The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-07-14
For the Reporter.
Sand Creek Massacre Again.

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They had more horses. goods. mcrChHn-
disc. scalu, and prisoners than they
knew what to do with. From il lot of
poverty stricken yagabond> they rose to
the level of aboriginal millionaircS. To
thi> il may be added that in some cases
Indian Agents sold arms and ammunition
To the Indians. taking buffalo robes aud
prltlr> in payment. and perhaps mcr-
chandsc which WIS pundered from
transportation trains.
1t was a>certained by Government
Interpreter and some others who were
sent ont ON purpose, thu there was Il
league among the Apaehes, the northern
bands OF Arapahoe>. nh the ChryrnncS
aud Sioux, to make war n, snon - they
could procure ammunition. One of
these men heard them discuss the mat
Ter often. agreeing to be frio4ldly to the
whites until they were ready to strike.
In answer to appeals To Gen. Curtis for
troops. he wrote I've have none To
spare. YOU must protect yourselves"
And when the condition was made
known 10 Secretary Stanton. his answer
in effect WIS. fight it out among your
selves: we are too busy with more
Nciyhtv affairs to rive YOU any attention
or assistance" In the course of their
operations many women were
taken bv the sayagcs to the most lor
ribic fntcS. several men were burned
al the stake: victims were shot full of
arrow and subjected to all the crurth~
the iuIlman monsters could devise.
And vet there were white men who up
held and defended the perpetrators I
have written this to show that these so
called ..fricndlv Indians" were in Il state
of chronic warfare. and have Il few
words of further testimony. \ little
more than two months before the fight
AT Sand Greek. three Cheyennes came to
Fort Lyon hearing a letter from Black
Kettle. written by a half breed son of
{ ol. Bent. 10 Major GollcN the Indian
agent. If expressed his desire to nuke
,,roce, SAYS three ,rar partiss were out
vet. but world he in soon and promises
to give up some captives. Major Wynn
coon. the commander at the Fort with
l27 soldiers marched to the Indian vii |
lagc several miles distant and found
himself surrounded BY six or eight hun
drcd warriors. BY arrangement with
Black Kettle "A council was held and the
prisoners uo,ninally turned over, but
ihev weyr not delivered until some
months aftcrward. They were IA Mrs.
Ewbank-. three children and Miss |
Roper, another a Mrs. Snyder was in |
,lldcd but she hung herself rather than |
longer endure the degradation of the
lhuse OF hsr person by her savage cap
tors.
yfter her release Mrs. Ewbanks tcsti-
fled that sis was captured at her home