Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-12


see those buffalo running at full speed
on there next 10 the mouutaiusr Look
ing In the direction ne indicated some
siy or aivbt miles. saw the buffalo as
he did. Said he; We'll. YOU viii shortly
see those others q couple Of miles or 80
further ahead Of thCm start also. sure
| enough n about half an h0ur, the
second herd siampeded, clearly showing
they were frightened by something FaNel-
ing in the same direction as we were
and ulso evidently coming toward us
for the animals all ran towards ms. When
we reached "a spot selected for camp
we all went about our various duties,
but / noticed that the captain quietly
took his rifle and started of alone for
the rolling hills next the mountains
Ia an hour he returned and throw down
SOME pemmican. saying
Those thieving scOundrels are close
around here. SO close that In their haste
10 keep me from seeing them, thcy
dropped that pemmcan. ard II we don't
look sharp we viii get afoot tonight.
lt cl0uded up and threatened rain as
night approached 1his caused us 10
! carry into our tents all our flour, most
of our other baggage. such as saddles
packs and other articles. which we plnc-
cd around next Co the walls Of thp tents,
making our beds In the center The act
was provideutlal. As ~ became dark
the captain gave us warning that there
must be- a sharp watch, ms hc was comb
dent the Indians would try 90 get our
horses, and said he would 60 on guard
himself With two guards we felt no
uucusiupss. for during ten days or two
weeks the Indians had been providing
around our tents uIWrly every night
! trying TO steal our horses. A they
never attempted TO fire into or modest ms
since our first meeting, when we stood
them on, We had ceased to upprchcud
that they would attHcl. us. Yet We took
the precautiou OF taking our rides and
rcvOlvers tO bed With MS. 10 Dee ready
for business M thoy tried to- stampede
our horses by rushing i'm among them
Watkins was tie only man who seemed
10 have ~ prrmoniti0n Of the coming
tragedy, for DC had several times during
the day declared that be heard the
mUurntul cooling OF % dove, which remind
cd him of his b0yhUud DAYS, aud his
mothers home, and he was sure some
thing was going 10 happen. IL was
strange that Watkins should talk In this
strain. FOR lac was the most reckless Of
the party and usually thought neither
OF home nor death. Drew Underwood
and i slept under the same blanket. and
~ tho same tent were York and McCuf-
forty. Gcory, Ives, Bostwick aud Watt
Rims occupied another toHt as did Van
! dcrbilt Bell and Blake. HauXhurst and
tt ~ '"' Wy ''"1 ,'I't b"t
| their bed.
We an fcn asleep without fear. but
| about II o'clock were startled by the
captains clarion voice shouting.
Keep close to the ground
/ was half wild as / heard the cry.
| for almost following IL there cnmc the
most unearthly yell and firing that cv-
/ or heard, and DO was go very close that
! the crash seemed to be- directly against
! my head and m the tent. II fairly lifted
! me- into 90 sitting position. and my first
! realization off what wis the mUttpr WIS
| hearing Underwood say. "Im shot
| through and through" My God. this
| ID awful, so ann / answered bacly for
I felt the shock and sting of n bail in
| my side from which the blood vns trick
! ling down. aud Thought it was ull over
! with mo IurripdIv thruslipr INV hand
! under my shirt. honyDd a siph of relief
| 60 find that thp.hulI had not conc through
! me, but struc. a thick mpmorgnduiu
book that was dn my shirt pocket
! through which &c passed, and then Hut.
tened out and .t1ppcd against a Iib
/ near my heart
Iug,DntIv s,igir,, ,,,,. rig,. ,,... ,,,..,,,i.l
! ONT of M t.,t. lag, " .
tbc veliinr AMI gr,,, ,I we XII wy
was mitch d1rt Jore ,s tS..,.,t ,,5
| yyhot f,lio,,rJ ,,,. -, r' a. Wv,
tbrn VIM I,,J 49,. AZ, ,''",s ~ llt,'H
tinrtty han W. lL,7ui' ny, tG ilul u'7 7
of ia r,,,.,l. ,,,, "Vt''o''' ny WulHPrllus
| uh,t 500, -. ', ","tt' ,n 'hv iu1llr
from u5 gc, w. ,,.e eut u't 81, leu Paee9
tbot v.o t,,.r.. mil. ""'N '"H ~
limos nr ti,, i.,,.i,,,, "a. 't t',I ~ NV out
irr Ia f,'t '',l, ~ '.'I'u lllc I"N-
Lands b,t,ra ,II'u n3, S.r our
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~ mn Ii,Ic ,,I "i'"M NV "'nuE
van n,,,. i,'',i,, 49, yli "ll' ~ uuu
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NJ .Lnr ,...ro u'' NV. we AlvH so s
ma vnrd ~ c"ggsnii, i' w. 'oui" u.T'
hin yhis,.r ,,.,.,IJ i,,., 'Ul one ruul'
rr of nrr,,s ~" d, nv ,,... ,,"usnl " shoW
living I'm MI J;r.rtinns ', , "' !, oWs WrIy
EH iI W. ullyOuonS 9hu ~ seemed
them. Ne could bcer Urpi ynie7iuSS
| through the mir pypry sor,nJ and s1
near tbat ve often ralt tEe wind fr,,n
! their fc1Ihery sbofts mn. Tndi,ns
were So cioso that we conId hear tb Ss
twoug of their bow strings me cot..
| ardH murlprers Ind sbrnvdl, rnsn,l,,l
90 thcir bows nud arrows oftny tba,, b,5
| cmptipd thpir double.burrplri ,,i,ns 'l,f,n,y
ing well that N tb.y usnd 6lnir mas
after we were aroused. u,Ut tho 'ansb
would afford ma "A mark to return tbI
| fire. Arrnva rnyr mo Vitid, ana no,
were sufr i'm mo r1yipe oui Jorl0,,.s
Crawling To- onr coptnin es Lsst ,-
coud, constantly admonished by 6yine
hotwcpn aud among five dead horses, nll