The daily gazette., 1879-10-29
SECOND EDITION
THE UTE TRACE DY.
arrival of the Released Cup
tiVeS at Los Pi7lOs.

A TERRIBLE ORDEAL-MIss MEEKER TO
DOUGLASS :-"I FEAR NEITHER IN
DIANs NOR DEATH."-TTE REDSKIN-
NED BULLY sHAMED BEFORE HIS
PEOPLE.
DEL NoRTE, Oct. 2S.-Captain Kline,
Major Sherman and Saundei arrived at
Ouray's house last night with Mrs. and
Miss Meeker and Mrs. Price and her two
children, q little girl Of four and nure-
ing babe. They came TO the agency this
morning and start east in the afternoon.
A sQUAw's INTERCEssION.
The captivity vf twenty-five days
through which they have passed has been
a terrible trial, and Its scenes and Incl
dents will never be forgotten. They
were delivered over to General Adams
on the 21st inst, in the camp on trb-
utary of the Grand River, after coun-
| very heated, and at one time 1t was
thought that the Indians would refuse
General Adams demand. On the ap-
proach of General Adams the captves
were hid in the brush short distance
from the camp. During the council,
Susan, sister of Ouray and squaw Of
johnson, made speech, strongly advo-
eating the release of tie prisoners, the
first instance on record of a squaw's ap-
pearance in an important council. She
was followed by johnson, who quoted
Ouray's orders and advice. 1t was not
until General Adams threatened to leave
unless the prisoners were released un-
ndtionally that the peace party pre-
vailed.
TERRIBLE ORDEAL.
The history of the prisoners during
their captivity forms most pathetic
chapter. After the killing of Agent
Meeker the women attempted to escape
into the from the burning buildings.
Mrs. Meeker was fred at and received a
flesh wound In the hip alb )ut four inches
in length. The Indians called to Miss
Meeker and Mrs. Price in the following
words: "Indians no shoot; white wo.
man stops; Indian no hurt" After be-
ing secured they we're mounted on
ponies. Miss Mseker with Mrs. Prices
oldest child tied behind her, Mrs. Price
with her infant in her arms, and NJ RS.
Meeker, who Is slxty-fOur years of age
and lame, were compelled to accompany
their captors. When they struck camp
at midnight Mrs. Meeker was dismOunt'
ed and fell to the ground unable to movs
and the Indians surrounded her and
added to the misery of tha situation by
jeering and taunting the cold white
separated, Douglass taking charge o
Mrs. Nj ecker, Persane of Miss Meeksr
and Mrs. Price and children being guard
ed BY an UDcomphagre Ute.
FEMALE HERoIsM.
The sufferings of Mrs. Meeker wer,
indiscrI bable during her stay with Doug
lass, whose sQuaw abused her by neglect
and by pushing, striking and tauntiDf
her. On one occasion Douglass tbrew "
down some blankets and compelled Miss
Meeker to dismount, saying that they
we're going into camp. He then said
that they were going to stab them and
exhi bited The butcher knives to be use'
for the purpose. Then he placed amuskeI
to her 70 rehead and said, "1ndIan going
to shoot" The courageous girl never
f1inched and laughed at tho burly sa eage
He asked her If she was afraid, and heI
ready response, ~ am not afraid OF In
dians or of DEATH" eli sited the admira
tiOn of the red devils. They turned their
derisiOn upon Chief douglass and ht
skunk from their presence.
, Soon afterward the captives were
placed in charge of Chief Johnson, ant
through the fundamentally OF JehnsOn''
sauaw their condition was very muct
imnrnved and further indignities pre-.
vented.
. SUSAN AS A GUARDIAN SPIRIT.
8 Apprehensions as to the treatment o
, the captIves to a fate worse than dealt
} have happily pr owed to be unsustal nee
, by facts and they arrived here in safety
. although worn out the indignities detail
ed above. Susan proved to be thei
guardian spirit, and had 1t not been TO
: her intercession the fate of the wome,
would have proved one of tho blackes
I pages Of the history of Indian devlltry
Last night, on their arrival, Oursy ex
, pressed great satisfaction, and, thi
, morning, on their departure, Chapta, ,th
hi