The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-09-11
CANON CITY man HAD
TWO SONS KILLED BY
INDIANS NEAR COLO. CITY

On Wednesday. September third. the
FL Paso County Pioneer Society un-
veiled a monument in the heart Of
Colorado Springs to the people who
were killed in and near that city for
ty-five years ago that day-September
3, 1868. 81
Two OF the boys killed that day
were the and 11-year-old sons OF
Mr.. Thomas II. Robbins OF Canon City.
Mr.. Robbins lives in South Canon and
is well known here. He is a pioneer
in Colorado's history. Forty-five years
ago he had ranch very near Colo
rado Springs. right where Cheyenne
creek runs into the Fountain.
He was putting up hay that fatal
day and his two little boys were out
looking after the horses in the
meadow. A dozen Indians were on a
raid. Shots we're heard, the Indians
passed by, and the two little boys
we're soon afterwards found dead,
shot by the Indians and scalped. Lit
tie Is known of the details as no one
actually saw the shooting.
Although forty five years have pass
by since that unfortunate day. Mr..
Robbins remembers II as II IL were
but yesterday and the recoilections OF
the awful experience is told In n
trembling voice
Irving Howbert. the prominent
financier. of Colorado Springs. was
living on a ranch near the present
site of Colorado City. He gave the
principal address OF the day. at tho
unwilling OF the monument. a portion
of which will be of interest to Record
readers.
Mr. Howbert told the history of the
operations OF the Cheyenncs. Araiia-
hoes and Sioux in that section for four
years previous to the massacre. Then
he went on:
Nothing more was seen or heard Of
the Indians until three or four day.
later when they appeared suddenly
about s o'clock In the morning at II
N. Teachout's ranch on Monumen;
creek about tight miles northeast OF
Colorado City. They claimed to b,
friendly Utes but Teachout, who was
familiar with the Indians. knew they
were not Utes. They stayed few
minutes taking in the surroundings
and particularly the corral with Its
herd of horses OF which Teachout had
about $50 head. The Indians for sew.
eral days confined their attention to
the settlements east OF Bijou Basin
where they killed several people and
ran off much stock.
-'on August 27 the Indians killed
Mrs Henrietta Dieterman and her o.
year-oid son on Comanche creek about
z5 miles northeast OF Colorado City, In
a particularly horrifying manner"
Mr.. Howbert narrated some stirring
events in the vicinity OF Colorado
Springs in the p.iiage of ranches south
and east OF the city and then pro-
eeeded with the account OF outrages in
the city as follows:
within a few days after the killing
Of Mrs. Dieterman and the raid on
Teachout's ranch most OF the ranch
men down the Fountain alley had
brought their families to Colorado
City for protection. The people OF the
Divide had gathered at McShane's
ranch near Monument, at John Irion's
ON Cherry creek. at Husted's mill In
the pinery and at one or two other
places In the county.
The Raid Started In 1868.
about noon on September a band
of 40 or so Indians came dashine
down the valley OF Monument creek
capturing all loose horses In their
path. The first white man they ran
across was Robert F. Love OF colora-
do City who was riding down the val
lev IN the eaaf on Morur,art crast