The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-08-09

whose head had been cut and Rashad svssh
knives until 4 was mass Of wounds. I
think this child was saved, but I do NOT
know who she was
DeIfverance!
Al last came Camp Release md our f..
Iiverance by the soldiers under Gen gih.
icy. rat story Is well known / remem
Der how angry the soldiers were a. the
Indians who surrendered there, and how
eager they were to be turned loose upon
the vile and bloody wretches testificd
before the military commission that tried
inc Indians Soon after was take below
10 1T. Peter, where learned the Darficu.
lars OF the sad fate of my family must
be excused from giving the particulars Of
their atrocious murders All were murdered
" our home but my brother August His
head was split with q tomahawk md he
was lafe senseless for dead, but he re-
covered consciousness, aud finally, thouxil
ne was but ten years OF age, Guccsaded In
escaping TO Fort Ridgely. on the way n,
found child. five years old, and carried
1t several miles, when by the direction of
German woman be had fallen In with n,
left 1t In house eighteen miles from th,
fort. The child was recovered at Camn re.
lease, but 1t was so much injured by wounds
ana exposure that Ii died soon after roach
ing Fort Ridgelv. August is now a hard
ware merchant In Portland, Oregon.
Conclusion.
Soon after arriving at st. Peter was gen,
TO my friends and relatives In Wisconsin,.
ana here met my brother August IL was
a sad meeting for the two little orphans
though we were most happy in seeing each
other. The next year ! returned to Mime.
sofa and testified before what was called
the claims commission. The government
had suspended the annrities usually paiI
the Sioux, and directed that the money
should be paid to the people whose proDerty
had been destroyed by the Indians during
the outbreak, or to their heirs. An admir-.
istrator was appointed for my fathers estate
and guardian for me and my brother. I
testified to the property my father had all
or which had been taken or destroyed Ly
the Indians. but / do not remember that
my brother and ever received but an in
significant sum, and yet do not know why
we did not 1t seems that everybody else.
traders and all, were paid in full. Some
gold was taken from the dead body of TN
Indian during the war, and from the circuri-
stances Gen. Sibley thought the money had
been taken from my father. The anoInt
was $50, but there was premium on gold
at the time. Gen. Sibley purchased two
$50 government bonds with the money and
held them for my brother and me some
years. In 1866 Gen. Sibley gave me Gre
Of the bonds and $50 in interest on IT, and
my receipts to him for this money are
among the Sibey papers in the historical
society A part Of the year 1853 was with
the family of my old employer, Mr. Rey-
nolds, who then kept hotel at st. Peter.
In the fall I went to Fairwater, Wis. and
remained with an uncle for two years In
1866 married Mr.. william Schmidt, then
and for many years afterwards, one Of The
business men OF st, Paul. We lived In St
Paul until In 1889, when we removed 10
Portland, Or. Two months since we re.
turned TO st. Paul. We have three living
children, daughter and two sons; four
children are dead. Life is made up OF
shadow and shine. ] sometimes think have
had more than my share of sorrow and suf.
fering, but / bear in mind that have seen
much of the agreeable side of life too. A
third Of century, almost, has passed since
the period Of my great bereavement and Of
my captivity The memory Of that period
with all its hideous features often rises be-
fore me, but put 1t down. / have caIlaI
1t up at this time because kind friends have
assured me that my experience is a part Ct
leading incident In the history Of Minhe-
sofa that ought to be given to the world. In
the hope that what / have written may
serve to inform the present and future gem
erations what some of the pioneers OF Min
sofa underwent In their efforts to settle and
civilize our great state, submit my plais
and imperfect story.