Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-08-09

s,,,t down his mills and mines, ORGANIZED
.,1 mounte] a company of miners anu re-
turned to Deer Lodge. Another co"'p'ny
Of Butte men had organized, choosing ~ I
Owens as captain, aud were nearing Deei
Lodge on their march toward the iron''
The aiding light OF the day was growing
aim mon the mountains, when the hall de-
sortad town Of Missoula was made glad by
the arrival of the first company OF Deef
Lodoe volunteers, under Capt. Thomas
Stuart. 1t is not difficult to imagine the
relief this little band of forty men was 10
his Excellency, who had valnly cxerteo eV-
erv effort to secure enough men i'll the
n)ace TO 90 with him to the field. But, had
he known how prompt the miners OF Butte
and Pioneer and the farmers OF Deer Lodge
valley had been in responding to his call,
and with what speed Captains Clarke, OW-
ems, Turner and the 200 brave men were
moving to his rescue, his troubled mind
could have rested IN peace.
Soon after sunrise, Stuart's company WHO
had taken a good nights rest at Mlssousa,
were mounted and> in company Min the
Governor, were moving towards the INDIAN
rendezvous but before they had Travelled
| four miles, a courier from Capt. Rawn
proved that the alarm OF yesterday was
false: that communication was still open.
The intelligence he bore caused the move
which provet fatal to the whole AFFAIR.
Rawn's order to the Governor was "holu
the Bitter Root bridge and guard tile
O'Brien trail" Capt. Stuart and 10 men
halted at the bridge, and Thos l.. Napton,
1st lieutenant, with 30 men went to the
O'Brien trail, where they spent the day i'll a
tramp of 80 miles over mountains, ~ miles
from the camp of the hostiles. 1t was near
I0a 1. al. when Capt. Rawn was informed
by citizens i'm his command that the indians
were escaping from the canyon by passing
over the Mountain on the north side OF the
Lo I4o, but it was nos until several hours
had passed that he gave credit to this state
ment. He saen ordered out Il detachment
of 10 men under Lieut.. Andrews, to do
skirmish duty. a member of this party
says their leader was a military man OF mer..
it; that the first order received was to- take
the charges from their guns, and advance
two abreasl. This order was followed by
a number of others which may possibly be
found in Rawn and Andrews tactics, but III
no others. Prominent among them was
"halt-take a drink, reload guns, advance
single file ten feet apart" The company
had scarcely got i'll line for the last order
when the front halted, and u detachment
was sent to Rawn for achievements, to
which q reply was received, that the men
would be furnished in Il half hour Here
was the climax. The company was in gun
shot of the red skins who We're quietly pass
ing out. a quick retreat returned Lieut..
a. and his command to Isawn's headquar-
tiers. About this time u colMpany OF Ii
men from Philipsburg. who. had crossed
the Rock Creek trail. travelling night and
day, with Capt. Mclean and Lieut.. Rnrdee
in command, ran the gauntlet, passing Eaar
and between the Indians, reached Rawn's
camp. The captain of the Phillipsburg
company pointed out the hostiles to the
commander and begged of him to allow
them to- open fire, but was baffled and awe
struck By the. ORDERS. "don't shoot! don't
shootn' OF 1AntteWs' company, however,
there were three men, whose names my in
torlnantdoes not rsmember, who were brave
enough to Advance i'll. speaking distance of
the l~lltdans. I4ookihg-Gl;s stated, to them
that he did not wish to modest the. citizens
or their property. and would pass through
pcaceably il allowed but would, ipht tlae
soldiers ut any time. When this. became