Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1873-01-25

later, and the Rocky Mountain Fur Com
pany reached the valley and encampcd
about mile from us the same time the
two Sunt Louis companies headed by
Dripps and Gubbitt reached the valley.
Ola Guigueo also mada in with his forces
and we now altogether numbered about
one thousand men able to bear arms. The
Gros Ventres of the prairie, as we antici-
pated, were passing norihwsrl in compa-
nies Of one hundred lodges or more. One
Of these lodges fell in with the Rocky
Mountain Fur Company, but finding the
white mon abundantly able to defend
themselves, they adopted the peaceful pol
10y aud opened trade for furs and skins
that was advantageous to both parties.
A few days later the same Indians killed
seven Of our young mon who bad started
for Saint Louis. This took place in Jack
con Hole. Still later II party of these
Indians numbering about one hundred
and fifty warriors, with their women and
children, entered Pierres Hole and had
proceeded nearly to the middle Of the val
ley before they discovered the extent of
their danger. They however then acted
with judgement and discretion. They i'm
of aspen trees of which they hurriedly
built q very substantial pen large enough
to contain themselves and their horses
they also dug trench around the pen on
the inside sufficiently capacious to contain
the whole party below the surface OF the
earth. This enabled them to shoot from
the bottom of the pen ami gave them
great advantage over their assailants.
However in one hour n thousand guns
were constantly discharging at every hole
in the pen. The party within it made
gallant resistance, and for while return
ed bullet for bullet, but late in the even.
ing resistance had almost ceased, and oil
parties returned to their several encamp.
ments. In the morning we visited the
pen which was literally full of dead In
dians, squaws, children and horses. 1t is
not probable that any escaped. Two yorng
and rather interesting girls, fourteen or
fifteen years Of age who were out hunting
berries when the fight commenced con
ceaed themselves, and were found and
captured the next morning. The Indians
kindly offered to save their lives and treat
them kindly, but they said that their
friends and relations were all killed and
taey wished only for death. They were
mportunate, and earnestly begged for
death OIL their knees until al old warrior
finding that he could do nothing with
them, released them from the bond of life
with his tomahawk. Had any of the white
men been present their lives would have
been saved unless they had committed sui
eide, which from their despair was highly
probable. The next morning we had six
teen Indians and six white men laid out
for internent in our camp. Other parties
suffered to the same extent. Many were
wounded-some morlally. Subbett was
shot in the breast and arm, Dripps bad
bullet through his hat that took lock of
hair with it. The Indians, however, being
most numerous, suffered the mcst, and old
Gurguao had quite company OF wounded
men to add to those already in this condi-
tioH. Old Gurgueo was great favorite
with all white men, and received generous
presents from all the various companies.
In fact he left six weeks afterward with
ammunition and tobacco enough to last
his braves for several years. He was also
furnished with everything that could be
found in any Of our camps 10 alleviate
the sufferings of his wounded folio gers.
The old fellow was generous and grateful,
and prayed earnestly to the Great Spirit
to protect us in all our pursuits.
W. AT.