Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-09-14
THE NEE PIERCE OUTBREAK.
Account Of the Killing of Baker, Manuel and
Benedict Saving the Life Of Manuers Little
Girl-Sundays battle Field, &C., &c.

of last June. [ and old man Baker
saw Indians making hostile demon
STATIONS, and were headed off by
ten of them at Thorn Springs. went
to ManuePs and told them to go down
to Bakers, where we intended to show
fight. and SO all, mounted on horse
back, started | went back to lock the
doors of the house, when | saw ten Ind
ians head them off and commence firing.
Mr.. Baker was the first one shot and
fell from his horse dead Manuel was
wounded in the hips by a refe ball.
He was thought to be dead by the
.savages and managed to get into the
brush. He was also wounded in the
back of the neck by an arrow, which
remained in the wound a week. At
the time of the attack | saw more In
dams behind the hill. Manuel had his
little girl, between seven and eight
years Of age, in his arms when the
attack was made, and she received
two wounds from arrows, one IN, the
arm between the elbow and shoulder,
and the other in the back of the head.
The Indians then came to the house
and demanded our guns, telling us
they would not hurt us if we gave
them up peaceably, and not inform the
Eeighbors of the outbreak. Knowing
that it was useless to fight, we gave
them up, when the redskins left. In
a short time Mrs. Manuel, badly
won ded, returned with her little
child, which was about year old, her
horse having run away, and it was
useless for her to attempt to proceed
to Camas Prairie. The Indians next
went to Benedicts. He had been
wounded in the legs early i'll the morn
ing while out hunting for stock. He
was in bed when one of his children
informed him Of the approach of the
Indians. He got up and started for
the brush, but was killed while cross
ing the creek. About an hour after
ward Mrs. Benedict, with her two chill
drcn, came. We all took to the brush,
where we remained all night The
children kept crying, and we were
obliged 10 scatter for safety. Early
the next morning | called good many
times for Mrs. Benedict, bu. she think
ing | was an Indian did not answer
She remained there all that day and
started for Camas Prairie the next
night For two days Popham and /
managed, by, crawling through the
high grass, to supply Manuel with
food and water, He suffered, think
more than any other man could haveI
stood. Mr.. Popham, in waiting on
him, run great many risks of his own
life Popham was eight days without
food and | five. lie. carried water t61
Mrs. Manuel until Indian guards be-
gan a close watch. The last time L.
went to the house an Indian named
Mox Mox told me to keep hid. The
next morning | heard Manuel's little
girl Maggie crying and went to her.
She had on no clothing except a.
gown and was. baBefooted. She told
Ine that during the night her mother
had been stabbed in the side with a
butcher knife IrdlEed her up = half
hprse blanket and kept her with me all
that day. She was feIerisf aud sick
and frequently called orwater, which
! procured by risking my lite She
told me she was very hungry. Att
o'clock in the afternoon left her and
went to where Whitebird, two other
chiefs and fifteen warriors were camp
ed. WhItebird was andi with his
back toward me, and us | approached