Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-04

ers lets stick together and dghtio-
geiher through this huu Indian coun'
try aud after we get homo wen Eight
each other"
IAN right" ssii Mack dts agreed.
NoriLernors is northcrnors aud south.
crnom Is southornors, but lnJins Is
pizen.'
So these deadly cnomics Of tho near
future went ON together, comrades in
danger Every man Of the three was
equipped with n stout muzzlc loading
milo and largo Colts revolver.
They set out together on the trail and
had advanced but few milos from the
burned station whom they sighted n
squad Of mounted Indians. who had just
broSou camp at mountain spring BE-
side the trail They were several HIM.
drcd yards IN advance when they were
discovered. aud wore just riding out Of
the depression which gave rise to the
spring.
On account Of his long experience IN
tho country Mack had been given the
leadership by tho Teuncssccans. He
camo 10 a halt and told his companions
10 get OIL their horses, hoping they
might possibly escape notice; but even
while they were diqmouniing the In
dinns caught sight Of them, aud wheel.
ing their ponies about came back at o
gallop straight down the trail. They
spread oui in n sort of fan shape NJ they
came, and Mack counted twcnty-dx.
"Git ready for business, boys raid
he quietly. "Bemnd your horses. re-
volvors handy, and rifles across nddlcsr
Tho Indians came on ut n reckless pace
until within about u hundred yards,
when Mack. stopping ont from behind
his horse, shouted aud moiionod them
back.
They pulled up suddenly One Of
them slipped from his pony, and hand
ing tho rein aud his gun 20 a comrado
camo forward ON foot, gorgeous IN a col
orcd blanket white SLOUGH hat stuck
with ravens feathers, aud variety OF
brilliant paints daubod upon his face
and breast
Hc was big follow and walked with
swinging stride.
"How, howl" said be, ~ no hnltod a
fow PAGES distant aud srinnod hideous-
~ through his paints.
"How do you dor answered Mack
"What do you wautf'
Tho Indian shook his head IN token
that ho did not understand English
"llnblan ustcdos Espanoli" do you
speak SpanshD asked tho Indian.
Mack WHO Ind picked upa smlttoring
Of Spanish, answered that no did. In
this tongue tho Indian asked whore they
were going.
Mack answered that thoy were going
homo TO the land whore tho sun rose,
and asked In turn what the chicf-for
such the Indian undoubtedly was
wanted.
Tho Arnpsho told him II tho white
men would surrender their horses, mulos,
guns and ammunition thoy might keep
thor blankets and so on, and no would
not let his warriors modest them.
For roply Mack indicated, partly In
Spanish and partly by gestures. that tho
Indians might have tho ammunition
through tho muz1lgs Of tho guns and
tho weapons and animals ai,or their
owners were dead.
At this tho Indian grinnod, and tried
TO turn the matter of as joke. lilo then
asked II Mack and his party were going
90 camp Mt Big Medicine springs that
night, and upon being told that they
were, said that his camp was thcro. and
that he and his brayoS would keep tho
white men company.
But tho white mon might, no said,
travel In advance, since ia this way they
would escape tho dust tho Indians horses
would make.
Mack declined this courteous offer, but
told tho Indian that he and his compan-
ions would follow. Thoy did not mind
travelling In tho dust ut ESPECIALLY
as thoro was no dust On the sun baked
plain.
The Arapaho laughed again, "mighty
unpleasant" "a one Of the Tonnossocans
put it, aud wheeling about strodo back
TO his mon.
After a moments conversation with
them he sprang into his saddle, and
with bockoning motion 10 the white
mon headed his cayalcado back upon
the trail.
Macs's companions looked at him in.
quiriugly.
"Wo'yo got TO follow, boys" no told
thom. "Thoro's no use bucking agin Il.
II we turn tail row wero gonors. Our
only hope is to 20 on with ON foarlessly
and camp not far from EN- tonight aud
thon trust to darkness to get away from
EN-"
without moments hesitation they
mounted md followed tho Arapahocs
who logged along at u dog trot.
Al that afternoon tho three whitcl
rodo close behind tho Indians, talking
aud laughing with an uneonccrn which
they did not feel, but which undoubtedly
did much TO render tho sayagcs NOR,
certain Of outwitting aud capturing Of
killing the little party at their leisure.
Big Medicine was reached about sun
down. The chief had spoken truly will
regard TO his camp, for there worl
twelve or fifteen lodges near tho spring.
on the lower slope OF the hill near tn,
base Of which tho water came to tn,
surface.
As they rode down 10 tho springs "a,
chief dropped back aud asked MACK
whore no would camp. Mack told him
they would picket their horses among
tho sagebrush on the sido OF tho hill
above the spring. This seemed 10 salts
fy the Indian; he turned away and rod,
with the others down to their camp.
After watering thor animals and
bringing u pailiul from the springs IN,
white men moved up the side hill som,