The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-04-30
OtTLtsVEID BY INDIANS

Rand- of ztragoiers were riding abon
,Ln c,unt,v sfoaIinu and ,nurdarip,
Lrhennva[. onnurfnnitv offered aDS
"rn W., 4 Io,. :, I toctaha, ybiIa rntnrnine
f.. tLn f.rf from > lone ride to ,b.
r.r,L affnr some missing horses
r,rorntnrad ono If these pradatoI,
h,,I- II numbered tvoIva,onn m,
- s.,. ~ no i,bn,,anra rbiaf known -.
pawnao Killer was in coInn,and
/ WLijn van. had NOT hecn declared and
wLjir the Indians did NOT hesitate ia
apppar nj the forts and trading posts
-ono one was bcjnn bntcborol every
dav / had been on the ,yalrh for
urnUlcr-. and was as well prepared a.
= lone man could be. [ had a Win
cLnstr,. and two rpyoIver-, and the
only drawback was that ] had found
Two &C the horses and had them with
,,. +I,cz- yynr4lI mot drive | Ial
rn,aI tner, togathnr and tbar maIa
4 4Lr,r f,-t ia nv saddle
was .Iirtlno alone narrow RIDGE,
! badly broken Nv outcroppings Of rock.
! AMI liza tie,n r:as , o,cIncl, in tho af
trrnn1r AII 81 sudden caught
.igLt nf Indians about half a mile
AWAY c,,nit,e, mn fine same side of tbe
ride Indeed [ heard them yelling
I hnf5r, saw tb.,n and turnpj sharp
to tho left and forced lhe horses NJ
I tbn riIaa among = mass Of honldnrs
I and onicronpIn@ rocks. The redskins
/ CAUGHT SIGHT Of me as / went rp. bat
/ did not immediately approarb. !
/ couI,i SEQ that tbnv wore confused. and
| q Gnlar -, rIora shots wnra tiriel and
I was nnlz1in~ over the matter when
hnari saon ono cIattprino oyer fhe
! stony ,-.aupI ANA nnvt no,nant y
vbifa man inmnel down beside mo
and nyrIaimad
Stranger. for God sake stand EN-
eff uutil I rpt Ioy WI, 4. Thov are
Chnvnunes and hayc t,iIIed NV
brotbn,",
TIran ynnay lurl,. oo foot bad
Ic-.r IL ci,o.n Gr thn fn,,;t;,.a qrd thnv
wore 300 fant away rs I rnea mn Tbc
ln,nlnl rifin hrouGhf fhn,n fna snllan
half ana after %al;np nj mp for p
moment fhey turned and descended
tbc riloa 10 iain fhp resi- of thn band.
Nv visitor Inv down. and If was five
minutes before he c1n]d raf breath to
nvrIain
s.(ya Won, nrt l,ol.irw far caFtIo
which -tanInpIod from o9r an,;orant
carnp ON the Saline Fork. These
brute killed my brother and took 1oc
uri-onor Tins vas Yesterday. and
ab9uf = milo below here thGy had
,ronn ipto. catnu ana riilt = fire il for
f21rn mo when made broaIJ Give
inc yonr revolver. for thny'll be sure
to charue rs"
[ cave him one Of the weapons. and
soon after an Indian appeared on the
foot of the rieue. made signs Of peace
and asked for "a talk. Those on the
level below me drew away about FORTY
rods to convince me they meant fair.
ana | left nv shelter and advanced a
lew paccs to ask the errand OF the
young Wauor. " mle / was thus en-
gagged the man nehind me vas folling
the loose rocks together 10 strengthen
the position.
ne fedskln sald ne came 10 demand
q prisoner lneE haI no quarrel with
me, hnt the prisoner nad 5hot one OF
theIr number IN cold blood, and must
dI';; hey oh;E asked Ior Jn~tice l
had iiieif WORD iilat / IniSiiJ |, 'Ido away
IN safely, ho' me prisoner ! i.i theE "o'lH !I
nave al any 7aciiiic'. / di" nol "jtlt
an instant before replying 'hat me
man "o'Id not ho gwen up, ana ihat
wa ready Ior any move on tneif
part TO take MN me puck h%a lett
h7 rifle br1'nd hllA' and l stood ther"
also appafantIy unaEmed; Is mat
Ter OF TACT, edch OF rs had revolver
We were about a half pistol shot apart
ahd aS gave nm my uitImattIm ne
haii I0rl5c'. WIlppGH @'I Il fGF"iyIE'
ana iiel y oulltt "liicli passed WIN
III IN men oi my head' lhen ne n
tered Il yen, and Stafte9 10 run, hut ne
WIS loo lalH. MY btlltl StEttch nInl