The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-03-03

would bring the troops the next day. This
auieted them. On tho following day
Houston aud l went to the Mission and
got some Indian police to assist in scour-
ing the country. The police stood IN too
much fear of Pierre Paul and La-La-Seo
to be of much service.
ION the next day the posse started tor
Camas Prairie in charge of myself. Eight
white men and some Indian police made
up the posse. When we reached the
crossing of tho Pend a. OreIlle river we
saw two Indians coming toward us, but
observing us they turned and ran back on
the trail, and away they flew, well
mounted on Indian ponies. As soon as
we could cross the river we started after
them, hut the number in pursuit was soon
cut down to those mounted on tho best
horses. | was in the lead the whole dis
lance. BY this time / was away In the
lead owing TO the fact that had the
swiftest horse and | soon run on to one OF
the renegades and hated him at the point
of the rifle, and found that 1t was the no.
torious Pierre Paul. The balance of the
party came up and we went on to Camas
Prairie. when we surrounded the village
and searched every lodge at the point of
the gun. We arrested several Indians
lOT uOISc HAfAiiii- Nh'' 80 r'''''- N--'
ance to La-La-See. Going to the first
station on the Northern Pacific, we
awaited Houston's arrival with special
train. Houston told me that he gave me
credit for the capture of Pierre Paul.
Arain the police gave but little assist
ance. The horses were sent back 10 Rae ALI
and and some of the others went with
| Houston to Mlssoula with tue Indians.
| The next day the posse was cut down 10
/ the Fl,thead men, who hunted over
/ Camas Prairie for some time in search OF
] La-Lt-See; afterwards went to Mud creek
| on false scent.
II would like to ask him why La-La-See
! did not give himself up when Sheriff
/ Hevfron had the troops after him, and
why did he wait until we had chased him
night and day before he concluded to sur
render? | can tell why he surrendered
when he did. He was in fear of his life
after the determined efforts of tho Flat
head men to capture him, and he made
| up mis- mind that il was safer II give up
and he went to Duncan Mcdonald and
offered to surrender If he would protect
him from the white men who had pursued
him for two years.
at was thoroughly understood thai
Hous on was toreceive the glory and tho
posse the reward.
II also sent two Kootenais to Fort Steele
FOR murderer named Antwne, and as
soon as Ll-Ll-See was in charge l started
for Tobacco Plans, and when about L
rules this side of the plains ! met the tive
Indians with Antwine. took him to NJ S
soula and afterwards hunted up evidence
to convict the prisoners, going to Idaho Il
get an eve witness to one of the murders.
The STANDARDS correspondent also in
terviewed a lumber of the old timers wh'
arc familiar with the incidents OF tn
chase. and they vouch for the statement
made 10y Mr.. Ramsdell. 1t is the genera
opinion here that to the daring OF tn
Flathead men is due the successful ter
mination of the reign of terror of the mur
derous Indians, who made prospecting
dangerous in those days. The servlc
they rendered the country and those VIII
were allowed to como later and find
peaceful country would be poorly com
pensated by the full amount named in til