The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-08-09
THE EARLY DAYS
The Movements of the Pioneers
OF this Section Of Min.
neS0td.
Sensational Narrative Relatinu ia
Chasing the Sioux ID
dams.
Copyrighted. All rights reserved bF the
Author, Charles E. Flandrau)

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tons but the way seemed to me open
to rescue the remaining captives. I at
once called for volunteers from among
the Indians to go out and buy them,
which knew was the only way they
could be obtained aliye. The first
difficulty I had to overcome, was to
satisfy the demands made by the two
brothers for Mrs. Marble, as l wanted
to use them in my proposed expedi-
ton. | had no public funds that
could be devoted to such purposes,
but | had confidence in the generosity
OF the people, especially if 1 succeed
ed; and as every moment might be
worth a life, I determined to assume
the responsibility of anything that
was necessary. I was ably assisted
by Mr.. Riggs and Doctor Williamson,
both in the excellent advice they gave
and in the exertion of their influence
with the Indians. The traders all re-
sponded with cheerfulness to nv calls
upon them. Icould not raise thous-
and dollars in money in the country,
but | had five hundred. and in order
to raise the other five hundred to pay
the two brothers for Mrs. Marble we
resorted to a novel mode of financier-
ing. Mr.. Riggs and myself decided
to issue a territorial bond for the
amount, drawn on hope and charity,
payable in three months from date.
It was the FIRST bond ever issued by
the territory and I am happy to say
that although executed without au-
thority, it met with . better fate than
some which have followed it under
the broad seal of the state. 1t was
paid at maturity.
As it is the first obligations of the
territory, and being original in form,
give it in full:
II, Stephen r. Riggs, Missionary
among the Sioux Indians, and I Char
les E. Flandrau, United States Indian
Agent for the Sioux, being satisfied
that Mak-pi-ya-ka -ho-ton and Si-ha-
ho-ta, two Sioux Indians, having per-
formed valuable service to the ter
ritory OF Minnesota and humanity, by
rescuing from captivity Mrs. Margaret
Ann Marble, and delivering her to the
Sioux agent; and being further salts.
he'd that the rescue of the two remain.
ing white women who are now in cap.
tivity among 1nk-pa-du-ta's band o1
Indians, depends much on the liber.
ality shown towards the said Indians
who have recovered Mrs. Marble, anC
have full confidence in the humanity
and liberality of the territory of Min.
nesota through its government anC
citizens, have this day paid to sale
two above named Indians the sum o1
live hundred dollars in money, and dt
hereby pledge to said two Indians tha
the further sum of FIVE hundred dol
lars will be paid to them by the terri
tory OF Minnesota or it's citizens withir
three months from the date hereof.
| Dated May 22d, 1857, at Pa-ju-ta
zi-zi, NJ. T.
Stephen R. Riggs, Missionary A. B
g. F. M.
Chas. E. Flandrau, u. S. Indial
agent for the Sioux"
The cash and this paper, paid TO
!: Mrs. Marble, and the magnifcence o
the ransom, produced the effect I hat
: anticipated. Volunteers we're no
wanting. I selected Paul Ma-za-ku
} ta-ma-ni, who was one of the pillar
of Mr.. Riggs church, and two others
: An-pe-tu-tok-cha or Other Day (wh,
was such friend of the whites il
1862, as to be rewarded by the stat
with a donation of quarter sectiol
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