The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-10-24

Gen. NIerrItt's Arrival nj the white River
ACcncy-A scene of demonstrating of
the Dead and Mutiiated Bodies 81 Agent
Meeker and hiis Compnnions--No Traces
Of tine Women and Children.
RAwLISs, wyo., October 13.-Emil Was
Der and George fuhr. two couriers. have just
arrived from what was. some days ago, White
River Agency. From them learn tho follow
ing particulars:
the 18th inst. On his way he found
MANY DEAD BODIES.
among others the body 81 Carl Goldstein, an
Isrnciitr. who left here with Government sup
lIe was found In gulch six miles this side u
the Agency shot twice through the shoulder.
lie WAS about two miles from his Wagons A
teamstcr named Julius Moore. formerly from
cambridge, Mass, who with him
when he left here. wns about hum
drcd yards from Goldstcin. two bull
let holes IN his breast, and his body
hacked and mutIntrd with knifcor hatchcf.
A. the command advanced through the can
yon they came Ia an old coal mine. Ia II was
found the dead body 81 an Agency employee.
named Dresser. lie had evident, been
wounded and crawied in the mine 70 die. His
coat WIS folded up AMI placed under hi~ head
for pillow. Beside him lay Winchester
rife containing eight cartridges. In one Of
his pockets "A letter was found. which. a. near
n the courier cnn remember. was ~ follows:
WHITE RIVER. sept ~, l O'Clock
MAJ. THon>HURGH: will come with Chief
Douglas ana another chiei and meet you to-
morrow. Every thing quiet here, and Doug.
las dying the Emitted states Nag W.. have
been on guard three nights, and viii be To-
cause there might De. did YOU have any
trouble coming through the canyon
l,igncdl ~. MLEkEk, Indian Ag't.
on ENTERING THE AGENCY
a scene Of great dc~olatlOn presented itself
All the buildings excepting one we're burned
e. the ground. and not living thing was Ia
sight except the command. The Indians had
taken every thing except h0ur and decampcd.
The women and children were missing. and
nothing whatever could De found a. Indicate
what became NJ them. They either hnA 4 hrtn
murdered and burned or else taken away n
hostages. Their dreadful and uninenf fouahlc
fate calls forth most profound sympathy The
dead body Of Father Nreker was found about
100 yards from hi- house y ing on his bark
shot through the head. the left side ~ his
head mashed ia with some blunt instrument
piece Of the barrel ~favc driven into lli-
mouth, and ONE ~ hi. hands and arms badly
burned The dead body Of W. ~ Post. Father
binding and the river, "A bullet hole through
the left ear and one under the ear. iic aud
Father Meeker We're stripped entirely naked
Anotnrr employee. named Eaton. wn~
found dead. stripped naked, and bun.
die Of paper bags IN his arms his face
badly eaten by wolves, "A bullet hole III his left
breast. Frank Dresser. brother 10 the MAJ,
found in the coal mine, wa- found badi,
burned He had. without doubt, been killed
instantly sat iS e. sme hsd Pasd t9rouh NJ
Price. Eskridlsc, and all other employ ccs not
named, were also found. Eskfidge Was found
two miles this side q the Agency, naked and
a bullet hole through his head. In the posi-
ton occupied by the Indians during Thorn
burgh'S battle, in abrcaStwOrk made Of stone
was found the dead body Of an unknown
white man. dressed in buckskin, sitting on his
knees, his gun in position TO fire. He was shot
through the forehead. From this II appears
the Indians are not alone In their hcllish
work.
The superstition Is the Indians have gone
south 20 Join the Southern Utes, and the inn
preston among the officers OF Merrltt's com
mand Is the Indians who fought Thornburgh
numbered az least 100.