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hi i1"",'r"'"' , . -., AiN-Ml ... , , 5 CAPTIVITY OF THE-OATMAN GIRLS j HV K. K STRATTON f 3 A STIRRING STORV OK CHAI'TKU .Will. numbers of whom worn constantly about, the Foit. Of them ho I quired frequently ami closely Among those with whom lie war most f;i miliar, and who w. in mo.-t fawr with the officers ut tho Fort, ias Francisco. "Carpen tero" li.nl about (riven up ihe hope of accomplishing what ho vlonirt-tl, after a little mm on tho outside 'Francisco, a Yuma to the Mohave.' ; '! opened it with much agitation. ' ah ra nniet as the crave around. ' thus expressing tho weight of my feeling that struggled for relief and j wjUM, one night Francisco crept by T,.r.l mnrninff it was handed utterance within me. some menus through the guuul me ami Francisco tohl me it was "I found that it had Wen plead ; ami found his way into the tent of from the Americans. I took it and against my Wing given up thai , his friend, long after he had retired. lade out the writing Francisco was suspiciono! ot sun . liriiitll awoke, anil in alarm ply coming to get me away from drew his pistol demanded who was Indian going the Mohave that 1 might bo re- i there. Francisco spoke and his ' tained by the Yum a. The chief accused him of this and said he be lieved it. This excited the anger r .otini-.t it for a lone time ere 1 of Francisco, and he Uoldlv told could get tho sense, having seen no, (llMI1 what ho thought of them ; writing for five years. It was as ani (old them to go with their cap follows: l',at 'Wy would sorrow Francisco.' Yuma Indian, hearer j t;u 01U When it was of this, goes to the 'Mohave Nation mined that f might go, the chief : so to obtain a white woman ther-. named 'Oliva.' It i desirable she should come to this post or send her reasons why she does not w ish to come. Martin lUirke. Lieut. Col., Commanding. "The now Wean to imjortune voice was known, lirimdl asked him what he oould be there for at that hour of tho night. Willi un air of indifference, he said he had only come to talk long silence and for it! movements, he broke out and said : deter- "Carpentero, what is this you say much about two Americans sai l his daughter should go and among tho Indi.tn?'1 "S lid, re see that I was carried to the whites. ! plied llriiiell, "I said that there We ate our break fast, supplied our-' arc two girls among tho Mohaves 'elves with mushed mosquito, mid ' or Apaches, and you know it, and started. Three Yuma Indians had j we know that you know." Crinell come with Francisco, to acconv ! then took up a copy of the Los nanv him to and from the Mohaves ! Angeloj Star, and told Francisco the ;,;s brother and two cousins." to listen and he would read him movement. O.i tha twentieth day about noon throe- i uma Indians, living some distance, from tho Fort, eitme to the Fort and asked to see a m m by tho name of Carpenter ." Tin y neto shown his tent, and went in and made themselves known say ing. "Carpentero, Francisco is coming. " "Una ho the girl with him asked tho agitated Carpentaro, bounding to Lis feet. They laughed sillily, saying, "Francisco will come here when tho sun be right over there," not n tins, in the direction marked by Francisco. With eager eyes Carpeutero stood gazing for some time, when three a little. After j Indians and two females, dressed some suspicious n chsly woven hark skirts, came down to tho ferry on the opposite side of the liver. At that ho bound ed toward them crying at the- top of hi a voio ''thev hare come, the place of resilience of her brother, whom she bad so long regarded s dead, and also of bis untiring efforts dining the l' f,'w for the rescue of bis si b r. ' It win some time, says tnivo "hefwre I could r-alii lWt l"' U't alivo. The lust time, I saw hun he wi s drilled in his own blot d to the rocks upon tlie brow oi in n precipice ; 1 thought 1 knew him to he dead." And it was not til all the circumstances of his es cape were detailed to her, that she could fully credit his rescue and preservation. Lorenzo und his trading companion, Mr. Low, weie about ten days in reaching iW of that . , v.. v.. , , long and dungeinus journey, Ins mind was Inunted by the fear that the rescued girl might not W sister. Hut he had not been long at tho Forlero his trembling hem I was made glad by the attestation; of lis own eyes to the reality. Ho saw that il w.is his own sisterthe i UhuieIi now Brown and lunch I) l SMITH At'l.KKK, 0 WWW PBOPHIm. ! 0 HlU UlUll i t,ho folio -vlajbraml J of CaaoiQoodj ! du-rv ,,M fniaie l-U'ck U "hIhmi liioi.tiuli-'ll'iev K . . .1. r M trir M.M.m s l iii.ni't M " (i ,t !l(iliilifi(!"' lloiilliun h iiicn") y. Ml Vinii. H ni(ll HUIffi. hk TnnlU. Martall Co)(iu0i Vol low Slime iil Old IlleUory Kino AHHtrt incut of WIiich. DomoBtlc ami Imported Cigari, - fMlu,... ' pr -2::?- " zi r u i ii w 1 waiti-d That same kind daughter of the : what the Amerecans were saying i i (it I I . . . k . .. - . captive girl is Here : an anoui i cluuiK'l sister who witti .uaiy Fort were soon apprised that it was j U liU llU,r,.,i t Lrt r bitter cries vn so , and soon they wero cither ; ( ou j, ,PWihlered senses five running to meet, and welcom i the ! j.,,lU!) t.fore, as they wt ro hurried captive, or were gazing with eager- nwuy l(y lh(! .riiug Apaches, ness to know if this strange report i i,,vuil, imll f,,r iih the rest could be true. ,.f th, family. tlive, wilh her characteristic j t,,,,,,,.! was not made to give modesty, was unwilling to "I'l"'111, uttl r UK.,, t U,,, filings that rise in her bark attire and her loor ' Ul (nu ll, and throb throi.gh the shabby dress among the whites ,)Unl,,1, ll0.om ,, wu a me.-t-eager as sho was to oattth again n ! as ,!,;. For live yearn tin y glimpse of their countenances, one, j)ot ih 'il.er eyes ; of whom she had not seen for years. , , , , . , iriltl(.r ,,. IIKXDKUSON POIjLAHI), , I t 1" 1 """ 10. U.I lin lv Tint' .Wines, LiUors and (-irs. Dcst Brands of Goods on tho Market me KIMNT IMrtiKTLI' AM DoMKSTttr CUiAKS Till: CITY TO UK II A l JIKUK. t'nll i V l. it W i t i 1 i i'tV lit I nuiuI. Nn U.t.ir to I'olii'UiUr lloiti and threaten me to give contents of the letter. and meditated for some time. 1 ; chief who had so often in suppress-1 thinking about it. , He then reads, did not know whether it wss best p. all S,Y r.tteraiiccs. spoken the ; giving the interpretation in Mexi to gite it to thciu just as it was.;worj of condolence, and the wish lean vhich language Francisco I'p to this time I had striven to to see tllive sent to her native land. could speak tlaeutly) an article manifest no anxiety about t'-i-' ;nn,l had given every possible evi-; that bad baen gotten up and pub maltr. They had questioned and i,,m.e 0f a true and unaffected de-' lished at the instance of Lorenzo, teased with everv art, '"rom little sire for her welfare, she was not 1 containing tho report brought in by children up to men. to know my s, rry to learn w as to attend her j Mr. Uov, lit, calling for help. The feelings, though they should have , Vip,,n the long and tedious trip by ! attiele also stated that a large known them well by this time. I Bhich her reunion with the whites number of men were ready to un dated not in the excitement ex-; w.,g hCj,cj to be 'reached. Ulertake to rescue tho captives nt oress a wish. Francisco had toidi Put there was one soot in that ; once, if means could W furnished. .... I . - U .. 1. , .. ... . , , ' . , , 1 I . ... ' 1 ,.f . - . . . , , . ..." 1 them thai me warns n.- ""-'-( valley ot captivity mai possesseu a; mn me juica ami eager ii'inu ui . eomioit the tew weeks n larriu I was, and that they were about mournfni attraction for the email- Carpentero did not suffer the nr- there sent her a dress and cloth arming a sullicient number to sur-, (.jpej c aptire. Xear the wigwam tide to stop with what he could ing of tho best she had round the whole Indian t aliens, cod that they thus intended to de strov them all unless they gave up . wjt, hr captors, was a mound : to read, that if the captives were Olive was presented to tho Com I I Af soon as this was made known, a i noble hearted woman the wife of, one of tho officers and tho lady to ! w hose kind hospitalities she was afterwards indebted for every kind ness that could minister to her ! ed upon the eye and memory ot lus affectionate sister, wan one that could only make any ref.-renee to it in her mind one of painful tot luring horror. She had seen him when (as she mpposcd) hn bad departed, drugged in the most in human manner to one sideone of a wbnln fainilv D ho had been t ' ,.f l" ..'?" 4 i'li.l bilVilll 1 lUilUi t A ... thelastcaptivean-.org them, tie told them that the men at the Fort would kill himself and nil they could find of them, with ti e Yu mas, if he should not bring her back. He said it was cut of mercy to his own tribe, and to them that he had come. "They were still pressing me to read them the letter. I told them what was in it, and also that the where sue Had spent many nonrs. i una in me .-car, seeping ins eje Ami it long entlmsiaalie ciwenng j)Ucltlr,.,j .fr,. l.r eves. The in lonlineia and Indian converse still upon the paper, he continued ami the booming of cannon, Miss, ,r,,.. f tlm ' sisb-r lv her brother, was her wailings an that iuarKd Uietitiai resiling piaee noi aeiivereu in so iiibiiv utr, maniler ot (tie r orl ly rrancisco.; t rn limr uver the massarre of of her last deceased sister. Gladly ( tl a' would be five n i 1 o is ef men Kvery one seemed to partake of the of ((11)lv lt.r r would she, if it had Wen in her thrown around the mountains in- j,,y and enthusiasm tkat prevailed 1 ,nn(lt to g barbarous captivity power, have gathered the few moul- ihaSited by the Iuduns and that Thoa who had been lha l,u,sl 1 """''rturin death They int -dering remains of that loved and ; they would annihilate the last one pkeptioal of the intentions of Fran-i wept thy embraced ec cherished form, and born them J of them, if they did not give up nlL cisco, were glad to find their (lis- in 'l8 t is J.-r ft manner awsv to a reslirgpiacc on some , me wnue capuves. . trust reuuKeu in so agrceauie , ,, i , . i,,.,, ,,,i j iiis w u.t.f, t-,,., roltVKTT m.lllNE I Ho to 111 Id 'lfolKtg Mi !lir,i lri "t l'n k t'ufllllf l!Mj4t It. I llul !' trniii Miner mut tfoiiirlut 4 ip... , i. I,cieli l rutiliKIi t?U' C.itnrU A H!kln. T Wo will make n Spoclnlty of all Kind of Black jQ Bmitliinur, Horseshoeing and Woodwork, i(k ilnnn in a alili!otf nihur, on some , the white captives. . trust rebuked in so agreeable shaded retreat in the soil of 1 er i Many other things did that Star manner. The Yumaa gathered in own countrymen. But this privi-: tell at that time, of a like import, largo numbers and seemed to par lege was denied her, and that too but the which had got into the take in the goneral rejoicing, join while f he knew that immediately ! paiier, (if there at all) without edit- ns their heavy, shrill voices in the Americans would send a large np0n her exit thev would probably or, type, or ink. shout and fairly making the earth army ai.d destroy the unias ar"J carry t heir alrea.Iy maile threatsof Francisco listeneJ with mouth, tremble beneath the thunder of mohaves, wilh all the Indians they ' burning them into execution. And and ears and eyes. After a short cheering. could find unless I should return n-f,o wouM have left such a place silence, he said, (in Mexican), "I Francisco told the Captain he with Francisco. I never expect to w enshrined in the heart as that ( know where there is one white girl had been compelled to givo more address so attentive an audience nuist have Wen without a struggle, among the Mohaves there wero for the captive than what he had heart throbbed to Watt, and pulse j bent to pulse ; but for nearly one'. I Lour not one word could either j speak ! ' A large ntimWr of American', Indians and Mexicans were pre sent and witnessed the meeting uf ' Lorenzo and his sister. Some ot I thein- are now in tht city uf San 1 Francisco to testify that not an again as I did then. ' I touud that they had Wni rip resenting to Francisco that I did tiot wish to go to the w hites. , .oon as they thought they had the contents of the letter, there was the breaking out of scores of voltes at once, and our chief b ut tmnh letomc meetina to presMe over. Some advised that I should W killed, and that Francico should report that I was dead. Uthi-rs that they at once refuse to let me go and that the whites could not hurt them. Others were in favor of letting me go at once, and it was not until daylight that one could judge which counsel would frrail. "In all this, Francisco seemed Wld, calm and determined. Ho would answer their questions and objections wilh the tact and cun ning of a pure Indian. "It would be impossible to de- ... f i . i . i i ....... unmuTru nri i "ui ui obtained of him ; that he had prom-! , ' j ; w I incoBcu Jt. i.vru mr I huh huh ! untutored India i raised his brawny ' hand to wipe away the unhidden ho stooij speechless and wonder; Struck I When the feelings be-, cwne controllable, and words came (hough her way from it lay to rard , two but one is dead." t!.e hnxe of the white man? That! At this the generous heart of iied the Mohave chief a horse, an crave upon which she had so often Carpentero began to swell, and the that his daughter was now prosent l-nsl) ftMt nnnn tvbirb aim linil st f)loti-l. of bi iiDTinim rl!M!it'r!fil t,- mmn tltnt tliia urnmiaA trait fnltlll often shed the bitter tear, the on! v ! sympathy, for the first time began ed. Also, that a son of the chief f ,r f tolu upon his do k place around which affection lin-' to present itself as a bright reality, would be in within a few days to gered, must now he abandoned ' "When did you find out she was receive tho horse. A iol horse. a n ,,la,.A Ilia nrt- thprc?" -a lllirnftllhrrt 'ivaa frtran liifn Hint lseb Cif lbs ;."hw...u r i . - -- .-, ,-t .1:. . , ft , ' t. T t. . j . . till', , .,. , . i l- a .. , : it . 1 . lu l ot.il i ciiui, mr j untu ui inn- aisturticu repose oi ner sistfrs re- i natre jusv juuna out lonigru. mnu oilicers ai inc run ii-biiiic-u - t . . i- -i I i r , i i -.iii , - ...t,t- ii coursed for hours uihiii the Bloomy trust in obedience to the rude bar-' "Well not long me just come, their hearty sympathy with the barous superstition that had waved I in, you know, ine know now she lone separated brother snd sister, its custom at the time of her death, i is there among the Mohaves?" No wonder that she says. "I went Carpentero was not yet fully sat- their money to mako up a horsa to the grave of Mary Ann and took j isfied that all was right. There for Francisco, and he was told a last look of the little mound : had been, and still was some trou- there, in tho presence of the rest of marking the resting of my sister ; ble at the Fort, from the Yumas : his tribe, that he had not only per- STNKV All., OI. Ii llti'.V, M, p. It A Y F.U, MAY mil, SHAWS MALT, V HVK w hiskn s 0'fleil Bros., n:Ai run FINK l.lI'OliS AM' ( t I A US. Beer 5 Cents. ! !,. :'; I ! ft U o.iii.-lt-. I t , U '.'.!'t ii.nT ami I i (1 tn . 1 Nn j n Mi . Jn lM.i--l.lr. rrnia l to 10. Full lin of MART ILL, IIKNNW m MciMipul.I LrsnJi'i Suln., 1m I'ort, Antini ItlllNKWinH i i pnin w ritleu paat. In a few j they were sife at the Monte, ! .1 1 1... - :.. , , , , 1 t-i ti r "tro mi-! mt:t. tt b t iiuain ! by donating freely and liberally of - f. . , , . i Itngut Kiver alley, Oregm), days and from n ho ,t Wo 1 SHANIHO 01AREHOUSE GO, r-1 Bl Firf-pftmf biiildn nulv to hand! '1 '.,; ' "iVrt, is now hnd heard of the rescue of Olive, and had come to take her to his own home. At tho Monte they were visited during a s'ay of two weeks, in wait who had come with mo to that and Carpentero did not know but J formed an act for which the grail- , , , , .!.! .. 1 I . .l. ..I..- II tl nn i ntri - or,, I imnr 1 in r n hat r n ft l flii-nn m ri rrn . ftruitinn wan iiiiia n tn. nn fR wmiiii I tiifiir : it waste know she could not go ' concocted, and all this was a rus him, but one that might probably f'"g "T lllB ",u'r-l.v lfS mim wilh me from it." j lo b. guile and decieve them. save his tribe and the Mohaves !,r" of f'0'' c wl' "I"" There had been livina at Fort Carpentero then told Franeiseo' much trouble and many lives, th rff,cu,;J enpfve ail po.,blu Yuma, since 1So3. a roan 'in the to stay in his tent for the night.; From this Francisco was pro- i "''"f"!'0"" of mtercl i her employ of Government, as a me-1 Francisco then told Carpentero m.ted, and b 'camo a "Tie" of his j m'lfare. ,,J '"artr fj"":'"K t i"r rbanie. known bv tho name of that if Commander Iiurke would . frit, and wilh characteristic nridu i" "K' rn.in un scribe my own feelings on reading ffurriH, tern " Ifp was a man rif a ' eive him an! hnril e. bo wnnld on ' am! banlix-m of brnrinu .i.nw,l i i,lllf f'ng endlirrd so lung. that letter, and during the remain-. larcre heart, and of tnanv very ex- ' mil brinir the eirl to the Fort. ! ihn can abilities of the Indian til der Of the DOW-WOW. I Saw now a ,.Il,.n mtnlif !i-h Hp n no a mnn iTItat l.ifftil (!irnlllprn ttloi.l. nWnltA ! -.rnial hnnnra lltirl rir.fritii.nt I 'egon, where she reality in all that was snid ato done. There was a hand writin; large heart, and of many very ex-, and bring the girl to the F ort. . tho capabilities of the Indian t eellent qualities. He w as a man J That night carpentero slept awake. ' appreciate honors and preferment, ' who tie ver aimed to put on an ex- j Karly in the morning they went to by looking with disdain and con terior to his conduct that could i the Commander. For some tima tempt upon his pjers, and treating of one. of my own people, and t!e ' give any deceptive impression of , Commander Iiurke was disposed to them thus in the presence 'f the whole showed plainly that my sit- i,Part an,i character. Indeed he j regard it as something originated j whites. ua'ion was kaown, and that thera'0fen presenter! a roughness and j by the cunning of Francisco, and! MissOIive wai taken in by a was a ptirpose to secure my return, uncoulhnesi which, however repul- did not believe ho would bring the very excellent family residing at I sought to keep my emotions to hiVr. to the stranger, was found 'girl in. Said Francisco, "You 1 the Fort at the tjme, and every myself, for fear of the effect it nevertheless, on an acquaintance, 'give me four blankets and some I kindness and tender regard be- She was taken to Jackson (outi feaidrd for many years. (The Knd might have on my doom, to ex- to cover a noble nature of large beads, and I will bring her in just press a wish or desire." 1 and generous impulses. A man of twenty days, when the sun be right During this time the captive girL diligence and fidelity, he merited ' over here," pointing to about forty could only remain in the profound- j and won the confidence of all who) five degrees above the western hor ert an-d most painful silence though knew him. He possessed a heart j izon. the one of all the agitated crowd j i).at could enter into sympathy j Carpentero begged the Captain most interested in the matter and with the subjects of suffering when-J to place all that it would cost for result of the debate. J)jj light ever he found them. Soon after came slowly up the east finding 1 coming to Fort Yuma, he had the assembly still discussing the learned of tho fate of the Oatman life and death question (for such it family, arid of the certainty of the really was.) that had called them ' captivity of two of the girls. With tpgetlacr.' jnll tho eagerness and solicitude - Sometime after sunrise, and after ; that could be expected of a kindred stowed upon her that her generoti" host and hostess could make minis ter to her contentment and comfort. Hhe had com over three hundred and fifty miles during tSo last ten days; frequently, (as mniiy as ten times) she and her guides were the outfit to his own account, and j compelled to swim the swollen let him go The Captain consent- streams, running and rushing to ed, a letter was written, and the j the top of their banks nith ice Yuma with a brother and two otli- water. The kind daughter of the ere, started, This was about tho 'chief, with an affection Unit bail i i ! I j ? MERCHANDISE, W OOL, PELTS, GRAIN, ETC. j hh'ALF.HS IN I LUMBER, WOOD, COAL, FLOUR. S HAY AND GRAIN hnm i.il filliiition given lo wont. Firt clan !!i"li giadmtt farilt..a. Alan slock yards lt"l plan' ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS; ''n' 1 Itmdlinj Stock l'lioriilKTons: l Vu J M, iik.vi il .1 Co., Ilankfr. The luoiii: linns Ibuikers, Morn, ) W. L.uin, Tho Dulles, t H. F. Lai oiii in, The lalle. Oregon SHOIrLlNE CU(K)I HjUNTV - union pacifio ! Real Estate & Abstract Co. K'ttt t'Ult'HUtt- Hiwcinl I :T h.Mi. TI MK M( 'ItKfd'I.KM '""fill, (Mimhtt, kmiHH. 1 II V Mr IjiIiI. 11, In limit, mi') KmH. ' iiiifii'u. ; iiimvii Th dghth of February, 18o(i. Several davs parsed, and tin "Francisco and Iho captive had j he inquired diligently into the par- j men about the Fort thought they txjen but rKiire, tho cbiel called ticulars ; and also the reliability of them jri.agaiti and told them with the current statements concerning much reluctance, that the decision , these unfortunate captives. Nor hud fceen to let the captive go.-V i di.J these cease in a mornenl or u '-At this," says Olive, "and while! ,J,iy. Jf(J kept up a vigilant out- yet m their presence, I luUTitl I tiuht, and searching to gleam if could )onger control my feeling potcible, something by which to and I burst into tears, no longer I reach definite knowledge of (hem. ble to deny myself the pleasure of Ih; was friendly to the Yuu'as, iad Carpentero in a place where it would do to remind him of ''his irusiy Francisco." And thus they did asking him if he did riot think his blankets and beads hnd sold chef.p; if ho had not better send another Indian after the blankets, Aic, with other questions indicat ing tucir own dietrubt of tho whole I Allium,, j Kxpri. : I'.' n iii 1 via Html ! liiKiiiti, increased with every month and year of their association, showed more concern and eagerness for the well- being of Oliva, than her own ; she would carry, through the long j and toilsome day, tho roll of blank-1 ntfl thai thev kbari'fl lniiil!ir ibir. . . ' t ing night, and seemed very much K7f eonccrnod ami anxious lest son.cj I U i.ir... ...; .!,i ....I I l.- i umi niiub yvit (iruvrm. ucr sine arrival at tho placo of destination. Olive wan boju apprised of the J I. M i III oi II. Manir . Ir mil us I'oiiipany will do a Ki'i.ernl Ib-nl Kali.to h.,,1 Al.alract bulin'M am. -is well a- h,,,,!.. 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