Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-08-31

considered, though It's provision had been
violated both by themselves and the United
States.
Cody mounted upon magnificent sorrel.
American hose, and armed with
speneer-carbine and two Colts reyolye.s
rode out Of the fort just as ihe twilight
curve met the boundary Of the western
horizon.
II was a long, tedious journey the In
irepid young scout had before him; dark
ne's comes on apace in that latitude; there
Was no moon. and by the time he reached
"nne,mile ridge" the night ia all its
sllencs and loyliness was upon him.
There was not single habitation OF
any character until he came to the crossing
Of Plum creek, eleven miles further on:
here was a small adobe hut, stage station
on the trail TO Santa Fe, and he stopped
few moments 10 chat with Dick strew In
charge, 10 oil up his pipe and tighten the
cinch Of his saddle, then on again. with no
other friendly shelter between there and
Fort Lnrned.
By the first glimpse Of dawn he reached
the divide beyond which the valley of the
Arkansas spreads out like grea. ocean;
he could ser for miles in the daylight
from this point, but now in the purple mist
OF the early morning, his vision was bound
Ell by the sllyery line OF the river, which
there makes a sudden sweep TO the south
east, marking the Great Bend Of the Ar
kansas"
As he rode slowly down the graYelly hill,
the broad bottom stretching out al It's
foot seemed black with buaalo--a pnopi-
iioas slgn-for when that animal grazed 30
close 70 the trail Il was an aimos. lnfsllible
sign tina, tiers we've no Indians about.
But when he had entered the valley
where Il was SIN shr1aded in deeper
gloom than on the ridge, he discovered his
herd ~ buffalo suddenly transmitted into
band Of two or three thousand Indians.
In moment be was surrounded by isie
snrly-looking warriors, who IN fun war
paaop'y, palnt-bsdaubeI AMI featheT-be-
decked. uttered the most demoalcal yells
as they close Ia upon him.
I They took his rifle and his pistols 10 all
Of whichindigniiy be submitted gracefully.
there was no possible chance o. escape by
/ Gghi-- ategy alone cou a serve d m now.
and be gazod upon his capiors as imper
iurhahie as a rock. white he calmly asked 70
be taken 10 the chief.
/ lie knew them, they were part Of SATAN
ta's band, and they knew him; his only fear
was that the ''red-skinned d.vii'' mlglt
no; be- prcseni.--if not II was an mp VITA
him lie knew he could do nothing with
1 the young bucks. and his only salvation de-
/ pended upon a successful interview with
the old villain.
lie looked UP as Coiy came towards hun
and announced his greeting with snrly
How He wanted 10 know waat Cody
was doing there AZ that time. and where
he was going. and ,lidn't lie think Il kind
of dangerous prowling around alone while
Tho relations between the Indians and the
whites were 80 strained.
Cody answered him earelessly. that with
any other bsnd bui his he would think 50:
that they All knew that he aud his tribe wert
friendly, az he would have taken gooi care
moi 10 come among them; that he had he N
sent by General Sully 10 find Satsn'a,
ana 20 tell him that eight hundred head 81
beef cattle promised the Indians under "a
provisions Of the treaty, which he signed
Al Medicine Lodge, woald leave fori
narker that morning and &c driven to the
) wRnut by companies OF infantry, an thai
. he was now on his way 20 Fo,t LaIncd &
inform Major Wynkopp. the Indian agent
and have him come here and deliver them.
The generally witty old rascal swallowed
/ the bail. hut The fact was, that the Indians
had been expecting the cattle, but o.
course. the government never meant q DE-
liver them. now that war hal bsen ceicr
|. mined upon. Cody knew that Che Indian
, JiIi hoped 60 re the beef cattle, and th'
rnsc saved his life.