The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-07-18

CHATTER XV-CosrlNuED.
Fires were wsset eut,by the Indians,
but thanks to the precautions taken
when the camp was made, they did no
harm.
Jack Bean had been shooting at all
Indians that came near where the belt
and pistol had bsen LEFT, as the party did
not want the Sioux to get anything that
could be regarded as trophy. Five Of
the boys started to get them; as they
went out, all Of the Indians in that vici-
nifty, but one, left. This one had on a
fine war bonnet and vas riding beauti-
full black horse hewas making his horse
prance and was putting on too much
style to suit the little party, 80 they all
fired e Lin !; eneof the bullets hit him
. in the back Of the head, and down he
went; ~ he fell the lariat became en-
tangled and stopped the horse. John
, Anderson, wished the horse and
ran over to set him; ps he came near the
.snimal struggled and broke away, and
Anderson seeing that he had no chance
ito catch the animal shot and killed him.
Anderson started for the Indians scalp
and war bonnet; but the bullets came 80
thick from the Sioux in the hills that he
backed out and laid down in a buffalo
wallow about SO yards away.
After . moment Anderson looked to-
ward the supposed dead Indian and saw
him getting up. Anderson drew his
knife and made run for him; the war:
rior tried to get his gun in position, but
being yet q little dazed was too slow, for
Anderson hit him with his left hand,
then, with the knife in his right; cut a
circiing ensh . foot long in the warriors
body. Anderson tried to scalp him, but
again had ta'back out.
DR.. Wickersham then tried it, but his
knife was 30 dull that he could not, and
in his anger he cut off and packed away
the earn. n
Archie Campbell then gave it trial,
and suecesaed in getting away with a
pieceof III scsap. 70 show how hot a
place II was, $50 Indians were shooting
from q distance not to exceed three hun
dred yards.
The Indians now drew of, and hitch
ing up the stock, the expedition moved
on. As they came in sight of the Little
Horn river, large band ofelk was seen,
which, for short while was thought to
be Indians. Camp was made on fiat,
about half mile from this stream.
Twice during this afternoon the party
!. tried to drive the 'stock to water each
time q large force of Indians dashed
from the hill and the boysran the horses
d: back.
Yates body had been brought to this
, camp, and at night it was buried by a
. rife pit 80 that the dirt thrown out
, would cover and hide the grave.
The next day was stormy and the
, party laid over. In the forenoon they
/, tried again to water the stock, and the
:, Indians tried the same game as the day
:, before, with the same result.
There was a story current of rich
zcIld find ON Goose creek "a fork Of
Tusepe river) and many of the party
wished to go on to that place, and others
wished to take the nearest way to the
settlements; 30 o vote was taken, and
the majority decided for Goose creek. The
m nority was composed ofthe mostcxperi
enced men, and they argued this way
The sayages now outnumber us ten te
one, and within two weeks time tho
Sioux tribes will all come up and by
mere force of numbers will sweep us Of
of the face of the earth. So they deter
mined to go back, even if the party ha(
to be divided. After deliberation thu
majority concluded, that. to split thu
party up would be death for oil, and wise
ly agreed to go back.
Next day q short march was made to
wards the Big Horn, and camp wa
pitched on fork of Grass Lodge creek
Just after the pickets were put out
large force of Indians tried to cut then
{ of but, warned by those in camp, the!
mounted their horses and came in al
right. Soon afterward an Indian CAM
out on q point and made signs that HI
wanted. to talk. Bill Hamilton talke'
by signs with him from distance, Will
, q few men crawled up little coulie, t.
within about two hundred yards, AM
gave him a volley; hestaggered over tn
hill apparently hit.
.Assthe Indians knew that they ha'
killed man two days before, the boy
concluded tcplay them . trick !; 80 hol
with sloping sides and about two fee
deep was dug, and a shell (the very las
Z. one) put in. Two lanyards were attach
ed to the cap and fastened one near eacl
end of board that run lengthways {
the hole. A wagon was TO be left hert
and the bolts, chains, etc. were take
from it and put between the shell an
board, and then the whole was covere
with loose earth, piled up in the shap
,of grave and q head-bosrd put up.
.was suppoeed the curiosity of the Ind
ssns would induce them to open tn
sEsre. and If they did 80. a pull on tn
bonrd from either end would explode tn
she'll '
The guards were doubled this evenin
and several parties of Indians were see
and firedsskdusing the night, but no a
tack was made
Next morning the train had to cro'
Grass Lodge at deep place where til
: hills came close to the creek on the sic
at which they were, and one of the fiel
pieces was posted on point that con
manded the ford, till the wagons WEI
over, and then it was rushed across. Ju
above the ford was . thick grove of Ca
tonwood that ran up and parallel wit
the creek; this was supposed to and d
contain Indians. The train struck o
towards the hills and kept as far fro
the grove as possible. There was lit
marty of men afoot on either flank and |
advance and rear guard.
Wa know from after, development
that fhe night before, $50 Cheyenne WI