The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register., 1825-09-22


two of his party to remain with the wounded
man until he should expire, or until he could
so far recover as to bear removal to some OF
the trading establishments in that country
They rem aiued with their patient hive days.
and supposing his recovery no longer pos
sible, they cruelty abandoned him, taking
with them his rife. shot-pouch, &c, leaving
him no means OF either making fire, or pro-
curing food. These unprincipled wretches
proceeded on the trail ol their employers;
and when they overlook them, reported
that Glass had died of his wounds, ana that
they had uttered him i'll the best manner
possible. They produced his effects IN con
firmatiun OF their assertions, and readily oo-
tanned credence.
Meanwhile poor Glass retaining slight
hold upon life, when he found himself a
bandoned, crawled with great dlinculty 70
a spring which was within a few yaras,
where he lay ten days. During this period
he subsistcd upon cherries tnat hung over
the spring, and grams deS 6eMs, or buffa-
loe berries, that were within his reach.
ACQUIRING, by slow degrees, little strength,
he now set forth for Fort Kiawa, trading
establishment on the Missouri river, about
three hundred and fifty miles distant. 1t
required no ordinary portion of fortitude to
crawl to the end OF such Journey through
hostile country, without firearms, with
scarcely strength to drag one limb alter
another. and with almost no other subsis-
tence than wild berries. He had, however,
the good fortune one day to be "in at the
death of buffaoc calf" which was overta-
ken and slain bya pack of wolves. lie per-
mitted the assailants to carry on the war ln-
til no sigps of life remained in their victim,
and then interfer'd and took possession of the
i" fattet calf" but as he had 10 means of
striking fire, we may infer that he did not
make veryshrodigat use of the veal thus
obtained. With indefatigablc industry he
continued to crawl until lie reached Fort XII
ava.
Before his wounds were entirely healed,
the chvalry Of Glass was awakened, and he
Joined party in five engages, who were
bound, in tiroyue, to Yellow Stone river,
The primary object of this VOYAGE was de-
clared to be the recovery OF his arms, and
vengeance on the recrcants who had robbed
him in his hour of peril. When the party
had assembled to within few miles of the
old Mandan village, our trapper, OF hair
| 'scapes, landed for the purpose OF proceed
ing to 'rilton's Fort at that place, by necr-
er rout than that of the river On the fol-
lowing day, all the companions OF his voy-
age were massacred by Arickara Indians.
Approaching the fort with some caution, he
observed two squaws whom he recognized
as Arickaras, and who, discovering him at
the same time, turned and He'd. Ihls was
the first intelligence which he obtained OF
the fact, that the Aiickaras had taken post
at the Mandan village, and he at once per-
ceived the danger of his situation. The
squaws were not long in rallying the warrl-
ors of the tribe, who Immediately commence
| cd the pursuit. Suffering still under the Sc
verify Of his recent wounds, the poor fusi-
tive made but feeble essay at flight, and his
enemies were within rifle shot ot him, when
two Mandan mounted warriors rushed for
ward and seized him. Instead of dispatch
ing their prisoner as he had anticipated
they mounted him on a fleet horse, which
they had brought out for that purpose, and
carried him into Iilton's Fort without inju-
ry.
| The same Evening Glass crept out Of the
! fort and after travelling thirty eight days
alone, and through the country Of hostile
Indians, .. arrived at Henry's establishment
Finding that the trapper he was III pur-
suit of had gone to Fort Atkinson, Glass
readily consented to be the bearer Of let
tcrs for that post, and accordingly left Hen
rvs Fort on the Big Horn River, on tht
2yth of February, 1924. -Four men accom-
paniedhim. They travelled across to Pow
der river which emptics itself into the Yel-
low Stone, below the mouth Of the Horn
I They pursued their route up the Powdel
toits source, AMI thence, across to the Platte
Here they constructed skin boats, and des
cended i'll them to the lower end Of Les 60
tes .Aoirs (the Black liills) where they di
covered thirty-cight lodges of Arickara In
dians. This was the encampment of Gray
eyes band. That chief had been killed j,
the attack of the American troops upon hi
village, and the tribe was now under th
command of LaHgUe dc Bichc, (Elk'
Tongue.) This warrior came down and invi
ted our little party ashore, and, by man
professions of friendship, induced them
believe him to be sincere. Glass hal ono
resided with this tonyuey old politician dur
ing long winter had joined him in the chase
and smoked his pipe, and cracked many
| bottle by the genial fire of his wigwam; an
, when he landed the savage chief embrace
. him with the cordiality of an old friend. Th
whites were thrown off their guard and ac
cepted AN invitation to smoke in the Indian
/ lodge. While engaged in passing the hos
} pitable pipe, small child was heard to Ut
A ter suspicious scream. Glass looked to
wards the door Of the lodge and beheld tn
e squaws Of the tribe bearing off the arms an
E other effects of his party. This wasthe sig
: sprang from their seats and fled with pre-
-. 4 It.