Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1880-05-25

sACRE TO DE INVESTIGATED b,
UNITED STATES TROOPS.
Special to the Commonwealth.
LBADvILLE, CoL., May I5.-,John AL
lendorf returned to this city yesterda,
and tells the following story of the mas
sacre of prospectors in the Ute reserva
ton: "Several weeks ago while at m,
home in Luvin county, Kansas, con
ceived the idea Of organizing an expedt
ton for the Ute reservation. | was mo-
long in getting together seventeen goot
trusty men. We determined to arm anC
equip ourselves in the best manner, say
nothing to anybody either in Kansas ol
Colorado, slip into the country as quiet
ly as possible and make n thorough
search for rich mineral. Three weeks
ago last Monday we camped on the heat
waters of the Gunnison river and fount
rich places. We at once began washing
gravel, our wages being over $40 per day
to the man. After three or four days
we got out whipsaws and cut timber fol
sluice boxes. We had been in the gulch
ten days when our boxes were finished
and we began sluicing. The first days
clean up was nearly two thousand dol
lars. From this time we cleared from
$4,000 to $4,000 per day, and ourgood
luck so encouraged us that we kept put
ting in sluices. Having seen no sign of
: Indians, We naturally grew somewhat
careless, and OH the fatal Monday, which
believe was may Sd, our party was
widely scattered Six had gone across a
low divide which separated us from an
other stream nearly mile distant, for
gold. The rest were at work sluicing
and | was out hunting deer. About 3
o'clock in the afternoon | killed fine
buck and was hurrying toward it to cut
its throat, when heard vOlly from the
direction which the prospecting party
had taken. | was somewhat alarmed
rushed up the mountain and terrible
sight met my gaze. Fully five hundred
mounted Indians were galloping upon
my companions and there was 10 posi-
BILE show 10 warn or aid them as they
were over half mile distant. | was
compelled to witness their massacre,
and was 70 horror stricken by the sight
that had the Indians come upon me they
would have found me paralyzed with
terror and an easy victim. For two
hours or more the red devils fingered at
our camp and amused themselves by
cutting to pieces the bodies Of my friends
and destroying our otflt. As night drew
on the Indians departed in groops until
at last all were gone. When they had
passed out Of sight crept down to the
ravaged camp and looked over the bod
les. Every scrap Of clothing had been
burned, and could find no memenoes
to carry home TO their relatives and
friends. A few biscuits aud some bacon
which had been cast aside by the In
dians ! placed In my bag with the inten-
tion Of striking out for home at once
CHANGED 10 pass the spot where we used
TO bury our gold every night, and saw
that 1t had been dug up and the gold car
ried away. Not daring TO remain long
er or make an effort to bury the dead, |
kept on. | have walked almost con-
stantly, occa ionally resting few hours
in the night. The first white man met
wap on Eagle river, some thirty miles
below the Red Cliff. He gave me food
and told my story, but he said was
crazy from exposure and hardship and
would not believe 1t. For this reason |
have not told II to any one since them
| will start east rs soon as have con-
veyed the sad intelligence to the rela-
tivcs Of my comrades, | propose to or
ganize band Of avengers and return to
help wipe out the Utes. The names of
the murdered Charles and John An
drews, Ellis Norland, James Henderson,
John and Isaac Dlttmere, Martin Flem-
ing, Peter Amberg, Fred and Louis
Smell, Edward Martin, Phillip Jackson,
Josiah Warner, Jesse Jerry, Adam Ilo-
mer, and Julius Terry"
Telegrams here report that men COM
ing IN from the reservation to the city,
report that u party OF twenty prospec-
tors were carroled on Gunneon river,
aud twelve OF their number killed. Thie
Ia supposed to he Bradbury's party
which left Del Nortc three weeks ago.
General MacKenzie's column Ia on the
way to the scene Of the alledged massa-
ere.
A letter from saguache says that the
Utcs ARE reported to have killed twelve
miners forty miles wcsi OF that place. -
Troops from Fort Garland Are on their
way TO thut point. Owing TO the terri |
bic condition Of the rosds, Il will be
several days before the news can he con-
arAed. Al yet, all stories are subject |
to doubt. The feeling here il that The |
Indians are making preparations for the
war-palh, and stirring news may be ex-
pccted soon.
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rho Edinburgh Review.