, 1870-06-07
a THRILLING SCENE.
Eighteen Indians Carried Over tho
3Ea1ts in tho 1clI0NHtone River and

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a ietter to the Omaha Herald, dated "Old
M1llt1a camp, on the Aeuo"sfone, May IL,
says:
a party composed OF Jules tarrar, Pierre
bernard lke hcdgee' George Henden, a Grow
indlan, and tue 9nderslgned, lcft tins place on
Inc 1St1 q Anfch, LOT trap 70 tho almost un-
Known aalls OF tAe Yellowstone.
IN the second OF April, nbont 10 a. n1., VIC
na1tea At sne base OF some toosehllls, there be-
ing some signs OF gold, and commenced sink
Ing hole; We had not proceeded long with
our work before We were startled by seeing
our Crow Indian running swiftly toward us. He
reported small band Of Indians, known ns
"Sheep Eaters," distant about four miles
above, and in the same canon. We felt no
that with our improved firearms We would be
enabled to overcome fifty Of the sncGkng rcd
devils
The same night onr pack-horses, three III
number, we're run OF BY tho Sheep Eaters"
san ~as not pofs an ean s ts
when We struck their trail From the appear-
ancc Of the same, it was evident that they Ind
at least four hours the start Of us. Upon qaes-
tioning our guide, We ascertainel That the val
ley we were in, and which their trail followed,
was bordcred on both eides by precipitou5
eeress save by the upper end OF the valley.
which opened to tho Yellowstone hut short
distance above one of the falls.
No sooner was this information elected than
away We sped in pursuit. After nearly three
hours sharp riding We came upon tho band,
prise, about midway in the stream, where could
be seen hastily constructed raft, composed
OF drift-wood Joined together ty thongs made
OF tucksain md buffalo robea. Upon this
strange craft we're seen, in the centre, thirteen
braves, while five squaws were esssying to pad
with pieces Of bark as substitutes for paddles.
Onr pack-horses were in the river, and also
were the 1ndian ponies. -Four Of tho lstter
reached tho opposite shore.
This strange eight bursting upon our view
rendered ns, for the time being, incaapaole of
action- At glance We could see that they
were gradually gong oo"n stream, oespite Tue
Efforts Of The s4uaWs, and although our senses
Tor the moment 1oraook uss tie sharp crack ot
q rifle and the yell OF q Sheep Eater told
that the equanimIty OF our Grow guide was
well preserved At this lunctuIe Pierre Ber-
don't murder them they arc bound to 50
over the fells: We looked, and sight met
our gaze which was 1earfulF Impressive;
1he fa1t having oeen caught IN m edts, NOT
vestlSe q 1t was to be seen, 1t haying snnk
several inches below me surface, anu INC n
u'ens eesnae4 ~ W Ihe eo Aaa14f WsAa sp1lts
toaun6 On the f9s3lng waters: Gne OF Tue n
dams rose. and, bending lis bow, shot our
Crow through the arm The shot vas returned,
ana aGaln yell oI PAIN was heafu proceeding
from " s9heep Eater Hefnau then told
the Crow, in his own dialect, to stop firing: but
70 rald no afteauon to the command Again
he raised hls m ate, but la;lat ss1llfully thrown
by t7eI1e held NM 1ast. 1he scene NOW
presented was one "hlch those VINO Witnessed
"a1l not forget TO t1en DYING day.
!he mld,chanqel, IN which they we're now