Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-10-24

sanbertson, and the other former resi-
lent of Milwaukee named Ganzio.
Sanbertson was shot through the arm in
. fight with Black Kettles band.
'lmagine some one who hates you
with the utmost intensity" Sanbertson
said, ia describing tho sensation Of the
scalping, 'and he suddenly grabbing "a
handful Of your hair, while you are lying
PROSTATE and helpless, and giving it
quick, upward jerk with force enough
almost to loosen The scalp; then, imagine
the not particularly.sharp blade Of a
knife Icing run quickly in IA circle aroUod
year scalp, with a saw,hke motion,
Then let your Imagination grasp, if it
can, the eject Of u strong, quick Jerk on
tbs tu!t Of the hair to release The scalp |
irom any oliasiug particles Of aesh that
may hold it in i,luca wonli have on your
nerves and PHYSICAL system, and you will
have an inkliUg Of how il feels 10 be
scalped. When that iudian sawed his
knile around the top OF my head, first a
sense of numbncss pervaded ms whole
body. This was quickly followed by
flash of pain that started at my feet and
ran like an electric shock to my brain.
that sensation was but inomenta,y, but it
was terrible. When the Indian tore MY
scalp from my head it seemed as il il
must have been connected with every
part Of my BODY. The pain that fol
lowed the emitting around The scalp had
been frishiful, but ii was cestacy com-
pured TO the torture that followed the
tearing Of it from my head. Flashes Of
pain shot to every nerve My knees
were drawn up almost TO my chin. and
the fingers Of my one hand closed con-
vulslvely in the snow, these OF my left
baud being powerless owiag to the
shattered arm. That was all | remem-
Der When | come to | was ia tent,
The cavalry had come up in the mean
time, and the Indians were routed
Only few escaped, but Black Kettle
was ancug the few
Sanborisou lay for weeks in the gov
ernment hospital at Fort Laramie per
fectly helpless and suffering untold agony
He finally recovered, and in the mean
time his term Of enlistment had expired
He had 10 desire to re.enter the service
and General Custer jocularly remarked
to him that he made a mistake 10 quit
ting the service. "For Think said th
General, show surprised and disgaste'
some red devil Of an Iudian might be
if you shoald stay with us and happen t
, fall in his hands, when he went to rails
your hair and find that some one ha
been there before him." saw Sar
bertson several years afterwards, and th
same pale-rcd, fat round, bare spot wa
:. on top Of his head, showing where HI
scalp had been torn away, as l had see
it when be left the hospital. He sal
. that it was extremely tender, aud in dam
or cold weather was very painful.
The other person / saw ct Fort La
- annie whose head had been tampercd wit
J by the scalping knie was HERNIA
Gauzio. The Indian who was after th
!. mans scalp did not have tine to con
lplete the job, for he was compelled
abandon it alter having got the sea
ready to tear off. Ganzio, | believe, VI
from Milwaukee, aud had been acting
scout and guide for a party Of touris
on the plaios in tho summer Of lS5
q The party was scared away from i
:. = valley of Hat Creek By Indians, al
* were on their way across country
Running Water creek. Ganzio b
y; gone ahead to pick out good place
in camp on their way. He discover
N. five Indians riding across tho valley
=. to his right and be turned to rejoiu
party, who were only a short distance
the rear. He had got to within silht
the teamsters when dozen Indis
Jumped from the bushes. Ganzio slarl
on run and shouted tor help. 1
4 Indians fred on him and he
As wounded in the shoulder and his ]
The indians rushed upon him. Gan
lay fat on bis face. One Of the Isdi'
- lprcssed his knees on Ganz;o's back a
grabbed him BY the hair. Tae Iad
sawed his knife arouod tho top
Gansic's head, and bis description Of
) sensation was the. same as the one s
bertsou had given At the fort seven ye
!" before. Gansio escaped the torture
the tearing OF process, for before
Indian could finish that part Of tue "
Ganzio's friends, dozen or more