The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-13
A THRILLING INCIDENT.
FATHER DE SMET AND THE MUIR
DER or YOUNG M'KEN2lE.

without Word Clark Fires the Fatal
Shot His Successful rlicht-A Chapter
In thc History Of Early Navigation Of
the Upper Missouri.
Tho following description Of an exciting
event, which. at the time.cxcitcd wide spread
attention. forms an Interesting chapter In
Capt T. W Gould's work - The Naviga
ton 90 Western Waters.
Perhaps no river n the Valley Of the Mis-
aS-ipui has bean the srono of 90 many thrill
ing events. Indian fights. steamboat wrecks
hlhhroadth escapes and poriis from naviga
ticn as has the Missouri
Previous a. fho discovery Of gold IN Mon
tam tlo American Fur company and It's con
temromres ana predecessors in the fur trade
monopolled about ali the traffic there was
above Sioux Clty. oommcneing soon after
tho introduction of steam in 1919, with one
boat per aunum. adding another from time
90 TIME n, their trade oxtcnled up tho river
The arrival or departure from ST. Louis Of
"a mountain boat created about as much OK
element and curiosity 90 that time as did
chat of pevongo or Mackiunw boat loaded
wiih skins and peiir..s at on earlier date
While The Indians were at peace with oacl
other. The steamboat s. annual trip was looked
forward to hy them with pleasure and great
anxiety. as it was their source Of supplies
ond of them Indians are always short
ACTOR, ~ THE TRAGEDY
The Pew Father DE Smei, f0r many year
a missionary and general manager Of Catho
hc missions among tAe indians 81 the north
vct Was nof uHirequently passenger op
dies. pioneer boats
Tho black gown which he always wore IN
tle presence of Indians inspired IN then
rrat venerati1n as the representative %.
tae Great spirit his amlahie and euav
mlnnor always assured thcm as n did over
one else. that DO eyu could befall thcm In hi
presence. ana he was. whom known % b
near constant chcch upon their habits o.
dissipation. quarrel, and h0.tliucs
$50 mltDr bow fierce the lcuIs betwoe
different Tribes be went fearle-sly from OF.
fo the other to alay any comm0iion or ish
and va. alway respected
Tho writer saws this practically illustrate.
while living az The mouth Of Mia river som.
700 miles below Fort Benton, in isj4
At that time the Sioux Indians were al
war With the United States aud with many
tribes of Indians Their country borierc
The Missouri river f9I many miles and nau
cation ua. not considered very safe. Boat
aefe occasionally fred into whom running
close to shore. and when lying up a.
night Away, kept picket guard and OBJ
pilot was projected by shields of bont
iron wlcu under way This was very l0r
water year and we roro twO months gottiu
f0 themoutl of Nlk river, whore We ser
obliged Go store om cargo While lying Their
tragic event occurred, through which, hoc
10 nof boom for the presence OF Father ID
sla,t. the steamer Nolhe Rogers and prob
aIiy some 90 beer crew would have been slcrI
iced for the cruel and mproyosed murder %
young Mckenzie. the SOFA " % prominent mer
chant 90 49, Louis, whom many 81 Louisan
wIl remember as a very cstmabie gentle
man. Ue 40 one time was an Indian trade
on the Upper Missouri
Iio had married a squaw, Indian fashion
and raised family of half breeds part
which ho took to tho states aud educated
Ili. yomgman. then about so years old, ha'
returned 90 bis tribe. the Crows, Marie,
and was living 40 Fort Peck, acting, pernaps
boo tho capacity of interpreter Tie, with Ai
wife nui one young child, together with
large number ~ Indians of both sexes and
all ages had enclmpcd on The bank OPPOSITE
where tNa boat WAS disclmgins They al
had access 90 tho boat and were constant.
passing 20 and fro.
puf as the bar on the boat had been close,
hv nIr Cho1toaus order, who had tho boa
under charter, no excessive drinking wa
allowed There had been on board as pas
-enger al the way from ST Louis Nh
Clark. formerly from Philadelphia, quiet
eentiem4uiy man Of education, who for th
previous ten on twelve years had been livinl
among the lndans-prucipally at Fort Ben
toni