Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-12

10 nve children. | fatty relnsed No ~
leah any such party knowin.s 'a =, 20 :,
~ snould be captured and shot with
I'm u : aay or two. This canseI n diyi
o'oh o' numbers. A monntninae,.
nhnied Henderson, who had n M.
anu lonr children OF his own agrao' 1
70 , lehd those having families. while
! TOOK the Others. When ready ~
s ssare ! hnd ten men, and three ~
oneni were going TO take their wiy u
aiohg; The women were Mrs bon
a ap,n, Mrs. Graham aud Mrs. Bross
ahn We're all under 80 and in robnst
health. Each one dressed in man,
ci2thlng and carried shotgun
our party was to have two dave,
START OF the other. Ii was ticLIiyI,
business, holding meetings and ner.
'ecuhg arrangements, for there wera
plenty OF Confederate citizens mixad
up with the unionists. and Conieder'
atesoldiery were marching ana riding
over tue county. In most cases the
men dispose OF their live stock, but ey.
cry thing else had to be abandoned
some OF them had good crons NINA
coy homes, and had worked hard
LOT a score Of years TO accumulate
what they had. did not, however
near one single regret expressed al
having 10 leave properly and com.
Tort behind, except that the conled.
crate government mightproilt there.
n.y. Our party got away s, m after
aaFk on the evening Of August Is.
We had appointed rendezvous ON
the mountain, and nt dusk every.
body Was there. fourteen OF lis in all
Zach person carried bundle con.
tanning clothing, blankets and pro.
visions. and each had rifle or shot.
gun. The women could not have
been told from the men Tor their
drrss, and each had on pair OF new
stout boots, purchased for the occa-
sion. Every inmily would be missed
next day. and thsconclusionin each
ease would be such as 10 encourage
every effort Tor recapture.
AZ about 8 O'Clock, having plan.
ned the order OF march aud given
instructions bearing upon emergen-
ries. ] took the lead straight up
the side Of Smoky mountain, which
il one ~ the spurs OF the Alleghanies.
beginning near Clinton aud running
into Kentucky and Virginia. We
bad three Of those spurs 20 cross be-
fore reaching the Cumberland noun.
tains, ON the state line, and between
each spur Was a valley and "A river.
Our route for the first twelve miles
was Over n e1untry thinly inhabited,
and We had nonlarms. Wehad made
about sixteen miles and had descend
Ell the spur almost TO its northeast
ern base, when Nc had our first en-.
counter, and saw ofwhat material
the men were composed. We were
following the mountain trails, walk.
Ing hs tNOs and every one on the
alert. when We caught sight ola fire
nt n bend in the trail ahead Of us.
Penfcl1 crypt forward 20 investigate,
aud after a quarter Of an hour re-
turned md reported Confederate
picket. lie had only seen one man.
and be was asleep. on his post, but
from the looks oil things he believed
Others 10 I've in camp near by. The
picket had been stationed here TO in
terccpt refugees, and further progress
by the trail was blocked.
Aiter consultation We turned 10 the
left but before We could flank the
pIckst We met with such a sheer de-
srent that VIC had TO turn back.
PenHeld and two Others were sent TO
the right. and In n little time return.
ell and reported the way clear. and
no soon passed the danger, Descend.
ing almost 70 the valley we turned
10 the lett aud entered n dense pine
thickct lust Ms day was breaking. 10
was ONLY inter ! had seen blood on
pcnReli'a clothes that he explained
that in scouting TO the right his
marty had stumbled over n soldier
wrapped in his blanket, and the out
CRY he had been about to make was
prevented by n thrust from hunting
knife which reached his heart, This
occurrence was 10 b. deplored, but no
ono could be blamed for It. We re-
,ircd into the thicket until there was
NO danger Of being seen, and then
four men were posted ns sent'neis;;
nnd the Others ate their bread nnd
meat and Inv down TO sleep Inc
forenoon passed quietly away
and Mt o'clock three Others
and myself relieved the sentineis.
I at once made my way TO the
northcrn edge Of the thicket, where !
could overlook the road descending
into the valley ms well as a part OF
,bs valley itself, and brief observa-
,lnn satisfed me that We were oeing
nrrsued | saw score Of mounted
mon riding down the road, ana an,
ntbcr body IN the valley below, ana
,hs;r actions showed them to be IN a
state enlightenment. Wehnd no DOUBT
hcsn tracked ms iaras thepieketpose,
lint from that point our pursu,e as
,,cre uncertain whether we hnd pusheu
an or secreted Ourselves.
about 4 o'clock a body OF about
.renty men. some on foot ana some ON,
swen, searched the western hal'
=. thicket aud some Of themes
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