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!. None of his comrades was

unscathed. None of his comrades was
injured.
The Sioux never rallied after the third
charge. They sped away dismayed and
detected. Sixty-three ponies and thirty
three Indians were left dead on the ground.
Fred Richards afterward said that he be-
lieved Boone May killed nearly every one
of them.
Such was an actual occurrence In the
life of this extraordinary man. 1t is no
chapter from one of Emerson Benefits
Indian stories. For obvious reasons |
have given Boone's companions fictitious
names. One is dead, and the Others are
living. There are many army officers
and Indian agents who have heard the
bitter complaints of the Sioux. They
had bearded the lion in his den, and had
suffered the consequences. A hundred
mountain lions could not have created so
great CONSERVATION and havoc. The
trappers swore each other to secrecy,
and returned to Deadwood. The Sioux
urged the Government to take steps to-
ward their punishment. Detectives were
detailed to secure evidence. The men
were suspected, but proof of the occur
renee was lacking.
A month afterward Boone and U. S.
Marshall Lewellen capturned one Curley,
a noted road agent. He was wanted for
robbing the mails. The two men cap
tured him alive and brought his dead
body into Deadwood. They said that he
tried to escape few miles south of Fort
Weed and that they shot him. Curley's
friends and others asserted that wanton
crime had been committed. The two
men were indicted, tried, and acquitted.
By this time United States detectives
were hot upon the trail of the trespassers
upon the Sioux Indian reservation. For
once Boone May recognized that discre-
ton was the better part of valor. He
fed to Mexico. The Mexicans marveled
at his proficiency with the rifle and revol-
yer. Life there, however, was distaste-
full to him. He returned to the United
States and settled in the Gunnison coun-
try in Colorado. Not long afterward he
heard that Government officers were
again upon his trail The information
dilemma he learned that an old Black
Hills partner of the name of Pettijohn
had married rich belle in Chill, and
was engaged there in mining operations.
Boone went to Chill. He was warmly
welcomed by Pettijohn. He remained
in Chill for year or more, when he heard
of rich silver discoveries in Bolivia
Pettijohn accompanied him over the
range, but soon afterward returned to
Santiago. Boone remained in Bolivia
with cowboy, who had fled from the
Black Hills under the charge of murder
ing a man at Spearfsh.
His exile had made Boone a changed
man. He lost his quiet spirit, and took
to drinking and registering. While at a
dance one night his attentions toa beautl-
ful girl aroused the jealousy of Brazilian
officer. He ordered the soldier to arrest
the American. Boone knew that an ar
rest involved long imprisonment with,
out trial He was too much of man
to quarrel with soldier obeying orders.
Turning to the officer, he said: "Bc
so kind as to revoke your order. | have
done nothing that should put me under
arrest
The officer remained obstinate. Gar
rest him." he shouted to the soldier.
Boone drew his revolver. 'sRevokc
the order or I'll kill you," he ex
claimed
The officer again refused. A shot wa:
heard. He fell dead. Boone May haC
been as good as his word. The com
panions fled among the Indians neal
the head of the Amazon. After man,
exciting adventures they made their wa,
over the pampas to Rio Janiero. 4
letter was received at Deadwood from
Boone after his arrival there. yellow
fever was raging in the city. This wa
years ago. As nothing has since beer
heard of him, it is supposed that he dice
in Rio of that epidemic.