The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-01

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fell so thickly that away from the timber
ono could nor see City yards distant ana
the wind blew hard and steadily. Al we
could 90 was 10 lay IN our shelter ana
wait FOR the weather TO clear up. lhis
morning We ate the last Of the elk meat
we had. but did not dare hunt Tor more
because wc feared some 10 hans might
hear the report q our guns, and also We
could not travel about 10 lette Il N'n
which might be found. SO besides haiL
freezing we starved. too; but we stooa IL
well enough for a day. When The second
and The third day passed with no. change
In tho weather, we began 20 get desperate
and as a last resort. butchered one OF our
horses which were hobbled near US
must say that the steak We cut from II
tasted good: but we were starving, ana
anything al an would have been re.ished.
/ don't think / would care to eat horseIlesh
when any other meat is ~obtainaDle.
"Well. when the fourth day Of our stay
came. the storm was over. and two ieet
Of pretty solid snow covered the pans
We lay still until about 3 O'Clock, ana
then climbing the hill above US Iound'
as We had suspicioned. that me crow
CAMP WAS ADl Aa4 way ~. N""" wv
lodges pitched by The borders of a cotton
wood grove. large bands OF horses were
feeding about on either side OF il, and as
dusk came they were driven I'm near the
camp. and the best ones ~picket-i near
the lodges Of their owners. Evidently
the Crows were looking out for their
I stock since the Piegan raid. As soon as
| it was dark we saddled up our W horses
GOT on behind Louis, and Pete carried my
saddle on his horse. We roue within mar
A mile Of the camp, and then pioleeaed
afoot. finding lt hard work TO W""e
through the deep snow. Now that we
were to get some of the Crow stock we
had made up our minds % take only the
best. 10 select those tied right IN me
camp. with our saddle blankets wrapped
about us and over our heads, just as the
Indians wear one. We entered the village
and walked round. outwardly uncon-
cerned. but with fast beating hearts. l
know that mine thumned pretty fast, ana
I felt a kind OF choking sensation I'm my
throat. We soon separated. and aite:
looking about a little. ] secured four good
sized horses and led them back To where
we had left our saddle animals. Presently
Louis Joined me, bringing four more. and
Pete came along with nve. We were get.
| ting along pretty well We thought. and
| inquired kldl ny Hlth4NS tHA'' 'HhAN 1E'
into the camp We would have as big a
band as We could handle.
THE CAMP AROUSED.
I'VE went In once more and had got
five head together and had passed out a
few hundred yards on my way back. when
I heard a shot. and then the camp seemed
10 wake up. Ye.ls. shots. women
screams and chldren's bowling hled the
air. 7 knew that we had been discovered
and hurried on 10 our rendezvous as fast
as I could. and put ms saddle onto n good
| hle horse. Louis and Pete soon came up.
Inc forme with three horses. the latter
empty-handad and swearing vo.ubly. lie
had attempted TO take a horse that had
been tied 20 a rope which was fastened in
/ side Of a lodge. and been discover AID
shot al. OF course there was nothing To-
do but 10 light out as fast as we could
with the twenty-One head we had $40 3D.,
and we lost 10 time In getting or plough
ing along through the deep snow and
taking turns breaking the Trail, al what
seemed 70 ne a snails pace. We were sure
that as soon as daylight zane the Crows
would follow us. and II ever we wished
FOR anything I'm our lives We wished that
he wind would blow and cover No our
trail. II Il didn't we felt that we were
liable 10 be overtaken. We had m all
~twenty-throe head OF horses. and could
keep changing as one after another tired
I'm breaking the trial. on the other hand
II the Grows pursued us they would have
10 change Of horses. but a well-broken
trail 10 follow. The question was which
would win out. One thing sure, 50 Ions
as the wind did not blow. We just had
70 keep going. And II didn't blow. l.
I couldn'. so long as the hOodoo was on vs..
we kent on day and night. stopping only
10 cook some meat. Of which We had
plentv. killing an antelope or bnualo
whenever We felt hungry. We seldom
stoned more than an hour AZ a time hp~-
lust long nough 20 eat and catch n feW
minutes nap. and In this way. on the
evaning Of the fifth day. We came 70
Arrow Creek. only forty miles from Fort
pen,on. We were 80 tired that We felt We
could not ride another mile; Crows or no
crows. we had 20 rest 50. u~nslde ing In
a clump Of c~0ttonwoods we turned the
equally tired horses loose and went 10
sleep without any supper. We had not
saved any Of the last meat killed and were
TOO weary 10 hunt for more.
ALL WERE GONE.
"I can't say that we were surprised when
we cot UP i'm the morning 10 md hat the
horses every one OF them. were gone. and
the moccasin tracks about the trail Lead
ing back toward the Sn0wies showed Us
that after al the Crows had got the best
OF II. What did surprise us was. mat
they hadn't shot rs IA We lay so sounnls
sleeplng; there was moccasin tracks WITH
I'm ten yards OF our beds, so the inclans
must have seen Us. Wei. We Just pied
our saddles and ,our belts Of extra am
munitlon right there. and struck out.
First though. we had tn have something
TO eat and here the hHdoo showed up
again. Louis was considered the best shot
IN the country. I've often seen him
shoot pIairie chickens on the wing WIN
his rife. But that morning he sneakef
up on a band Of bhy-horn. fired all the