Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-21
INDIAN ovrRAoEs.
Two Men Killed Near the. Cheyenne Crossing OF
the Pierre Route.
Frank Hannah and Man Named Brady
tho Victims.

The following letters give intelligence of
another Indian outrage on the plains by
which two we'll known stage drivers were
killed:
TO SIMON GAMBLE.
Fort Pierre, Feb. l7th, 1875. P. Gam
ble-Enclosed you will find a letter sent me
from the Cheyenne Crossing. 1t is a sad
stiair and a big loss to me. Franks request
was to have his body taken home. l will
bring it here and hold it subject to his sis
ter's orders. The Indians are thick along
the road yet. H. JONES.
THE CHEYENNE CROSSING LETTER.
Cheyenne Crossing, February 18th, 1879.
Hank Jones. Esq.-Your teams arrived
here last evening, and started this morning,
but only got as far as the canon, when the
Indians jumped them, killing Brady and
badly wounding Frank Hannah. They
succeeded in getting away with all Of your
horses and mules excepting two, the light
and dark sorrel. They are now at the
ranch. Frank is here. Are doing all we
can for his comfort, but fear he will never
get we'll, as the ball is in his groin, Will
60 and bring in the wagons tomorrow.
The grain is scattered pretty badly, the
sacks being cut. Will bury Brady to-mor-
row. Have written to Fort Mead for assis.
tance in trying to recover the stock. There
are 40 many ofthe red devils about that the
boys wont venture out until tomorrow,
when they will go TO Pinos Springs and
then to Rapid. You had better come up
At once and attend to the matter, or else let
us know what is to be done.
THos MADDEN,
BY w. L. Smith.
The Indians drove the stock northward
and it is supposed they are Cheyenne In
dians. ( think you should make known
the facts up there before starting up.
TN.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT
Fort Pierre d. T., Feb. 18th 1S79.-Press
Il Dakotaian-The mail due here on the
l4th inst from Rapid City did not arrive
until the day following having been delayed
on account Of storm and the Indians. On
Thursday forenoon the 18th inst. two men,
each with four horse teams, belonging to
Hank Jones, the mail contractor, loaded
principally with grain for Rapid City when
about mile and half from the Cheyenne
crossing were fred upon By the Indians.
One Brady, an old stage driver along the
river, and we'll known. was instantly killed
and Frank Hannah, driving the other team
MORALLY wounded, and died the next day
During the affray two of the lead horses
broke loose and ran back to Madden's ranch
whore they were secured. Some parties 1T
the ranch seeing the !. horses come. in
started to ascertain the difficulty and saw
the Indians ripping open the sacks
of corn and emptying it out on
the ground. The parties were driven back
to the ranch. Tue mail carrier from Rapid
arrived few moments after the affair and
saw the Indians with their prize Of six ami.
mails. They also gave the carrier chase
but he distsnced them and made the ranch
10 safety. Brady's clothes had been cot on
fire and burnt to crisp. Five Indians are
reported to have been seen, but presume
there were more on the back ground. Wood
were at once dispatched to Mr.. Jones aud
he arrived here this morning, but hearing
both Of the men have been buried has con.
concluded not 10 20 out
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