Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1873-07-04

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. me go P.rry 81 whites in the CT
.-s. .s1 Meuntains, Hritssh Nsrtn America'
the Causes thereof, etc.
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BENTON, Juno 2lst, 1919.
y, ~ Editor Courier !.
On the 18th Of May, while cainped on 'ne
Teton. within few miles Of Benton, ana on
our way TO that city to dispose OF our iurs,
We had, during tho night, nineteen neat y
horses stolen, as we then supposed. by re
gan Indians.
We Immediately determined 70 form par
~, to Try and recover our stock. Il was three
DAYS before we were enab ed 20 iono" Inc
thieves, as it necessarily took some time ~
get our furs into Benton. have them storeu,I
and other matters settled up ~ y sas's'"''oiy
manner. ii
On the Goth OF May we nnaily star'eu' -
men composing the party vs. stfucA s.'1
Indian trail about eight miies Ior'ii ~ '''c
Teton. 4 showed PLAINLY. anu ~ W.. '''s
bled 10 follow u Tor three uays' w''''o's any
delay except tnal ol rait'''S .ae -
the fourth day, however Oh =. couis -, -
the night previous, we ioufa ~ very i'al1 ~
follow. aud towards nlgnl ioss l.aeii'iiel go
the trail had headed aireclIy ~ SOM -
ing posts IN inc Sypisss Nou .,.s.,-
since starting. we sliapeu ou. .o4' -
for tnem' noplnS " i'liu w .oas q, ~.
"ori OF 1nem sielc. =" , npp,a ahont
posts very ea'.''o"s.y' -. 49,; haa AMI,
forty ioupes =. inu'as' ~ ss..,,, 70 con-
ELEVEN hsau - 'io - ,,o,t 4,
ciuded li'ey "ele 'oe ..o -. IS .hon,
anu ca'Dpeu ".''.'' s"o - .,,a sa,,a
ABOUT ciooA ~ .''e -, sa;d
day, TWO OF tne uaus's 'as ,. -
that one u thsli n.y. SO $50 .-.., 49,.
and wishing we would go over Win ,he'h'
and fake two others out of the Indian camp,
.-.,.:a,. ,o,,,5 no ratnr al as soon as the sto-
""so'' "o I'D .ot.d,,n
len morse was given up. - W nay :. - =
the same manner all winter, with cnt're sue
cess. and in far larger camps than these, we
aaa - 49, not antic,natino any trouble
asiso' " - -, -. ,,,rros nd
whatever. 30 we mou'itu ou1 no'sc' "i'
crossed the creek TO the lodges On arriving
.t a., fnund majority Of the indians
ihere. We Aou''u .
about half drunk, and several OF theM WE'RE
tyf
80. o,,, .rro,xs bafora we made
Win ''ea uo"s "'
| known our business al all. AS SOON as VIC
| told what we were after. the balance com
/ o, oatt;no thcir pnns. and acted in II
'''eH..A w. ..ao..,, ~
very threatening 'iis''''eI' 20 'c''eu -
small ravne about forty steps from their
Iodoes and tried To harley with them. deter
80, - .v..;l al tro,,hia f,no
mineu, possioie' :.
of the traders stayed among thehi' Trying ~
persuade them to give mp the horse, but with
-, e,ocess Their demonstrations ia the
no SUCCESS ln.1 .,'sa.,aa;aa stao.;n.
neantme Decaa'e ''io'0 '''.'''e'.f e'i'". =.
their guns in the air, and bantering us out 10
fiolt them The trader being unable to make
60, understand him properly. persuaded
tha,,, 10 vva;t for q few minutes, until he
a.,,,Ia t,at ~ ;nternreter to talk with them.-
To haa M sooner left than thew sent tileiI
sa,aws.,nJ nancosrs into the brush, and be-
-, tai,;no rs cover themselves. We saw Il.
T 80 ~. lad wade mn their minds TO tiph
us'e .,, ~ 20 riuht there the affair commenced
w.. a,t. nnm,mreal ms. at least EIGHT to ore
: la, nv wa we're in for If. SO we matie ND OH
a;n,,e RI yp,.n Them, With tho ass,s,an O
a' ,.,v sc tle non around the post. we KEEP
, a., :, ,,,a+,y lyee f-a tor snms fine f,,, Ri.
tnIians. The party then split up. tho mail
body staying in the rayilc. Mnile TWO O
Z three OF the party took to the hills on eacl
sric Of the creek, where they got TAR vseY
az tie Indians ard soon compelled them t.
evaruate their position: Tie IRE was kept u
pretty constantly un'il DARK. Dsl' WIN IN
exception OF h,i Grace. VINO was kI'ic,i al
most instantly Dy q s'iot nli t'Ic pfcs's, t'fei
was no lama e uo''e ~ our par gu. Wa
e klited Miiie usi'iS ~ Set ~ wy pu,y III III