The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-22
REyERIEs OF A SCOUT.

In the Saddle With Major Bridger.
the Head Guide of the Army
of the West.
During the number OF years that John
Guthrie, Of Company c, Second United
States Cavalry, of this city, spent on the
plains as government scout and rough
rider: none were more pleasant, he says,
than those he spent with Major Bridge,
head guide Of the army Of the West,
General John Palmer, commanding.
In the march through the Wilderness
the following conversation, as related by
Mr.. Guthrie, ensued between the Major
and himself.
"Where were you born, Major??'
Sin St. Louis, Missouri
elbow did you become great gulde"'
81 came into this section OF the West
ern country as a trapper for the Holiday
Fur Company. At that time trapping
business was good, beaver and other furs
marketing at good price, but in later
years too many trappers succeeded IN
cutting the prices too low. ! then joined
the Crow Indians, as they had not been
hostile for many years and, after trap
ping with them for some time, | secured
their permission to trap in their beaver
dams, hunt buffalo and all kinds OF game
in their territory.
81 finally became trapper Tor thell
tribe and learned many OF the paths ano
trails of their hunting grounds. | alst
learned their signs, signals and language y
How is it you were never MARI ed"
quered Mr.. Guthrie.
II am married. was the reply, "and
the father OF three children. | have LEFT
them all we'll fixed in st. Louis, as they
draw the rental from three large stores
own in that city, and this witt th'
money ! send home enables my tamil.
to live we'll.
''Do you ever visit your home?"
81 visited the last time 10 years ago an(
| then thought | would smother in tn
streets. | cut my visit short and wa
only too glad to again get back to tn
free life of the plains"
"Major, what do you think of you
Lleutenants LeBoute and Jack Steele"
"They are all right. Both Of then
married Indian squaws-LeBoute
CHEYENNE and Steele an Ogla sioux. AL
| know about the boys is that the
suited themselves or had an heye 70
=: taste. Those two boys of Jack Steele
look as if they would be sawed off an
all head like their dad.'
"How did you become chief of tn
Crow Indians, Major, and get the nam
of Longneck?'
II was elected chief OF the Gro,
Indians after the death OF their note
chief Lone Bear | secured the name c
, Longneck through the fact that have
longneck and when squatted in the gras
- ! can stretch it to such an extent that
can see long distance.
major where did the name of Bi
:, Horn originate from"'
/ "From the 'ireshes' of the mountain
y In the fall of the year it has a great ech,
u The echo in the bluff has Il wonderfl
j sound and this is why the Indians Gale
it Big Horn"
h major you know the camping groun
!, called Crazy Woman's Forks, twent.
0 four miles from Fort Reno, on IL
|. Powder river Where did that nan
originate froh?'
/. Sir it originated from Benton, the Of
0 40 scout. He gave it the name and
, is fine place to camp as there is plent
. OF grazing and wood. 1t is death, how
ever, for an emigrant train to camp the1
= as they would be hemmed
% and massacred by the Indians, and tn
!. is why Benton gave it that name, as !
thought anyone would be crazy wi