The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-08-04
NUMBER 40.

countenance presented wan and haggard ap-
pearance, as he stood upon the ground, owing
partly to the rigid discipline he had undergone
in training, and partly TO his having painted his
face black with the figure OF horse shoe an
white upon his forehead, which denoted that ne
was condemned to die, with the privilege Of ma
king an effort 10 save his life by feetness A
round his neck he wore narrow belt OF wan.
pun, 10 which was appended the scalp he had
taken from the Winnebago.
Soon after they had formed in n line Lieut.
r. came UP and took one of the mooeasins -oH
the Indian; and showed the chief that be thought
it contained thin plate of steel, and asked II
he objected to it, to which they replied that no
might carry much iron as he pleased Lieut.
r. having noticed at the same time, that the
countenance of the Indian presented downcast
and melancholy appearance, and requested MY
Eluise to come forward who, after examining
his pulse, reported that he was much excited, ana
that his nerves were in a tremulous condition
Lieut. R. Immediately took him by the arm
and led him out some distance from the nne:
when he asked him through his Interpreter ~
he was afraid TO run to which he rephed tnat
he was not afraid to with any Winnebago on
foot, but he afraid he could not out run ali
the horses that were mounted by armed Indians
The Lieutenant saw at once the cause OF ms
alarm, and informed him that they should not
interfere He intended to ride the feetest horse
upon the ground ana keep near him, ana as NO
was well armed, would see that no horseman
approached with hostile intention. At this an
nouncement the countenance OF the Indian bright
ened up with a smile: his whole person seemed
| lifted from the ground he turned to his posi-
/ ton in the line with a stalwart stride. Inc
chiefs and Lieut.. r. after mounbed tneir
horses and took position directly IN the rear
| of the prisoner Spectators were removed from
| the 'front.' when Lieut.. B. gave the signal; the
blow had scarcely reached the drum, when the
prisoner darted from his antagonists with a
bound that placed him beyond the reach OF the
whirling tomahawk. When the race was under
way, many of his antagonists ran with great
feetness for mile, when the distance between
them and the Sioux began to widen raPidiy,
showing the superior bottom of the latter acqui-
! red by the discipline of the white man
At the end of two miles the last of the con
tending Winnebagoes withdrew from the chase !;
there was not an Indian horse upon the ground
that could keep up with him after he had gone
| the first half mile Lieut. x. finding his steed
much fatigued, and the prairie free from enc
mics, refined up. The Indian did not look be-
hind or speak as far as he was followed or seen,
but kept his eye steadily fixed upon the white
flags that had been placed at distances of half a
mile apart, in order that he might run upon
straight line.
1t was soon reported by the Winnebagoes that
he had been killed by one of their boys, who had
been secreted by order of r-kon-shutes-kee,
beneath the bank Of the river, near the upper
end of the prairie This. however, proved not
to be true The boy had shot Winnebago.
through mistake, who, like himself, had been
treacherously secreted for the purpose of inter
1 cepting the Sioux, who few years ago was
present at a treaty made by Gov Doty with tse
Sioux nation. He had then but recently acqui-
red the rank of chief. He requested Gov. Doty
to inform him where Lieut.. r. and Dr. Eluise
were at that time, and was told that both had
died in Florida. He Immediately withdrew
from the convention, painted his face black and
/ departed to the woods; nor could be be prevail
ed upon to come into the convention until he
had gone through the usual ceremony of fasting
| and mourning for the dead: