Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-09-27
bread and ham, which refreshed me con
sitletably.

} bread and ham, which refreshed me con
siderably..
found my overcoat in camp and put il
, on-got some matches. filled my pockets
with grub and other articles l thought
might need on tie road, and struck out fol
: the trail, thinking that some one from GU,
party, or some other, might pass that
could rende. me some assistance.
Travelin. aIong the trail about one-hal1
or three-quar,crj of u mile from camp,
was startled by the neighing of horse
Looking up the hill side from whence the
the one l had rode from the Mammoth
Hot Springs.
called her by name (Nellie), and she
came right down to me. She had evident
ly broken away when the Indians attacked
camp, as she had on about ten feet of the
broken picket rope.
led her up on the hill side, where there
was big rock, crawled up on it, and from
there on to my horses back. 1 was so
weak that [ could not balance myself and
Slid off on the other side. This so paifletl
and stunned me that l lay here Is or 70
minutes before recovered. then crawl
ed up the rock again, and with all the eau
ton could command mounted the horse,
but, as before, couldn't balance myself
and fell off on the opposite side of my
horse. She stood perfectly still, but didn't
know what to make of my actions. She
mt hav. 4
of the blood running down my side, and
acted just as if she wanted to express her
sympathy in words, but didn't have them
ut her command. | gave up the idea of
trying to mount her, and went down to the
trail, Nellie following after me. Finding
stout stick used it with both hands to
support my right side. 1t was of special
help to me in going up hills. In going
down, l would sit down, and with nv
hands and left leg force myself down at
quite good gait, and with ease to myself.
l arrived at Cascade creek about D. IN.
washed my wound, ate some grub, took
4 drink of water, and started on again.
When ! got about One-half mile this
side of the fallr, my mare following ME,
into little ravine, | turned. and leading
her up to one side, got OH her by putting
my left leg over first. l succeeded in bal
ancing myself, turned her head down the
trail, and Travelled on.
After travelling about mile, l saw a
man in the edge Of some fallen timber not
over 80 feet from me. He raised his head,
and saw Ben Stone, the colored commits
sary Of our party.
l asked him if he was wounded, and he
said he was not. 1 told him l was, but
badly or not could not tell.
hen asked him If he would stay with me
md help me through to the Springs, and
lie said he would
lie helped me off the horse, and we sat {
Town on 4 log. ate lunch. and talked over {
'ur escape. Z
After lunch. we started on, but had not
zone more then ten feet when | heard the :,
ound of horses coming. turned to see
Who it was. and saw Wilkie and Wiekart. j:
After making enquiries about the horses.
told them how l had found my mare.
bowed them my wounds. told them l !.
Ould not travel fast. and could not ride :,
~ mare except on level ground. Tor the c
ant of Il saddle. a
They then put me on Wilkes horse.
zen Stone on Wiekart's, the themselves
liking turns riding my mare. +
We Travelled on all night and arrived at o
lie Mammoth Hot Springs about a. IN. T
re next day aug. 20. l stayed there -
lrec days. left on Thursday morning, :,
ng. 80. and Went down to Boetler's
inch on the Yellowstone, where re-
'ained two days. and then started for
oZeinan. where arrived on the Sd inst. al