The river press., 1882-03-15
HEALY'S HUBRUB!
What Came Of That Sly Expedition
to the Indian Country.
How Great and Good Man was Treated
by Half Breed Robbers I'D.


ther Joe, and faithful henchman, Jeff Tai.
bert, mounted feet horses and galloped off in
the direction of the Coal Banks Whittier
bound and on what purpose intent no one
seemed to know and for weeks the question,
"what racket is Healy on 2" was a common
one in Benton. 1t was generally admitted
that he was not travelling for his health no
one suspected for moment that it was
pleasure excursion and the theory that he
was canvassing for the Pictorial among the
aborigines lost ground from the start, as it
was we'll known that the superstitous Indian
would not have paper about him with 80
many dead ads in it.
While this state of doubt and perplexity
obtained; after all theories and surmises had
failed to satisfy the craving mind and the
average citizen had about forgotten Mr..
Resly and his excursion-a flood Of light
was thrown upon the situation, as the sun
breaking through riffs in the clouds changes
with magic power the shadow into sunshine,
by little telegram from Poplar creek agency
10 Gen. Ruger and thence to Benton.
| In substance this little lightning Il So let
| US know that Mr.. He.y was after robes-he
wanted the woolly hide OF the buffalo; the
priced pelt of the elk and antelope; the skin
of the brave little beaver in fact, anything
that brings money in the marts of the trader.
But he dicn't get them. He got himself into
heap Of trouble, however, a 8 subsequent
events will show. The kilograms alluded to
further stated that Mr.. Healy and his COM
panions were captves in the half-b breed camp
near Medicine Lodge, on Milk river, bound
hand and foot and in imminent peril of their
| lives. Of course there must be some explain
alton for this extraordinary condition OF
affairs and we find it in the additional an
nouncement that the Benton trio had arrested
three half-breeds and s'seized' 1900 robes
which they were making off with when .
host of breeds attacked them, recovered theil
| robes, liberated the prisoners and made the
captors captive.
This was the first intelligence received ane
it was certainly startling enough for al
practical purposes. Upon receiving thl
news Gen. Ruger promptly ordered six com
; the captives. They left the post last Wed
nesday morning and are now in the Milk
river country. The only additional informa
ton from the front is contained in two mes
sages from Mr.. Healy, showing that himself
and companions got safely out of the clutche
of the half-breeds. These dispatches were
published in Mondays Record and are as fol
lows:
TWENTY MILES BELOW MEDIoINEl
LODGE, March 11th, 1882.
have captured seven smugglers ant
seized about two thousand dollars worth O.
buffalo robes as substitute tor their horses
wagons, etc. 1t would be impossible for me
to take care of the horses SO received robes
instead. On the 28th of February the cabir
| was occupying was surrounded by abou
eighty halt breeds and Indians armed viii
guns. who made prisoners Of US, stole oul
guns, rescued three prisoners. stole cal
horses and placed guards over u.s. On ths
Sd OF March the half-breeds, assisted by two
white men, came and took one hundred hides
and forty three robes by force. We were
not allowed to send for assistance and oui
lives were in daily peril On the night o1
the Sd I succeeded in getting half-breeo
to go to Poplar creek for aid. To-day Capt
Read arrived and secured our release, bu
was unable to render any protection fol
property or assist US 10 any other manner.
He received instructions from Gen. Terry
not to interfere, further than to liberate u.s.
What property have left intend TO turn
over 10 Mr.. Henderson, as It is impossible to
get anything away from here. will try ane
leave here in the morning as this country Il
too hot for an American officer who wishes