Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-11-04
Life Oh the Frontier.

In o -tObcr. $50. | lIt c!lifE- pl nitk
Syvrdr-. Who We're employed ''y Nh Rams
,l.ll cutting cedar rails in "i.,. Of til" cellar
brakes which abound alon- ia" C"lori.l"
river. There WAS 10 one re-idln- within
twenty miles Of our camp. and although
We knew th'.~- hrakc~ to .''' l1"rit.- Ind
inc places If IL" Indians during th'- day
AMI dark ni@ht~- GL"y ncHrr, martni
only during thr full muun.) It'll w trl
no fear. Il we had arms. ani Ii.rr'. Were
too many # IL for the Indians !, attack u
will IMMUNITY: Hut an fear i"r a v'ry
valuable mare belonging To- Imy-c't. and a
thoroughbred stallion colt belonging I"
Mr. HHm>,Icll. and. IL atir events proved
my fear were w,-ll founded.
Ii VA customary ID pui the tA" L"l'~''-
in tn, coral every might. h01 Il til'- Indians
/ had never Vet mol,>tri u. ~ heeamr
careless and began 10 let th.ln r:n aAon,
at nirht. One morning. .r"in- back for
,he horses came across my mare
stretched upon thr -r"Uni Several n
row, stickinr in her told who the mil*tnd-
ers were. The coil Wa- found all right
in 4 thichc; not far from where thu '!lar'
was lying \ pony which we kri I Tor
General u>c was -tak,-d ont near tn. camp,
and was -.tf,. at once jumped upon
him and rode t. I.nmln--l~. told NY story,
and Il PARTY wt~ "r@1nlIcd and "eli IN
pursuit Of the devils. pom our WAY
a,.r,>> the country We met an"th'r party
of scout, from Bunnr;t. AMI our force
combined w;r~ about thirty mon.
Tln. second day We overlook the Indians
=, Turkey Creek. and they did Hot h">i,at,
+, show ti.,ht. w i"u-ht ttrn Iwo
hours. bush lighting. AMI thrn tli- lndian-
took to the brakes In our parry one Ma
killed and several wounlcd. We c''ll.
not tell what the los wa~ on the other side
a> the Indians always remove their dcao
and vuun,lcd no matter what the ri~h mal
be- Sometimes a. the sequel Will show
one i left.
Upon the departure Of the Indians w'
. scattered around searching. 10 Sc if w
could tinI ANYTHING let hy them in thoil
hurried tlivht: myself and a yuun@ man by
the name of lIill were together. AMI * w
were nearing a small lEjclrt. suddenly w
heard the crack of revolver. and III
rxcI,imcd. " I'm shot Il wa- lUt
>Ii~h wound. however. ana "" nj omrt
commenced looking To find from whence
came the Shot. \ small ~pcch "t smoke
; curling up from til" thirhci told lh'
= spot
We AT once made up or minds 70 MAX
II rush for the place. Which We did. 'n'
there. we found the author ut the -hFt- |
was a hue. In,!ian PROSTATE upon his side
DESPERATELY wounded with Il ball thr"u|l
i his chest. A. we rushed upon ll!n. 4 tear
fully malignant expression came over IN
d co,lntcnancr defiance Wa III ~ eye. ;'n'
hate. malice. revenge. "rF>pIrad lil> iAc
+ in qnirk succession. lie manifested IL
! fear. hut seemed to DEFY u IL was r''Ht
inr slightly upon hi- elbow. hl> head 81
: hi, hand. and in his right hand ne ~;ll
held lis empty revolver would nav
. left him to die alone. but I'M rtfI-rd- Hn'
Il then. coolly walking up t" hIm; placed TN
= muzzlc of hi- pistol nj the ln'ilan head
\ sharp report. and h'> brains were >.;',
g tered on the ground: hr then >.-;,lprd him
$ took his shield. bow, IuVrr' arrows an
# revolver. and we rrioincd or party. 70
!, nav NV il WAS cruel and untrcling IL :
Xii him. but upon the frontier they hay
+ suffered 81 much at the hands of the II
t dians that when the opportunity "tcui
y thrv like to make sure Of hi death.
O Nv next adventure WAS one of whic
+ have written Won before, whrn til
: robbed me of my cattle nl"n ihr Itc"
river. 'Tle following one occurred while
at was returning from the scenes OF my M
fortunes.
d My.c!f and party arrived at Central II
h ton. upon the waters OF the N"ilh '"hcil
ID river, four DAYS after the raid mad" 10y III
r.. Indians upon my camp Sad and "tltrte
e. | tried to push on To fort Concllo, llilri,
k five miles distant. anl ~rcl;re ;lld ana pr'
:. visions for INV men. f"r thy wcr" ""
nirh worn out was ur@cd by the re-
,1 dents at the station not tn start at li1 i;''
hour. but would listen to no one an
,bout f,lr o. clock in the afternoon ln"uli
ed nv horse and rode away IN the dire
ton of Fort Concho. had two rood Il
ell volyere. and a Henry rifle. ready, a> y'
r; may imagine, to make 4 @ood lght,
-, necessary Seven miles from Central -
il. tion came To :. pass between two h"ii
III tain,, known rs the Twin Sisters. u;
ale been especially warned of this point. b'''
t. rode alon". absorbed in thought, and kn,
he it not until | got beyond tie pas lui
"a quarter of Il mile; neither would | ha
- known it then. had not been sudden
me AROUSED from my revere by he:'rlh3
an fierce we'll from behind me Casting II
on ewes back. bchcld u sight winch wou
inid nd have made many Il better than mNs
somewhat nervous for a moment la
II, IT, of me. and about five hundred yatdS
s%f Of nv left, beheld :; half dozen mount
NE Indians. coming toward, me Ike l
md wind. | took in the situation at a CLAM
,., and putting spur, TO my horse away We
ing ut brcak-neck pace. with the howlin@ yt
lips inc, red devils in hot pursuit.
md NV horse was superior animal, bu