, 1873-10-06

limo and attempted to roach tho hills. For
tir,o ho kept ahead Of ha purhuors, and TUG
tic nales showed tlioir superior toughnoss, and
clohod on him. Ono old sadtlle-mulo, who had
bocomo excited In tho chaBo, kept close
up, With tail oroct, and finally headed linn.
moro toward tho tort, tho air rang aug with huzzas,
for now his capture eoonod almost cortaln. Tho
old lnulo, with surprising apood and bottom,
kept a elopo to tho h9raoa i"nkp and tho horde
through, asld. when In tho midst Of thom, thoy
cloBod around him 30 thlckly that Ito wheeled
and plunged ~ oyoly direction: toanstor
soizoa hold Of the ond OF tho chai, and tho next
Still ho struggled for Ills liborty but llany
hands Boon bound lin, and ho
FELL r1losrAATE UroN TIE rtA1N.
1'he. Chain about bis mock lad cut toop into
threshold tho skin md flesh to tho bono
of tho poor brute's foro-lcgs. Flo WIS Of mo
dium sizc, larls brown u, color, dccp.chcstod,
and with wido nostrlls. Ills oyo was bright and
muscle. On lts shoulders and hamA tho muscles
wero gathorod In knots ID largo aB ono'a laud
tho skin was very thin, aud tic veins underneath
stood out like whip-oortls.
tho commanding officer ortorod tint ho Should
DO put up Mt raflle. aud eacl claimant bo given
ono chnnco. This was universally satisfactory,
and, ut tho drawing, Liout. Larriboo, Of Capt.
rhiaerora company suySnth United M States t In In
quito gento mud would allow you to put his s!don.
and evon to mount Upon his back. It waa snid
ho could trot aa faet ~ All ordinary llorao could
run, and, whom ooing caught, he was timed be-
tweon two trocs, aud, tho distance afterwards
in minute and 40 seconds.
Riding ovor tho hills Q miles from tho fort,
wo came upon
An INDIAN BATTLE-GROUND.
II waB here Lieut.. Btamba,igh fought tho Sioux
| for tho posseBsion Of the Wind River country.
| Hearing that tho wliito troops had come in to
protect the 6nnko Indians and occupy tho val
| 10y, Rod Cloud sent 400 warriors, undor tho
Chief Little Blk, to 500 about 1t, aud attack
both tho whites and tho Snakes. Dividing Ills
| party, Little six moved down tho Wind Rigor
and into tho PopoageB. Giving out that they
woro friendly Indians on their way to tho whito
| md stealing great doat Of stock beforo their
| real character was found out. Approaching the
bayfield, below tho fort, whore Sergeant was ut
work with sono soldiers cutting grass, they
the old Sergeant warned them oil, and began bis
| rotreat to the fort. calling back to them, :" We
will eco all good Indians at tho fort, not here"
Tho sayngos allowed the prudent old soldier to
| retire, aud 10 came into tho works unmo1osted,
bringing with him all his mon, tonms, mulcs,
and oxen. Tho Indians tlon camo up quito
close to tho fort, still claiming to bo friendly !;
but thoy wore halted, and Lieut.. Btambaugh,
| with twonty cavalrymon, wont out to parley with
| them. Az he approached, thoy rotired to tho
/ hills, and, whom he followed them. they went
farther, calling out, "Good 1ndianl Eat a
| heapl Como on mud see Chof over tho hill !"
Not doubling but thoy wero really friendly
Snakes, Lieut.. stambaugh went on, expecting to
find their Chief over tho hills but tho officers
| at the fort, suspecting trenchory eont out all
| tho cavalry and some eitizens to reinforce tho
brave Lieutenant. Tho whole party disappear
| cd behind the hills, aud nothing moro was heard
Of them for Hono two hours aud half, whom,
near dark, two wounded aoldiors canlo in, and
brought the stattliug intelligence TINT
a BATTLE HAD BEEN FOUGHT
| and that Lieut.. Stambaugh WAS completely VIC
| toriols. leave tho gallant Lioutonaat to tell
tho rest OF tho story III his own words:
sight Of tho fort, than boca1ne suspicious Tint
all MAS not right; but still Kept on, for was
! not afsaid Of them, my soldiers being
old lnalnn-hghtGrs, aud really more
anxious tnat tho rod-Hklna we were
following should turn out TO- DO hostile
tllan friendly. confess shared their feelings;
80 NO logged on, not caring what the upshot Of
| the aflnir might be. When lu canon, the party