The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-19
A Young Hero.

The Man from Michigan" i the
name he gee, by IN the Black Hills y
boy IT sixteen. light -boilt. a woasns
face, and one would pass him by As ha.-
ins womln's courage. Aud yet neither
Buffalo Bul, Texas Jack. nor any OF the
other historic Indian hghtcrs ever d's
played the cool courage and steady
rerve which shat boy from Wayne
county exhibited one Jay last Novem
her, a. he wcnt on. from Dtaiwood
City to visit u brother In camp seven or
eight miles away. He was called a boy
then, aud now u tell you why they
changed hi, name 10 The Man from
Michigan.
The boy, wh pse home name l. " iilasd
King. was armed with Henry rifle.
revolver. and light hs,chet. aud he
set out To pursue his Journey on foot.
There were Ia iiaus above aud below
and II, ound Dcadwood They had killed
Two men only the day before. AID wers
known 10 be lurking on the paths and
trails. Young King VAS strongly ad-
vised against leaving the town: but,
having heard that his brother was very
sick. be was determined to go He left
Deadwood about nine O'Clock III the
morning. there being three or four
inches of snow on the ground
"lt's Ike throwing that gun and re-
volver into the sca. to say nothing at
his being .calped, remarked one OF the
miners a. the boy set out, aud some Of
the men said II MAS shame for such
good weapons TO hc carried 10 the Indi-
ans
The boy fci, safe enough until Il nile
or two out of Deadwood. when be grew
more cautious His route lay over hills.
through broken ground and along n
valley. being mapped by compass aHd
uo trail 10 follow. Three miles from
Dcadwo ood he heard the neigh of = horse
and be a, once hurried from the open
ground 10 the shelter Of timber Speed
ing along fer "A half mile at dog
trot." be became certain that the lndi-
aus were on his trali. He had seen no
signs aud heard nothing ha, the neigh
uf the horse. but he had prsSentiIuent,
a. i, were. that the red mcn had taken
has bread trail and were after him.
k,ng made for high ground AID soon
obtained the shelter Ct 8 mass IT rocks,
which could not h. haudily approached.
cxccp pt from one direction He intended
Ia secrr,e himself until certain thai his
trail Va. no, followed. and he hai not
long ~ wait Ia the course of seven or
eight minutes Indians. walking IN si0-
gle file. appeared IL view, following his
steps at a fast walk
King could have retrcate,i hAi he 50
desired. bat the prospect 81 Eight did
no, trish,en him. The odds sere large
~ acaius, him. hui the boy bad nerve.
= coe~f position. and he deliberate =
opened the battle The >avsgc,
not Aaow how close they were to h.sn
uniii = bullet from t> risic cut tile Jug
MAR vein uf Tho G5r>. ou~ aa,l horie.i
lts, ,n ,le shou..ivf ot ghe ocNt H.
East .eapt.l iro,a his ipet a.lo fell 'sscS
i torpss.. While ite ,ecoUd ~fgsg dn~ e..
l}.l, >Fsnl.'e,i up again al 'o# -'}' ,-
t,g along With the ,ll.t~. - a.ss :
wounded that hc e>.Uli take s.a ls.'5 -
,he desperate lighting a hjcA ts..awct
The Indians ~ first tboasAt tac 10y
had iuint.i t~o or ihryr hu. t"5.. hot
after glakiu- Cieclc aroun6 III PSI
.,ou they found he ~as entirely a'eac.
an,i they opcue,i iiFe oa han if.s'as three
,iitfrrea, points. lie sAS safe enough
IN las retreat. aul waited g. le, ;arsn
exhas.t their snuualtlo~ y ihse'
fire elsckeu.a lie t'Aiuei - ID oi "a.
II ,heua aI.d Ia, h,a dlrsc;y '.ss''os n
ltc heart
The .eea ii s>sy Aas,as kissd '"e
II their numssr and woun'sieg third.
sir,sa the remaining slx ssvsges 10 is :
rers,ioa. and they lcft ,he covcr Il
their srvxs aasl charged GA his position