The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-07-18

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NJ the HIRE. Snrh, IA hiA case, was ,ht
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lint, mnfr than MI ,his, On shv journey
hr challenged alm,~. vsery snnnr man
we met a. @wtrsilr" wi,h him sand, When
". arrived n, uns destination, liz iirsl
went quarters NJ mile from The
rahin aud clearing into the wroda ii
Hind the beginning corner" NJ the sut.
,rs, and. RninR straight a. thu trrs
which marked the spot hr showed lln
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iorty.rcvrn years previously. III CON
clnded Ills exploits IN this linr l,v
taking tbr ron,lmr, aud again running
nmt thc tract III i,ltW acres. dong |,
almos, IN actively a. 4 sanng mai
would have dome "; and, when left 1.
The woods nv himself. while his assist
ants went MI Nv get something IN cAt
nn,i they aflcrwnid being mnnblc 1,
HUI him. la came aplnshinR HON,
through every stream III his way, dis
dAininR ~ ~ out ~ hlH route, in one u,
two instances. even lDD yards, u eros,
small bridges over creeks. He wonn,
mp liir ,ioihES foI the occasion by l,cnt
Ing some vi the "lpy~" M rifle shuoti inn
and ~ such. Id part NJ least, WINS rnnl.
~ tho tough material out ~ which Ken
lucky pioneers were made In The older
time.
/ ] never knew what became III my oil
friend after his return 10 hin home fro.,
tho trip ! have described, but, short,
after parting will, him mp on SANDY,
] foil IN with An old crony III his. whs
also merits n notice. and who wax liy
ing NJ thc time something over iOl
miles from him. aud near thu Ohio river
Hc recollcctcd Sam very we'll. although
hc had mt aecn him then for ovrl
thirty years; Int still manifested mncl
interest IN hearing how his old iricnt
aud cOmradc wAx getting Oh.
/ cannot recall tlic hamc III this oil
pioneer, hut hc had been ono Of lllc ~.
prihcipAl runners or scouts IL Glen
~. Clair IN booking ior signs M Tho III
dams, aid WINS In tho thicknst VI III,
battle when tlIc celebrated "icfont" 90
CURED. He WA u very tall mud slonde
old man. straight TOO. although then \;
years III age.
Ind I,itcl,cd my horse In front d
his house. and gone ~ ~ find hIrltel
from severe tli0~rr M about i o'clock
Ia tho afternoon. and Just then he cam,
In from outside, quite muddy, aud M
cry besides, Because" DO said, Ii,
"hAd gotten No old and ihiirm Ii.
couldn't stand mp we'll ANY longer" hi,
looks were quite peculiar, Although NJ
old, lao had piercing black eyes, Il Ito
imam nose, almost like Il heak. and hi
fiery expression generally showed Win
hc must nave been IN his prime.
spent tiir night under hts roof, and
during tho evening, he detailed thu ioi
riblc events ~ Tho frlghtinl maasacre Ii
hml witnessed, aud. with wonderful mi
nntenens aud force. telling ma man,
adventures u liis own with the Indian
In hts advance scouting before the con
hict, 40 disastrous nj laAt, occurred
Coming ~ thu latter. he described th
terrible fate III prominent indtyiduH
officers whom hc knew, Majors MI,
Captains, IN tl,cy were oyertaken Ii
succession by tho swarming host of nav
ages and toinallawkcd and scalped. II
Aaid, further. that during the retreat, o
flight. when II VIVA certain ihal all WA
losi. he himself was mounted and Nigh
have gotten of without difficulty, bni
seeing Capt. someone, r pariicnin
friend ri Ills own, viii, hts ankle broken
and hearing his earnest appeal for helf
he got down, sided his friend mp benin,
the saddle, III tho same time telling
comrMde a. hald his rifle for M instant
hut. when they hsd ridden some .lis
tance On the limo NJ the retreat, and IN
disn@ and I'll were pressing Oh, /,
then learned, ~ hts angry snrj,rise, tia
his comrMIo Ind thrown the rhr, III
vorite weapon TINT hr had Ind for year,
into tent near where thu halt and ii,
mounting took place. lc told them |,
waA determined ~ have u " die; and
| disnn0mnting, hs went back, ON fs,oi
furious M hts cOmraju for serving hin
W. Dnt hc said thai, although DO NJ.