The Benton weekly record., 1880-01-02

session of the Northwest Territory, the
found the Sioux and Assinaboines, kin
| dred tribe, completely subdued and enter
/ tanning wholesome dread of the whoi
white race. And only since the abolition
of the whisky traffic, and since the North
west Territory becamean asylum of refug
for the Sioux and other hostile tribes, ha
the necessity for military protection beel
felt by the settlers of northern Montana
The subject of this sketch has been sc
lected from numerous others of equal i'm
portance, for the purpose Of showing th'
fearful odds NTH which the early settlers
ofoa9 Je32im were often obliged to con
tepd, aud bs1&8e contest Of such nlagni
EtEGt deserves he publicity it has never
YET ltsain4ti, %5. its truth, the reader vii
hayetF eiiE4Fa# doubt, when the fact is
sis titIla &e@sg all the whites engaged
if s5s R&o9&Y counter are still residents
s3t 5T5ai2;s a44Se of them living at Benton
Et{alt sfaal. n8is8 along the Missouri.
as8ig tl8$ inter of 1863, a company
I9 6at 8nians would call the
il525&Ss 3sEsta VI prairie and mountain
$#tgs3z @og4@G GG%z,fed at the mouth of the
ss{SSteA l$f#$S They numbered in all
t#3&2N taiGbtese#&n men, and one Indian
E/s#s 5iH}5H thcse were the following,
}@ tiEEes Ss5##ec readily recognized by
1sfs sfas EelG6ess
sa8e#a, Jr., Chas. Morrison
@ll lttgiz965s. Greenwood, Frenchy,
su9iE3; " A. Thompson, James A.
1an1ia a#lpin, Dan. Fitzpatrick,
I ~ 5falis. doE#uie Cochrane, Joe Beesh-
as& ftait@ Ai5g Donald, Fisher, Cash
8ill Aiartia, johnson, Geo. Gren-
#a1vl sfaflts es&er, Whitson, Cap. An
<#r&N ro# Davis, Tom Stuart, Cameron,
5ee a@ ss55tfN. eRsith, Gus Tyler, Henry
z|%&$ TStes NJ ak others, names forgot
ss4sSa2i5t Jr.s and she Montana
if}afet Company, were perma-
i1ef establiat4ed at this place, and the
retl! tfieF 81 tue meu had congregatcd
4 ms TN laeighb0f5ng Wood-yards along
~ 50 aNzeit The arrival of the first
bgat fr0H Del1W, which was expected
III Vas. The place had serious ex~
q s tSsfi3s sf 3eepfntng a successful rival of
as li5a Ms5 S8eady called Musselshell
This eai4sss 8ere strongly built with
aW ~ @f5naaancy, and for defense
4st indians, and during the summer
& 8Ssf@n aHtfe h number of people of all
es aiit5 IsYs5 ssi01s visited the town TO
base sllpftl5s and buy sell robes and
bat ID tlt# All and winter but little
& sytsiess sYs,s transacted, and few persons
ii#sa IA remain throughout the dull
d.
fIldiafs ksa jseen remarkably sue
in tgl tIIaii. expeditions against the
.3a4fli asafs W@l,e eaily becoming more
ass ore aadaeiasls. Thirty-seven we'll
3$sFlG a5lt 9s8tentsed Indian-tighters i'll
K tEf38 GAYS eF8r, entertained little
\ t2iss II meeting aIlY force Of redskins
#s9aa issllsE tiaSa the temerity to attack
$$a sElg sts5s 8aSfy possessed all the
5t#stlt.4 4s itsSi 10 danger thar then
Ie33 1feriza fpe border settlers,
ree of 2aB Si8!.lx, camped III Port
4eftalider the command of their chief,
N Be8e. Est fpr some time ealcu-
H Ii i elsiHg tla Musselshell settle
n itasl ssaselif{g e88}tiyt4sst that with such an
ay 9ei its4ts Earce there would be no
Y IN o3tas i4fa a speedy and COM
43ietYi ietony Sf serious loss to them
.ail Bnt they deferred the attack Until
salInfiag. WHOM thR weather and roads
4 43ge yofahle and the place was
v ttn to l3e ae4aHded by a large number
III Taag isft ttfSs vicinity oi the fort
3tl5ot sareh aud succeeded in reaching the
38i gsaa fo9t sffhout'tliscovery, and
alfh8sll tils IL aYss5 not made until the
1st3 0t tlle t5tH 9f November, they
fa;lst ve rtssonaoiFes3d the point OF the IA
epeI4fs. sl5aNt O'Clock on the
NE flte 10Th. EHe squaw, who was
fsf lfEsss Whites, lEffd She wife of "CroW
fssss # Rsejaf 0llEbf 6sse of the cabins TO
tastl3E III ;3s .53stl stsEt4 fire, and while III
tile a59f 3yifkfs,e ssa4 The wood, she was
5sl 35 M sfsiisI sFl vance guard Of the
51a.si III Indians, and shlett
lEel1i aH not dangerously
f.s sl5s ii. i56}s8 Of a rifle in those