The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-08-13
Che Democrat.
RIDAY........-AUaUsT Is. 1889.
now AUOUT CANNON REsCUkD 4 WmrTn
CArrHvR EROM TmE INDIANS.

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CAFTIvR EROM TmE INDIANS.
''Uncls" Jimmy Cannon, The noted
scout, recently gave 20 Denver Netss
reporter some interesting "reminiscences,
from whioa wo extract the following
Il was 1t the Julesburg massacre,
Jan. 10Th, 1865, when go soldiers and
torty.,wo citizens were made to bite the
dust In ten minutes. / WAS wounded
in three places In this tigh,, being CUT
Ia the forehead, shot In the aide and
through my leg. ] was presented with
a gun after this 1ght that was made by
gunsmita here in Denver, the story
having GOT out that | had worn my
gun out in che fight. Captain O. o'Brien,
who 10 now in business at Laramie, and
alone escaped. We got to the ranch
and fought the Indians or until twen-
ty.eight women aud children were given
time to reach the fort, and then, while
the Indiana were pillaging Julssbure,
We crossed tho river on the ice and
reached the fort, which was safely gar
fiSonsd by eleven men. The Indians
engaged in the mass. Gro were Sioux
and Chsyennes under tho command Of
Bad WOUND, Sioux, and Stone Cali,
Cheyenne. La some respects Il was
very much like The Custer massacre, the
Indians rising right up all around .he
troops on three sides aud pouring a
dreadful fire upon ns At short range.
"About two months after this The
Indian massacre occurred ~ the Black
Hills at Crazy woman's forks. BY
che way, = wholly wrong storJ has been
published by an Omaha paper about
how this name came to be applied 20
these forks. The real story Of the case
Is that three white women were cal tur-
ed by the Indians At Plum Greek, in
Nebraska. Two Of them were killed
and the third went crazy. Two Face
and Big Grow brought this crazy wo-
ma. into camp. She could cell nosbing
about herself. Both of these chiefa
we're hanged on account Of this woman,
and the massacre gicw out Of this
There we're 2 200 Indians cAms In and
asked 20 be removed 10 the nsn'tal
ground, which was near Ft.rt Ksssn.y.
While they were being transported 20
this ground. Two F.ce's son, viii
$50 warri ,rs. stole alH,n shs tfoos%,s
nassacred 100 Il tho soldiers aud tifty.
two OF the seamsters The .ishi lasssd
about an hour, the Wagons bsiag ussd
- bFeast.wofks until they wers al on
Ere. The rsmsindcr Of he .roaps re-
treated TO Fort Mitchell, without fur-
ther coolest ,tinn from fhe Iudiaus, wha
we're joined by she 2,200 Indians, the
sholr move bsing intended sn trap
shout such as che IndiAn aIways make.
IAN expedition was tilted nn u'ds'
General Conner, eompssd 4 c-hfas-
nia, Colorado aud ohio tsoops, nd
ussued III. haud of di.es IL
Powd., River, where shs Itlans as,..
- turn m.ss~cred. Tn m u :
iisns Killed s.s rsckeu-,l $50 d
4gh rl,.s settled tn saex e.
ths time.
1T vs. i. 1870 tbs re-e
Brana i,un tho Ind..ns. Sh :
.lng - s.. Lou. and hae ns..rsi
@ritssn scoouni- II tbe efIst, - bna
iss g neral Rannels. ~ho wanted 20
| get pension for me.
sCrrighton aud Bfsnd we're 'hr en-
tractors for building telegraph line,
and Mary Was the sister a Ms. BrAud.
"rhe gisI ~as brought out With them
to where thsy we're working, and the
.,arty va. attacked hy tbe IndiAns
Brand was killed aud h,e aister captur-
sd. General Rlanals stared "a pursue,
with me for guide. We cams we'll ~
viii the Indians on he r shids, aud
- 1 knew that cspsisv coaid bs ~.
covered from the Indians only by par
chass or stealing, ] asked General Ran.
neIs TO lot me- steal iato the camp and
try to get the girl away. He PROMISED
TO keep his troops on piece OF high
ground and net 10 leave lt until ] re-
turned, no matter what happened. |
stole into the camp 10 the dark and
tound the little girl asleep in buffalo
rebe. ! picked her up quietly and
threw her over my shoulder without
waking her, and started TO my horse
When near the horse | met an Indian
warrior, who asked me in bis natiss
tongue, Who goes there !? lrepIisd
guard in The sams tongue, and b.
paased on, going round one side Of the
hill, aud | with my load around the
other. Il was not until / reached my
hotss ,ha he chaa tairly awoke and
asked me bow sbe WAS to ride. Any
way you can till We get out Of here l
replied, and sprang on 70 the horse.
The Indian. who had gone around the
top Of the hill, heard me, and drawing
sn arrow be sent 1t through my body,
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