[Hosea Stout Diary] Monday April the 26th 1847. This morning I & the Marshal rode to Belview to take a letter to Mr Miller the agent.
We got there about noon & the agent not being at home left it with his clerk, who seemed well pleased as to the policy we were taking with the Indians. We were well recieved & Sister Groesbeck who was there give us our dinners.
While there we were informed that four Omaha womens went out near to the big spring where we first camped after crossing the river, to get some corn and while there were attacted by some souix we we afterwards learned they were, who killed two and wounded one more of the women. They fled to the village and gave the alarm whereupon about 150 Omahas & ottoes started after them on horse back and over took & killed seven, who they found in a deep ravin. There were two Omahas killed in the conflict one by an otto through mistake.
While on our way home we saw the party in the prairie returning[.] We came home abouthad good pleasant ride after being so close all winter[.] Belview is on this side of the river just below the lower ferry where I crossed last Augt
After I came home I had to go and arrainge the guard for the night & was out till ten oclock
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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