The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-01-20
PIONEER EXPERIENCES.
A Thrilling Narrative Of Des-
perate Struggle.
6LOODTHIRSTY REDSKINS
How the Life Of an Indian Fighter was
Saved by a Woman.

Gray, in his incompatible Elegy,
intimates that often in obscure stations.
only the field is wantisg to cause a dis
play OF talents equal to the rarest the
world has seen, and TO this dogma we are
inclined to give our heartiest assent. In
our heroines name there is naught Of
poetry; no such suggestiveness Of high
and mighty birth. as is indicated 5y that
OF the Lady Clara We're de We're, no such
intimation Of nobility OF soul as the
name Of Joan of Arc calls up: still, in
her true woman's heart, there was the
grandeur Of latent courage. and Of un-
bounded sympathy. The sketch Of her
present exploit has its prelude of savage
warfare, that rings like the blare Of
cavalry trumpet. or the long-roll Of the
alarnm drum
Il is but fair TO say that this exploit.
while her chief was by no means her
only one, as she on one occasion captured
the most desperate Indian on the border.
Going from her garden to her house one
d ~, she saw a rife standing by the door.
and securing it, she looked in. and saw
gigantic Indian rummaging through
her effcts- When he saw that he was
detected, he drew his tomahawk and
sprang toward the door, but the white
woman had already cooked the rife. and
now presented it, telling him il he moved
ba i'm n :
The savage by her determined conduct.
that he made no further attemit at es-
cape. and was captured by some OF the
neighbors, who happenrd to come by.
During the war Of 1872. fort was
erected within twenty miles OF Nandalia,
as frontier outpost Its garrison was
insignificant in numbers. and was under
the command IL Lieutenant Journay.
1t was on the 39th day Of Aufiust, 1914.
that skullxing Indians were seen near the
post, and early the next morning the
lieutenant made sally with his entire
force, certainly bad strock Of policy.
After proceeding but short distance in
the direction in which the enemy had
been seen, they were ambushed by q
considerable body OF Indians, and tn,
lieutenant and three men killed and one
man wounded. at the first voliey-
One daredevil bordercr. named Thomas
Higgins. determined to have some re
Venge for his murdered comrades. bui
zhe other six hastened into the fort with
all their speed. Higgins horse. hat
been shot, and The scout at first thought
fatally, but on dismouuting he saw tha
the wound was not at all serious Onc'
on the ground he concluded not to NOM
again until he had at least one Of hi
enemies, and was dsrting toward tree
when the Indian started toward him.
He saw that he could not reach tn
tree. so he turned on the advancing
savaees. and shot the foremost one dead
Hastily reloading his rife, he got on hi
horse and started to ride oil, when b
heard the voice of Burgess, the wounde'
man. As he turned around on his horse
Burgess said TO him:
TON, YOU won't leave me will you -.
No said the hero, IN not ieav
vou-comc on
Il can't get to you" said Burgess
..iy leg is broken.
Instantly dismounting. Higgins ie
his horse To the spot, and attempted
nm, Burgess in the saddle, but the anim'
becoming frightened, started Oft towar
the fort
Now. that's what call mean. sal
riSrins. blamed mean-but I'll say
vou anyway. You get of the best yo
can ON your hands and your well foo
IN stay behind and cover your retreat
Rnreess followed his friends advice an
.scaped. but the savages now began
crovvd up on Higgins, who soorned
..vs himself at the sacrifice of a frien'
nd in order to keep the Indians ,ro
following up Burgess he started on
an oblioue direction, and soon emerg'
,rom the thicket which. so far, had pr
,.c,ed him. Three savges immediate
as-,ed in pursuit. and Higgins determi
ed. II possible, to get them sepra'ea' Al
tn the three in detail.
On foot he.wss very swift and d
not doubt but thst he could get 9
r,d,sns strung out, but in entering su
brook he found that in the ensageme
he had been struck in the leg by ol
,st and that il was giving ont Anai
- now at a crisis, and be sa" re
.nsht chance Of escap-- none AZ All d
les he could kill the largest Of the e'
NV who had from the first hep, IN
ma .na wss now uncornforisoly ne
hsn.