St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
A MOUNTAIN GROWS. STORY.
A Nortbwestern Romance Brief


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While camping one evening in Ten-Mile
canon in full view of Bed mountain after
long days hunt. we were lying about the
fire watching The burliing pine logs as they
fast disappeared before. the seemingly angry
flames. The rich air of the pine forest was
all around as Ii grew dark. The fire spnt-
tered and cracked and Missed. Now and then
,he coyote barked and the owl called to-hoo.
'tO-hoo. The flames shot upward, lighting
the sides of the canon. showing their dark
recesses, making as weird a scene as even
the oldest hunter present had ever wit
messed. Our guide was Mountain Crow
Indian, man of perhaps 50 years of age,
and who had spent lifetime in the
mountains and at trading posts on the Mis-
souri, river. HeS had acquired the
English laisgua1gs 50 as to thoroughly
understand It and to speak it quite well.
One of the hunters bad been relating his
experience with a brown bear In the wilds
of Idaho. where he had been the year be-
fore. and in finishing his story remarked
that he had, never been frightened before.
Upon this one of our party said 10 our
guide: Eagle Eye, were you ever afraid?"
The old Indian raised himself from the
ground, and, looking quickly behind and
on either side of him, replied: Yes, l
have bcen once very much afraid"
TEL us about it" said one of the party.
After much urging he told the following
story in his own way, but which | have
taken the liberty of putting in somewhat
different language:
when was young man there was an
old chief in our tribe whose name was Bear
Mouth. He was quite old and cross. He
was very cruel and would punish an enemy
in the most tiendish manner possible. He
cared for no one except his daughter, q
young girl of "a or Is years. No Indian
maiden of the tribe could boast of such
beauty as this young girl. Her long black
hair was allowed TO fall to her waist only a
band around 1t to keep it out of her face A
loose sacqne of beautifully tanned buckskin,
worked with beads and fringed on the lower
edge. reached TO the knees. Her leggins
were also of buckskin. tight-fitting, and her
neat little feet werI incased In bead-WOFked
moccasins. Around her neck was neck
lace of bears teeth. On each. naked arm,
just below the shoulder. was clasped bead
bracelet. She was as beautiful creature
as the'Great Spirit ever made
Her name was Media. Bear Mouth
worshiped his child and would allow none
of the young braves to marry her or pay
her any attention. Among the young
chiefs was Kama, who was noted for his
manly bearing and great achievements in
war and the chase. He was beloved by all
his people. He was very DESTROYS of max
ing Media his wife. There was also in the
tribe fierce yindictiye. ugly young Indian
named by us young men Coyote, because OF
his sneaking disposition and ways. he
also was in love with Media. and made IN
his mind to have her. even If he had Ia
carry her off by force. But the girl had
given her heart to Kama
lone warm summer day we were lying
about the Indian village, lazy on account Of
the heat-Meda was standing in front OF
her fathers wigwam-Kama was sittins
upon the ground short distance from her
Coyote, who had been riding his large blacl
horse and had not yet dislnounted, was
few yards away, apparently taking no no
tice of anything or anybody. All at oncl
he urged his animal forward with bound