Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-10-09
NERVE OF A WHITE MAN
BE WHIPS A PACK OF REDSKINS
IN ARIZONA.
A Hunters Story of His Struggle
With a Band of Hostiles-A
PlnckY Stand.

A Hunters Story of His Struggle
With a Band of Hostiles-A
Plucky Stand.
The Silver City (Ari.) Enterprise has
found E. G. Montgomery, who had
fight with Indians few weeks ago, and
learned his story of the remarkable af-
fray. The Indian slayer was clad in a
loose fitting blue shirt, tight fitting,
plainly made trousers, over the bottoms
of which came the tops of his heavy
boots. His hair and beard, of medium
length, were sprinkled with gray, though
the owner was apparently only forty
years of age. Small of statue, neatly
built, quick in speech and motion, he
gave an impression of being wary and
dangerous in combat He proved him
self an intelligent gentleman, a good
conve, sationalist, evidently truthful, and
devoid of a staggering or boastful
spirit. In the course of the conversation
that followed, and in response to numer-
GUS questions Mr.. Montgomery told his
story about as follows:
IL am hunter, and the scalps Of ami
mails | kill are paid for by Arizona. For
mountain lions get $25, and for bears
$40, have been on the frontier sixteen
years. These scars you see on my body
were made by Indian arrows when l
was acting as scout in war waged
upon Indians by Mckenzie The
place where l had this recent fight was
in Arizona, twelve miles from the reser-
walton and about forty miles from Cliff
ton. l was thoroughly familiar with
the ground having hunted there about
four years. was going along a trail
with my horse and pack mule, on which
were provisions and animal scalps, in
tending to reach water and make
stand about two o'clock. l was near
my destination when saw fresh Indian
trail Apparently there was party of
three or four, with horse. Soon saw
another, and concluded was in for it,
and that there were Indians behind me
and others waylaying the trail. led my
horse up behind swell, where bullets
would pass over him, and the mule fol-
lowed. My dog was growing all the
time. Then began picking my way
along ridge, protecting myself as far
possible and watching. Soon two In
dams, about two hundred yards away
but some distance apart, fired at me.
tried to return the fire, but they disap-
peared. At that instant my dog gave a
sharp growl. l wheeled, and as did
so l saw big burly fellow, who was
trotting for me, apparently thinking l
had been shot. felt a. burning sensa-
tion in my right ear, the ball passed so
close. AS he was attempting to put
another cartridge in his gun threw
up my rifle, saw his breast through the
sights, elevated the weapon, aimed at his
head and crashed his skull just above the
eye He tumbled forward upon his gun,
doubled up. He was between me and
the horses had found where the In
dians were, and saw that the animals
must be moved. As l ran toward them
| passed the Indian, who had been
straightened out by the dog. / took my
hunting knife, circled the neck, and
twisted theshead off. In going to the
horses was shot at several times. When
the horse and mule had been moved !
sneaked back and waited, fearing that
the Indians were all around. l waited
twenty minutes and heard no sound.
Then / took the head, partially exposed
myself, and waved it above my head as
high as l could reach.
''1hey arose and shot at me. / saw
the outline of the form of one as he sank
again. fired, and he stumbled forward
and lay there. The other fellow was
not game. did not see either again, and
when an hour had gone stole away
and then began a journey. would &C
half mile, tie up, pick my way back
to prevent them slipping on me, and
then travel again. l kept that uT
until dark, then unloaded the mule
and made flying ride, using mule
and horse alternately. At daybreak
came to white mans ranch and rested
From there went to Clifton. 1t was {
good square fight, and i won. Luck wal
with me when they had the drop on me
and after that was even. Yes, wa
excited during the fight, but coulC
shoot better than / could now, as haC
been keyed up tight for twesty minutes
but when | felt that l had got ava,
from the gang had to get down from
nv horse, bathe my head aud lie down
few minutes. Two hours of such sus
pense unnerves a man. No. l did no
have a Winchester rifle. That's gooC
saddle gun, but when a man leads tn
life do one shot is all he waa;s, and +
needs better gun than Winchester.
had one of the latter kind in fight will
bear once, and while l was trying Il
remove shell that had lodged the bea
mutilated me so that | could not sit il
the saddle during the next six weeks
l had Sharp of 46-calibre in this fight
am going to wait until that scalp
thoroughly tanned, and then write it
record upon it and give the ornament t
my sister, who has two others that tool
years ago.