The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-06-06

meet ana L6lK 10 td1cll, duu WAAO oAA"N
ing hands with one was shot dead by
pistol in the hand of another. Bun ran
to the brush where he stayed till dark,
and then went back to Bozeman. The
shock to his nervous system was so great
that he never recovered: His days were
spent in dreams, and his dreams were
Nightmares death came within year
and was happy release. The Indians
who had shot Kimball, had, about two
hours earlier in the day, killed a man
named Smith on the same creek about
five miles from the Yellowstone. The
particulars of this fight are unknown The
body was found the next day and buried
under cedar tree just below and across
the creek from where Davies now has a
ranch.
The same Indians had, early in the
morning, made dash between Davies
house and the river bank (which was
about forty feet away and fred into the
cabin, as they passed. Harvey Morgan
was knocking out piece of chinking, an
Indian who was watching it fired into
the opening as the chinking fell and
drove a bullet through Morgan's hat,
just cutting some hair fsom the top-of his
head. This made Morgan angry and he
rushed out of doors with his shot gun
and fred the two charges at them, hit
ting one in the hip. This satisfied the
Indians and they went away.
Cy Mounts, Joe Merrivale, Louis and
John Reshaw, Little Baptiste and an In
dian boy, we're going to the Yellowstone
from Bozeman with OK teams. When
near the top of the divide party of forty
Indians came in sight over the hill. Cy
and comrades drew their wagons to
fair place from which to fight and await
ed the Indians, who took the hills on
either side. Joe Merrivale could speak
the Sioux tongue, and asked them what
they wanted. They answered "blood,"
and that none of his (Merrivales) party
should ever see the sun again. Cy
Mounts knew that the Indians were
making threats by the actions Of the
Cheyenne boy with him, who picked up
rock and ground his teeth. They also
Dragged to Merrivale' of killing the two
white men across the divide. They were
told to "turn themselves loose" and the
fight began. The Indians shot from very
leng range, and after three hours firing
only succeeded in hitting an OK, one o.
their number being wounded. At this
stage an Indian came out on the hill and
talked in loud voice for a moment and
then they all ceased firing and disappear
ed. Merrivale heard enough to inform
him that some one was coming, which
| proved true. A Grow Indian who had
been chased in the morning and haG
heard their firing when they killed Kim
ball, rushed over the hills to Bozemar
and informed the residents that the
Sioux and the white men were fighting
and party of eight mounted and hur
ried out. The united parties went bach
to Bozeman, and organizing force of 4
| men started after the Indians that night
The next day they were joined by abou1
100 Crows, all but tep of these Indians
deserted the party, when they came
in sight of the hostiles, which was done
late in the afternosn, just as they were
] crossing the Yellowstone. If daylight
| had lasted an hour longer vengeance
| would have been taken, for the whites
4 being mounted on freaher horses wert
very near the enemy when darkness in
tervened and stopped the pursuit.
In August four men left Diamond City
to prospect in the Crazy mountains. NJ
tidings of them were ever received, ant
it is supposed that they fell victims tt
the savages' lust for blood.