Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1879-05-29

relatives cut off their hair, and cut them
selves according to the degree of their grief.
His male friends killed horses, and painted
themselves tor mourning.
He says: II went up to where l thought
the camp was, and when l found it could
not tell whether they were Crows or Sioux
I stayed on top of a hill concealed among
the pines all that day, and at night crept
closer to the camp, which was on the oppo-
site side of the river, and hid in the grass.
When daylight came 1 could see that they
were Crows, and ate my breakfast, then
watched again to make sure, and saw that
they were getting ready to move camp. Ny
wife's brother came down to the river brink
and | called out to him. He said: ''Hello,
are you alive" I said yes" No, you are
dead-you are a ghost" "No | am not
dead am alive" ''Then get onto your
horse; shoot off your gum" | did rs he
told me. "Now ride around" l rode
around in a circle and fired my gun again.
Then some of the others saw me, and at
once plunged their horses into the stream
and came over to me. A great many came
over, and they also brought u "bull-boat.'
| could not use my broken arm yet, so
tied a rope to the ''bull-boat" and took hold
of it with my teeth, swimming with my left
arm. Ny friends were about me as close rs
they could swim, fearing that | might give
out and 60 to the bottom. When l told
them that the Sioux who had Reno's men
surrounded ran away at our approach, they
were amazed. All those whom they had
mourned AS dead have returned, save Mich.
Boyer. We brought in a number of horses
captured from the Sioux which we gave to
our friends. All my horses and other prop
erty that my wife threw away has been re.
turned to me. And now they say they will
go to help the white man whenever they
are sent for. They call Clusters battlefield
The place where the gray star FELL" They
mean the morning star.
Before l left camp, "Half Yellow Face
came. l tell you he is a handsome man. il
he is an Indian. His wife ran to him, anj
putting her arms around his neck, cried fol
joy. He caught his breath u number o.
times, but managed to walk along as though
it was something that did not concern him
1 wish we had Mich. Boyer back. Well,
must be going; goodnight"
La Forge appears to be a very reliable
man, and knowing SO many Of the actors il
his story, | was, Of course, much interested
On July 22d, the camp ground, from vari
Gus causes become very foul, was moved tc
a point two miles below Fort Pease. A
bright, fire-lit sky can be seen in the direc
ton of the head of the Rosebud. just be
fore sunset to-day, what was supposed to he
a party of Sioux. We're seen on the bluff;
north Of camp. Forty or fifty Crows, mer
and women, jumped n their ponies with
out waiting to saddle and dashed out after
them. They went to the top of the bluff,
and found a party of five Rees, who ha(
been scouting below.
Mosquitoes are becoming troblesome.
On Sunday, July 23d, Captain Wheelar
and Lieut.. Hamilton, With e and L compa
MES, ID cavalry, started on a scout towarG
Tongue river. They also had two gatlil
guns uIueT CLarge VI Lieut.. Lowe, xUIn IN
tantry. Having been confined so long to
salt meat diet, l went out this morning tx
look tor some birds. Not finding any il
the sage brush I started for the timber. AT
ter riding a short distance, thought I coult
hear the rushing sound OF steam, ''steam
boat"-was my first thought as I%stopped tt
listen. My horse began to kick, and in az
instant such a swarm of mosquitoes bese,
lis as I had never before encountered. A
warm rain had fallen the night before, ane
the mosquitoes rose out of the short grass
thrnuuh which wac riflinp NV thoueopIu