The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1883-08-01

sence he made no sign and they came 10
the fort with their prize.
Leaving the members of ttis expedi.
ton for q while, we will record some OF
the events that were happening on the
Upper river.
CHAPTER XIX.
Just after the Fl st Crow agency was
built ON M ssion ceek, wire rope was
stretched across the Yellowstone at Ben
sons Landing; this rope broke twice
during the summe. OF 1874, and this sea-
son twas considered unsafe to rrn across
on it anything but snail boat.
On the 5th Of June q Crow indian
nared Yellow Leggiags, his squaw aad
pappoose, came to the ferry and W shed
to be nut across. Frark W lliams and
johnny Dolan volunteered to take them
oye-. The C ow put his soraw ard child
aboard, v w.th TIE lodge, saddles ETC.. and
thev started. Williams held the boat
too square across the current, and v zen
abort the centre of the river, the cd
rope broke. There was Ia ge hnot near
is end, where it had been spliced, pre-
y:orsly. As the boa: dropped down
with the ccrren: the vi; e -rn swiftly
through the blocks lfat held the skin.
When the blocks ceme to the Laot the
boat was jns ,antIy stopped and dipped
pade: and everything wss swept out by
the resistless clTrent. Jrst before the
boat came to the end of the wre Johnny
Dolan spraug overheard and swan %:
the shore, witch he -eached sase!y.
Frank Williams never rose to the sur
face, ami It is supposed that he was hit
bv somett 'ng in toe boat and s.:''ned.
The squaw and Pc ,poose floased down
the ;'ver for a ora Ter o. r'e and
ttere we Q over.aten and rescued BY
Yank Eva:1s. who lad jumped in .
small boat just ale: the accident hap
pened.
Der ng the latter part o. Jr-e q n an
named Tbo-oe came % Benson's Land
;ag with beef ca:.'e tor the Crow agency;
they did not want to cross the water and
Tao.pe hired George Town to help drive
them, over. Georges horses were ort in
the fat aboot ka.f mile rom TIE river.
Town, d &c en- v from 'he rsr,! habit OF
the foc.ielsr al. who 50 slws"s aimed,
went oct " .hodt s,n or pis o.. One OF
the hoses YVES hobbled; this one he
soon c:.,ght, br. it was 60 wild that he
could no: r de it bs eback, SO went after
one of the o.he 8 they did not want to
be caugrt, end wo led ahead Of him to
the Els. When about one and ore-half
miles from the river he succeeded in
catching ole jrs; as he rourted it he
saw for Indians on title hi: to his
le--.. He trieo to beat. r 8 other horses
down; they wo:lL not t.avel .ast and
the indians came upw .h:1 fly fees and
commenced ''ny at him. George psid
no more a.cen.:on to the o.her horses,
but u.g'r, the one re rode 70 fr,l speed
he s.rrck for Eenson's. TIE Indians ran
him .or half ME, sroo, ny ct i'm all
0. the time, brt d;d not srcceed n either
hi Ling or catching lin. and the probe
BIZ. 'es are, tlat he never went oct un-
armed sfte-wa,d.
Jim Hughes sad q man IN his employ,
ramed AnGe son, wen. rom Bozeran to
tie Cow agercv with two four mule
teams, and wagons losded with goods.
The trip was made TO the agency and
back to Eensons without adventure. On
the morning of .he 9Th Of July they left
this latter place for Bozemsn; wnen
abort ten miles on tte'r road and near
where Davis ranch is now s.scated,
about .-or:y IaGiars came in sight on the
hills to the r'.ht. Horace Cod at:,mal
and his son Daniel we,e horseback and
had oveStaken H:gres, and were now
riding a,oag in company " IN I'm
When tfe ynd:a-s we . FIST seen,
Hughes wished to stop and fight them
The Corr .rymans void rot, but turn
ing The horses rode back at full speed
nor stopped til trey a,:yed at Flesh
mans eap'n. Hrghes aud Anderson
starred Their mules Oh a rra. but the
Sioux were soon "a lie raLse. At near
" Their fi:st volley Alde 500 was hit in
the arm; he jrrped olt of the Wagon
and ran into the brrsh. Hughes was get
ting his gun ready to fight when he re
ceived . SHOT in the breast, that mi 81
have killed bin Instantly. TIE mule'
ran nea ly .wo n:'es before hey wers
takea b. the Sou who had to kill on'
of them to stop the team. The Iadisn'
took tte stock and ire gia but cid no
touch Hughes body, 70: whea fond hi
watch IVES in his vest and there va!
money in bis POCKET. Anderson laid !,
the brush I'll rigtt. ten went up Ore:
creek and across the DIVIDE to Hi6dl'
creek and down that ttrocgh Rock
Canyon 10 Bozeuan.
Joe L 1d!ey and Ed. Foress were nea
by when Fushes was al acted; they wer
d. ect'y ia front of tie InG;ars as the.
cane charging. They tul ,ed down
oor';e and rode taro at :.ght angle Il
the course o: the Sioux and escaped
Then they went to tire Fleshnan cabin
where they stayed til the next morning
when, Lindlev, with pail took horse
and hauled Fugaes' wagons and body t
Bo:enan. go,
The sare dav that Hughes was ki!e
q pa,ty of Indians. probably the same
went to L'rdley's cabin on Shields rive
} and took from it everything that wa
portable but Bible. This was an M
intentional sarcasm, for the Bible wa
the only thing he had that he did M
care for.
(rO BE CONTINUED.)
All of ons long, happy hour mamm
he'd been reading to the little ones SUI
day afternoon, and talking to them abot
heaven and the angels, and shown
them pictures Of angels with their snow
wings. Suddenly Jack shouted, "Mothe
when I'm an angel l want to be Sham
; hai." Shocked silence on the part of tn
family circle, followed by the explanat'
ry clause by Jack: Feathers ON M