Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-03-24

procure it.
AS they only get small pieces or.pipes, /
aud various little ornaments which they |
fashion with knives and other instru-
ments, and polish by rubbing, there has,
OF course, been no very great dlminution
OF quantity at the quarries. 1t is now
we'll known that this peculiar, soft rock
IS susceptible of very high polish, much
more mirror like and beautiful than that
which can be put upon the finest of dark
marbles.
1t was the extreme beauty of this
polish upon Indian ornaments, and the
knowledge that. owing to the Jealous
! guardianship of the Indians there would
| he considerable difficulty in obtaining so
| large piece of the ro"k. that had in
duced the ST. LOUIS merchant to offer
Jorgensen large sum for block of
! tabletop size.
But thus far all had gone famously in
the enterprise. The stone was found
easy of access at the quarry to which Red
Buffalo had led them, and. with the aid
of a sledge hammer and bar, Odolph
and Hans soon succeeded in breaking
into proper shape and dimensions a fine
block of notified stone, varying in color
from light pink to the deepest ruby red.
| The most common color is a dark red or
nearly Oliver color.
The Indian then demanded and re-
celved the one hundred dollars, which
Jorgensen Ind agreed to pay him. before
starting upon the return The other prop
erty was to be turned over at Iankton.
After this had been done, they set out
upon the way back. The chief, by agree
ment, was to accompany them all the
way, as a safeguard, should any party of
Sioux accidentally discover their trail
and the bject Of their trip, or come
upon them with any hostile intent-some
thing which any white traveller might
expect in those regions at that time.
That night they camped on the east
bank of the Big Sioux, at the crossing.
or ford of an old military trail, one they
had5 followed for some distance in coming
out of Iankton. The next morning,
when Odolph aud Hans awokc. the chief
was gone. Odolph had left hlm on
guard at two O'Clock had kept
guard by relief and the rascal had
stolen out to his pony, mounted and
ridden away. He had taken nothing,
however, not belonging to him, having
refraincd, probably, with the hope of
; leaving behind an impression of honesty
and fair dealing
Jorgenscn suspected treachery imme.
dlately. He remembered with alarm the
consultation with the braves at the
Agency, of which he-and the Chief
/ knew Thunderstorm not word also
| the strict injunction of secrecy which
l Bad Buffalo had laid upon him, and
T the now doubly alarming and ificant
3 fact that the Chief had not entered the
e town of lankton at all, but had stopped
all night with half breed some m,les
t above, and had contrivcd to Join Hans
| | and himself the next morning upon tho
| prairie where there would be no wit
e nesses.
5 All that had seemed natural enough at
l the time, Knowing as the fur trader did
t the peculiar characteristics of the Indian
Now. however, the thought came tc
V him with startling significance that ne
S white man had seen the Indian in th"il
: company at all.
, odolph felt sorcly cha@rined at hi.
r hort sighted confidence, and told hi,
II tears briefly to Hans:
S "Wc must put that stone in th,
It river" said he, land get out of TIN
and we must do it soon
a Hans was badly frightened but h,
d ohcyed commands with his usual sturd,
d fathfuncss, and in 4 short time the tw,
e lai crossed the river in thnir wagon
lc having dumped out the precious ston
n nto four feet Of water, and were driyin!
m hurriedly down the valley on the wcs
side. They pushed on this way for sew
| Io l.. |,
# points of numerous bluff, that pushc,
. 'ut into it. and then halted in the mout
# Of a deep rayine where they determine,
If to lie in wait until dark and then driv
,e straight or as straight as possible
r 'cro>s the prairie for laakton.
;e Odolph reasoned tnatIf they coul,
le reach that point without being seen b
IS lndlanS-for he firmly believed that
ID party of Bad ButfAIo'~ bucks We're lyin
le III wait for them along the military roa
ie the hief would conclude that he ha
lodged them and got safe through wit
/. ;he pipe-Stonc and thcy could very safe
f. lv 20 b ok IN lime and get it. On tn
pr other hand, f Is WAS more than likely
(" they were caught. TIE rascals could hav
IN 40 cause for picking Il quarrel
n The sequel proved hs.surmiSes correct
.d | out, as Will bc seen, his tactics avale
1t aim little Is means of prcyentin
to | trouble.
d After haldn- in the ravine, the Dane
le pichetcd tier horses upon the side hi
@. ate COIL lunch of raw bacon an
crackers, and then threw themselys
10 Upon the grass, with their clrbines b,
ii 'ide them to await the coming OF nigh
or whatever OF adventure The aficrnoo
- might bring hem.
= They had not ! 1rca. while to wait f,
= IN al en;uTe most anwelcume in its III
.ure.
: = They had lain Al hour or two. an
~ odolph VI, stretched upon his bac
~ with~half closed eyes, ~h"u Haas suddel
= spran- NJ anle\c aimed in fri-htene
ID ones M - /, y ~ y kvnne
- irrbs !, Tsel arGcoming 70 Kill Us
~ odolph sprEn- 10 Ms feet in time
-, sce appear upon the ridge the la~t>oae
- s9uad II lni.an ho-scilcn WHO ha