The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
AN OLD FUR HUNTERS TALES
ADVENTURES or JOHN MONROE WITH
THE BLdCkFEET INDIANS

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hlPP' Mon. juno limo American fur
company, whose headquarters were IN 81.
LOUIS ana whose trading posts or iorts were
scattered all over the West Wherever there
was lur ana INDIANS To get H. went out OF
business In 1863 after prosperous career on
more than forty years Out here In northern
Montana there are still living Few OF the ola
employees OF the company-elerks. VoyaReurs
ana hunters AL men oil advanced age Nearly
all OF them married Biackteet women ana are
passing their remaining days uioh the reser-
'"''oh Oh lhat tripe IN peace anu comfort wei
cared Tor by their children and granuchlIdren.
ohe OF these oId-umprs. J"hh MONROE is now
20 years Oh age ana IN SPITE OF tne many haru-
shiP' he mas endured apparently sun III 'he
prime Oh lie. Every season ne goes on long
hunting ana trapping excursions INTO the
nock'es' III tne region JUST south Oh inc urcat
Nor'nern halfway the pest game country we
nave iei' ana nc always manages 10 ioau ms
| PACK horseS Win iurs anu trophles oelore nc
| ie'uihs' Lust seasoh ne 'rapPeu II huihp"r oi
| martens an" ue"'efs' anu shot se'ef"i iiooee'
yin sri"Z.ies' pisnorh anu Goa's'
'ohn ia'her, hnRh Monroe was norm IN
| n,on''eal III i,'"' entered the service OF Ihe
iuuoo' Day COMPANY ~ lol+' anu 'ho io'-
| .'.-.,, -. =, - "
c'n,panS posi- on the upper Haska'cneWan.
unuer the tnauo" OF the ROCKIES In tho inil
VI 'ne ensuing year 1910 ne was sent by 'he
company u 'r"'ei WIN tne D'acklee' ana
'n'n '"clt 'dns.ase' ana they moved south
| oi Wv "il'e' he was undoubtedly tue hrst
VIZ ii'"i W 'l"''iee 'he Immense extern. OF
| p''," anu i'ouh'a!h iuhu lying ue'Weeh the
S'o o'> anu missouri rivers. huEh
I I.a 'n"r.."u p,aek,oo' woman VINO was
oN',' iho'ne,' III 'he avs they leit the horth
| a"u eH'eiou 'ne services ot the american fur
ooHh p"h'' "hich they served IathiuIIY Tor
many years hueh monroe was 10 years OF
az u, ''e tinic VI ms death
mo ,,ien'S 'ohh Is ever ready 10 fe'ate
s1 y. '''' III carry nays nc VIII
IN ."'N =" 'e'o'o s'ia"keIs Ior rear 'hey
w., w., $50, MN 10 eouie" ''"' vi NJ unchauSch'
80, o' " ms LOWS "ouu seeip III
.ieu'olo ~ parsons not 'erseu IN the early
, VI VIC west Iu. 'hose VINO know hlm
"|o" S.'at Nv 10 "oso'u.ei' 'ru'hluI,
40 ,'n ,''' tV'"pnn, "EeiI a, rott behtoh
"ue no''nou ny Jus FACTOR at for' lhlon TO
r m larse nuniper o, horses Tor MIN.
~ ,lo ""a.e s ',oin " t'"uo WIN the 'r'es' VINO
'"u many rooes anu iurs' nut VINO were short
". l'n'r9' 'lo i'dsh'eet having neary set
."', u'I.t ~ 'on''"u.u iaios' LUIS lat''r
~ VIC 1--WE .''' 'nousan"s ana 'hou-
SANDS OF horses. but they valued them so
lllIOSSllIIp fnr
any reasonable pgurs rho ,,o,,+ ,I,.",. ~.
cnroi,SoI ~ s ase s ''' aE'ne therefore
concluded TO SEND some men and goods
to the Snake Indians. who were camp.
inc south NJ tbo y.IIowstnn. rho .
had large herds of horses. and were
said to sell them very cheap 4 Crow half
breed Louis Bisette, a white en- n,ovso ra "a
~, " '' '''' WIN" e"p'osec halleu
wiper. ana John Monroe were sent with four
pack horses loaded with trade goods. Both
tne PACK ana the horses they rode wore the
PICK OF the company's herd large swift and
viii ha soan pnt Iii .t,o "a",e I"1'er as
VII oo Sci Du' VIII 'et' 'i'o STORY IN 1ohhs
I'VE started. and Louis took the lead for h,
had passed a great deal Of tins an tba yaI,l, '
stone with tho crows md rnnr .h '0 , INV,
also knew the trail from there 10 the countrv ~
the Snakes 1t was in June. and the weather
was so warm that we rested during the hottest
part OF the day. continuing our journey far
eyes open for in those days. and especially at
t to.n tune ' Of year. war parties from all the diff
ier"ht 'r'pes III inc country were abroad to
whom they could va scannod IN, rrai.ii
tha INNS an, yoIIays and Eva ,hio,.,a ~, LATTE
obliged to pass for signs Of the enemy.
but. above all. we watched the herds If
buffalo and ant;,'ore to warn us thar
man was abroad. So long as We could
&c 'hcLi tuleeti' ltt,lhIS OF lyinE GOWN |
on tht green wa ascau OF US we iet hat the |
I'm tt was si.'": = war laIty sneakng through |
the country would nave started them running |
~ all ulrretlehs oi course. we scared some OF |
THESE NERDS ourselves. put Whenever we could |
we went to one side or the other. aud left them |
10 G, craze In peace RESIDES doubIe-tarre!led |
Iltie i carried DOW ana arrows. using the |
ia,se en by pr"l .m 70 XII what game We
neeueq, ~ mage no noise ala not startie all |
the animals IN the country. and at short range. |
running bunaio' was u powerful weapon. In |
the tIine Il TOOK TO reload gun good bow
man nr eI ,bH dlS dlSs nalf dozen arrows
tran from the Missouri To- the icowstone.
Inc ne bihSkteet had iAhHe IT. and the passing
Dick ana tofth 81 the great camp. the drag
tb Ib th2gHsanHs OF trHY2s OF lodge poles
marrow ana parallel paths, as plain and sharp
CUT ~ Wagon roai Easing the point Of the
SNOWY Mountains we travcrsnd the scene of
a." great na hs OF n" Blackteet by the
rows Whlch nsu 'akrn place some years pre-
vons IL was the only tim" the Bla"kf"et were
ev'ir Worsteu ny any nl tneir native enemies,
ana aitcrWhrd thcy were .uliy revenRed The |
n,acklemt were spit up INTO two large camrs.
one hunting along the Yellow River.
Whie w. NE other went oyer onto tho
] iht willow reoE. which heads IN tho