The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1896-12-31
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I Us that there would be no harm done,
and As he sat with the chief, smoking
a long stemmed pipe. and talking and
laughing we felt somewhat easier.
suddenly there was an outcry
among the Indians over on the right
SIDE corral, and in less than a minute
hot one was to be seen. Revois, who
had run out with them, came back
presently and told Holmes that one
@ our men had slapped dancer in
the face and then some one said that
be had seen Dan Wright do it. This
Wright was bad man. Hehad been
driven out of Virginia City by the
vigilantes and Holmes had hired him
Lecause he could get no one else at
the time we were leaving Helena.
| Wrlght's wagon was loaded with high
wines, and several times on the road
! he acted as if partly drunk Once
Holmes noticed him and reprimanded
him pretty sharply, telling him, too,
that he would be held strictly account
able for any shortage in the freight
in his wagon.
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they chose to resent the insult we would
be in serious trouble. Holmes told Revols
to inform the Gros Ventre chief that the
man who had slapped his follower would
be given mp if they wanted him, and they
could do what they pleased with him. In
this we all agreed; we pot only felt chag-
rIned that party who had done SO much
for US should receive sucL return for
their kindness, but we were also exasper-
ated with the drunken ruffian who had
lnsulted them and thereby lmperllled our
lives. Every one said that he deserved
any punishment the Gros Ventres would
choose to inflict. While we were discus
sing the matter Wright ran out of the
corral and disappeared in the darkness,
calling out as he went on:
Holmes, I'll get even with you for
this
"Revois finally pacifed the Indians, but
they did not dance any more that night.
They kept company with us for three
days, and then left for their camp on the
Missouri, happy in the possession OF over
hundred pounds of Tobacco and a lot
of powder and bail which Holmes had
distributed among them.
in due time we reached Fort Benton,
and as soon as we camped some OF Holm
es friends came over to the corral and
told him that Wright was there and had
sworn he would kill him on sight. Holmes
laughed and said he wasn't afraid of him,
ard lust then some one called out that he
was coming, When about hundred yards
from US he drew his revolver, and then
Holmes drew and walked out toward him.
They began firing at each other almost
Immediately, and by the time they had
emptied their pistols were face to face, and
simultaneously attempted to use their
knives; but both were mortally wounded,
and, falling down in the grass, expired
before we could reach them. Then there
was not man of us but blamed himself
for not taking his rife and shooting the
desperate when he first came in slght;bu
it was too late then to say what we should
or could have done, and after burying
Holmes, than whom braver and kinder
man never lived, we started on for Helena
under the leadership of Missouri Joe.
"Such was the life of bullwhacher 10
1865.