The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-08-13
|. RATTLE WITH BUFFALO.
starved Crow Indians Sta mpeoo
Hard OF 4. 600 into the Yeiiowstons'
PROM the Chicago Times.

Prom the Chicago Times.
An of,cer of the regular army, who LETT
For, Rsooh. Montana, ten days ago, arrived
In the CITY on Thursday even ng, and ID the
guest OF friends living on Prairie avenue.
The officer travelled by blackboard from the
Yellowstone river to the end of the North
arm Pacific railroad near the Little Missouri
river, and thence eastward by rail.
Couriers had arrived at the post before
bis departure, bringing the latest intslli-
eence from the Crow Indians, who were
then absent from the camp, or sgency,on
prsai buffalo hunt. The news brought In
BY the courier was very exciting. They re-
late that after riding over the mountains
for two days tho Crows came upon fine
herd of buffalo In narrow valley near the
Yellowstone. There were four hundred
Indians and four thousand buffaloes. 1hs
Crows had been forced by the fear OF star
walton to take TO the chase, and the keen
hunger they were suffering only sharpened
their eagernesa for tilt with their fellow
nomads, the noble bison. The game STAN
peded down the valley In the direction OF
the Yellowstone. The chase was betty fol-
lowed, half hundred bunaloes biting the
dust before the river was reached. One OF
the most vehement OF the pursuers, who
had distinguished himself for bravery in
two or three fights with the Sioux, fell
from his pony In the midst OF the flying
herd and was trampled to death by the
frantic beasts.
Tine Yellowstone, o roaring rushing river
even Mt the lowest tide, was booming with
the regular summer freshet. the outpour
OF the melting SHOWS In the high noun
tains. When the river was reached the
game made bold stand, and for time 1t
seemed doubtful which held the mastery ;
bat the incessant fusilade from 400 rifles,
together with the desperate proximity oil
the formidable battalion, drove the herd In
dismay into tho roaring torrent. Beside
themselves with the excitement OF the mo
ment, the Indians urged their ponies intt
the stream, unwilling that even nooe
should spoil their frenzied sport or cut them
of from their game. The terrific curren Mt
made tumultuous from the huge piles
rock here and there 10 the channel, whirlet
puffaloes, ponies and Indians along at . be
wIldering velocity, until the thousands
beasts were rolling and writbing In ineItri
cable confusion. In the dizzy evolution
OF horses and riders the latter were left
struggle for themselves In the water an
10 DO jammed TO death between the surg
Ing masses Of drowning beasts. Some VIII
foresaw the danger In time and turne
shoreward found safety on terra Jirnsa, br
those who ventured far enough to be en-
braced by the resistless tide, and to beoom
envolved In tho tangle OF struggling an
mails, were all drowned. The story broueh
10 the post was that thirty Indians and IL
ty ponies were drow ned, besides 800 or /, 90
buffaloes.
Inquiry ut military headqu arters In thi
city ELECTED from Col. Sheridan the info
nation, corroborative In part OF the foreg'
ing narrative, that the Grow Indians ha
eaten up all their food and gone out at te
game. The dispatch conveying this INTEL
gence to military headquarters gave
particulars, but intimated that the Indian
were desperately hungry.