The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-22


10 tina we thought we had better light
out for Suu River, sixty miles below
Fort Benton, and make = camp. on
the road we were attacked by them al
midnight, but sitter q fight Of half OF
thrce1luarters Of an hour, they pulled
on, anil we got down to Sun river, with
them pursuing us and shooting frOnl
cover when they could get u chance. In
the tight we took four Of them alive and
hung them with our luriats, in full
view OF the others, daring them to come
into the open and fight like men, in
stead Of skLlking i'm tlies bushes like
squaws. They yelled lack that before
another moon our hearts would he on
the ground. When we calue to look it
over and see how many there were OF
them, and that We had one wounded
man Oh our hands, we thought maybe
they might be right. So We pulled out
from there again, and made for Helena,
the Blackfect following us aud keeping
up running fight all the way to Dear
horn river, where the last skirmish
took place, and where Charley Carson
was buried"
One Of Jacks friends, present ut the
interview, having reminded him Of the
I'M Indian dog, Jack laughingty related
the story: II was sent by General Miles
from Fort KehOe Oh the Dry Fork ofthe
Missouri, tO carry dispatches to an off,
Ger, and bring in l,nsly Of .6I Crow
scouts. That was in 1877. The second
day out was jumped by n party Of
Sioux. but got away from them, by hav-
ing very fast horse, ay::nightfall. That
night when / laid down h, give him
chance to rest and gr,lze, he was stanl-
pe<lesl by . bear. Being left afoOt In
that country IL no joke. had only
moccasins on my feet, and in = couple
Of days. walking over the alkali dust
and through the prickly pears they
were worn out and l went barefoot. Be
sides WAS almost half starved. On the
second day Of marching picked up u
lean little Indian dog. 1t was = miser-
able-looking dog, but very welcome
meat ior me, ~ I knocked it Oh the
head and packed It along. l had car
rie,l it tell or fifteen miles when saw u
hne big antelope right ahead. But l
thought t. myself: YOU'RE safe; don't
want you this time; I've got meat
enough. and l walked along. The an
tclnrc was ASLEEP, and let me go within
fifty yards. Then thought I'd have
to shoot him amy way, and, after look
ing we'll around to see that there were
no Indians about, / dropped him. He
was very fat and nice. aud I ate some
chunks Of his fat AMI considered.
hated IT, give up my dog, hut made up
my mind that fat antelope WAS better
than lean dog, and ma'!e the exchange:
l SAW some hors,s grazing in valley not
far oil. l made up my mind that Ia
fight twenty Inslinns to get i horse, ana
started to crawl to them. Just s,s +,'N
to where / expected to shoot rom, an
Indian sung out t. me from right 0e.
hind me. think l must have iGinlH'!!
fifteen Sect, it came so Sudden. lie llatt
seen ne ani crawled around '"hind
me. wheeled 10 shoot, but he dropl'e.t
down and lUllerv.i that he was u friend.
'Fricnh or no friend Thought I" my
self. IN have one Of Your kor*e+. 5ut
ss soon as ile SAW my plight he Sa'd
was poor and nc would Civ; :i". = horse:
And I said. 'Fr:"nl ..'",lr heart Is 3W"u.
lie and / had i good feel Of aatt mPe
entruils, IN Indian ieiicacv, anu theIi
nc gave me II good mount ana ! went
Oh.
O;'RiSn; y Policy.
.;ucl; Ear,nett was Il scout WITH Ten.
Eovars! in the TALL "f 1871. ana SPEAKS
in li.i, praise oi the wonderful lnarc:'-
inr ,r,Wrrs ci the mel; under his com
nrand. In 1875 he was with Major Bri>-
haue in tn: I,an.i"cA lnd:an war IN
Idaho. In rrDiy to questions as !" MS
views Of tive proper treatment o. '"c In.
dams aAd Inc causes for the fTe':"cni
frou:,,rs with them the Oil st'"''' salo:
.'Wcll, there's !, great deal 0f pure ma
tural ..,l.-,,lnc-- about IN inC'an' "'t
the Government i0iicy Is the r;susc ,,. "'
tho troubles with the lholahs. nc
,r,,i,.v ~. the British G"verumenC - TIC
i...: yr: Our Gnre!l'nlt NJ pun'sneS :"
tribe Tor the deeds OF one or NV" s"so ~
dams. Thrv should punish: ''nN''''s',
no, tie tribe. COR cc;'fs'a;iohs "!r'
crimes. the same :| tneF w"'.'" l'.uS. 80
ND ti:inr in this r,licy oi racittrati"n.
WHEN NJ tir Indians kill few whites.
,Lc Government: send. out Il cOnlii!is-
s;,, ,o tr,:,, witt, them, hires them, or
n:,ys them, as they consider u, - o.
=. :d. riyes them blankets and thing,,
for l:c.:,i,,c the peace. They know, an"
I,xn h,,,.! Them SAY 80. that as soon us
r;..v Xii some whites the Government
viii ..,;,;i on some inol letc col':'ISSt"h-
er and give them I'LL they ask '"r: Then
another thing, there are some ''aa IN
dian agents, real rasca!s, WI" Keep paa no
Sa;ti with them. The Indians snou.' .,:
i,nyc been put in the hands ii the hmm' ',
tary aud kept there. This rnurcn emu; con. con-
troll over them is Il farce. llG '. .,.,..
priests who 80 out and live WITH '''c'"
do have great deal Of control over
Them, but they .re the only set ~""
havc.' .:.
4 minci,al object Of the present visit
T., thu. East Of Scout Baronett, an" sew
emil Montana friends accompanying
him Is to urge upon Congress the ra''n-