Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-02-14

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Act wii,l, 4 bans " sisua sgPy irols
fthe Misseorrii' smocre Il si l6s more
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~ wy recsaslly . VI 3 1Ss Hsss Al
Foiti,ffai jbsi III, caIsI n tlse 0al,ss 4
bIiss, NV juss slafi i }l51 VA ipsd ~
96p Slk ~ lI \ - /, IN Logan
! NV K nul,Ys ~ IN ~ ii II nor
,aid tho coming 81 m N & lie
Egenghl Ions. desperately md with great
Iehact buf nain6srs fnSIly Dvercane
hun. and his life departed through q
hundred wounds He died d martyr to
his people and his name should be cary-
Eedupon fame's brightest tablet
He was on his annual hunt with his
nation. A nurnber Of his lodges were
Epitched on the plains near Loup Fork.
las i young warrior one day rode around
the adjacent hills, he espied a powerful
band Of Sioux enramped along a stream
siin sequestered vale. He fastened to
inform Logan IF the propinquity and
power Of their natural foe. Logan orr
ldered His people - back Immediately
and proceed ii 4 straight line. with all
speed, sfoE home. when he would remain
| behind, AID divsft \ Il. S; s.sz ~ false
camp fires sler diivices, from dir
ect pursuit 81 ths lis was about
twilight. The peopie got under way as
quickly as possible. but ns,t too soon !:
f1ssaF scarcely Lad they turned / Ihiighland
when several Sioux warriors ca,nc IN
sight and discovered the place other
1 recent encampment They examined il
and found that tie Onahas had bee11
there. md they then returned to notify
their chief and bring anSadeqaate force
~ pursue and slaughter them.
|ssE & from \ bid ,iiial place, saw III.
u tlat An AZ aba lost In
III Tt;l n tlis trail,
y; !, ! !, s. J.
49, ~ Esa g. prairie, u
E lss ssitll ltiSs had
ll1l Y E!1(I N I| l!lsls eight
EUss aEI y = l|lll llll sts iis iaI
- j 1 ! =! L :
I'M Isfi, and who, without sisopping "a
golash The trail. started for the FIRE.
which hoy sax rising agaiinst the. clear.
lblues ard where thsy expected IN
smother u i'm. XII III u sshsss hands il
the sors = yua sdst Victims.
Bui Logan ol ssfh 's AN 10y Al
soon Il ths 40 WV hiss. hs gain
mounted and rodes eightof zen nil stDrt
|iher, and kindled another FIRE islst al
they reashed tie 6srst. his rather be-
wildered them. They ddistnounted and
examined the ground. Logan anticip-
ating this, had trotted md walkcd his
horse around il, 50 assto make the APP
peafance upon the grass Of treading Of
dozen horses and this drew themin-
to4she beliefthat a small body had lin
gered behind and kindled this FIRE, and
then gone TO where they could see the
next fresburning i and 50 they followed
with renewed avidity The same thing
happened as before. Logan had gone,
and another FIRE met their astonished.
gaze, while the same sort of foot prints
were about the one around which they
wers now gathered. Their suspicious
were now awakened. They examined
the ground more clnsely, both far and
near, and discovered that asoli'aryhorss-
man had deceived them. and they knew
il was for the sole purpose Of leading
Them offsfrom the party whose enca,Dp-
meat, they had first discovered.
Logan saw them goi0g round with
glaring torches, and understood their
object, and knew thai onl chance Of
safety WAS il INNS ls fight esslss
his home ana N lhsther knew lhs
the time thsx n retrace their M tsdl|
their place starting and find the trailaa
that HI. people had taken. they
would POND the reach Of daags
The SipQ ~ the meanwhile Ind sii-
viaed i6l6 4 bands. ths larssl a
which xas q turn and puFsus IAN 4 +