Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-12-20
IyI0S JoE'S DEATH.

4 "A violent emu o. =
! :. y .nnaI, OF the gleat aud
W.,t. lie was an exotic
!, m East but he grew to
i = ,mons the rough iroatiers'
4 1 ths howl Of the coyote y;.,. the
me destructive blizzard
-a,ic to his ear. His nature
l,,lIy transformed to a
,b.t matched well the har.
.od the stunted ehHparral.
.,gsl Canyon Joe because he
n in a canyon BY some trap,
n adopted BY me. lie had
u pon WAGON train on ITS
r,,b and got lost. At this
N .l4 years old, and pos
Il ~, amount Of nerve which,
.,, cultivation, developed
ITO eul a wide aud Grim
community that gave
;,,,rst pgoyoeation. When
was several years alter
Iva, WITH q mining party
II Arizona. We were in
" M picturesque mountain
slsre old Geronimo so
1000 Un.syl States army.
-. fI,4rn ~ Us ia the party,
III Fsltbrsel scout and sew
80. WnO knew the coun,
v.g one evening Nc had
4, amp on tho mountain
small stream, and put
.,sal packets 10. Indians.
NJ s,srl connection and
IN scout came walking in.
sorss that bad a rider.
...wsn was Canyon Joe, and
b b. very happy 20 find
- Nth plenty 10 eat ans!
81 M hal $50 Indian seAlps.
al,a laus.ias a. the pom,
7. saddle Aal bs explained
ID gItbg REDSKINS IN an open.
Tue miners present DID
III ,hss and rather suspected
5,rd upon ,hcm unAwarcs.
ID s5sfl a. though i, had bccu
byanot sun and sronE'
-p55peItsom ap aikaA plain,
Il Csy mciAn, sized hU seem
wss AHlry !saug and great
,wssa AMI oadurAncr. His
~ snail and piercing black
az i0er,arF. and sepAEni'
N bs4,e o. very thin. acqnl
~ Ne asGr,l PERMISSION %
vi u tia, night, and agreed
uags.lr Tor the party duitns
60 10 tr4p L Nas consider,
NJ q u..l.tg him than 70 hays
n ( A,r perhaps stirring up Tbs
II ~ ltaaa, us 80 NC gave hsin
art.loa Alter supper ~
sa smA., Gro 10 from, Of ih'
81 81 passed ,bc bottle, Canyon
Il lat .rysy. and begAn 20 mar
~ r1s o. ba exploits. The hal!
rs., tai athletic man. set
N r vGHed. on Else ground y
y g opposite Joe lie kopt ht
III p;aal on ihr latter and ltaicu
W n,1ty, b.. never y,ptuFcd
# las isa related tho following al
Is uas along 10 the btriic
lrrI 20 net as scout for
s.at rien who wanted 10 On
@ q ngu,ry now known rs tn
as Itsar mon were n tougl
81 VIA nmhsra. Some miners an
HI es Q. ,ag sauu, | WAS barrel.
~ 90 ard lookci younger. ~
s7d myself az a Bcou
lsse5 aino aud called me
- Htsn ;acy mado inquire
NJ 'a'e'd Tia. had been neAri
E'sry IN the Wrst and klllc'
naaeT lrltau#ns The next IN,
81 hyfisi my services. II the
g attended 20 ask one or tw
81 hi.ls Tor calling mo a KID
20 somehow knew that p,cnt
vac 30 tbr Black Hills, aud hn
y 'tai some MINER gave them o
Nj Esd We started up the ~
l Missouri river in n large yav
70 plenty % provisions an
w " i WA slow work pulling u
tot IN zen dnya We had eou
B saianm SIC bain't bvyn botl
Indiana and | thought
ser L was IN tho fall ,
~ ar4 TIE arhtb7r was f1c. 4
" TED uHr boat to the ban
apl On shore. We AWAY
eau'.oH though. against n
.9i Lear ~ n surprise. Ju'
eH'i one day rot ashore q
# " aa'sol up tho bank TO =
re TO camp n while the part
aan2 in tho boat. | hR
ai when / heard q volley
lmsbsl TO the river IN
N coat Q few hundred yRrt
rl' % one was pulling ut Il
I'ay man in II was dead {
crowd Of Indians on bot
we F'yer were firing into q
M some were swimming out
70 shore The attack was
az surprise, and / have 4
" ATs' yolly killed them all.
1E,'ento but single handed
# w attack them. Luckily
q.e aud ammunition with II
XIV have starved to death.
.s iar from any settlement
10y u ! escaped the tndiai
meet death in some 9th
n. Srept swiftly from q
ma ie oy the approaching nigh
gone about half u IN
n ao3 Indian stood right up
a'e' was n surprise TO hil
- p,oW ne was to me, but | dro