At one time seven men, sitting in the stocks near the Star Fort--in plain view of the camp--became objects of interest to everybody inside.

They were never relieved from their painful position, but were kept there until all of them died.

I think it was nearly two weeks before the last one succumbed.

What they endured in that time even imagination cannot conceive--I do not think that an Indian tribe ever devised keener torture for its captives.
The chain-gang consisted of a number of men--varying from twelve to twenty-five, all chained to one sixty-four pound ball.

They were also stationed near the Star Fort, standing out in the hot sun, without a particle of shade over them.