Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-08-04
A BLACK HILLS ROMANCE.
The Adventure OF one of General
CROOKS SeuOts-Roaeuing n Pr1s-
Oner and Finding n Wife.

Crooks SeuOts-Roseuing n PE1s-
Oner and Finding n Wife.
From the Kansas City Times.l
Old Jimmy Ramon is the hero Of a TO.
nance. A real, complete, natural ro-
nance, one that has never been in print.
The old man loves to tell it, and the main
details have been fully %correborated by
others. His romance is as follows:
A few years ago, Jimmy was lettering
about Fort Laramie, receiving his s. per
day as government scout and interpreter.
One evening the post was startled by the
report that an emigrant train had been
mastered about two aud a half miles
from the fort. Worse than all, a white
woman, q Miss Mary Brand, had been
carried off by the Sioux. Ramon vol
untevred as guide for a company Of
cavalry. At dark the cavalry halted tor
the night 10 a ravine about ten miles
northwest of Fort Laramie, on the Raw
hide trail.
All the white men in the train on the
Platte had been %massacred, and no one
had been left to tell the story except an
IrisLmsn, who died SCOT after being
found. He had been fishing with Miss
| Brand, some distance from the main
camp, when the Indian attack was made.
From him KannCn learned enough to
satisfy him that the Sioux had gone over
to Rawhide river. There he resolved to
90 alone and ahead of the soldiers, and
if possible effect a rescue. He reached
the Indian camp about midnight, and
secured his pony to a bush in the valley,
and ~oon afterward crawled into the In
dian camp. His long residence with the
Indians taught him where to look for the
captive. He was soon lying fiat on bis
belly in the real of the lodge containing
Miss Brand. He found one old squsw
sitting in front OF the lodge, hummlng {
delsiul dirge, and on raising the edge o.
the tepee or lodge he discovered another
old bag seated near a small fire feeding
a feeble fame with straws. He also saw
the captive white woman lying with bel
head to the outside OF the tepee, less thar
two feet away. He whispered words o
caution and cheer to Miss Brand, wit
started up in alarm. This startled boil
of the squaws, and the one on the out
side walked round to the rear Of thl
lodge, where she met o sudden, a silen
death at the hands of the old scout. Tn
other squaw, suspecting somethini
wrong, gave the alarm. Quick as
!, flash Ramon raised up the edge of tn
lodge aud drew out the captive, an
throwing her upon his shoulders made
} dash out in the darkness. The cam
was soon in an uproar. But Kanno
t made his escape vii bis horse, althoug
3 an arrow had pierced his body through
He took q course eastward down III
Rawhide, while the Indians started Il
ward Fort Laramie, which was due soutl
ward from their camp. Finding himse
, getting weaker from loss OF blood, Kar
non drew forth the arrow which had pas
ed through his body and projected out !
? front, and filed his buckskin shin
! around the wounds with wet mud, an
then continued his flight. At dayligt
he found himself on the head Of Dry Co
d tonwood Creek, twelve miles from Lart
mic, but the Indians were between hiI
and the fort. He kept out of sight, an
saw them meet and engage the soldier
7 he had left the night before, and mad
his way half dead to Fort Laramie will
out being discovered by the Indians.
The result is soon told. Ramon We
taken into the post hospital, and h
nurse was Miss Brand, the rescued whit
h woman. She stood by the side Of ii
4 prisoner until he recovered, and bein
= without friends or home, all having bee
q taken from her in the massacre, she ma
= ried the old scout. Mrs. Ramon live
Keytesyille, q station on the Nor
Missouri Railroad, whore she waits loni
D ingly for this cruel war TO end Jimm
). Ramon is now with Gen. Crook, and
. one Of the most trusted scouts. He
the last survivor Of the massacre Of Il
o Alamo, where his parents we're kille
= His early life, up to the time he reachl
y the age Of manhood, was spent with h
Comanches, who, with Gen. Santa Ann
m~assacred Davy Crockett and his hra'
band at San Antonio,