The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-10-17
rmE lNnIAN orrnREAK.

tuo lVth AHaVy Nnu on hM way 10 tounu
many dead bodies. Among others he
found the bodies of Carl Goldstein, an
Israeiite, who left Rawlins with gov.
ernment supplies for the Utos at White
River Agency. lie was found in a
gulch six miles from the agency, aud
had been shot twice through the shoul-
der, and was about two miles from his
wagons. A toamster named Julius
Moore, formerly from Bair bridge, Mass.
who was with him when he left here,
was found about ono hundred yards
from Goldstein with two bullet holes
in his breast and his body hacked and
Inutilated with a knife or hatchet. As
the command advanced through the
canyon they came to an old coal mine,
and in ii was found the dead body of
an emlloyo named Dresser, who had
evidently been wounded and era~ led
into the mine TO die.
Ga entering the agency Secne Of
quiet desolation presented itself. All
tho buildings except one were burned
TO the ground, and not living thing
was in sight except the command. The
Indians had taken everything except
the flour and decamped. The women
and children were missing and nothing
whatever could he found To indicate
what had become of them. They have
either heou murdered and buried or else
taken away as hostages. Their dread
ful and Tnmentionable fate calls forth
the most rrofoupd sympathy. The
dead body of Father AIeeker, the In
dian agent, was found about one hun.
,lred yards from his house lying ON his
back, shot through the head, tho left
side of his heal mashed in with some
blunt instrument, piece of barrel
staye driven into his mouth aud one
Of his hands aud nm, ia,lly burned
The dead body Of MIR. ". u. Post,
Father Mecker's nssistan;. was found
betweau the buildings and the ii,cr,
with bullet holo through the left ear
and one under the eat. lie and Falhor
Aleekcr were stripped entirely naked.
Another cIuploye named Eaton was
found dead lie was stripped naked
and had bundle Of PAPER bags on his
arms, and his face VAS badly eaten by
wolves and bullet hole in his lcf
breast. Frank Dresser, brother of
the one found IN the coal mine, was
found badly burned. lie had without
doubt been killed instantly us a bullet
had passed through his heart. The
bodies Of Eaton, THOMPSON, Price, Esk-
ridge and all other employees not named,
were also f,and Eskridge was found
two miles from the agency. naked, and
a builet hole through has head. Ia the
house occupie iy the Indians during
Thornbnrgh's blttle. in breastwork
made OF stone, WAS found the dead body
OF an unkaoNn wbite man, DRESSED in
buel.skin. lie was sitting on his knees
and had mis- gun in position to fire. He
was shot through the forehead. From
this it appears that the Indians were
not alone IN their hellish woek. Il Is
supposed iha; tile Indians have gone TO
ioiu the southern Utes, and there is AN
impression among the officers Of Mer-
ritt's command, that the Indians who
fought Fhornburgb, numbered at least
seven hundred.
On the afternoon that Merit reached
Capt. Payne's camp he bad fight with
the Indians. Had to move camp aboat
a mile from Payne's old position ON ac-
count Of the fealfl! stencil created by
the dead animals Merritt moved upon
the agency AMI reached there Saturday.
Tine ln,lians rttreaied soulLwarl, aud
] ~ Is ~ fssttti bAl+Ns ltt NitlAAt UIitt8 kDtH
will drop into the various Ute agencies,
and thus covering themselves it will
never be known as to Who were the
warriors who openel the battle on
Tbornbnrgh.
The \. Y. Herald says that the sec
retary of the interior will not under
any circumstances approve any step
proposes to condone the the murder of
MeeEer or killing of Thornhnrgh and
men Of his command. The White
River Utes will be met fairly With the
statements that they have forfei ted
their claim to dictate terms; that they
must surrender themselves as guilty
parties, anil cooperate with the govern
ment in bringing the chiefs responsible
for the outbreak to justice. On no
other terms will hey I,e permitted to
sue for peace.
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BNGEEss0LHs AEN FATTY.
After the recent convention Of inf