Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-09-13
Wonderland,
SCENES OF RLOODSHED.
Two Narrow Escapes From
the Clutches Of the Red
Devils.
ben. Stone Interviewed by q
Courier" Reporter.
SCENES OF RLO0DSHED.
His Own Story.
CONCLUDED FROM LAST WEEK.

r sYNOPsIs.-In our last issue we folio
IT Cyl Mr.. Stone through his adventures in I
e National Park and left him in cOmpa
IS with John Stewart. walking toward t
Mammoth Hot Springs us fast as possib
e Hearing horses coming behind them. Ste
e art eNclaimed:]
Thank God! here comes Wilkie a.
i Weikart.''
! On coming up, they asked us how nlal
, horses had been saved. We told the
: none-tllc Indians had got away with /;
; of them.
We held short conversation. after whit
the boys put Stewart on Wilkes horse iii
: me on WEEK.-MRS.; tny LEG. which was br,
ken ina bsdf;llo hunt last summer. W:
paining me so much that could not wal
tast.)
1t will be remembered that these tw
horses were sad,lled by Wilkie and Weikal
when they went on their scOut.-EpIrO
). COUEIER.]
Nilkic and Wcikart then took turns il
riding Stewards horse bareback. We Ill
rived at Mammoth Hot Springs early mex
morning.
About Il a. M. the day we got into tn,
Springs. Duncan came in. He said he hat
left Dietrich ut Gardeners river unable t.
travel further. Two gentlemen of thu
party at the Springs went ont and brought
hun in.
No mOac OF our party having come in
up to three days after arriving ut the
Springs. we were alarmed about them, and
Andy Wcikart concluded to go and see if
he could find anything Of them. james
Mccartney. proprietor of the Mammoth
Hot Springs, kindly volunteering to go
with him. The next day, after they left,
an ambulance. sent by Duncan.
to take Stewart. Dietrich and my
self to Bozeman. The boys with the am
bulance begged Dietrich to 60 with them.
but he said, with tears in his eyes. MY
God! what will Mrs. Roberts say. if |
go away and leave Joe: Through my in
iucemcnt he came. What shall say when
meet his mother. when she asks me
where is Joe:"
Dietrich and 1 concluded to remain until
We heard from Weikart and Met 'artnev,
I Joe or any of the rest of the party were
brought in we wished to be there to care for
hem. in case they were wounded One of
he party. with the ambulance. Jake
'toner) remained with us.
10a. m.-Detrich and Stoner went down
Gardeners river fishing, not returning
ntll 3 in the afternoon. leaving HE to keep
lo'lse alone at 'hr Springs. After they .
eturned cooked dinner and. after eating.
)etricli and l concluded to 60 up and take
bath. Stoner said he would 90 along to
'ok at the Springs. and took his gun
18th him. as he said. ITO knock over a
rouse. as grub is getting scarce 4
After taking our bath and drinking some
the water out of the Hot Springs. we
ent back to the house.
DIETRICH said: IL will 90 down and wa
+ ant. stake the mare for the night"
All iSiu. L ;iIIswcrtu. Anu Whit.
ou're gone. III keep house,
Taking seat in the doorway. | felt
ny uneasy. On glancing up toward the
'rings, | saw Jake Stoner running to the :.
'use. | smilngly asked him if he had e
ught his grouse.
He said: No; but I've caught some l
ing else s.
inquired of him what he had caught. \
zen he said that. while up on top of the
rings. he had caught sight of large ii
l.t.r coming this way. X
REFLECT: You did. They must be
lite men-l.'w many did you see:" "
i saw two parties. with about ten per- I'll
IS in each, nearly f'rty yards apart, and
Yelling very slowly" ii
) said: They must be white men. &C
ny and Mccartney have torn,'' the BOYS.
are bringing them in. or course. TO
are wounded, and have to travel til
Wy. Ill go in the house, make a fire. hi
have grub ready for the boys by the
? they get here til:
NO. said Jake; ''don't do that. We alb
better cache ourselves in tle timbc- WI!
we know whether they are White men
Ot.'' M,
replied: "That's good idea-well do bee
jus
,'ieh asked for DIETRICH, saying. I'll abe
nm, SO that he can take to timber
hay
Old him where DIETRICH was. and no had
down the flat towards him. | started forl
he s'tlcll to cache myself. After adj the
ing % or 80 yards | took to the finn solt
ON my right, and went up in it to a co'l
OF rocks overlooking the house. and ihdl
e could see both trails approaching wol
ouse. After waiting there Is or 20 mys
les, and the parties not coming. be- Ii
o think the boys We're long time to e
ng. Looked out, but could not see bed
ing. Sat down and waited ten min Wei
-hotiilng In sight. Iexposed myself sald
ing to find out i: the parties were ken'
e. When got to where could see. they
cryed an object in the ,l;st.,,.o =, bare
appeared to be a long white hI,ntot glad
dyed around out Of sight, as if in Ev
e to go behind the Springs. An ~, al
soon appeared closer TO me in wb.t rancl
2peared to be blanket. He dodocd Stew
IN The same manner as the former an
Another soon appeared. | had no c,,rs;
that lie was an Indian. and | said 70
{: Mr.. Stone. it's about time Won
ravellng" l lit OUT for timber
loO yards up the gulch. While I Fro
eh waiting to see who were coming. the p;
Hans had worked around and got in Cls
Sliich had to go up; aud to oct that i
TIMBER, l had TO go within or 6 pass !
d them through the brush. Nov Al
last and cautiously as l could. AZ passe,
stepped on piece of dead brush. and II
broke with loud crash. Some of ter, st
ilans heard it, and one Of them beliey
Dr. me. l then moved very fast ahead
Few had TO work for my life. if | are no
get 10 Timber soon, l was a dead trail.
crosse
cry few moments found that the creek
would cut me off. Ms from rho head q