The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-08-27

tho door, and was accos.cd by young Pie
gan warrior by the name Of Ne-tus- cho, who
is known among the whites by the name Of
Peter: Ne-tus. clio is a young man some %
years of age, and was raised by Mr.. Clark,
who took him to the States when a boy of
10, taught him the English language and
treated him as son. Ne-tus-cho, after
being admitted with his hand of some 20
Indians, madcevery demonstration of friend
ship-indccd, Mr.. Clark having raised the
boy, supposed he had nothing to fear-hc
was not satisfied with shaking hands with
Horace, but threw his arms around his neck
and kissed him. He then Informed Mr..
Clark that they had come to return him his
horses, which were stolen some time pre-
viously, but wanted Horace to accompany
them TO help drive them in; he also inform
cd Mr.. Clark that the band of Indians came
with him for the purpose Of having q talk
in regard 10 the tribe, and Sfr. Clark seeing
Black Weasel. an old and influential war
r,or with the young men. supposed every
thing was right, and was thrown off his
guard. Nj. Clark asked if the ''Star" was in
the band-thc half.brced who headed the
band that attacked the Diamond Il" train
few days previous. Ne-tus cho laughed,
and said no that his band were friendly,
and would not accompany the Star" who
was an enemy 10 the whites. After supper,
young warrior, the con of the Mountain
Chief, the principal man of the Piegans,
asked young Horace to accompany him out
and receive the horses. Horace saddled up
his horse, and in company with the son Of
the Mountain Chief, rode away. The two
young men laughed and talked Is they rode,
when, finally, the young chief requested
Horace to ride ahead, ss he WIS better
mounted. Horace took the lead, but sud-
denly felt the muzzlc of a pistol thrust against
his head, and heard the snap of cap, and
turning quickly round, asked in the Black
foot language, "What do you mcan," The
Indian, quick as = fash, dashed up to Hor'
acc, who was unarmed, slowed the pistol to
near the right nostril and passing out just
below the left temple. Horace fell from bis
horse apparently dead; the young chief
turned and shot again 1t the PROSTATE boy,
but missed. Horace was perfectly conscious
and after lying on the ground few mo-
ments, the son Of tho Mountsin Chief was
joined by three other Indians. In falling
from his horse the lariat twisted around
Horace's leg, and the Indians supposing him
dead. unwound the lariat from his ley and
rifled his pockets in perfect silence and then
left. Horace arose and staggered towards
the light of his fathers house, which he
could zee glimmering about five hundred
yards off, and after getting within some
thirty yards of the house he cried to mis-
father that he was shot, and getting NO an
swer, he approached the house cautiously
and called again; whereupon Miss Nellie
and Picgan squaw who lives in the family,
and who il known as the "Black Bear,
came out and dragged the wounded youth
into the house. The Black Bear and the
mother Of Horace then dragged in the bleed.
ing form of his father, whom they found
dead near the corner Of the house. Horace
was hid in Nellic's room, and in the next
room, where the body Of his father was
stretched in death. the Indians held coun-
Gil. Ne.tus-ch who is supposed to be the
murderer of Mr.. Clark, and the son Of the
Mountain Chief advocated the murder OF
the whole family; but the old squaw Black
Bear pleaded in the most piteous terms fol-
the lives of the. children and their mother,
and che was seconded by the old warrior
Black Weasel, who said there was blood
enough spilled. The old warrior then call.
ed the Indians out and stopped the work of
blood. Ne.tus-cho and the Mosntain Chiefs
son, however, were not satisfied, and: COM
mcnced destroying everything they could
carry off !; they also drove of al the stock
they could find. 81. q n....,
The family Is well connected. Mr.. CLARK
was cousin 10 Horasio Seymour, Of New
York, and brothcr-in-law Ut General H
p. Van Clcve, Of Minnesota, from whom Mr.
Langford, on Thursday, received . tele
graphic dispatch, inquiring after the welfars
Of the family; they are also related to Gen
Todd, and other prominent men.
And still the government, BY ito acts, ant
the people Of the East, through their jour
nails and magazines, viii uphold md justify
these bloody strociiieA = Verify, To day o.
reckoning will come. Tho wrath Of N In
jured people viii burst forth and overtak'
The red iiends, who arc pctted and fed b,
the government, that they may be the bet
ter enabled TO burn and pillage our unpso
tecsed settlements, and murder uno6sndinl
/ men. women and children.
TIE 0sealIs Of Tho SSH shows quits q
impsovencnt geographically, having Will
IL increased facilities, sddesl much 70 IL
already neat appearance Of thepapss. Thos
connected with It sreall ge0teel-msn, and -
VIII them s0ccesa. y. "
| SATAx va but . young naks wAea ,
lenpted our pagsnts with apg1sA HeA
aboes IL, thousand yeazs Old nov nd ma