The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-15

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LAwrence Young, iphnE Win v4lidh
Turner, johnson and four others went up
to the Little Horn about the 18th Of De-
cemher. to look at some wolf bats that
they had and % put out some Others.
They did not sgsee very veil and on the
18th Of December divided, each having
four in number. They were camped, on
the morning of the 10th about five miles
spart. The four whose names ! have
given were together end were on the
Little Horn, and very fear ttle plsce
where six months afterwarl, Custer and
five companies ofcavslry were massacred.
Young and Johnson were about half q
mile from camp, coming in. As they
wers r6aiinS through ~ opening with .
thiek patch Of brush on either side. they
were fired on by about twenty concealed
Indians, mt Thirty ieet sway; peither Of
the men Or theif holsG wer touched
and squirting up. chez Jsdbn dGshsd 81 Of
mango Of the Indians, and going to camp,
packed upsnd went down 70 where the
to Fort Pssse. p" -
James Parker, William Smith and
Soui,es were stopping with George Her
endeen at Bakers battle ground during
December. On the 18th of the month
concluded to 10 up Pryor creek one wolf
ins expsdition, U~ruck1ng thsif three
horses, themselves. being aioct they
started. During the afternoon Of the 18th
thev arrived and camped on Pryor creek
and picketine their horses ON q bluff near
To camp. prepared supper. An hour after
vsrd, th)e hef we're smoking their
after sb9 bip& theys heard OF the
bluff. 10 sSsnd az aaimSls running.
Thinking IL 70 be buffalo, they picked up
their Guns and nan towards the hill; they
we're not moreethsn fifty yards ON their
v.v vhen. a ,iarae psrty of mounted
YrIians me spousiGe over the blnR.
81 bot;nd m y xaliSe Eth of the thSss
0d.LoE.fd4Sek ran 10 the hrush,
vhich v,s very thick at this point: The
r.a;.,. s,l,oved them verv closely and
- .r ho,r we're. soourine the, brush,
.s,s-., t;ma. n...;no near to the place in
-h;.,, ~ th,aa ~ concealed. Just al
.M.-L p.,rar tried to net in the camp to
-...,-. .crs .mmun,tion that had been
- IN tha sdce of the brush, when they
L-.-.xsS'1 when near tho MACE be
- 49, =. ~, .sver,l concealed savaees
"..-..a ~ go him that he was SOW.
49, ..,-.t .hou.h untouched by bullet
NJ. %.,.s,r~t,.,,,..,,d - tha- three worked
:s.,,- .o-.,a. .ha craet and at about
~ ,ys. - .-,...a Tho .tream and
49,. . .;,.s vher the moon wen,
o .,s..s ..,,s-, ,n.de !. rnn across
.I~ | a.. ...s .,.,t into The hills At about
....r ,,;le. from their camp they found
49,. ~. '.... ---,:. :. -h;.h - hide and ston-
49,. .;,, ~. ,ox+ r;obt They saw
-. ..,,o-., time. during the next
a.. - a;a mt .uccae3 in finding them
N. .n;.ht thev resumed thAr iournev
..-..s. u.-.naoor hut in the darkness
s;S ~. ..re ou;te the right cocrse, and
came to the Yellowstone about six.m miles
.hova the cabin and lust where the cliff
hresl precautionary to the river, opposite
p;,I;rc;. prssent location. Finding 9
o.vo thev hn;lt a fire and stopped there
I'm .nnr;se in the morning. when they
.,.;, s,u,ck ont When four miles down
so,ue Indians came in sight and made
.;ons that thew wished to talk. The boy,
ref,.,A n have ANYTHING todo with then
and waved them back. Three ofthe rcd
,,er.evered and came on. Whsn tkey
were At .bout 800 wards distance, suitl
took careful aim and fred. hitting tn,
.ortre Indian who was supported ant
..rr;.,, or INV his two companions. Th,
Indiana nov commenced firing at lon,
range. on the the three whites who lait
Sorn i IN ~ . hufislo vallow and rcturnet
: uo~" - - IT,. .r;r.v minus. N,
.ne as "'o. :. | ~. In,,;.rs Ia N,
.nl'ns ~.an, 49, | an,,,..-, wo,fsr. cont;us,et
wo,A ~ "'.e'y $50 o,.,,o.;,,
SeeH [ I.,a ~
haessnoen @sn =. .-D's y ,;,. .,,..,~-ha,
u.y ~. " S"~a, - ia
slaseap" .',u'I '''p, n sH ,T.,a. go :.
fofe ano iloAe'. -" - NSEwas-,.
Hels s P'acc !" ope," w."
Late l9s!ne @ a'e,noon VI 'ne eosa, :.
OF hneen crow ind,ans cams " '.'o %
pisee anaconcauoed 70 S'ay 'aa' n.sn' ).
They ma(1e . htt'e wlcky-up oes~s'n '1
two degouts ana were gwen noul al,'
cofDAo dishes 70 COOK tnels Afl.
the neSf morning % they ws plepA'
ingto iease, herendeen 'ouna !l'.s '"o
ha3 ssqAasss So"'o el'o'o0 "o'A ''>'''
/, number that were hanging Hsass scafiol
near by, leveling his rifle on the leade
of IL paty, forced him to have ther
hunted db; when found they wore allow
ed Munk : :,
In 99et half an hour a.ser .nelf ~
vnFfnfHQ heavy 6f1nQ WAS 0DR{U UO I'll