I saw a large number of men on a bluff, judged to be about two hundred in number, whom I supposed to be General Sibley's men looking for us. We all started directly for them, and as we did so, saw what we supposed to be a guard of cavalry starting towards us. After we had started the scouts turned to a little lake to water their horses, but the Lieutenant and myself having previously watered ours, did not go with them. We still saw the cavalry, as we supposed, about fifteen in number, coming towards us. I remarked to Lieutenant Freeman that they must have turned back, as they had disappeared and were out of sight. We were soon surprised, however, by seeing fifteen Indians charging upon us as with a flag of truce; but they were not coming evidently in a friendly spirit, as they fired a volley upon us. I yelled to the scouts that they were Indians, and remarked to Lieutenant Freeman that we had better at once join the scouts, which we endeavored to do. When we got within twenty or twenty-five rods of the scouts we were riding about three rods apart. One Indian rode up to Lieutenant Freeman and shot an arrow through his back, on the left side, and at the same time another Indian dismounted and discharged his gun at me, but I laid low on my horse's neck, as close as I possibly could, and he shot over me, and Chaska stepped up to the top of a knoll and shot this same Indian who had fired at me. ------------------------------------------ [Illustration: George A. Brackett Telling the Thrilling Story of His Escape to the Members of Capt. Chase's Company of "Pioneers."] ------------------------------------------ THE MINNESOTA MASSACRE OF 1862. Price, to any address, { 60 Cents in Paper. { $1.00 and $1.50 in Cloth. _A. P. CONNOLLY, Chicago._ ------------------------------------------