The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-17
VICTIMS OF INDIANS.
Horrible Massacres of Soldiers and
Settlers i'm Manitoba.
Men, Women and Children Butch
cred by the Savages.

Dispatches received at Winnipeg confirm q
previous vague report regarding the massacre
by Indians which took place at Frog Lake.
Temporary communication was established
with Battleford, and by that means news of
The shocking occurrence was obtained by
the operator at Clarke's Crossing from
Colonel Morris, inspector of mounted police
at Battleford, where man who escaped
from Frog Lake, which is west of that place,
told the story of the massacre This person
says that fourteen persons were killed, as far
as he knew; but the later information indi-
Gates that all in the place suffered a like fate.
Those known by him to have been killed
are the Rev. Father Fafford, the Rev.
Father La Marchand, James Delaney, In
dian farm instructor; j. j. Quinn, Indian
supply AGENT Mr.. and Mrs. Gowanlock,
John Williscraft Charles Gorrin, George
Gilchrist, Joseph Lay, and William Lay.
After the massacre at Frog Lake the whole
force of Indians proceeded to Fort Pitt, not
far distant and besieged the town. In the
fort were only ID soldiers and these had to
protect the settlers, with their wives and
families, who took refuge in the barracks.
The soldiers made a gallant fight but all in
vain, the Indians so far outnumbered them
that they had to give in Only two or three
men escaped to tell the story of a horrible
massacre of all the settlers Men and chill
dren were murdered and not one was spared.
The chief of the red skins is Big Bear, the
most vicious Indian in the country.
One thousand Indians were gathered
around Batteford A party of forty of these
Indians approached the fort, and, as it was
thought that they were going to make an
attack on those beseged there fire was
opened upon them at long range by the
mounted police in the fort. Two Indians
were killed and the others hastily re-
treated. The Indians around Bran
il
from Winnipeg, have robbed several houses
in the locality. Indians from the American
side are coming in there by twos and threes
and are evidently gathering for an attack.
The Sixty.fifth regiment, from Quebec, ar
rived at Winnipeg, and left Immediately for
the West.
Six thousand American troops are sta
toned along the boundary to prevent Amer
lean Indians from crossing. A settler who
has arrived at Brandon from Duck Lake,
says Riel has 5000 men and six nine FOUNDER
cannon.
A later dispatch from Battleford says the
whites were fired on by Indians while taking
water from the river, but their bullets went
wide of the mark. The whites returned the
fire, killing two Indians and wounding
several others. Fort Pitt is beseged by Big
Bear and his band
Frog Lake is about 120 miles northwest of
Battleford and thirty miles from Fort Pitt.
The reserves there are occupied by three
bands of Crees and number about three hun
bred Indians.
A Toronto dispatch says that the effect Of
the rebellion in the Northwest ON immgra-
ton is becoming apparent Ten car loads
of emigrants, chiefly Scotch and English,
numbering about 600, who left England with
the intention of settling in the Northwest, on
hearing of the troubles there, refused to pro-
coed further than Toronto, and will settle
in Ontario. Another party Of nearly 400 also
refused to go to the Northwest. These will
20 through to Wisconsin and Indiana.