Telegram-herald., 1888-02-11
4 MONTANA PIONEER
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saane tlaas II css4aasi sEi4eEt - ei.g a4veas-
ersrs tA4t faTt4sr s4sFiies u prgFissens,
sumanlfieu e.. Hol-d 5e Necessary 81 aesZ
osr sglllst tls ss2.-sers. ara Is sas deemed
liLsoFt.-a 49, oas ~ lzeae aaTing pioaesgs
shllla E.,,lAiesF u run tie gauntlet and ~
ctlrs Ess lnIs a. an pls ssgrls - pToTlsloas
al l-.l-ai..oa. sll ie- e1Ls eslasals also.
1. eas s19 a1.ss - Bozssaan. tbs asadesE
P.ses ~ Fslisf sal 9Tsr ions.y aid ccaD-
trF. fEf.stee ~ s2vssss. s1l Pasl AcCcr-
nlck elseFfuly roloal5egsa 10 LAl4As tAs
aAageFoas Eri5 slo1e. Ae2Tlls lhs fort b.
d.sz aad -raseiag masl-y - nlsb-, "a lsa
DAYS ls sas q. zszsElas sQd secured not oEly
plsaty ~ aecssszries Ter t1s garrison, 0gE
oryaa4z.sl quite hJtls co1zpzay II recruits.
aud EiEh tie slsalta el = Wild anliaAi trey
s.lpped doEs tAs river znd saceseded IN gain
ug ths fort without any loss. Soon afisF IL
Vas fquaa necessary that znosAsg Trip should
be made. ard again Mccormick psssed
through ,As tncizn linss eiors ard returned
aran IN ss1esy Then b. As various times
slipped out Of tas fort ~ night aud after
klAng deer Or an slk the next 1ay a. some
gr1al dstallee OF, eoald Fet1rn .a --s sGans
manner 10 supply tie inmates with fresh
vealsoa. s. caring we're bis fssfs that his
companions bad concled=d that he vas In
really iI.seaslS4s 10 fear.
ECSSfNs a GEAAr Enx-
One evening after nearly q weeks cessa-
tlon % hrine by tie Indians On Fort Pease,
and nons of them have ben sen IN the
vicinity 0f the fort for days, Mccormick
told solls Of It's companions that hs PrcPcsed
70 veAlrre cut early ia the morning horse
baek 4nd -scsr.sla If there ssre really any
Indians stu ia the yieiaity. His friends
warned hin q tas danger, but he secuted
tEsir warning sad pers.4sed 50 deJerminedly
that le-y gave Up la DESPAIR, intilnat-ns
badly that they would never see aim again
alvs.
True 70 h's determination. .he next morn
ing .ound hin ready FOR the trip. One OF
his cumraaes, realizing the risk Mccormick
would undergo Gi9ae volunteered 90 accom-
panF aim. and a the first approach of day
sh, rhe gaze vas 0FeGei ~ Tie two horse
nlcl quietly ie2artsd, tue 0rin0'ls warnings
CT tAeir companions stiil ungiag ia thc-r
ears. Frocoeal-s up aad down the valley,
which IS here = woe bottom, tney faded TO
discern tho slightss. signs Of Indians aud &C.
cordlagiY cane % the conclusion that th>
S.oux had ahand,red tho siege Before 70
turui-g. however, curiosity led them % make
y rsccnaoissaEc- - = coulee which cams
down from tie foot hii,s. ard walls passin z
along this shallow coliso GcCoraicks COM
renion remarked that 40 s,2s something ike
tie tracks q Indians IA the sand only short
distance away, and bsgged Mccormick TO
come aud SEQ
voLLET FRoH THE sAvAGEs.
Just az thar moment a whole swarm Of
sgvasrs roSr up fferl bsAlad tbc sage brush
and empt.ed A vollsy from trsir rifles The
distance wss les than twenty feet but evil
IDENTITY tas aim of the Indians YVES very poor,
ODlns 10 taeir haste and excitement. Nc
CormicA's comparion was badly wounded,
sud the horse, instead Of making toward the
fort. rushed among the savages, and tho
rider was % course lost. Mccormick. how
ever wheeled 2is own horse towerd tho
fort and dashed bick ia the grcatess haste,
being surrounded by tue red devils, who
seemed - rise Up out Of tho earth on all
sides. shooting ana giving unearthly yells.
NcCorI1sc<, being mounted on q inc charger,
quickly passed tae Indians on foot. but was
suddenly confronted BY tao Indian hcremen,
who, ia soue unaccOuntable manner, had got
between him and Tie fort Mccormick
horss being very swift, enabled him TO pass
onc OF thsns thouga tho Indian gave him a
terrible blow on the SHOULDERS, his rife having
been emptied when Mccormick vas approach
ins. Tns other horsenan wEs Low across
his path and waiting lis turn. but, being
under considerable excitement, hS gun,
though SO close to Mccormick face that hi,
( resh was filed vita powder. failed % 90 any
harm. and tho occupants Of the fort, having
heard tn firing, new rushed out 10 protect
their cofnradc, and one Of tie Indians was
shot and DIS scalp taken
But, poor AcCoTmicki his terrible scare
during thas brief space OF time had nearly
unnerred him. Never was there exhibited
more awful picture Of fright than was por-
trsysd on his countsnanco on T-aching tbs
stccksde. Hair erect, pale IS a ghost, hs
( cEaz>d with slch fear that be could not fol
\ long time give any account Of his advent
ure In fact, hs presented a pitinbie spec
tecle, and did zos fully recover bis senses
! Tor weeks. But the ssrsagext affair q thS
/ whoie occurrence vrs THAI lis hair ans
I vhisksr~. which h.d been OF Jet block color
and glossy IN Appearance, daring those ter
minutes of peril had become white ss th'
driven saev. and the stranger could new
esssiiy mistake him for an octoeeDSrian.-