The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-11-01

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bears came up the ravine, and some Of
the warriors opened fire upon them.
I supposed. and no doubt all the
Indians around me believed, that the
camp had been attacked by my friends.
There was confusion and general
movement, and at the same instant I
twisted my arms loose, knocked over
two or three redskins in front Of me,
and flew out of the mouth of the
ravine. calling to my horse as I ran.
l have no doubt that one hundred bull
lets were fired at me inside of three
minutes, but my horse came at my
call. l swung myself to his back, and,
as we won't tearing away, both of us
were untouched. gave him his head
and his pace. and he ran like race
horse for at least fifteen miles. Then
he slackened down and looked for our
band, but they had retreated ten miles
before going into camp We reached
1t safe and sound, but I had lost an
outfit worth three hundred dollars.
An adventure of mine much talked
OF, and which is twice referred to in
military orders, happened between
Fort Sully and temporary post on
the Big Cheyenne, fifty miles away,
called Camp Terry. AS the whole
route was swarming with hostiles,
left Sully early in the evening, forded
the Missouri, which was then at low
stage, and struck off to the northwest.
l meant to ride all night and lay up
the next day, and every thing went
we'll by to midnight. had dismount-
ed to walk and rest my horse when 1
heard the hoof-beats of horses behind
me. There was half moon, and one
could see an object as large as a horse
three hundred feet away. They had
either seen mo leave the fort or blum
dered over my trail and were now rid
ing me down. mounted and sought
to gauge my pace by theirs. L knew
that it was their custom to spread out
In a long line, and that it was no use
to attempt to flank them. I would
ride ahead, save my horse as much as
possible, and hope to reach the camp.
l had the instinct of wild animal
as to the points of the compass, but
there were SO many distractions in my
path that l was forced to bend more
and more to the west, and 1 finally felt
that I must hit the stream several
miles above the camp. The Indians
did not rush me, perhaps not knowing
OF the camp and my destination. Be-
tween two and three o'clock there was
thunderstorm to the north of me,
and the redskins yelled out as they
saw me by the flashes. When saw
daylight coming increased the pace,
and when / finally looked back and
counted eighteen pursuers the line was
mile behind me. Then they began
to push me, but Increased the pace,
and when finally struck the stream
they were four or five minutes away.
The water was not over q foot deep,
and we went through it in jiffy. 1
then held for a grove about a mile
away, but had not reached it when I
heard a sound as of heavy sea break
ing on a rocky beach. / halted and
faced about, and there was the creek,
now swollen to a river, and wave
five feet high roaring down the chan
mel. There had been a cloudburst to
the north, and the waters had come
just in time to check my pursuers on
the other bank. They stood there,
shouting and gesturing, and tried
three or four shots, but after had
fired in return and killed one of their
ponies they made off, and saw them
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