The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-09
SCENES IN THE WEST.
A Narrow Escape of an Athens Ma
from Rein0 ScalDed nv the LndinnS.

A Narrow Escape of an Athens Man
from Being Scalped by the Indians.
From The Athens (Ga) Banner Bdtchmon.
There is scarcely a man you meet on the
street or in the common walks of fife but
has history, and if closely questioned will
reveal something that will be OF interest to
the public Yesterday a Banner Watch
man reporter, while perambulating the
streets in search of news, run up on Mr..
Gottheimer, of the firm of Edge, Dorsey u
Co., and inquired Of him If he had ever
travelled in the far West.
Mr.. Gottheimer's spectacleS looked
brighter as soon as the question was asked,
and unfolded tale that made the Michigan
beer run cold Said Mr.. Gottheimer; Il
am a living representative of the only man
| that ever escaped from the bloodthirsty Ute
Indians You see," said Mr.. Gottheimer,
| that my hair is still safely lodged on my
head but there was time that | thought
it would he lifted without a moments
notice. was out in Denver, Col, on ped
ding expedition. My pack was loaded
with the best of goods, and | was selling
them to those who lived in the fertile val
eys of the Rocky mountains at good prices.
| started out from Denver with a full pack
little dreaming of the dangers through
which | was to pass, / met with good sue
| cess, and Travelled many miles through ra-
vines and up the mountain heights. | came
to house and opened my pack, and from
| the surroundings l could see that the occu-
pants of the house were a little uneasy about
something but finding a good trade, I
thought little of it, until in walked three
Ute Indians in full war paint. These In
dams seemed to be peaceable, only they
wanted me to give them everything / had
After making them several presents to
| satisfy their greed, determined to close
my pack and not be imposed on any more,
and while they were eating dinner at the
| house / folded my pack and gently stole
away. | was still very uncomfortable, and
often felt of my scalp to see if it was safely
! lodged on my head. | made bee line for
| the nearest Element but before | had
| gone many miles | heard the terrible war
| whoop of the Utss and knew that they were
after me and my valuable pack. Here COM
menced a race of life and death, and you
| can bet | made good time. l could hear
the vellings of the frenzied Utes in the
| distance, which greatly quickened my pace.
| In passing up a spur of the mountain
| glanced to the rear and saw the bloodthiIsty
| Utes with their brandished tomahawks and
! bows and arrows. / kept moving, with little
hope of escaping until passing down the
mountain side in full run | saw hut with
several men standing in front of it aud with
| Winchester rifles. This was my chance to
save my hair, and made a break for the
house, and as reached it fell exhausted,
| and the wild Western travellers
and trappers gathered around me
and commenced to question me about
my escape. | was out of breath, and as
soon as I could get breath enough to speak
| informed them that the bloody Utes was on
the warpath, and had chased me across the
mountains The hunters and trappers, TO-
| gether with a few COW boys, soon made me
! feel easy, and the Indians seeing such a for
midable force turned off and went in search
of better game. have had enough of the
| West, said MIR. Gottheimer, and am willing
to live in Athens and sell furniture for q
| living. Those that want to try the West for
a fortune can do so, but none of it for me.