Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-06-20
A SCOUT.

II m, following isa brief account OF the
VIA, Of q scout from Camp Baker in
gu of tho Flathead Indians supposed to
N in this section:
Y ,mna1jately after the" reported appear
N 81 Indians among the horse herds in
4 ,,or flat. about two weeks since, Lieut..
I oaer, accompanied by Chas. L. RAIDER,
n commissioned officers and six pri-
proceeded to Beaver Flat, Montana,
m,1ps distant, and found there three
i 1uo. Of Fathead Indians, and learned that
y. ose three were a part of al encampment
\. .uron. The other four lodges were. led
q, Antoine. The chief among the Indians
d tbo three lodges was AJAX, who had been
d, norted killed on top OF Whites Gulch di-
III nv Captain Clifford's party on May
m. AJAX did not know where the other
IN lodges had gone. Disarming the In
n ons he told AJAX that his people would
|Kve to accompany him to Camp Baker.
II ftpr a slight hesitancy the Indians pulled
Y wn their lodges and went with him to
M Post, where they remained until they
Haere allowed to proceed to Missoula. The
day, Loder with a party of seven,
Oak as guide, started in search of the other
lodges. Proceeding to the junction of
Seep and Deep creeks OH Tuesday night
5nne Sd they camped. Next day they
III ROssed these streams and followed up Ea-
ID creek some distance and took a north
@sterIy course, crossing Tender Foot creek
me distance above the mouth, following
Indian trail. 1t led them through dense
fallen timber and a great deal of snow,
Mich was from three to six feet deep, a
" difficult road. They camped on the
nmit of the mountain in the snow, on
night of the 4th-distance travelled,
4k6out % miles. Resumed the march next
bning at 4 o'clock. keeping northeast by
18th, following the course of a small.
b~u!itain stream, they came into a narrow
Mey of Belt creek, where they camped on
~ night of the 9th. The road passed over
MIS- day was dificutt-distance travelled,
1kDut IS miles. Started next morning at
ii rise following down Belt creek for about
miles, then struck off to the right, pur-
ing a northwestern course They were
kn out OF the densely wooded mountains
about l2na. struck the Camp Lewis
Fort Shaw road, about eight miles from
81 high wood mountains. Following the
ID around Belt Butte, camped that night,
Pc +, on Benham creek; distance traved,
put 36 miles. Broke camp next morning
sunrise, and followed all day the course of
: mountains, over u%ndulating grounds.
-M3Epssed the South Fork of the Judith river
camped on the stream neal the entrance
loore's Pass distance travelled about 80
Fes' Sunday morning, June 8th, they
Fted about 4..o'clock, entered Moore's
IS and followed this to its outlet, into
Mascleshell valley (head waters). This
Lieutenant says is an excellent trail for
x ANIMALS, plenty OF water and grass.
y 1ound no snow to speak of in this
! In all the country ~traversed after
Vlng the densely wooded mountains, wa
grass and game were in abundance.
parry llved OF meat straight for three
Inc search for the lodges took them
[4ef IMAM was first anticipated. The OBJ
~ bringing in the lodges, is to send
!" on 10 M%lssoula, lest they zoe mistak-
y for h%ostiles.