Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-06-06
Seventy Twin Brethers.
From the Helena independent.

r rom the Helena independent.
the following incident, whjeh was re-
lated to an Independent reporter by a
gentleman from the British Possessions,
is sufficiently novel to outitle it to a
place in our columns It occurred,
we are assured, about 100 miles from
Fort Walsh last winter. 4 baud of
Cree Indians WOKE up one Snowy msrn-
ing to find that about dozen of their
choicest ponies had been taken during
the night. Pursuit was soon organized
and within few hours a fresh trail
was found in the snow. After follow
ing the trail some 80 miles 1t entered
the Saskatchewan river, the ANIMALS
evidently heading for a wooded island
in the middle of the river. Smoke
was rising from among the rocks and
trees on the island After some re-
connoitering an opening which seemed
to be the mouth of cave could be
seen in the face of the rocks. Present
lya single Indiana Piean, the pur-
suers decided from bis appearances
showed up in front of the opening.
He was painted and arrayed gaudily.
Pretty soon a dog was at his fest seem
ted the Crees and began growing and
barking The Piegan instantly turn
ed and entered the cave. In a mo-
ment another Piegan came around the
rocks and also went in; then another
and another, and another, there being
but few seconds between them.
Tive Crees lay silently in the bushes
watching and counting, until upwards
of 80 Piegans had come around the
rocks and gone INTO the cave, and still
they kept coming What see med re-
marksble, was the fact that all these
Indians were to all appearance exactly
the same size, were dressed and pain
ted alike, each carried a Winchester
rife and, most remarkaple OF all, each
one seemed little lame in the left leg
limping slightly. They were a gaudy
crowd and the Croes counted seyerty
of them. That seemed to be all, for
no more came. As the idea of 10
twins was an impossibilIty the slpersti-
tion Crees naturally concluded that
the evil spirit had something to do
with Il, for there was no dou5t that
there we're 20 Piegan Indians OF the
island who were all exactly alike.
The Cyees had counted them several
times as they filed in ar d out she cave.
30 thoroughly were they filed with
the idea that the devil was Dixed up
with the twin brother mysteries that
even when reinforc ementi arrived,
which vas within 4 eew hours, they
were very reluctant tf, attach. the island.
While they were debating what to dc
one less superstition than .iIe rest vol.
unteered to swim o' er during the night
ard Investigate. He did 10. On ap-
preaching the SUPPOSED cave he wa
surprised TO find M cave et all, but on
ly an opening lear ling some 10 feet ina
the rock where /: was made crooi
and came out or tue otLsr side 1ht
opening az this opposite side was au
of sight from the shore, and mere a irt
was burning . I'D solitary gaudily at
tired Indian sleeping beside 1t. Tit
stolen ponie, were &c zlered near by
1t required but glance to understand
what bad Sc emed 50 mysterious before
The sleepu z Indian was the only oc
cupant o. the island. and the sPparen
presence of 60 ether warriors wa
caused b = a sharp nick OF the Piega
chief.