The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-02-09

the head The indian finding tie odds against
him, advance upon Moore bciore he could ne
load Ids pieee, who. iustcrl ofkUockins hin down
with H. closed in. and Was hu-gsd 50 tl.It IA
this deaihlg trugglc, that lie could not draw Dis
Jistol from his belt which he ondecyurcl 90 do
While they were tlas struggling for the mastery
Elliott who by this time had di. posei Of hl- iot
cane W. and shot ihe Indian "a ,Is body a-tH
who now relaxed his hol and Wt1mri'I @ T.
treat, while Elliott pur-pvl In ani at.ewpir. .H
cat pG bis h,ad with ~, kidie bat m.h',yl O.
rliasily wounl In hi mack wi'lr'r >ppne !.
tsht Elliott sill followed and plunged ii-
khifs into his ,de and giving It tom L@' 'g'
gu; his bowels, the Indian En1.i' %uS % ne
ground, aud Moor coming up lat Inn "I. y'
pain by blowing bis brains oW win 'i' p ''A
The Digger was hero, hi wish h8 c'H
had been excltel IN L.t.r cause lGl 5. j."
cattle from those, who, rs'"a! %! h-.', nag.
would have ported with mly uu- Ga co.
his comfort Moor nui dut, v.ic meuu.nerr'
and leacryed the thanks C! the ,ui., .-u.7 .s,...
Using these treaeherou5 ro1hvrs hoos; .a"-
tiine party Of Indians stole l! head Of ..'e
from another train end three horses uuM ~ li-
frmmt whose name ! htye t.rHttem y 1a-
company from lutNn N'.aH.erta pursue ..'.
and on coming to u rocky gorge, iNH a. ".
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our cattle and weIIiai ourselves. There was o..
water for II miles, and Inc grass Or It. We 20
served on the west Us we 3-ctnIoi .le mountain
in soithery direction, two dry aol, above .ag
cannon, through Hrh the river Flowed. uut our
view was not extended a. the weather w., siIu.
Ky. For the first time We found some ul the l.I
sides covered with oak shrubs that were nearly
large as trees, AID die sight was grateful ems
We had been assured BY the Oregon Pack, Lat
On leaving the river weshou'd come amou:a trIhe
If Indians iai were no, hosti!ennI ,lat I.Uoul be-
unnecessary 10 guard our cattle which wa, yanl .
news after travelling five hudrei mi.c's .Iun-
tribes that p1cycI upon "ur stock when the
ilrst thing We Earned on reading our camp
ground WIS, that The preceding night the indian.
had killed i've oxen tie remains @, which lIr be-
fre us, OF course our vigilance Uss u''t relaxed,
AMI N addition 10 keeping up fires all might, we
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N..ei' over MNy AMI rocky road 20 the fir.