Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1882-02-10

ing the first few days OF his solitary
vigil at the cabin. BY the end of
week the irksomeness of his position
told SO strongly upon him, that he
would almost have been glad of brush
with the Indians, or TO have underta-
ken venture of almost any kind to re-
lieve the weary monotony of his situa-
tion.
At length he felt that he must do
something to divert his mind, and TAX
ing his rifle one morning, he walked mp
the creek to the cabin of the nearest
miner-a taciturn fellow who seemed
to court solitude, but whose cabin was
in sight of his Own-and asked him if
he would not, as favor, keep an eye
on his hut that day.
Scarcely looking up, the man grufly
assented, then turned to his work,
which seemed to be the fastening of
rude chair from some shakes which
he had split.
Thanking him, Bently turned away
and proceeded rapidly up from the
creek among the hills, resolved on a
good long tramp at any risk. 1t was a
fine day. His spirits rose as he climb
ed the rocky bluff and caught the piney
odor Of the evergreens which clothed
their sides.
For two or three hours he hunted
for game, but found none. There were,
as he knew, hundreds of black-tailed
deer in the miles of woods through
which he had come; but the wind was
ii OF in bn
was travelling; and he began to be
aware that he must change his course,
if he would carry home a haunch of
venson.
Accordingly he now bore off to the
eastward, and ranging among the low
hills in that quarter, succeeded about
noon in shooting fine buck.
Salt and matches he had brought
with him from the cabin, as also
canteen of cold coffee and a half-dozen
"hard tack" In the course of an hour
he had dressed his deer-after man.
ner-kindled fire. and was dining
with relish off some of the choicest
tidbits roasted on the Goals.
Later on he secured one of the hind
quarters, bundled up in the skin for
convenience in carrying, and then set
off to return to the creek
But meantime the sun had become
clouded in; and after going on for
some minutes, feeling of uneasiness
as to his course began to steal upon
him. Uneasily he cast his eyes about
him for some point of observation
which would enable him to overlook
the surrounding country.
Out to the east there extends range
Of high bluffs or rather long rocky
ridge, and for this he at once directed
his steps. AS the distance was scarcely
more than a mile, he soon reached the
ridge.
Scaling the crags in front he saw up
on gaining the summit, that the end of
his journey, in that direction at least,
was reached. For stretching away on
either side and in front, there extend
ed deep, black canon, and the ridge
on which he stood proved to be, on the
side next the canon, sheer precipice,
from one hundred to one hundred and
fifty feet in height.
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reckoning, my friend turned to look in
the direction from whence he had just
come, when almost the first objects
that met his eyes were fifteen or twen-
ty horsemen riding at gallop round
the base Of a hill, making directly to-
wards him and not more than half a
mile away.
1t hardly needed a second glance to
assure the startled miner that they
were Indians, and that they were after
him-nttracted no dOnht hV his incau.