Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-11-12
ESCAPED WITH HIS LIFE.
TOM ALIENS ADVENTURE WITH
INDIANS IN MONTANA.

The R.a u....,. 80,
""'" !" 10 t"o "r"""sS ont rom
Fools Them by Slipping Away In n Log
Dugout Covered with Brush.
~ One oi .ne earliest settlers IN Montana was
.n0'nas Aheh' VINO owns ranch ABOUT TWEEN
y-hVe miles south OF Livingston toward the
"a',ou"i PARK
Alien ana several other young men migrated
20 the west during the gold excitement at
Enhgrant gu'cn ABOUT Tue year 1907 and
AFTER meeting WIN considerable hard luck,
unany to"k up quarters Tor the season near
the loot OF the snowy Range mountains and
eiose 10 tne BANKS OF the hehoWstone river.
Mere they ou''t snall tort ana provided
Twin Io'pholts Tor defense IN case OF an
attack by Indians, as the latter frequently
came that way while "n Their raids up and
down tue valley and might BE- expected at
any moment
Inc itt'e hog nut OF these pioneers also
S'ooi Cos o''S"'e s"'t mountain stream
ana IN qultea secluded spot anu the three
men VINO occupied w. though very brave snd
fearless grew extremely fearful aud constant
" eSertSi the greatest vigilance 70 prevent
surprise
ALWAYS on THE LOOKOUT
TO-
ANY strange nn'se was a signal tor rush
70 their guns ana me slightest eraeNnng OF
twig near by found them instantly ready for
action Numerous times they had observed
war parties oI the sioux OF biackteet on the
opposite shore OF the Yellowstone, but as yet
only once had the rel men made pretense
OF attack, and that was apparently 20 brighten
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night. thus entirely escaping obSsrvation
Then of coursa Mt sich hazardous tirns,
thew dare not make much fire as II mich,
lead 70 a surprise and perhaps 70 their a..
struction
Meat straight" was therefore not an I'M
common diet, and they took turns doing ssn.
tinel duty for six months At ope stretcb
being ceesels-Ss In their vigilance
But one night two of the hunters ON ra-
turning with their accustomed load of provis-
ions, we're astontshed 10 discover that their
hut was missing. II hal been burned On the
ground during the div. leaving notbiny only
some live smbers. nor could they find any
trace of their companion
SO they concluded that he certainIv must
have persisted, as traces OF Indians were dis
tinctly visible in many places. showing CON
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