Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-11-14
IN CHIEF JOSEPH'.S HANDS.
THE FATE THAT BEFEL A PARTY OF TOUR
lists IN THE YELLOWSTONE REGION
AN. INDIAN JURY AND THEIR
FATEFUL DECISION.

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tana Territory, gives a thrilling ac
count Of the adventures of party O
tourists who fell among the hostil
, band Of Nez Perces Indians, unde
command Of Chief Joseph. The tour
! lists consisted OF Messrs. Dingle, Old
ham, Meyers Mann, Arnold, CowaI
and Carpenter and the two sisters o
the last named, Mrs. Cowan and Mis-
Ida. They had a wagon and buggy
with them, and were camped in piec,
of timber in the Lower Geyser basin
AT daybreak one morning they founC
three Nez Perces seated at their fire
who said that they belonged to 10
sephs band and that the camp was Q
couple of miles away; that Joseph
Looking Glass and White Bird were
the chiefs, and they would not kill cit
izcns. After consultation the tourists
concluded to go TO the Indian camp
see the chiefs and try to get permis.
sion TO continue on their way home
and at noon reached the camp OF
Looking. Glass, other Indians having
joined their guides to the number OF
fifty or sixty. Looking.Glass shook
hands with them and said he was a
friend TO citizens-"no kill citizens"---
and White Bird, who soon after came
up, said the same thing, though he was
going TO cheap kill Lewiston soldiers
White Bird atraded" horses with the
party, took away the guns and pistols,
and told them to 20 around through
the woods, hitch up their wagons and
be off. The main body then pressed
on and the tourists turned back, tol.
lowed by some twenty Indians, two of
the party, Dingle and Arnold, here be.
coming separated from their comrades.
The Indians .hen began to take the
blankets and clothing of their priso-
ners, and took the guns of Cowan and
Oldham. "Then,n says Frank Car.
pentcr, in his simple but intensely in
tercsting narrative, ''aiter going a few
yards we were told that Joseph want
ed TO SEQ us We turned and went
with them to the loot of hill, where
they tried to get us in heap 90 iacil-
ltatc the killing, but advised the
boys TO keep apart. ! told the young
chief that we wanted to go where
White Bird was. He said No |
sald Yes, 80, You XIII, Kill now.
He said No; mo- and we moved slow
ly about twenty yards, when the young
chief and stopped and the party NOV
ca on we moved ABOUT hity yards
further up IN the TIMBER when the In
dians commenced nrlng' we went
lew steps 10 the ielt among the lumber,
when the young CHIEF Jumped OIL his
horse and ran down the hill. l then
saw my sister running down the MI,
shrieking, toward Cowan. l looked
about hlm and saw Indians on all
SIDES, with thelr guns IN their hands,
ana escape was Impossible l next
recoliect seeing this young chlei on bis
knee, ABOUT thirty ieet from me, with
ms gun cooked ana pointed at my
breast. thought my time had come,
ana instantly made tne sign oil the
cross on my breast, thinking he was a
oaiholic' Inc indian threw up his
gun ana saiu Uome qulcK-ho ki'l-
N me save you; we came near 70 where
oowan was 'y,ng' Win my sister on
5er knees ocs'ue MN crying; Oowan
sald FRANK Ior voo > sake ge, me
some water said Ieoirge, can I
we are all gone-there Is no snow
ior u.s. Just tnen NY chie, graooeu
me, ana saying come qulck-ihulah
XIII, ieu me oeninu some orusn' "nerc
was iola 70 keep slll,Ino, 10Y, 70 move
or the pau ihu'ahs wouIu XIII me
asked nun 10 save INC wni'e g'r's anu
nc said nc would Mr. carpenter,
sun 10 charge OF n's young cnlci, 'oun9
mrs, Iowah TWO ,h''es iuI.ner .i =. on on, and
shc 'olu MN Una, a'l 'nc party hhu
Gcen kil,eu cxccp. lua, wnoln an IN
aian hao ,ake'li away Oh hors.' ',ne
aad seen o,una" sno. anu ~, IRON rom
n's ny's.' w 'aen .sn ,n Issv Taa.,"ss - -"
was snol ~ 'he ifg. rehri'ss 'Vr ncl
sell, his w'Ie ran 70 nm. AN inp'an
came up p'aceu u pls,o, heal .ne,r
neaus' hreu, hnu nor na'oanu ..,,i sauA In
uown wl,n % ms = wiz ,, aa"s III n'Du"u s.d n
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