New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-16

panions. the Hunk-p pa pas; said he had put in the
made good catch of beaver and otter and had
more buffalo pelts at the Hunk pa town than
the INDIANS had ponies 10 pack IN
A spy DETECTED
lie then asked when the boat would start down
beaver how many men would be at the oars; said
he would Ike to go along If he did not have to go
back to Bad River to gather ponies bring I'm his
buffalo pelts, which the sauaws were tanning
finest lot Of "lnjun tans' ever carried by That boat
BATHS listened shrewdly TO this talk. and when the
up the river with the Indians told his fellows that
the pretended trapPer was one OF Harke's men
among the men-there were d dozen or more-at
the station. and he succeeded in convincing his com
rades that his suspicious were correct He then
proposed bold scheme which he would undertake
with the help of four Of his fellows to carry out
There was an old fla boat lying in at the station
a scow concern-which had been used by the trap
This boat was about the size Of the baeam
pa1red i ana Ms r men set to work caulked and
q single sheet of canvas used when the wind was
favorable Then in the night. they ran the scow
gGnpowder in the centre covered and packed this
win coarse gravel and rocks then completed the
buffalo pelts. When they had finished the boat's
load presented the usual appearance. bales Of fur
srranged so as 70 give sweep to the oarhandles and
e room tor the boatmen to move along the sides
been used occasionally in splitting trees. were in
the packs which covered and cdpCeasd n between
sive ana It's packing OF rock " p
THE sTRATAGEM.
In the time. as It was believed ,h., .n,a.
were on the watch. the bateau was loaded in ,b
regular h way and again in the night the positions
vi tne Two boats were exchanged and the An tho,,
moored IN front Of the station. At noon the next
CORN sat ss ana four men aboard and is
ngnt sKiH at the stern. set on, on its dangerous
The water was high the current swift, and as
the wind was fairly favorable. the boat TN made
good progress despite its clumsy build 1t was
shore piled It was with the light and snr,o es
oa,es. no eye could have detected the build OF the
81, BY sundown the boat many miles below the
steering oar. keery watched the wooded shores and
me s, sweep S OF the river In front. '
while passing the dense belt Of timber Wien 11.,
s s5e OF n for ny piles or more along the south
close in along that bank the waters Of the cur
rent Mond permit The men ate supper Of
The and. eyes strained with v wasahn a.
morning a, hand the Big Sioux R WSs and s
Omaha towns not many miles in advance. and no
and sleepy. wanted TO run the aatboat ashore. take
rest and go back They expressed the BELIEF that
not nearer than the Yellowstone at least and finally
In disgust az the frutless Journey. shipped their
oars ana threw rev themselves upon their blankets
BATHS a.one stubEornly remained at his post.
lie held the sairope In one hand and the steering
oar in the other. The wind had gone down and the
boat foated IDLY. drifting along the shore. almost
within the shadows OF the great elms and cotton
woods which threw into deep gloom every curve
and point OF the bank.
THE ATTACK
Keenly on the watch. while his comrades snored
BATHS. at length in approaching a point Of timber
became OF several dark objects lying out from
shore upon the current and dimy outlined against
the dense shore line Watching them In sharp en-.