The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-08
The Chronicles of the Yellowstone.
An Description the Country its Indans the Early
Settlers Their Struggles with the Aborigines. and
Interesting "reminiscences Gathered from
'tfs 81 @ The Early Pioneers.
the "CHRous YnowsoSE' has been applied
for and eventually appear in book foml
CHAPTER XIX-oSrlxUEp.

CHAPTER XIX-ONrINUED.
On the morning Of. the 7th of July
there were six soldiers from Fort Ellis at
Bcnson's Landing. They were going to
the Grow agency and with Dr.. Hunters
youngest son. stoncwall, and two civil
ians, were crossing the river in the same
boat, hung on the same rotten wire,
which breaking, had caused the death
of Frank Williams q month before.
When the boat was in the strongest cur
rent, the wire again broke and four SOL
diers, Stonie Hunter and one of the civil
ians were drowned. As the boat filled
seargent Eric (who had charge of the
detachment) jumped out and started
swimming for shore. When about half
way to safety, he heard little stonie. cry
for help, and turning back swan to the
boy and taking him on his shoulders
again turned TO shore, but his strength
gave out under this double burden and
they sank and disappeared. f
To appreciate this act of heroism the
circumstances must be known. In high
water, as it was then, the river runs at
this place with q velocity Of twelve miles
an hour, with quick circling eddies that
can hardly be breasted by the best swim
mers. When Erie first turned he was
assured of his own safety for he was in
comparatively smooth water, but his
generous heart could not bear to hear the
cry of child in distress, and he went
back-to die as heroes do.
Four men who were herding Martin &
Myers' cattle, were camped on that fork
of Shields river that heads near Flathead
pass. Whom. the news came to Bozeman
Of the killing Il Hughes, and Of the pres
ence in the country Of large Sioux war
party, the aEst idea Of its people was,
that the herders might need help, so
twelve men mounted and went to where
they were camped. The boys were all
right and he'd seen NO Indians. The day
after, W. F. sloan, ]. w. Grannis, Harry
Roe and Richardson, mounted their
horses and rode to . hill about one and a
half miles away, to look for some cattle.
As they cane to the brow of the hill,
they received volley from about twenty
Indians who were concealed behind it.
The horse rode by Grannis bucked, and
threw him off; he struck the ground in
such a way as to break his arm near the
wrist. Though faint with pain he jump
ed up and ran down the hill. Sloan,
whose horse was shot through the abdo-
men, stopped when but short distance
away from the Indians, and took Gran
mis- behind him and the wounded horse
took his double burden mile and then
gave W. and died. The other two in the
party had put the spurs to their horses
and gone at full speed to camp. The In
dams did not pursue them, but capturing
the loose horse went their way.
Indians had showed themselves sew
eral times during the early summer
around the agency at saltwater, but
owing to lack of opportunity had done
no harm. In July a squad of men with
ox-teams moved to u camp about eigh-
teen miles down the saltwater, to get
out logs for the agency. About two
weeks after their arrival here, a party of
Indians came on to Mexican Joe, who
was herding the cattle about mile from
the camp, and killed him. The firing
was plainly heard by White Calfee, who
was in camp but he being alone, could
do nothing but saddle his horse and save
himself by going to the agency. The
body of the herder was found the next
day lying in the creek, thrown there it is
supposed by the Indians.
A little later on in July, a band Of
Sioux made another raid on the stock at
the Crow agency and captured or killed
all of the work cattle, which were feed
ing about half mile from the agency
buildings. Two men who were herdinR
them, fired at the Indians as they dashed
in, and then spurred their horsestowards
the brush that lined the creek. The
Sioux fired drepeatedly at the retreating
herders, and one of their many shots hit
James Hildebrand in the arm and cut an
artery. He rode about hundred yards
after being hit and becoming faint fell
of of, his horse and was soon killed by
Indian arrows. The other herder arrived
at the agency unharmed but badly de-
moralised.
Thesa0aney buildings were not COM
pleted and the workman had been busily
engage n cutting and hauling logs, but
they could not be induced to 60 out after
this, till Nelson Story came down with
twelve men, when work went On as
While 6tory's train was going down
the Yellowstone bottom, and as it was
crossing one Of the Deer creeks, Captain
Dusold, afSAat time United States mar.
shal, xas shot at by two young Sioux
warriorEwho were hidden in the brush
Mr.. story. Mich Boyer and two others
gave chaeeto, but did not succeed in
catching them, but in coming back from
the chase they found and took the cache
made BY the Indian boys when they had
stripped ~ the fight. There was in it
two blankets, two saddles, several pair
of moccasins and q nice pipe.
CHAPTER Xxx.
When the buildings at Fort Pease wer'
all completed, the time dragged for it
inmates; almost the only excitement wa
hunting and small parties were contin
ually going out. One Of these partie
found club footed horse running loos
and had driven him to the stockadt
He was found to be mean and balky an
chain was fastened to one foot and h
was allowed to run loose. His favOrit
feeding place was at about 500 yard
away and in plain sight of the stockadt
Several times during the fall the Indian
tried to run him off, but only succeede
in making targets of themselves for a