Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-23

Inc agency the lltn 1nSG On his way No
found many dead bodies. among others the
body of
CARL ooLpsTEN,
tsraelite, who left hero with government
supplies for the Utes at White River agency
He was found in gulch 81 miles this side.
of the agency shot twice through the shout
der. He was about two miles from his
wagon. A teamster named
JULIUS Moo8R,
formerly from Bainbridge, Mass, who was
with him when he left here, was found
about 100 yards from Goldstein with two
bullet holes in his breast and body, and
hacked and mutilated with knife or hatch
ct. AS the command adv anced through the
canyon they came TO an old coal mine
and in it was found the dead body of an
agency employe
NAMED DRESSER.
He had evidently been wounded and crawled
into the mine to die. His GOAT was folded
up and placed under his head for pillow.
Beside him lay Winchester rifle containing
eight cartridges. In one of his pocket a
otter was found which, rs near as the cour-
ter can remember, read:
AGENT MEEKER's LAST LETTER.
WHITE RIVER, Sept 20, P. M.-Major
Thornburgh: will come with Chief Doug
las and another chief and meet you to NOR
row. Everything quiet here and Douglas is
flying the United States flag. We have
heen on guard three nights and will be to-
because there might be. Did you have any
trouble coming through the canyon9
(Signed) N. @. MEEKER,
United States Indian Agent.
QUIET DEsoLAT1oN.
On entering the agency a scene of quiet
desolatior presented itself. ALI the build
ings excepG enc were burned to the ground,
and not living thing in sight except the
command. The Indians had taken every
thing except -four, and decamped. The wo-
men and children were missing, and nothing
whatever could be found to indicate what
had become of them. They either have been
killed and buried or taken away as hostages.
Their dreadful and unmentionable fate calls
forth the most profound sympathy. The
DEAD BODY OF FATHER MEEKER
was found about 100 yards from his house
lying on his back shot through the head, the
lett side of his head mashed in with some
blunt instrument, piece of a barrel stavs
driven into his mouth and cne of his hand!
and al ms badly burned. The
DEAD BODY OF W. H. POST,
Father Meeker's assistant, was found be-
tween the building and the river, a bullet
hole through the left ear and one under the
ear. He and Father Meeker were stripped
entirely naked. Another
EMPLOYEES NAMED EATON!
was found dead, stripped naked, with bun
die of paper bags in his arms. His face wal
badly eaten by wolves. bullet hole in the
left breast.
| FRANK DRESSER,
brother to the man found in the coal mine
was found badly burned. He had without
doubt been killed instantly, as the bullet hac
passed through his heart.
OTHER DEAD.
The bodies of Eaton, Thompson, Price
Eskridge and all other employees not named
were also found. Eskridge was found tive
miles this side of the agency, naked and ,
bullet hole through his head. In the posi-
ton occupied by the IndianI
during Thornburgh's battle in a breast
work made of stone, was found the deat
body of an unknown white man dressed il
buckskin. He was sitting on his knees anC
had his gun in position to fire. He was
shot through the forehead. From this i
appears the Indians are not alone in
THEIR HELLIsH WORK.
The supposition is the Indians have eon,
South to join the Southern Utes, and th.
impression among officers of Merritt's com
mand is the Indians who fought Thornburel
numbered ct least 700.