The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-22
The Chronicles of the Yellowstone.
Accurate Description Of the county its Indians the Early
Settlers Their Struggles with the Aborigines, and
.f;;r., s Interesting "reminiscences Gathered from
e "a ss. The Early Pioneers.
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dents Of the Gallatin valley held meet
ings, and the commandant at Fort Ellis
telesraphed to the War Department at
Washington the supposed position of the
wolfen at Pease and was ordered by the
Department to 60 down to their relief;
and . strong party of post military,
partly citizens, went down to the fort.
None of those at the stocjkade but the
traders wished to leave, but all were
forced to go. Topping particularly wish.
ed to stay till the ice broke in the river,
when he would have run to the States
with his specimens, and four others were
willing to take all chances and stay with
him, but arguments were of no avail
they had to 60, and on the morning Of
the 10th of March, 1885, the post, that
had been . home and hell for 80 many,
that was q monument Of frontier enter
prise and daring, was deserted by all but
four, who laid calmly enough, just out
side the stockade walls and under the
shadow Of the BOSTON.
It was estimated, and think on good
grounds, that 2O, 900 dollars worth of wolf
skins were left to rot at the bats put out
from Fort Pease.
When starting up, the Greyhound,
having greater attachment for place
than people, did not want to 60; one Of
the boys tied rope to its neck and led
her for several miles, then thinking she
would follow, turned her loose, but she
went directly back, and six weeks after
ward, when the troops came again to the
stockade. she was there, well and appar-
emily happy.
As the command arrived at Sweetgrass
they were met by courier from Fort
Ellis, who brought a dispatch from Gen.
BsiSbin, ordering HIM to stop his com
mand ON this creek, for q military move
ment against the Sioux had been resolv-
ed upon by the Government.
At Last, latter many years Of Indian
depreciation, after the bones of many Of
Americas bravest pioneers had been left
TO bleach on the Western prairies, killed
by these ruthless devils, who, fed and
clothed by the Government, went from
their agencies, osteDsibly to hunt, in
reality to crafty their bloody lust) the
people had awakened and the only way
in which these cowardly murderers could
be controlled was taken. Good usage
and . mild liberal policy had been tried
for years, but the majority of writer's to
the contrary notwithstanding, the feel
ing of gratitude had no place in their
breasts, and only fear or hunger would
subdue them.
A part of the command was left at this
creek, and the remainder with the wagon
train continued on their way to the Set
Elements.
Nearly all ofthose who had been taken
from Pease, were disgusted wish them
selves and the world at large, and the
reports from the then newly discovered
diggines of the Black Hills, were all rose
colored, and they joined with one of the
two expeditions from Montana that went
to that country via Benson's Landing and
Big Horn. Each of these expeditions
had skirmish with Indians, when en-
tering the Black Hills; one man being
killed in the first party.
All Montana, and the agricultural dis
tricts in particular, were having, this
spring Of 1876, the hardest times ever ex.
perienced in the territory. No. -four
was selling in Bozeman at $l.25 per loo
ibs., and all produce in proportion, and
the market was overstocked even at that
price, for some of the farmers had to sell
to pay their taxes and to live. In the
early days all farm products brought fa'
bulous prices, and much money wa
made by farmers and gardeners. As the
placer mines began to give out, many o.
the miners turned their attention tc
agriculture. and overproduction and low
prices was the result. When the BLACK
Hills stampede came many left the terri
tory for that place 90 many, that in 1876
twas called Montana, junior. Gallatir
valley bid fair to become depopulated
but when the Sioux war started thert
was such . call for -four and other pro
visions that the farming interest swivet
and with it all others, and prosperity
again came to the country.
Just after the last expedition left fol
the Hills, Hubble and Charley Cock,
started towards the Big Horn country OF
q quest for beaver. At Pryor creek the!
found some wolf and beaver signs, ant
concluded to. camp and trap for few
days. Twas about four in the Afternoon
when they unpacked, and soon after
ward Hubble went up the creek with
few traps and Cooke went down. Whe,
about mile from camp Hubble saw il
the hills little band of buffalo, AM
being short q meat he left his traps. AM
going out killed one, and dressing it tool
q small piece, and going on set his trap
and returned to camp.
The next morning he looked at hi
traps, and in returning went by tn
dressed buffalo, with the intention Q
cutting off more meat to take tc camp
when at the CARCASS he found that all q
the choice meat had been cut off an
taken away. When leaving the agenc
he had been told that the Crows were o.
Pryor and he naturally supposed that tn
meat had been taken by those indiana
70 he turned back to camp to save hi
things, for friendly or hostile it is the In
dian creed to steal at every opportunity
Just before he arrived at camp, h
heard firing down the creek. This h
supposed to be made by the Crows kill
ing buffalo. As he came in sight of tn
bottom in which they had made cam
and saw several strange horses runnin
! with his, he was assured it was Crow
and walked carelessly along
Running from the hills to the creek q
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