Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-07-24
suiting from the attempts of the sailors

luS auu waving ais DlD0uY kulle, ana
they attempted TO beat him down with |
the oars. The result was that lie /
stabbed one of them in the side, and |
then leaped overheard, and the wound
ed man died within an hour.
The sailor now in charge was named
John Paul. He took the helm and
held the boat as she had been going
until about mid-afternoon, and then,
IS no craft was in sight, ordered us To
heave the two dead bodies overheard.
We did this with the greatest reluct-
ance, as you may believe, although II
was proper thing To do, and the sail
or afterward attempted 10 cheer US up
with the assurance that another day
could not possibly pass without our be-
ing picked up. just before nlght ne
issued the rations, allowing himself
what he gave us, but when darkness
came heard him eating and drinking |
his fill. We then had about two quarts
of water and seven biscuits. Henry |
and crept forward and talked the
matter over in whispers, but we had
no idea of interfering. We were
cowed and afraid, and the sailor had
look about him which made US tremble
every time he spoke To Us. Ii our
lives depended on the food aud water
we had with us, he was going TO save
his at the cost of ours. At about III
o'clock he called us aft, gave us par
ticular star TO steer by, and ordered us
not to arouse him until day un.
less ship was sighted close at hand.
He then went forward and lay down
on the spare sail, and in two minutes
was sound asleep. We examined the
breaker and found il empty, and there
was not a single crumb left. The
wretch had pinched us and made a
hearty meal himself.
As the breeze was gentle and the sea
| smooth it required little effort 10 steer
the boat, and about midnight both OF
us fell asleep. Ii was sunrise when
any one of the three were awakened.
and it was the sound of voices which
aroused us. We jumped up to find
ourselves in light surf on sandy
shore, with dozen Arabs pulling the
boat up ON the beach. As the sailor
scrambled up he drew his knife and
showed fight. and was promptly
knocked down with q blow from the
barrel of long rifle which one of the
dusky fellows carried Henry and
rose up and stepped ashore at their or
der, and after being searched and re
lieved of our knives and trinkets were
motioned To be seated on the sand.
When the sailor came To after the
blow he received ho jumped up and
attacked the man with tile gun, and
four or iive of the natives pitched into
him with knives .. 1 clubs, and he
was soon so badly -rounded that have
no doubt that he died within two OF
three hours.
We had come ashore, as we after
ward learned. about sixty miles to the
, west of keslin, and the llauramant
, mountains were in PLAIN view 10 the
north of us and about twenty miles in
. land. Only one Of our eaptOrs was
mounted. We were ordered To follow
him, while the others remained be
: hind, and we trotted along after III:
! horse about three miles before coming
, upon tho camp of his people. At thu
foot of a long and winding valley
which was rich with grass and run
i ming water, there was camp or VII
, lage containing about 400 people
There were huts of brush and mud
i tents of hides and canvas, and every
i thing indicated that the people hat
been there for some months. Their
n were horses, cattle. sheep and goat
i in plenty, but no camels. A grea
4 hullabaloo was raised by our appear
! ance. and we were at once conducted t
i, the tent of the chief. lie came 10 tn
. door, surveyed us with anything bn
a pleasant hook, and then ordered II
: away. We were thirsty, hungry an
! weak, but got nothing more than
i drink of water before being left to oui
selves in an abandoned hut, and
- guard with lance stationed before tn
10 door.
!. We knew that we lad fallen int
Il the hands of the Arabs. and we kne'
"a that the people along the coast had II
n mercy on foreigners, but as we coul
- say nothing To console each other "
- stretched out on the ground and slei
sr until aroused about noon. We weI
"a given some boiled mutton and caht
Il of barley, and after dinner was dii
Il posed of we We're reconducted TO I'll
ID tent of the chief. lie had with hin
y now a man who seemed Ia be trade
!, and who could speak aud nnderstan
a. English fairly we'll We told this ma
., who and what we were, and how u
,r came To be east ashore, and he fepeate
~ it to the chief. The only Englis
II word the latter could use was dog
and he kept hurling that ut us prett
n lively. Tho interpreter was patiel
i and good natured. and after we hu
so told our story and he had consulte
ne with the chief lac said
IS Il am sorry for YOU lie hates Il
)n English. because they once wrongs
an him, and he is angry that your DO
ID contained nothing. He may not pl
ut you TO death, but you will have
1g work very hard.
III In reply told him of the fnanci
ed standing of my father, anu that
lie would be willing to pay l.andson
of sum TO ransom US, and he wrote dow
ve the address and said he would send hi
We news as soon as he returned 10 Maka
nd la, which was 100 miles further dow
nd the coast. As soon as the lnteryie
af. closed we We're sent out IN field
ly tread out barley which had just be-
ii. cut The grain was laid ON ban
nd hard spot. and we had to kneel dow
nd aud strike it with sticks. We thought
ais best TO do all we could TO please thei
N. but no matter how hard we worked
ON was not hard enough. \ man was a
on pointed as oyefseer, and he did lit
re. else that long afternoon but beat /
M. When darkness finally came aud /,
mi were allowed To return To the hut !
,..ar.. sat., and lIaaltpap aud a., 50