Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1879 — THE RESCUE. [ARTICLE]

THE RESCUE.

Mary oT tii* h«l**m. of IM Wwnm Mbl«ita-Wk3<«|iiiM i^tk* th* fiitA. jutfav Mmmmm ere—Am Wmoib rr*v«* a I > Mklmii fHwt^MMiMAAif^ t win Ofptf»By{»iill ■ WOlu<n«BM ; •wwea^sjßßKEP®# ot IAo W*wi' ,k{ fiend* od * of , Uy>! D*WT*M,!OofcMOt*tArr *kPinos Agency, Ootibtr"ftß/ TM ' Del Norte,.Col., 28th: w !;.. .}-,]u <f vl Vut. BtttAvoo t/lc tTolMMi*aAtvWiro *« tfflSW J6S ss , ffii , 4'&3srxa , ’^ffi^srao^ tlifiOflly livln W '_«.. .if AK' ,I M„i,.ir. who, as will be reme'mbored, accompanied W«!»^n!t?.^Xia?SE tloo wtth the Major.! hodmot <fc*er»l A*ra» taken his departure before Major Pollock, Mr. Meeker and ymir corre*ponden« frenvt-d. 1 wIU npt attempt to describe a meeting which wahaofbll of giadneas, and, atthelwum) time, by necessity, of sadness—a meeting full of joy* on the part 6t the sdh add brother, of gradtgereoolleotlon of the fate of the husband and JSh& is g&'sm.xs. ~ srs&&4‘^a!£S < f r .B?sfiie lifiMssts syt^“c34^»T«x* <>^ r AW2 g»aSS3K3SS'* , ?’otXM}S fses wotnap., -y«s,as to thethregts,” add aflo, being requested to proceed, “we hardly expected again la see the faces of our friends in .a civilized land; yet we ricverlost hope, yet at rimes .were very despondent indeed. We hoped, and yet we feared, at all times. Sometimes one. feeling was in the ascendant, and sometimes the other. We believed we would be held as hostages, and saw hi this hope the prqspcct of being surrendered to procure terms for the Indians when It should come to the settlement of terms of peace; and, too, we believed <tnr friends would do all in their power to rescue us ns soon, as possible, but wc feared that the very effort to sure us must be the menus of hastening our death. We heard of tne approach rif trobps,‘ ahd we were fearful thnt they might push forward in their zeal to avenge the murders oommttted by the Indians, and pktoc the Indians in such close tjuarters that they would be compelled to rid themselves of us ns a burden. They would have killed us beforteleaving us to fto r^Me, s*a: stzwwsss might cause tbe death of several Indians, (p. which case we were mu-fur wo wotMa ntlrvietims to the Indians’ lore of retaliation. We were always fearful lest some Savage biles 6f tbe tribe wouid kill us out of the mere desire for blood, or tbe mere sport Of the thing. In fact, we though tour lives wore subject to tbe merest whim of the savages. The treatment whiph my daughter updumvent at the bauds of Chief Douglass is ftn illustration of what I moan. We owe everything !U» Surtn, at toast more than to all others. ’ This is the tenor ofMrs. Meeker’s language, but I do not profess to give her exact words. The entire story of the captivity I*of inter-! ret. They were brought to Ouray’s house Jay Captain Klefh, who resides neSftr-the Agency and keeps a stage station, and Major Sherman and Mr. Saunders, who art connected with «‘S3SB.fifSK2' & ss aasfasr&M&Mmk -them dethrera go away nodldoaus tkfetni.with*tbefruhqrrid captors. The cbundil which succcededGenerai Adams’ arrival lasted flvoheoas, and / Was marked by great vehemence on the pari of-the Inaiad .took mm*.; There,were two, parties—a peace and a war ffection-dkrid for a While, war seetaoj hopqd to win the day. In the powwow, Susan, the squaw, l Who is referredfo above, took ssttasls?*;■ PSMEMIiJaSpMBiCfe J3SSSS?»i&sXxreiSv , MJ’ time sCemed ss if the Indians would refuse ak-! of there. . llijß Ml ol • .">.»•

retewM'of tbe OBptivw—in fact, made a strop* tp No«ho^XT^ b l^^ 0 -a^.v^mtlhi < t*t! m • ctttifegategßsfe rn*ta a MMWIAW tb&m. 'nrt'*wu»i« was the first one on. record of a squaw JohUng an important council and taking apromlnent part in it. As is well known, the Utes make them that St. Paul did. Il ls supposed that ip this case Susan was listened to because she was airppoßod to represent Ouray, and to Ouray in mg, hod rtra pleaded welt W*.; be?n’ fcollieSlvocating of a peace pone®, for, Mfee Hill heaqd hM been Itilyi With the hope that the General would usd ijgotts U> Parent «>« invasion of the SClolcrt Tor TuG prC߀rut, » On the teMBM of the «d inst*,- General Adams started north to meet the soldiers, and, at the same Sme, the captires were permitted to leave for the South- T>e Indians seemed loth to have them depart until assurances had iioen fftfen that Adams would prevent the sol* 23SSS& Sj J *'SK'{!, e .a,fe: I 1 be Ounntson and coming up the UncompHirtre SMS?®! The history of the' prisoners during iheii captivity form* * mod* mathetie chapter. Arte* the killing of Agent Meeker the women .‘tempted to escape into the'brash from the sinUng bniUUtig. Mrs. Meeker was fired at, S» t& ffij- mu dth her Infant ih iwr 9>ms<>en<rjtat kteckec,. I iMiHnJ ®w ®flucu to tiio inio’ ery of the sitnhUoo by jeering and taunting, •‘theold wbitp squaw. The next ihomhig theyWwsmwimtod;l>oogiass retainhMtbe sdiioahie sdrirrg het 1 stay with Douglass, l tßSj sq«aw staned.*en>y,.ne*je«t,, #tihMh|b. b H t worn out by tfaf UtfUfnm* Wm

Ik^Hfta^ssxas?.'Kw"S aggtf zrgim't a.s'&.uss; »w«s»sr saNf^vasn^ Price and Mire M oak aw almost fought for ancf*Gte, and tuarei HaM dolm the bus arid penalty ■; and P nmu«ljW«Wll WJ »» the captives, report aft.ttwhite squaws heap o#Cial U9fr,„ y ill tot»r;