Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-10-16
The Indian War.

EaNlIlSs w v L. OCLs 1O.--L1iliiA -" | -
Der and Geo. Fuhr, two couFlers, nave -
just arrived from what was lew Gays q
ago the White River Agency. From them Ii
I learn the following particulars;
Gen Merritt advanced upon the agency u
on the llth inst. On his way he found Il
many dead bodies, among others, the Il
bodies of Carl GOldstein, an lsraelIte,
who lett here with government supplies y
for the Utes at White River agency He I
was found in a gulch six miles TINS slue |
of the agency. shot twice through the I
shoulder. He was about two miles from
his wagon. A teamster, named Julius
Moore, formelv from Bainbridge, Massa-
chusetts. who was with him when ne leIG
here, was found about hundred yards |
from Goldstein, with two bullet holes in ! t
his breast. and his body hacked and mn-
tilated with a knife or hatchet.
As the command advanced through the
cannon they came to an old coal NINE,
and in il was found the dead body OF an
agency emplOye named Dresser. tie nad
| evidently been wounded and clawled in
/ the mine to die. his coat was folded up
! and placed under his head for pillow
| Beside him lay a Winchester rifle con
| tanning eight cartridges. In one OF ms
| pockets 4 letter was found, which, as near
as the courier can remember was rs fol-
ssWhite River. Sept. 29-I Pm.
! 'sMAJoR THORNBURG: l will come out
| with Chief Douglas and another chief
and meet You tomorrow. Everything IS
| Ouite here and Douglas is flying the Uni
ted States flag. Ali have been on guard |
three nights aud will be tonight. Not |
that We expect any trouble, but because |
there might be. Did yOu have any |
trouble coming through the cannon
CT. $. Indian Agent"
On entering the agency scene of quite |
desolatiOn presented stself. All the
buildings, excepting 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
be found to indicate what had become of
them. They either have been murdered
and buried, or else taken away as hos
> tapes Their dreadful and uncomfortable
fate calls forth the most profound Sympa-
The dead body of Father Meeker was
; found about 100 yards from his house, ly-
ing on his back. shot through the head.
The left side of his head was mashed in
with some blunt instrument; piece of a
barrel stave was driven into his mouth,
. and one of his hands and the arms were
= badly bruised.
The dead body of w. H. Post, Father
| Meeker's assistant. was found between
the building ana the river with a bullet
: hole through the left ear and one under
= the ear. He and Father Meeker were
Il stripped entirely naked.
Another empIoye named Eaton was
. found dead, and stripped naked, and a
: bundle of paper bags in his arms, his
' face badly eaten bV wolves, and 4 bullet
hole in his left breast.
e Frank Dresser, brother of the man
II foundin the coal mine, was badly burned.
t He had without doubt been killed in
i stantIy, as bullet had passed through
: his heat. The bodies of Eaton, ThOmp-
son, Price, Eskridge, and all the other
employees not named were also found.
Eskridge was found two miles this side of
If the agency, naked, and Il bullet hole
=, through his head.
"a In the position occupied by the Indians
If during ThOrnburgh's battle, in a breast
a. work made of stone, was found the dead
&c body of an unknown white man, dressed
Ir in buCkskin, sitting on his knees, his gun
- in position to fire. He was shot through
- the forehead. From this it appears the
1t Indians are not alone in their hellisl
If work.
n NJ The supposition is that the Indians have
80 gone south to join the Southern Utes, ant
~ the impression among the officers of Mer
an ritt's command is that the Indians who
f. fought Thornhurgh numbered at least 700
rs WASHINGTON, October 13.-Secretary
he Schurz, Immediately upon receiving
Id dispatch stating that the hostile Utes hat
er retired through the influence of Onray
es called at the War Department and con
er The latter at once sent the following tele
p gram to Gen. Sheridan:
" HEADQUARTERS a RdY OF Z NITED STATEsl
II WASHINGTON, Oct. l3. !
70. 70. Gen. p. II. Sheridan, Commanding DiUiston
ii ete., Chicago:
9w The Honorable Secretary of the Interiu
to has this morning called with a dispatc
lat conveying propositions of peace, Whic
cyl communicated for your Information
and should go for what it is worth, t
le- Gems. Crook and Merritt. The latter, Oh
" the spot, can tell the hOstiles have cease
lly fighting. If so, Gen. Merritt shonld o
sly in every event to the agency TO ascertai
raj the actual condition of facts. All Indian
,nt who oppose must be cleared out of tn
les way if they resist. If they surrende
nj their arms and ponies they should be hel
us- as prisoners to he disposed of by superiC
md orders. The Secretary of the Interic
der will send special agent at once to Oura,
BILE who is believed to be honest and OF
ely friend. He may prevent the Souther
he Utes from being involved, and the II
md | terror Department can befriend him afte
ing ward by showing favor to some of h
ac- special friends. But the murderers
me. agents and employees must be punishe
his as also those who fought and killed Maj
rly Thornburgh and men. Please acknOw
his edge receipt.
w. L. SHERMAN. General.
rst, To Indian Agent Stanley the Secretal
in of the Interior sent the following:
ne! nee DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Oct. IS.
, in Stanley, Agent Las Pinos Agency:
rate Your dispatch received. Tell Ours
of that his efforts are highly appreciated
ad- the government. In view of the Alta
ing made upon troops and the massacre
he agents and employees, troops will have
self proceed to the White River Agency. o
lies ray should endeavor to prevent any
ime | sistance to this movement. Troops a
,nly now in great force, and resistance won
this result only in great disaster to the Indiar
lere The hostiles will haye to surrender al
9TH throw themselves upon the mercy of t
That government The guilty parties mt
be identified and delivered up. We shi
and see that no injustice is done any OF
The Peaceable Indians will be protected. o
Ors ray Recommendations for mercy in int
the vidual cases will be respected as far
alus general interest may permit. Spec
ules agents are being dispatched to Las Pin
mes with further instructions.
ID to G. SCHURz, Secretary
sure
hey The UJes.
ans The UteS are the Indians found in t
ory. mountain regions of Colorado. They
ian, among the most Intelligent and brav
not Indians ever found west of the Miss
here sippi. They lorded it over the Otl
par mountain Indians of this section of
n is West in the olden time, just as the Sio
once did on the north and COuancheS on t