Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

OF the night on the damp, cold ground.
In ntful and unrefrcshlng slumber
Early in the morning, before the sun
was up, he was in the saddle, contlnu-
ing his way westward crossing the
ridge, which extended from the south
east to the northwest, diagonally. Ae
he drew near the summit he carefully
scanned the surrounding country, FIRST
In front and then on either flank, not
even neglecting to cast hurried glance
to the eastward, over the ground he
had already trayersed. But no In
dian sign" met his view until he reach
ed at last the top of the ridge, where
he refined In his horse for q more care
full observations. Westward as far
us the Powder river, a distance OF %
miles, the entire country spread out an
unbrOken plain. There were no In
dams in that direction. But turning his
gaze to the left and rear, he SAW, not
more than a mile Distant near the
base of tile ridge, directly opposite the
spring where he had cncamped, large
camp of Indians, whose numbers left
no doubt in Scout Allison's mind that
fhey were the Little VOLTS band re,
ferred 10 in the dispatch with which he
was ,,,,
AS stated above, they were not more
than a mile distant, and the scout could
plainly see the warriors, who had evil
IDENTITY discovered him, with their IL
fies in hand, hurrledly mounting thef
nonles and starting In hot pursuit,
Several shots were fred, evidently Tor
the purpose of alarming the camp,
and the scout could distinctly near
their savage yells as they urged lher
horses to their utmost speed IN lleir
eagerness for the white mans ploou
The situation was one that required
no deliberltlon, There was Uut y'to
course to pursue-one chance Tor ms
IIfe-and that lay III immediate flight
| Rut he had a long way to ride before
no could expect to find protection or
sbaIter-twenty miles to the nearest
noint on Powder river, ana theh slA
miles further to It's confidence with my ny
! yellowstone, where man halltu ~
/ ,rovrnsand had taken q claim ana puit
a Substantial log house. There We're
| about fifty warriors Joined IN
| chase. and, though the scout had heaI
! iv n mile the start, in running tM,"'
! six miles would his broncho nOiu
| against fifty Indian poniesE Ihe sS ,,.-,'
! s,.idantIv believed he would, Tor, lhoush
! eN a.. Giv,,,,,,sdinielv disappeared among tlIe
~ on the western slope OF the
ri5,o ha rode only at an easy cahtets
,SI,stnt, 10 husband the powers VI
IL horse for greater emergencies. ~
liIs os no began the descent throusn
10 ravines he was lost TO the 49,
tHu d. n,,rsuers. which made II heres-
u CO.. him TO ascend the Hube "
ssl' ,nint where they had INST , sspn
~, in order to strike ms tlaI.' ,,r
anve him a decided adNahsasi Sis
~, me time the savases lo l, Ne
,rail al the summit OF the I,u Tvs the
Iali ea from the ravine ONO tn1
eHerss,o, more than a mile In ad-
plain ~ them But he was no lonse.
VahVe ,oaotrent. and the warriors AZ
III HS,,ined his purpose TO MAKE ~
ohee liver. and being now ecI -. -,
toWussa was alone, they went teatihs
that II. alone. giving vent olnl'
down ~ 5,,ne ''Whoop, Nhoop'
1lood'eu,Auny Va hol' so utterly imp9ss,,,-
Mhoop Ne vocal organs Of any ciN.,-
~ l,sing TO initiate IN the,r n ns, ~
~ ~ see who would DC VI NJ, a,',,,t
;s Inc PROSTATE form Q. 'ns XII
,,.hn they felt sure mus
into their hands, ute ,sril the
FUZZY ahtiy increased his speed care
scout ss..iis,,Sinr his pursuers TO uete'
fully W. ,nettle Of their ponies auu
mine Wv Ne chances OF winning Wv
ealeuiS11gg Ne easily kept out OF thslr r ,n,,
race, IA before they had covered i,.l1 aei,
range S VII Of the sayages had ai 10 ~
miles h1 ~. chase and half Of i the "a
out "a we're struggling iar pen T9ss
Manu. ,SaIp ponies almost exhsus were slow
thell ast warriors, however W. s'
foremost surely m gaining on the seoul 3, o5.
y but q hem, about 400 yards N ne az
T Three Of Of ali the others were 1i'n0''
witnin n'ns Range
And SUI ~, 18th the effect a shot t a,,d
mine, s az. '5s-modei" winchester, ,,,, ud
his -ts-y y,tIsE he sprang g TIE sr0u ,ask
denly ,nlsnning upon one knee, PC ,h vys
and i, Sr'p aim and nred t,,, I sisme e
foremo,s,ti. ,rlnr his purpose q " Ky
and, OWNS sne ~ left and two , 70 e sns
turned, .U Ua' indian fashion, bsgsn bul.
right aS Sae.yeriheless, the seoa ~ sr less
let found Irnsa ~ back ioward the , q iae
pong turn urn no doabt, to se az. Is scout
camp yy lnsi ia'O the saddle s