Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-09-20


supposed to be made by the Crows
killing buffaloes. As he came in
sight of the bottom In which they had
made camp and saw several strange
horses running with his, he was assur-
ed 1t was Grows and walked carclessly
along.
Running from the hills to the
creek near camp, was a little cou-
he. When within about twenty wards
OF tins twelve Indians raised from it
ana tired without touching him. With
a nifty yard run he reached the brush.
lheey started to follow him in but
ther leader fell at the edge pierced
BY bullet from bubbles GUN and
the remainder held back and Hubble
went on until he found dense thick
ct, IN which he laid quietly till night.
The Indians came near him several
times during the day but did not dis
cover him.
The firing he had heard was made
by the Indians that were firhtinq
Charley Cooke, who had expressed
his intention of taking a lono walk
down the creek to look for beaver
signs.
Hubble heard a shot occasionally
till about / p. m, when the firinC
ceased. At dusk he crawled carefui-
ly toward camp; he found several In
dams III it, feasting from the stores.
and carefully crept away. Hewould
have liked to have killed one of them.
but did not dare to provoke FIGHT
with them, for he had but five cart
ridges with him, he having been very
careless in the morning and gone out
with his belt but half full. and
the most of These he had fired at an
telope
When it became fairly dark he
strack out for the pearest settlements,
The weather and the water of Pryor
creek, which came to his armpits was
very cold and worst of all he had no
matches with which to light a fire, so
had to walk steady to keep from
freezing.
For three days he walked and cross
ed creeks and rivers and during this
time had not bite to eat, although in
a game country all of the time, he had
seen but one deer ON the trip and shoot
ing at that missed About 4 p. m. of
the third day he, just as he cane to
the Yellowstone, killed prairie
chicken and was justgoing to sit down
and eatit, when he saw two white men
riding out of the brush. about a mile
ahead of him He fired his last cart
ridge but one, to attract their atten-
ton but the wind was blowing from
them to him and they not hearing
rode on and out Of sight. Taking the
chicken he went on and taking their
back trail, soon found where they had
beeen camped. There was a camp fire
still burning, and lying around were
several scraps of bread and meat.
Hubble pat their thrown away coffee
grounds into tin can that he found
and stepped them over, and then III
his Judgment ate the best meal he had
ever had in his life. After a short
rest, he started again refreshed and
the next morning arrived at Country
mans at the mouth of Saltwater
where his wants were all relieved.
Knowing that his comrade must be
dead, he did not go back, but about
two weeks afterwards party of Grows
found Cookies body near the camp OH
Pryor creek, leaning against a tree
c111O liza dpJotI CIG1J pCSII III VIC dCJ VI
putting a cartridge in his Needle gun
when hit, for the chamber was open
and there was cartridge gripped fast
in his right hand. The bullet passed
directly through his brain, and death
must nave been instantaneous.
Had the Sioux known that they had
killed him, there would have been
great rejoicing among them, for he
as we'll as Hubble. was both known
and feared, and before his cool aim
many of their number had gone to
the Happy Hunting Grounds. He
never sought a Eght with either whites
or reds, but was always ready when
one came. He was cool and deliberate
in speech and motion, and neither
friend or foe or circumstance ever in
duced him to go when afoot, faster
than a walk. He had some odd ways,
yet he would do to tie to either for
peace or war.
A Sheep Reared by Dog.
The extent to which the character
IF OF, ooyo ha +br