Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-03-11
The frail stockade was built abound

tue uOuse. he luutNnS came IN great
numbers aud threatened the stockade
In which were Uncle Johnnie and
Mother Wood, c. b. Wood aud family,
Mrs. Walsh, Mrs. Mason, Mrs Elphus,
Mrs. Osborne, VIM Rhett and family
and Indian Joe and two squaws. The
savages approached with flag of truce
and were met by Charley Wood. They
demanded the surrender Of VIM Rhett
and Indian Joe. Rhett had killed IA
Nez Perez and Indian Joe was hated
for his friendship for the whites. He
is ii California Indian now living on
Salmon river. Wood refused the
demand ana pointed to the stockade
with mock courage and told the
Indians that it was well defended aud
they could defy the whole tribe. In
fact they were at the mercy of the
blood thirsty murderers They were
brave men and true women who de-
fled the devils that night; but. none
were Drawer and truer than Tolo a Nez
Perce squaw. She was ever on the
alert. She had saved some OF the pre-
ciOus lives On the day before urging
people to seek protection. She was
restless when the Indians gathered in
large numbers on the hills. What a
night! Widows and orphans wept all
through the dark hours for h,isl,a nds
and fathers that had fallen the day
before, and none expected to survive
the next day. But faithful Tolo:
She stole out past the sharp-eyed
pickets on the hill and rode to death
a faithful horse trying to reach Flor
ence where she knew some miners
were ut work. She completed the
journey OH foot torn bruised and bleed
ing. She rallied every man in florence
and led them back to rescue Mother
Wood and other white settlers. Be-
fore the company of miners arrived the
bes,egers left to join Joseph's leader.
ship.
Old Tolo the faithful friend of the
whites, saved many lives by her
efforts. She planned to get news to
Mt. Idaho and to send warning to all
Exposed settlers. No truer, Drawer
woman ever lived than this neglected
old squaw that now tOtters with age
as she goes and comes as good and
true as ever, but unnOticed and un-
rewarded save by her own conscience
And as If cruel fate pursued her she
was shamefully abused ty white
man while she was yet lame from
wounds received while on this heroic
mission. A member Of volunteer
company from Walla Walla was
drunmed out of the service for abusing
this old woman, by order Of Col. Nc
Conviile.
Lew Day was dispatched to war;
the settlers. He visited Ben Norton
ranch and loaded with him to flee
Norton was prone to believe that h
would be disturbed. He fingered
about home after Day had passed OF
but soon Day returned with bulle
in his shoulder. This event ar0uset
sevt raj neighbors and they started t
MT. Idaho. The company consistin
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norton, little Hill
Norton, Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlail
and two children, Miss Lynn Bower
Lew Day ano Joe Morse
They were overtaken and surrounde
by the Indians and terrible battl
eusued. Miss Bowers escaped b
crawling through the lines Mr.. an
Mrs. Chamberlain tried to follow ht
example carrying their little children
They were detected and fired upoi
The voiley killed one of the childre
in its fathers arms and Chamberlai
refused to desert it. He was killed an
Mrs. Chamberlain and the other chill
were taken prisoners. The lady WI
; frightfully tortured and left for dea'
The girl baby was stabbed throug
the neck flom side to side. Its tong'
protruded as 1t fell from the woun
and that was hacked off with tt
knife that had pierced its neck. Whe
\ the rescue party came twenty-fo'
I hours after the massacre the little ~
ferer was sitting by its dead father
feet. The elder sister lay across i
breast, calm in death. 1t was s'gI
that made strong, brave men stan
! and weep. The babes tongue, swoi't
! and black. hung from its mouth al
] its face and body were drenched WI
blood. 1t looked up and then nj
seemed to ynstinctively try to MA
then to realize that friends were ne'
u 1t raised its little hands and tea
moistened its burning eyes. 1t cou
:. make no out cry. Its wounded tong
filled its mouth almost to sufticatio
u This babe survived the wounds and
now living. DR.. Morris trimmed
- the wounded tOngue-trimmed II 10