The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22
OLD SC OUTS STORY.
LIVELY AND OHDQK1R1D
LIFE IN MEXICO.
eoM Exploits Among tho Black6eet

uunter's View Of the Govern,
nen,'s Indian Polloy-Jesuits
Successful Missionaries.
,,ck i;aro,,ctt stopped in this city thu
.,,,rr,l;,y on lis way to Washington
IT, H. staii at the Fifth-avenue Hotel long
.Mn,"h to look around the metropolis q
, ".:,. H.rnncit has l,een hit half q
I.un J time; with bullets, To say. moth.
w. ~. oi several knife gasles, and 40 IT.
III III he ha> lost the use of his right arm
.nI I hand. He has lived % many year.
, Shrr, the slightest noises often mean
...,;l that he has an air Of constant
rr,tch;ulnc+,. His voice is low and his
.,irr,nce- slow and cautious, like one
vino in>,inivcly guards against betray-
Inc hi- p:, -.nrc t" u listening enemy.
H.. !, !. :,,sil Cf more than medium size.
,t his >t;I;S are as nOiseless 80 those Of
,-i. and although he 10 considerably
.ycr :, years Of age, he is "A agile and
., kcc,l.>i. tied as Il hoy, aud docs not
,,,S r.orc than ~ years old.
In ~, jack B,rOnctt, u ScOtohman
rom Pcr;I.sl,ire, was u miner in Cali
.o-nia. an.i from there he went UP to
WalA Wa!ia, Washington Territory,
inspecting. Thence he went out rs u
'ro,actcr aaud independent Indian
raider Fort Owens, and into the
jsrr Lodge valley among the Blackfect
;vdi.,l.. Since that time he has been q
scout. witt: Oty:.Siu,lal diversions into
;he tr aiding line. His dress 10 plain, his
manner quiet and reserved. his English
.,mi. an,i he !. modest, speaking unwil-
nsiy /" strangers Of his hairlDey.lth es-
'7:;ns.
THRICE CAPrURRD.
In lSi77," said. he, II went down to
rot Garland, cid some trading with
the Indians, and afterwards joined the
regular army ls u scout, under General
sydney johnson. Ia:terwar@ was with
,ie ...,.i::rs in Arizona. From there I
,!ri.,r! over to Mexico. The Mexicans
ut i,old "f me. and gave me the choice
n' joining them ar being shot. They
we're iiy.,tiny A!aXinliiian. Why, I
told them that was just whit suites! me
just what came over for. When l
>ay they wcrc fighting l(aximilian,
| only tell part OF their business.
they were fighting anything that had
,mury. They called themselves Mexi-
.an,,, ,4u. h:"sl Of them were Europeans,
:ndaI ni them Il b;.,l.lO Before long
inmna.rr! tu get captured by anOtller
'arty m Mrxi,al,s, u little better than
re iirs;. They gave Aie the option Of
."iHin- them oy being shot, and l told
Arm that just suited me; that what 1
ramc over ;n.ve for was to join them.
i"y were m Juarez' party. From them
WAS r::rurci-honc>tly captured that
time. ''~. after Il good solid ftght-by
~mlc OF Maxi Hiliah'strOOls. Maxiinii-
i'm !nrlcn"l me and / joined l.is forces
era time. but "a Mcxicri, party got hold
If me again, and under the Old custom
pinel them once more. hated to, for
Nain;iian was the nOLlest man that
ser WAS in Mexico, and l hated tO fight
against him; b:It when Il man has iiad
lie lurk T." To-. sentenced tO he shot in
'"d aI."s' - lew times, the experience
'orl .: .:.k out whatever nerve he has
s"' i"r tl;u SORT o. thing, and he IL will
linz :" l:,aNr almost any sort Of terms.
Ei"r' h'n.. !rNever, managed to get
%"ar i'';n ,!,r::.. and left that country
~ n''i>.:'i' .:"in: back up +" Montana.
w"'rs Was in the first Bl,ckfOOt and
Mssl Indian war.
,j'o\r:E"r /. +. Mcaghcr commission
~ me I" v,;:%r:: company. and l did 80
~ il'ir:,s. ri. I."u;S Gulch and | .ast
';:':"' ';:.'''i. had ciyl.ty-fivesp!en.
'' hIri. .n,"l fighters, well mounted
IN" arr .t.i the :IrNlrtinE ana
"Iu!pplnI :nl tit,iE:: nut Of that CONF
eahy Iii al nv own cost, at an ex-.
'::s' :" ~" -. ;iG.'hM-Hy'~d dollars in
&,"'. i.:a; WIS ia l>,;j. don't know
VIA; ;..''li.i ."rmrr between gold and
'rr.!''r. X, ~ :,~n in the East. bat
Va IN NJ n ~, cold WAS five. for enc,
''"i. i'll l.; !, ;,;' :::e 'liGn't want the .sl-
."r ihfH-E. fIi a hanlfnl ui ::rer.l-
f'r..' "a; "ia .,;r FORA drink and the
m "'Fh" i"r would take them all in. OK
,r'"'. = ,t> ii,.i;l back and give you
"Hfn'.. ..;I IA. ~ that time we
'':T,t - nephew %: kit Fir>onl.
'''a E..',n ,nvw; in the WuOOp-up
,""'i'rT 't.i:i;y Thomas. and u lot
wore Wits IA Grs do hot remember.
~ n,""". .. ~, summer campaign
,;s Nv i''.j"';.,'.; ',r,,ir ca: again. ll''iT
".> =, s'". "'..> I" Kill; t;,c:r chief, Little
''-'H r1'A! lie white GA IN" r:a
r'"':! Tor: H"nton ami Willow
"':h J. - =. W!-;as river. His son,
w." ".i.'~ ..:..c Il &s;.ncr behind, got un
- ''i:' ,''''' :, ii;i"N who !iId k!itr'.
=. '.'.".". i.r nl;rsl 1rerS .t4Hal aiW;:nh
,' r'"i'-.'. in. nd su.ien. lie made
..,. ~. i r., 80; h"tlhcy didn't answer
'""' !. ''.''',i!;:',"i. !owcvcr, thai nc
, '.' @...-., H...' 'i:.i il. and went /"
= =" - even. only killed one,
,in"''' ,i,' !. j., "G: they III turned III cn
'a, '',' ,.. all. Il. / him. They then drag
,,' L! II '.ivr Oil. Of tho brush. where
~, ,'S ~: ~, IA IN r>t;'yr, c;;t or her ears
IN: {, i,rv ;r,<.,.
.'''t. az INDIANS 81 RPHisED.
g., ":i' 'i'ierr'l IL go with a'l;arty oi
''' men | iE,d gathered together to
,s' "sr' Fnn t.r Blacktee; the murder
.rI '"':' hog, went acc,rdip.. to
w,' ~ n"l ;hni | ls,I any idea Of going
ID, ~ .i:,, n men 20 make any dc.
l.:,'',.',. ""il l,MD to .:sW lodges OF
j., ,,.',.,''. ~, q. "r!t thought I.l get some
:,.,, :'I'.: ''aE"ay. We followed them
- ~ i .,n,nr their horses, and in
''.N ~: ;:,ri: lodges. There
,,,'n, h''rr lnl.>s than We could
l;,,'',' 49, ~ many. ": concluded, 10
y, ns!.t with. But We knew