The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-05-24
ARloe Foa LIFE.

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~ 06alol o0ssss CHASED by Ssvages
.-Dashing UnAss Ot0e1ltiss.
The following ore extracts frnn ''L'fe
On the PIain~." by t'e9rrsl q. A. Custer. ."
the May nu,n.~r If the 0"'"sy:
There w.s n bnnusiSul clear stream Q; |
wafer nsmcd Bluff rtvk. running through !
cs,up. wWich supplied 10 hing tsa'!'iscs u
the .Aiicrrs and men. priv ''rK. ~n,c" oo'
few allowed IL l'asA uniinpsOvcsi. whether
n, avoid puN.ic,iy attending localities near
camp or 10 reck i.'int in the led ot ,he
stream wlnrc the water was tre'h and I'M
,,,.,url,e,, twU IT our yOnng officers n,''''"'.
their N.rSas one day without saad'es s"u
rude down the valley Of the s,rcsm perhaps
!. mile ..r more in ssarh Of bathing place
D,rc.,ve,ing one 10 their taste, they 1's
mounted. s+cus.d ihcir i"rsrs. aud s''e'
di.,w,sinG OS their apparel "o Tue green
.wsr: O.. ~ri"x the banks. were s.nM n.~'
ing xnd laundering !" the "e'er ".c -"
| vt yu,,ng fr,rp0'ses. How long 'hrs s'su
teri, e, isy.i,g ,h,- hrsithy rccrcs'i'''.nr bow
much longer i,.ey might have remained. %
n.u uec,.s-ury ~ the story. One ~ tucsn
ln,,,,.minx ~ glance toward their hOsses
| Observed tn. latter In state Of great tsrl'
ds,,.,n lius,eming frl,n the wsicr tO Tue
| a,k. h. discovered the cause 1T 'hc sir 'nKe
cs,udu. I -" III. part Ot the horrs". ~n"n
y q, pu,h nx moe " l~as than l'es'y VI
slvu, thirty Im.!iau warriors, u'oo"''s'; ~"
,tr.IthiIy making Their way .;!, 'ya"a ;s.r .x.. ~,
on The latter. aud intent On their capture.
nsre vns q condition uf affairs that was q
isnsi uucxpestcd 10 II was unwcIc0mc
Ou,cklv calling Uui Ia his cMnI'an'"n. WV"
wss Anil In the water uncOnsciDus ~ sp
,,rOn ching danger, the one q" sh.ro ms0e
haste to unfuyicn Their horses anu psets"e
tor d,ght.
xi,h,u tew hundred ) ards VI TIE Two ~
(lcrrs wclc coming frnm tie d'!ec'W" "g'
Dwit~ camp leaving the retreat 'or lnc ot.
S.r,s ..,rn NJ sUO,,er DID t.e warT"rs
Aud that their sppnssch was d'osDve!t':
thnn they put their ponies ~ 'hese ots'
s,...l. hT,,uy to capture the "iatcrs OcsOsc
AZ. latter Gould have time 10 ntUuat Q 70 x.' :.
.,,..ir h.,rxss uu.ler hcsdwav Tue Two oif,>
100. in the luesmw h.le we're f"r f!'''n 'dtc
ma. 0,,.h Lsusi,es or tmthinx towels were se.
ou,r..l "a. rvsi.,sc b. ssIhy c.rcN's."m', w.
= v.s time ws.te.l ]" ." sd's ol'ens" ~ ..... m
s0;i. IL they had sought ahs os1nnt
.,..,mh irmn motives Vt reiisenSu''e Or ae''
c.,.. M, s,,,.s, ,en,iusen,s ~sse cShne"cs
n.,x' Tor .a,ching W their wsrdross !r..a
,,.e sr,,sud H. uuc hand, Oae sc.p and tney
80. .s, ,l,sir h.,tsgs' backs. and riding ~
-.,a cs,mD fur dear life Tncy we're not ~
sc,,s in liz oDpi,,iOu Of Flora AcFi'mse!
w,,k nnthiny ~ wear, hut " al lnIc"r rs ~.
h ,,urnsr, m,gh, . we'll hsve hs'l w ."e'
f.,ik,wed race. whic6. c9s tQs W. 49, " !.
ihc 100 rtl~ra mikhs Vel! w soSapae: . : !.
~. =. uS,irncxsi h,,rseis,es,, tut what expe
r,.r.ci irursrussn would willingly cese :
~ ~. Thrust u,on ihs harc ''ece ~ nym
s'..i n,imus Vt ~ apparel. neither tss"'
~, I,rs.,s..as. u.,r sodtIe, nOl even spe ~.
nxl '. | .s,,s e,,Iisr which sSe ssid 10 csno's'u'
nm. i"lI anjf.rn IT = 0cUrgis Cs's'"sI, sa
-hsm ~, dissu,ssd Of. to have sbses W IOs
1. s.rru vf bidsOusly painted es'o "e'"e'.
..vnre~. vel mounted sud ntet =. "..'' ....'
sar.injpx cyr,y nervs snu uIss"k .I.
NJ 0.r4 fsvsSsi war p,n'ts - u"eI n.9s.
.sr.d In order that the scsIps ~ inc cAPe.
..s",.d n.,rs,,meu. Nigh, h. aasdsd " 'ns ~
: cr human trophies which k'aae u"e'' Nv
gr.,,,x ,b,s was nne of the "ecssi''sss wh.
: .u...:l ",sn,,raucs u uO,hinG, s"d
..... : m.s Tar 4 ,l.si." ~ ns ltsst SGOux
..,r .a.,..i.ur Naxxppss ~ ih y came uAs
B ,"u too ards camp, ever en" s'On - :,
a,.xi,us k,Oks NJ their pursoess. wn"' !"
spite every excTin,n "t use soI'.e.
surNlV DvEr0a0SSOk s0eW = ~ - ....,
tis IA, lie puyyucd, camp ssc'nesl ,3"k ".y
Ivs NM. dis,ea,rs. shlIS ire shouts ~ !ne ~
rors. css.b time sounding pt1'ef snsn
t.,,e. EARNED Iisrm ~ urge sSssS NssAs
At i.s.s --latest ,..cr. ]" few us.sn:Ss ...u . .
~ % "c",,s",s Of ihc csMp d'@uve'ed the :
nr,s,ch VI this strangely sprafin -.
I, rss ~ es.y msi,er I" rets'g"'Ss tss .' -
'he sis,ss ~, = IL, s.,ulA name the ~"
nnic ~ lise tronly TIE pYrsoink wGIo
!. :.~,ns - ,hs, .tsy vers nos likely :: over. '.
NH cs,,turc tlas knixtt. Vt The ss'tn. slse
.nri u,.ir pe4e aud seni vs's, ~ sso y.
sf,er iLe,n A tcw apOWeris teler. snu
- .,nicer. verr safe lns,1c nv l!uss' ~!
,.sv k., no ,,asS i0 usskmx sbe'r WY
,i,.,r tents ~ attend ~ 'Ssl,tn mguess
- ,.,,"s ,D their mdlri which ths sudden
~. ,s- ,sm of their du.ky vtss".s nad
,,u vsn,.d. Il wss . t,nk i!'',e oenss ~
-. .,.sasJ 10 hear sllusWns n.sdc y un q, =;
rs;i.s 70 ths cut aud siy'e " 'ne'' '"''
suits. ~.~"-
~" One Of thsA sA,lBcers wIs0 wse cgmmeu,u.
vsrs sr~,,,. c.,ncludc.l ope dsy that u w.s,:' y.
nas- ssfe = grant .permissos ~ paI. o.
: c'ma,snA 4 Srsss camp fos the purpa.ss
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