Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-31
An indian Camp surnrIs.4

On the 2oth OF May, 1889, news 49,,
received at Fort Buford, North ~
kota, where | am stationed A..
band OF Indians had crossed !. b
Canadian line and were moving j 4
ward the Missouri River, and anna, \
entity expecting to cross near 4.
junction OF the two Missouris 40
O'Clock that evening our troops ~. B
ordered TO hold themselves in reaS n
mess TO march at a moments mott, n
And rations were issued and s.d
dies packed, and every man ready j !
mount, except saddling his horse |.
short time. But We were bel5 \
suspense until about 4 O'Clock n.
next afternoon. Then Capt. sprola ]
was ordered 70 take thirty picked
men and scout the country Iyln,
along the river between our fort NM
Berthold Agency. | was one Of tbs.a
men, and wescouted forseyeral DAYS
covering a section OF country l25
miles long by fifty vide without sseIpga
an Indian. Ratiohs were giving ON,
and one evening We we're about ~
start from home, when a friendly ~
dian came into camp, and told d \
band OF Indians had crossed the rly
or about eight miles above. IT,
had used his boat for crossing ~
bad left IL on the opposite bank. 49,
hs wanted the soldiers 10 hello r.
get ii back. This they rsadll,
promised 10 do, not So much, rnust@
confess, from IA desire 10 SEQ his pFoolA
eFty returned to him, as from 4 holaM
that getting the boat might -
them 10 chance OF getting the In Il
linns scouts were seat out 10 asesra
tain the truth Of this statement, a. III
AZ 10 o'clock one OF them returns n
with the information that thu ladlaus u
I wore eAmped near the spot,w hrs tie n
had len tho boat So0u every -
WAS ia his saddle on his WAy. goln Il
nc stiff gallop. But after Filr 4
two miles along tbs open road, IA
+ took to the timbSF aud iOlloasi Il
marrow, crooked tnil Tor about u
miles more, This brought u 20 iala 4
bank 81 the river nearly opposits ii
I Indian camp A halt vas made "a \
d short consultation hwld. and Il -
I decided that one olour best saimmsra
should swim tbs river, gpt It's zoo
md row itnround bend thrns nile
1 up. where the rrst 81 the msn soul
mvct him. Everything worked 50
and al the men. excepting o smslN
party len behind 10 guard ths horses
Wrrv across The river By hall past !
O'Clock. There wsFp twsnty,eight 4
them and half 81 thsm werS oriaFrl
approach the Indian camp TOD
oursi,ls and half from tha oIhsg. Isk
movement WAS made IN good orb
aud whom wtthiun iew hundred yard
ug thn camp the men Weru depl0yeS
IA sktrmiahcra and silently advaac
until only ubout q hundred yards y
paratrd them from the enemy ~
And Mt daylight tbs camp Has etstfss
" surrounded, much to the surprs
pt the Indians. who thought thsS
uorc aafc when they got across "
river mud kept the boat on thrir -
/ They anw at once that they wgre % |
trap and dtd not show tight
though ths chief rCfytsrdt o stigFundsfI
saying Tint be had lived long liue|
and fought great many battles, ana
had never surrendered and usveg
would lie would not give his arm
md when told that they would I
taken from him by iorce, be drcE
long knife aud pluugiug u into N
left side, fell to the ground In1
others gave up thor arms, aud v
got them all across the river =!
o'clock that evening There nsly
thirty.thrps in the hand, iucludfn
some women md children, mud VA
had with thorn thirty ponies. "
, had supper rs soon ~ We rePeus
tho place whore We had leitnur 9loEse
. consisting oi bacon, hardtack I'll
coffee. And "a We had been withol
, lood for twenty.four hours, you W.
believe IL tnsted good The lnlss'
Ind evidently been on short rauVu
too, for the way they nte That Oaeu
: rnw and swallowed che hhrdtaes
. grrnt pieces was a sight to see.--0VI
Detroit Frre Press.