Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-20
THE NUMBERING BANNOCkS AND
THEIR VICTIM.

In the Doilu Sil,er State of Tuesday we find
the following account of the murder of the
stage driver, McCutchen, by the Bannocks:
Elias Jones, one of the volunteers who left
here to guard the mails to McDermlt, re-
tured last evening. He went with Andy
Hubbs, another volunteer, and Andy Baker,
Division Superintendent of the stage line,
and four soldiers from McDermit to where
the stage was attacked, about three miles
south of the Owyhee They found the ashes
of the stage-all that was left of it except the
irons They met Robbins Idaho scouts who
had found the body of George McCutchen,
the murdered driver, and went with them
mile into the hills from the scene of the
attack, where the mutilated remains lay in
the sagebrush. There was a bullet hole
through the body above the hips, another
through the breast and third through the
neck. The eyes had been gouged from their
sockets, and there was deep wound IN the
region Of the heart, from knife thrust. No
clothes had been taken off the body, but
watch and some $500 in money which Me
Cutchen was known to have on hls person,
were taken. They took the remains to Mer-
rills station, seven miles north of the OWyhee
and twelve from where the murder was com
mitted, for burial Hamilton, the passenger
who escaped, informed MIR. Jones that he and
the driver saw the Indians short distance
ahead of them. They turned the stage, cut the
horses loose and mounted them. Hamilton Is
a vanquero and an expert rider, and to his
skill in managing the horse which he rode, he
owes his life. The drivers horse either STUN
bled or was shot, and the last Hamilton saw
of him alive, he was surrounded by whOOplng
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on the road, and that the Indians carried his
body into the hills where it was found, for
the purpose of concealing it. There were -
lodges of Indians, but the scouts could not
ascertain how many there were III a lodge.
The trail made by their animals where they
crossed the road was about two hundred yards
wide and well beaten, and looked as if five
hundred horses had travelled over it. The
opinion of the scouts is that the Indians had
many loose horses which they had stolen on
their raid through the country and were drlv-
ing them to where they intended to make
stand, or to mount any rowing Indians they
might meet who wanted to JOIN them.
RENO STRAwBERRIES.-Of the quality and
abundance of the Reno Strawberries, the
Journal of yesterday says:
Memo Is getting quite reputation lot nef
straw berries, and we are not Dragging when
we claim that they are much better than those
sold here from California. No other kind are
nov sold III our market, and though the price
is J. little higher no objection is made because
a superior article is obtained. We are ship
ping away several boxes a day, and it is fair
to presume that in another year Reno will be
able to supply the State. The men now pay
inc the most attention to this business are
J, J. Poor, J. C. Lewis, f. Harrison and A.
Tooney, and it is from their garden we are
receiving the fruit which is making Reno
quite name.
The Democrats of Maine have nominated
Alonzo Garcelon for Governor Alonzo will |
be slaughtered by some Black Republican
with ccrulean stomach.
st, Georges Episcopal church at Austin
was consecrated on Sunday, Rev. S. P Kelly |
preaching the sermon.