Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-27
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bulism or temporary insanity developed
i,sslf h This section on Wednesday morn.
ing last, the 18th. Inst, the cause Of which
for The past I've days has created intense ex.
q A gentleman named ]. g. Cam
sron, surveyor aud old time resident Of
Decorah Winnesheik County, Iows, LEFT his
home on aland hunting excursion train OF
the Milwaukee and st. Paul rai'rosd on
Monday the 9Th inst. Arriving At Rock
port, in this territory, he rsmsined couple
Of days and then hired team to drive 70 |
this place III hopes Of finding better land
than he had previously seen. He arrived
here on Monday, the 18th inst, and after
remaining over night concluded to drive over
to Rsd Lake to the rancho of'Pster Nelson
on the Fort Pierre road, some fifteen miles
from here. He arrived at Mr.. Nelson's
about three o'clock ON Tuesday aftern DON
and after getting dinner and feeding his
team concluded to leave for Bijou Hills
rancho distance Of 20 miles from Nelson's.
Mr.. Nelson fearing night might overtake
him persuaded Mr.. Cameron to remain with
him over night promising him an early
start on Wednesday moring. About 10
O'Clock Tuesday night Mr.. Cameron retired
to his bed room. The night being warm
the lower half Of his window Was left open
to afford ventilation. About three o'clock
Wednesday morning Mrs. Nelson heard
the sash OF the window fall With a sudden
crash but supposed it was closed by her
gueet shutting it dowa. Wednesday
morning Mr.. Nelson went to
the door Of the room Cameron slept in and
called him for breakfast. Receiving no
answer he looked in through the door and
was some what surprised to discover Mr..
Cameron's clothing all neatly piled away
on chair but their owner not in sight.
Search wss then instituted. when about four
hundred yards from the house the bare
footed tracks Of person who had from the
length Of the strides evidently
been running we're discovered. Returning
again to the room where Mr.. Cameron had
retired the previous night, it was discoved
that every article of clothing worn by Cam
eron remained, with the exception Of cot
ton night shirt. Mr.. Nelson at once visited
the few neiehbors residing in this sparsely
settled region, who started out on horseback
te scour the country for the missing man.
6 A number of Indians were likewise induced
to join in the search, but all efforts to find
him proved futile until last evening (Sun.
day., when the missing man put in an AZ,
: pearance at the house Of Andrew Peterson,
who resides on the Missouri river bottom,
nearly opposite Brule agency and about Is
miles northwest of Mr.. Nelson's. He pre-
ssnted 3 pitable appearance. He Was naked,
hsvin. torn bis abirt into strips to cover his
lacerated feet, his srms we're bssmeared with
thick covering of mud brought about by
his scratching and digging in the damp
ground With his hands ip hopes Of finding I
drink Of water. He was taken into Mr.
Pstsrsons house and after being washed
and otherwise cared fol. gave the following
: account Of himself to reporter of th.
Press aud Dakotaian:
He says that he is about AZ years Of age
that an older brother was: killed by Indian
in the Mianssots massacre. That when .
boy he dreamt one night that when he woule
arrive at the age Of AZ he would also b.
massacred by the Indians; again, Will
serving in the late war he had . REPETITION
Of the same DREAM That before retiriu,
last Tuesday night ,here was large part!
Of Indians, who were Sioux. on visit Il
the Yankton agency camped near M. Mel
sons. Shortly after retiring his old dream
Of being massacred came suddenly befor
him, and thatsths scenes aud surrounding q
the previous evening aud the room where b
was then slssping we're an exact fac simil
Of his boyhood dreams. Is we'll q the drear
of his maturer years. That the impressio
:! kept growing q him that hs was going I
be msssacred, and that finally be imagine
that the room WAS full Of Indians sxceptin
sbout the window. That believing his opl
80 hope o. saving his life was by junpin
through the window he did 20 and kel
srunsihs until be was exhausted. For Il
following. two days he h.s bu. an indistin
recollection except that at one time
prairie fire burned up all the grass abo
hin and swept over him.. On. the thil
0Sy he found about . teacap full of wat
in soft piecs Of ground. That on sever
occasions he saw men whom hs took for /
dians intent on bis life and be always b
himself oat Of sisht. he fsys thst on Il
.fternoon Of the third day be came With
sight Of Bruls aseacy, shout eight mil
above here On the opposite side Of the N
souri, river, that he saw number Of India
and white men with them aud tha. he b
loed and motioned for them TO come ov
u Mn. lut shes shsy ran! away. o. .
ss1ns day As sayst That he saw some Indi,
~ ths psairte tsAsy vss psshsbly some
ths parties out seeking foy himI and that
their seeing him they ran ax.Y ftom Al
He oave thai ha ~ r,s,s .l.;nk nf ,.,..