, 1873-05-18

.gs n%ss r. He Taestt rs e 1 g1sa: y:Iss t. i
fort, ahd the bnttyt1oFs AFTERWARDS hi1n,tt.
that they had lost =. tuentr-Eir w.rrio
IN the battle. Five white E.an, seven friend!
Indians, and one half were kilsd, 81
sisted the whites on this occasion were tho ye
Pc-ces, Who have always been friendly, aid
| small party Of Flatheads.
This WAS tho great battle Of the mountain
region, and it became famous. Tor yeas after
| ward; men f5counted their ptowess Oh tiiy occa
zion with tho greatest zest and all uho partici
pated were looked upon as heroes. It vas 'indeet
q most creditable affair to the whites; and had
ealutary OBJECT upon the redskins. The Black
I feet became more bitter than eTer in t6ei
retain, it would seem, in a1 its jaten4itJ to thi
present day. Tie 1aan who gave me these fs>tl
Participated III the battle, and his name is
+ =, - JOHN R0BERTsoK-.. -
tamilierly known as Unc}e Jack Hobertson-one
Of the Oldest mountaneers now living, aud es-
teeIned far ind wide rs an honorable and kind.
hearted mdo: J1ck h.s " had heap ct rough
1 times, end; accordtue to Walpohana, II may be
said OF him s. that be has - 1nGny.' liTea az a
eat,-nay, eTen as many as ono Plutarcll Is aaid
Jack owns herd Of cattle and :hls iode6 I.
salwa5aopcn to the people Of the frontier, who
! Avnil themselves of his hospitality and eat IN
what Ao 11as: Still, this does not inte,fero with
! hl3 e9ra?imity, a,'d be enjoys himself as we'll as
far as 1 know; e f. tho. only ono NO
living. who belonged to 9eu. Aab1eTts
| party Of trappe1s who came to this region oTer
forty years ago. Many anecdotes; are told Of
him, and he enters into the spirit Of all games
| years ago.; Last winter he attended the balls
gi7en By the mountaineets, and danced a. mer-
! rily IS the best OF them. The old man is great
| fayor1to .WhoroEor he goes, aa he is ever ready
| to do 9 kindness for hny ono and tile aid ho
rendered @ the Cahlorni ;s i1umlgIans Years ego,
| their teams. Wero broken down; ho supplied
auinals Of his own, and helped than along for
days and days, and would not receive any pay
7or his services.
L.te1y I came across some Limos written BIZ
my old friend,
.. . THEODORE o'HARA,
upon the occasion Of tho removal Of the remains
Of the Kentucky volunteers rho fell at Buena
Vista, from the soil of Mexico to the cemetery
at Frankfort, where, on 9 high bluff overlooking
the Kentucky River: their ashes aro epah1ined
beneath marble monuments shaped like tents
This poem is Internationally ouo Of the fnest
ever written il the English language. It COM
mences with these lines
J -. The ,runded drums sad roll has beat
The soldie1fs last, ,tattoo;
. The brsyo aDd fallen iev:
:. On Farne's eternal camping ground
-, Their silent tents are spread.
: And Glory guarda, with solemn round,
The mvouao OF tha dead = =
:. Col. O'HsSs belonged first to the Kentucky
volunteers: was aftervarda an Aasiatant-Onar
termaster, WITH the rank OF CaDfain: and VA
made breyet Major for gallant and meritorious
conduct in the battles Of Contreras and Churu-
busco. in Maxico.. He served until .tbo close ~
the nal, when he returned to civil life, and after
and was sayere]v wonndad At Cardan.s in lR51'
III March. l855 he became a Cnntefn IN ia
Second Regiment Of United States Cavalry,
and served as such until Dec. i. 1856
Texas. doinr univ IN tSa Sront;sr <-S snbaa- -
quently be edited The Mobile Reoister. aud When
tho Rebellion Broke 60 o,1t % ioined he confndera.a
cause, where he gained the rank Of Colonel.
Tae t..s sss ti@s ~ mar lin was t. The sisse q
Confederste ane. md fo19ovnr 1 S the clorioae 1
old stsra and sffinea' nj 0.HaFn died IN Rar.
bour Connty Aia' on Tho 7th of Jnne 18s7 r.
wsa = man r. ardent tamnaramsnt tTs,a nd
kind to his fienda and nossassed # tiec;1ed
+aiants IL a." a,.g n7,ia ~ ~ h1nal
hit Viii ali th;a ras ea11sn} oantta,nsn,
and q bravo soldier AZ evening. af}ar Jono
DAYS march. no man con1d be MOE comnnn;on1,
auecdote at his command. which was alTayg
ready to be drawn upon for the benefit Of his
friends., It is not too much to saw that he wns
one Of The finest nriters the South has pro-
duced. ~ =.
The weather in the mountains docs not ap-
pear to get settled a. it is in the East, go it Is
here, e,threateuing all the tin1s, with occasional
gusts OF wind and hurriea OF snow.
THE INDIANS ::
sre appearing in the forests some distance from
their reservations. but peacefully irolined; Is
formed in regard to the sad tragedies which have
been enacted in the California Layn~Beds. The |
young non would like to 50 to war, in order to I