIANS.
A voilcy Fired into n Tent full Of sleeping
Men-A Plucky Mail Carriers Gallant
EiRht-The Now IlnIIle Ercek DigRlnRs.


A volIoy Fired into n Tent tuii Of sleeping
Men-A Piucky Mail Carriers Gallant
Eight-Tbe New Battle Creek Digainn..
CUSTER CRY BLACK iIllsl. Dec %, 1870.
Tho past week has been prolific Of Indian
depredatiOns. the first since the 9Th OF Septem-
Der last, when four men were surprised while
asleep upon the very spot where your CORE
spondents tent now stands, murdered, and
their bodies horribly mutilatod. Tuesday night
last a freight train, consisting OF four four
horse teams and five men. on their way from
Cheyenne to Custer with flour and grain, en-
camped on Indian Creek, little stream noted
for its dangerous surroundings seventy-nvo
miles south OF here. The wagons we're cor
rallied the mules turned out to Craze. and the
men, crown reckless by the months of uuetude
that tad prev lied, went to sleep in their tent
The night was bitter cold, and as the last ray
OF light from tho young moon Disappeared.
dozen Cheyennes, returning from their defeat
at the hands OF Gen. Mckenzie. aud emhittcred
thereby. silently crawled upon the sleepers, and
wnen within distance Of five feet from the
tent, poured voley OF pistol shots into the
canvas. Thus suddenly aroused from slnmber,
the men were complctely at the mercy Of their
Ntndictive Toes. NOlley alter vOllcy riinod upon
the tcamsters. two Of whom were Killed a. the
ltst nre. The other three niiraculuusly escaped,
and by making wide detour, succeeded In
reaching Hot Creek. distant six niles. 1T mid
nisht. a squad Of soldiers, augmented by
| found the corpses of b.. c. stephens Of Salt
Lake and German named Ftiz" o. Colorado
lVtng In the tent their bodies literally chopped
to ieces with a butchers cleaver which had
been taken from wagon.
The contents oi the wagons Law In piles upon
the ground, having been cmptied from the sacks,
which were missiny. The wagon boxes had been
ndaied with bullets, and large quantity Of car
fridge shells were scattered over tie ground.
The Indians and six hurscs were not TO be found.
Tne following day Frank Eclastadt, "a pony
| rider, started from Hot Creek for Red Cloud
Agency, with a heavy mail, and when short dts
lance oui was attacked 10y probably the same
party of lndi ms, rs II numbered eleven warriors
WIN led horses. lie gillOped to the top OF a
| lIuH and at once assumed the aggressive by
ouening a well directed fire upon the savag q,
VINO circled around him, and with yell and
whoop gradually hemmed him In, not, however.
until be hid unscated two OF lhe devil. The
situltpn becoming critical, he rcnOunted his
pony anu made a dash to nreaK tlc iins, but his
horse fell with fat | bullet wound ero he had
m de half the distance. Quickly recovering
himself. and with "a revolver in zach hand the
! ulucky mail carrier con tnued the Ch irge On
foot, and succeeded In bre king through the cor.
don and escaping to cump of cottonwood that
stood near, strange TO relate. unframed. 1he
| l.ldlnns did not pursue. Tne heroic mail carrier
continued his IMP on foot, aud arrived la safety
| tie following evening.
Llrs. numbers OF Indians were seen on the
! hldhs around Indian and Hot creeks throughout
! Wednesday, and late In the afternoon they made
a most determined attempt 70 STAMPEDE the
| stage stock which was enclosed In large corral.
| The men were well fprtircd. nOwev' r. IN dog
f1r,' ana repealed every assault. out without IN
| Il citing loss upon their assaii luts, VINO finally
weared Of thc sport and Withdrew. Later in the
/ az the telegraph me was cui IN -cycrdl llaces.
/ Numerous indian tr ~ have been discovered in
! N@tilui locAiiti - linz them but no hostile act
! has been l, ported.
th' resumption of Indian attacks nj this early
an unao1sunahic time u the Yecr indicates
! much trouble for miners and lighters the COM
| H. sofln- ana summer. unless the tide OF immi-
| grafton sh Il set IN strong enough t. intimffnte
I the wages. The latter w.li run no risks II they
can help n. But. driven u the WI. the Indiln
| "a deeper ttiun persunincd: lao Know. no sur
| render ue never gives nor expects mercy. Th.
TRAIT WAS wei Illustrated near Dcadwood last
| summer. \ cpuuie Il prlsucctor- were hrei at
r IH ~ IN
| and while climbing the hi one IS killed. IT'S
companion sighted the lncian and lrcd in1ct-
/ ius. as ne supposed, mortal wound. hut to
savage tumulcd over. and the miner rtturned to
cHinp. me next DAY, accompanied By NethO-
! DIST minister. lie went out to see the dead
lnjun." A. they were clIuoerlng up tue accliyity
/ tut report OF a rne WAS heard. aud the minister
fell CORPSE. In miner hisi'ued forward. but
/ cie he iu!u reacl bis cpmpsl4un a sDcOud re-
/ y 1gt feferncrat. : through tho uihrs, .nd the
/ liler 'l'o pl-sed - nis long Il IN Toe IN
/ gi an Wa subsequently found la miners, with
bullet hole through notu Thighs gni another
/ tnrun-h MS renI arm I. ul-NOitd as lac was,
] he fDurut to the bitter end, and WIS passive
Only after bullet hai Iayef-ed hi- brain.
INC Gee 'nnr foutc WIS the most dangerous
81 al last >car % benz infested c'u- lutlN with
/ lo,t,iss from l. y ni, to RED & n -. Tia ee
Young men lust ON the : ntcs were passing
/ ttf uEh ReI non, when the nlun- on eitncr
/ 80, suddenly cr ppeI out with Indians. The
/ li n.i rnc., BOAR il NJ rIod no shelter, ana one
/ oi the number icl dead. while "a second was
/ badly b, Iuuaed ~ the s4oai!ur. lne third.
! f4a.lu- "a hre s.NOlh of dis mo cpmplull u.,
I keit up IRE Tat the rcd. coliI NOT Ga, "a.
/ HIS wounded Mate saw "a con -iicuuus 90 rk M
/ tine itr-on + snh-cuicf. anuins about M,
/ N.rds away, Raising himself To- his elbow he
| urnw toe ld auu IRE with eject. fhH INDIAN.
/ falling to the ground, wrtaing IN agony. Iha
wuuI.U a wnits hoy. Interested 10 tne .,Nr tun4,
! falsru himself SIM iifher. and while watching
/ Tie d,iu- thr''s Of his enemy, rec we'd "a bullet
/ in his forehead, aud fcl blch tie 8. The sur
/ yyins member of the heroic THO placed one
con-" above tie ether aud thus tur.iiia 81, ma IL
! tain"d ms position unframed for nyo long.
| weary lura. when q freight train arriving, tue
/ Inulans 80 4mpered away, leaving sixteen Of
/ thcir humber upon the Held A. IT Is well known
! that ludiIus remove their ucad. the number
necessarily lett ueuind indicates tnat their loss
| must I've been yeri heavy.
| aaNe Just returned IRON Blttle Creek. where
! iOlnd 0Iggul= uf the Richest kild. lar suue.
| nor t. ANYTHING that Dcadwood m us pAlmirst
/ days produced. lncrr IL uuqu suonnhly great
/ wealth for many uf the miners now lOcatcd
/ there. The thermometer here last nigh' regis
! tered re below zero nd on the nigh, before
! IS below. with considerable snow On the ground.
| A. result mining operations have almost en-
! tirey ccnsrd. As soon as | can secure addi-
| tional data VIII write again u the new Ill Do
/ rllo.
/ thr' tmls is being observed by much eating,
! drnAiha, "a hprs' race, and to-nighs an opening
D dance at the q" Occidpntal.H L.. "