, 1870-03-28

eat ne petes ,es,tne .aen,' t,,rr -
ane % aoo ~ ~, n99, 6qan hoping tasym m r. ssd
sssqasaay 1ssnssaa, saa,iiaS eaons, fs11s1 ssssr
oeedienee e Their noru.s 9t1 X. purely n
9snsd as sh.s Mountain Chief h.%d Dc ,,t, Z 80 hap.
% ,s.ee n,e 'oasss oid AaDa.ss'' md AZ ~ @oysd
seit and tnost Of the ca1np her ~, Chlcf h!in.
naad yet aes dS.n The NALL We aaoi1e[ ~
camp These I'VE dese.ted iodres@ @ 1.e ~ deserted
e Up The day was now some Wh.t II. Asso earn.
To nad teen constantly In the 1aitle ne - Se ,se
were sfe e n a5es1s1, 1sE1 II
alHo campa weFc now thoroughly snnr1..dd nc IL,
ny bag ssssn sse ana nothing nafe eouS Il ~ ~
E,ven so taee shout and re}onng he taefs,o
ct bchind, they bivouaeked iaeTe sonfanJ oa ,n5
e13nn A rr re &c. neIt o morning, aites ps,bs H.
d!.a eser Df! 30 Il na@s,p
Hetn's us-4saz.ed hand, which yei c1nn,s, o. Rcd
onHas9 gasS aae! on The pare lie
Some Of these bsavea hid uEeHtse n1o1d ns'. camps
nmh their ~aftlfe da.tng 10 maf,nn ;Hsa ;nensstto p
es Saa Ia qn he sf,sbby ot esse1
hotssa from The ranches OF setiIsrs AIM tH
miles abcye3s trading post Of he Nnr.t1ss. .sn
rnr COMPANY. Here Colonel Baker iearned sset
da q; naus Is nad aaddenJ conceived he
ent securing acrosa The platns away m n9.rs- nn
Her Aa]estys dominlona, IN great 3,Sarter .us
es ~ asTt ~ laeI l!-nouf1shed ponies could carr
foreign soil: but rnnnera Were 90 sen, roam r. soa
once With asanrancea OF saiety. n,nVt5c6
tnsy wguid sEe up ne s:osn horses ;hea IL their
Bull Back FAT tths L. Literal traaaston ~ oa
g.smaue, nut unpoetiG name, which Is a!TsT1 an
hosea 70 ainde 70 s1e rral quality 81
doubt whether It verify TAa sltocethrr ~
aoout; INT they Wanted very much to Eel bacr to
sheE sheltered winter retreats on The Isrtss nd
hear Nhat Colonel Baker Wishei to a. ~ ss
Mhich they did The chiefs came ia With The usual
aow !. "hoE !" and hand shaking: but ven eSi.
,ha1 ~ ~ @ Ium Gang u their ease On being told
Ia1t tle lfoopa DID not come to r1oleat them, uru
vided they would agree to stop stealing horses tnn,
ne whites aad give up those they noN hal-thsx
saey cane onay TO punish The PeRans-the chiefs
e4pEtsBed great aattafacuon; theJ immediately In
sisted nn shaking hands all round once or twice
more more With the ot,cers, and then through Tie
WOE WY semmana Nth their How I" and rtgor-
anNe Inclined 70 repeat the process, lest some
might even vt possibly doubt the warmth Of theft
ttnsnashE incy sent without q 1emonst1ance
!eadJ traded OF to other tribes, aud ordered
brought tu likewtse an abundance OF fresh buffalo
eas [pn: w whisa w. vs asesntanls since the
comfort on The march. Old Duu BACK Fat il
dne looking Indian physicA1ty-talL broad and
ina 81 IN Almost s5
sci IN bis best aPpatcl; hts legs and body were
encascd In buckskln !eR41nSs and shirt; around
hlm nc hhd wrapped white woo1en blanket; and
On His head rested IN old stovtptpe hal. Of an M
commonly battered And titsreputable aspect: the
ou chiet was evidently proud Of thls acquisition,
as SPECIAL and honorable distinction above all hls
1elluw ehlefst and undoubtedly wore It ouIy In
council with the whites; 1t other tines bis august
brow went hRtIes&.
Leaving the trading post, a march OF three days
brought the expedition int0 Fort Shaw, together
Win AL Their Captured md recovered stock, nnl
more sorry and skeleton lot one probably never
vet eyes on, except At IN Indian camp and In the
wsnsrE. Tits valuable lot Of the horse species,
some st0 strong, remains At the post; the cayniry
passed m to FuTt Ellis.
iiHvc been delayed! several dAys In writing this
encr, otherwise you would have received II earlier
Observe that the Eastern pAretx arr constantly
on The killing IN roli blood Of the
@n1Etn and children They ought not to assume
surh tnhnmon haEtartsy hts heen respcsEasea, As
nothing of the Kind was done The most Of the
WOMEN were out Of the camp IN the brush or
woods cooking breakfast at the time the atsack
Tas male: none Of these were injured. nur we're
'ny wtmen and children .tc8tgneaiy killed; 70 far
II can learn efforts were male 70 save as many
u them az possible. War il inhumau and de-
atyuctve u ltc, and all Indian WAN have been
especially s0-beinR wars Of e1tesmInatlon. Let
an5tpe read the history and termination OF the
.w0 g-nat Indian wars In the early settlement Of
New England, amt 50 on down to the present
tnc-thty arc all aad commentary to thu Chris