The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-09-26
The Indians Raising the Very Devil
in the Country South Of
Dodge City.
A Graphic Letter Describing The
Depredations Of the Red
Raiders.
A Number Of Men Known to be < IT,
ed, While Many Others sre
Missing.
Great Excitement Troops and Civ
iIiaas 90 to the Rescue Of Be-
siesed Cattle Camps.
HERDERs ATTACKED BY INDIANS.

A letter from Fort Dodge, dated the 18Th
inst, says that the most intense excitem. nj
prevails there. Three hundred Indians AT
tackled the cattle camp of Chapman Tut
tie, twenty miles from the post, and George
Simmonds, and man whose name is un
known. Simmonds, was in q wagon, and
was literally riddled with arrows and bull
lets. The balance of the men fled in the
direction Of Dodge City, and were hotiy
pursued by the Indians. A few Of them
only reached there. The horses Of some of
them were. killed, and they were left on
foot. Their fate is not known. The horses
of tho who came in are nearly all woun-
ded. At the time of the writing of the let
| ter q party of citizens were leaving for the
scene of the fight. The Bluff creek rancho,
twenty-siX miles away, is said TO be in a
state Of siege. Rowing bands Of Cheyennes
have been seen within a few miles of town,
and messengers are hourly arriving with
startling news of depreciation. The Indians
are bold and fearless, and kill men, cattle,
and horses indiscriminately.
THE BLUFF CREEK RAID.
A cattleman named Bates who left Dodge
City on the 18th, for his camp, forty miles
south, returned At II O'Clock that night,
and corroborated the news reported # the
killing of the COW boy at KOIlar's camp,
on Blud creek. He reports the country
much excited, and says that the Indians
have killed two farmers, and severely
wounded another, and that they have sur
rounded DrisKali Broti ers' COW camp, were
killing cattle by the hundreds, and have
stolen many herds Of horses. The news
created much excitement, and party Of
citizens and stockmen, we'll armed and
mounted, and all Indian fighters Of ex
perisnce, left at once TO aid them. Oher
messengers from other points bring infor-
nation that creates much alarm among
cattle-owncrs. One SAYS that while him
relf and others were busy on Wednesday
afternoon bury ing tie COW boy mentioned
before, they were ret upon by band nf In
dians and driven from the grave, and that
they could see al )ther party some distance
away firing AT n ! torseman who, while flee
ing, was seen to throw up his hands and
fail from his borse. Ii is impossible to as
certain wSo the dead men are, or Just how
IL any are killed, but that some are killed
is definitely ascertained, and that the sew
eral cattle camps from thirty to sixty miles
south o. Dodge CITY are in need OF assis-
tance. kumors Of almost every descriP-
tion are curr,ut, and it is almost impossi-
bic TO sscer;aiG 70 what extent the damsge
has been carried.
REGULARS TO THE RESCUE.
A detachment Of the l9th infantry, from
Fort Dodge, were boarding the train at the
time the correspondent was writing. to
9 ,out south from the small station west.
and to endeavor to prevent the Indians
journeying north. The number of Indians in
lhe vicinity Of the depredatious is es,imat-
ed from three to eight hundred.
AN ENGAGEMENT
Lieut. c. Gardner, of the 18th infantry,
at Fort Doge, reports that official informa-
tion BY courier has just arrived stating that
Capt Renderback, with two companies of
the 4th cavalry, had an engagement with
the Indians on the Cimarron, south about
forty miles, in which three men were killed
and three wounded. Tne soldiers were sur
rounded and lost many horses. The fight
was sharp, and the Indian loss is unknown.
The same courier says two men and q child
were killed near Sun City on the 18th.
FARMHOUSE BURNED.
Thursday afternoon at O'Clock the Chey-
ennes burned farm house within two miles
Of town. The farmer and his family saw
them coming and fled The burning build
ing could be seen distinctly and the Indi-
ans were plainly visible with the aid of
glass. The greatest excitement prevailed |
and women and children left their homes
to gather in the streets for protection |
together and pursuit given, but the Indians |
l,,,aaaoral ka kslIs
It once started east and west TO notify the |
settlers of the danger, and many have come
in for protection.
A DETERMINED FIGHT.
The correspondent says the Driskell
party, who left on Monday, have Just r--
urned. They. with company of The 4,h
cavalry, under Capt. Hemphill, together
strong, engaged with three
hundred Indians thirty miles from Dodge
It II o'clock Thursday. The Indians show
d degree of bravery never before display
d, and after a sharp fight of two hours the
indians drove the whites from the field.
)ne soldier was mortally wounded. The
indian loss is unknown, but the scalp. Of
me was brought in. The Indians are we'll
lrmed and mounted, and it is said by ex-
.rienced fighters that their bravery was re-
narkable. They report all the cattle
amps abandoned and several men missing,
vho, is is feared, have been killed.
A man named Evans has been killed
ince Thursday mornings report. |
MILITARY AID.
Troops are on the way from Forts Elliott,
Riley, and Lyon to Camp Supply. The
uunlng OF night trains is discontinued
Until the danger is over.