The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-08-11

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Ia tie air II regular intervals from each
wlicl | interpreted M sivnal II
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the powerful voice ~ tssassa crying uni,
making the same sound loiar times, aiii
ilsusa two signals WI saw I'M or
moro sa,ne.s leave illn bluffs md fnri
the river. evidently leaving the ground.
About one hour after the same double
were again repeated. and man,
mounted Indians loft n a gallop. Soon
lac remainder IL three left ON tic hlniis
aiao retired.
torn nni.nrENs.
Hope now revived, the mnskctry rattle
md only now ana then W. could
hear il iar.uif shot. liv q O'Clock every.
thing around rs WIS apparently quiet,
AMI ~ evidence Or signs III any Indians
,isar M. We supposed the rsri-
lnrni had LIFT tile field, and all that TO-
manned fur IL was t. wait for The night
M.i then pass tlr river and take the
route fer tlla Yellowstone river, and there
construct II raft anil descend 10 the
muuti, ot Powder river, d supply
Uf course, during thu thirty-six
hours W.T. were III w sIcnsc We hul
neither water nnr food ; MI In o'clock u.
III. We dropped ourselves into tho river,
the water reaching waists. crossed Il
twice, AMI then carefully crawlcd mp III,
hlnn~ aud finally reached the broken,
high country. took onr direction and
slowly anl cautiously proceeded SOUTH.
ward.
ArAnr flnE IN TiiE DISTANCE.
After marching about lwr mii,s |
Thought ! Mould ~ ~ i very Iii NJ I'LL
~ look around and n.r III wa could Iis
ruyrr Any signs NJ eur command, nnl,
un looking around, | saw il iirr On III,
lift, anl iii the direction whore N. sul,
~lhrrtl the command Mas lighting during
thu day, probably two milrs from ia
OF course w made two conjectnrca of
this iirr Ii might br M Indian nr,
anil Ii might be- from our com
ipand. Ill. unly way To asccr
tain was ~ approach II cautiously MI,
trust II chance. Accordingly W. 4.
seconded the hill, AMI took tho direction
"a tho lire, climbing another and MI
.tllr hill N. listened il wh.la AMI tllsi
t,ruc.td na um far ii milo nr more. When
"a tho top III u hill w nga,n atoppe,
anil listened. Mpcuuld licar voices, I'm
not distinctly enough 10 tell wlactlie
they We're savnRca nr our command. W
proceeded Il liNle fmtl4er and heard tn
hiay Of IL muin. and a,on after tho lila
tsnt voice al 4 sentry challenging witt
the familiar words,
uAli MlIH ahEA TliFIAk
The challenge was not addressed I
TN, m we were too fnr at 10 Lo seeil u
the picket. and II waa loo dark. bull TIN
gave liz courage to continue Mlr eotrs
and approach, though carefully, lest "
should run into some Indians ngain.
HoPE frI.fitIED.
VIZ were about Inn yards from the ilr.
aud | resolved 10 call out 10 the lick,
aud tell him who | va told my CON
pulion to he ready ta foIlowaftnr me, nh
wlirn ! Ind well surveyed the ground
cried ont .nicks I, dom Iile , II il Lieut.
De Radio ald Private O'S.ili," HI
started - run. W. received an Misw.
Ia II louI cheer from all the members {
thu picket AN Lieut.. Narnum. Tn
e%illsr. unp uf olr ~laayrst and mn
efficient, easlas al ones 10 mc md WI
very harry ~ SIRE IN. again, after hasiI
counted me ainol the ,lead, mud his il
ailucted la 10 much TINT ! ali.i.iy ful
aui the adventures ot tho Thirty 81
lonra jnst lass, null was happy 10 i
olien moro II the con4ran, oi my bray
conrad n,
Ny ilrst question VIA alant tho eoi
ditiou Of tie regiment. ! w.ls in halo
that W. were the only maslsfefr, but
WAS not long allowelin remain IN doubt
Lieut.. NHrnnm aa;d IL hue nothing !.
The live companies nhd,r Custer. nh
that uar command hHl sustained a los
IT l.ica,Y. Mcintosh and llalrsun. N
dear fri al Nartinm INV pt.e lir.nl III
soe4. coffee ami lu,fl bread, lnt ! vi,
40 happy ard excited us.r NY sheap
TINT | coail .Wi nothing, Int drank til
ruiltc. II was about = O'clock II. III
wlrn tot into camp, anti ! ~ mite
tried IL ~ e, ris.p hnl ilunasl, ! la
MI! slept ..r I've nipli> | saaill ta,t .l,.e
my eyes. talked with La.nt. NnrHul
II OIL ihn lu'ile, haunted IL him fsi,.l
,llea aItl narrow ,s,ap ! lili liaa
Morning u ali can't, i4itd ] Atfd 4, ~
! thu ~liip,r, unl Tod them tia, lhe Ii
dlns latl Hi, atal ! snpln4..i Tier
would rn, la ual.y attack mule hy ilrl
TIL morning.
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ieir,hal story u The great tight, nlid III