The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03

Ino shooting came, as last as they COu ~
rushed to their boats at the first alarm. all but
Pete whom we missed Just as our W b2at began nM1
called OUT 4a' Foe For GO Gods F' sSRs waltz and he
tprsng ashore and ran up TIE the bank Son We s a.
passing us in ths msantime. rowing with all
their might to get out Of range Of the arrows
Paul was not gone minute Lbut it seemed
year., when he re-appeared with Pete on hls
Sa % and our
9s Pete The eide sd
swiftand bearing towards the other shore 80 we
soon got beyond the rsnEe ot the indiana
tie oscasio nal balls which came whstins
the further shore some distance below, and
reached them did We have time to examine
our comrades. and to our sorrow and horror
through the lungs By an ouncs ball. Psuis
juGular vein had been severed by an arrow,
sns hsVns ns
rel ere their lives ebbed away in the blood
which covered. the deck. We covered them
stream. rowing steadily all night and far into
the next day. when we went ashore and buried
them as best We could beneath some big
"Xt Fort Union We got couple Of men to
On to Fort Pierre, without, further incident.
Here other crews took our boats and carRses
corSs the h.y had bresh to- sh
point up to their destination at Fort Brule As
fsr cGSd + tss h.
take. his place until he SHOULD 30 able TO resume
to Fort Brul6 as best / could. There was
OF Pi!tsburE. Pa who had driven a meat
wagon for me here. and who vas very anxious
take hi Tor he iookei like fraii sort Of
a fellow who, couldn't stand much hard.
h say s esS. n he and ssver cot b: srd as
the started out niHot carry
"ithink, it was the, third day out that we
q 81 any ny fiHa was 70 b seen not sven : sTd.
buffalo again, so we kept on, little caring II we
But not ons d S two three passed and s
SACK s4 s d wheh IT, S
getting very weak. and l carried his xpp ard I'D
| Cheyenne River and about n quarter OF a mile
hsyo1d went into big Patch Of u, G ,So
extent we had seer, and l hoped to find some
patch OF brush near the river, spread our blank
bic as possible. set out to ind som citing to eat
| tramped through that bottom UP and down,
pabb ana at hs
self back to our rude camp. pretty we'll worn
During the night l suddenly remembered
that | had nsh-h book and line in my coat
pocket. or that ough. to have. and putting my
burned tho ish out OF u. river. and i can
as soon as daylight came went out, to
built a big nre. got Davis out, to IT. for, the
mornrg waf vsr{ Shy and o then set about
grubs in a, rotton old cottonwood. and then
cutting pols wss soon trying my lpcs from
q sep sn1y sSS
g ats
en9 Kim Be- Ho os we'll for
ate #. as raw lsh would make chin him sick -
arGer nsh. ! was wattchine the line IL
eddy when l heard q ,srlashng in the
river aboEe and ookns ,u up saw
two Indians, coming down the stream knew
at once that they were tress; for tEas their
s stretehed d over S willow rams and oas down
| to the Sioux country in thsm. Arrived in the
ykSnty 81 thS sney camp b they ard w ND
for some years now. these Crees had also been
bitter enemies Of the American Fur Company
every employee. and the factor too Of tho trad
INK post which had been established in their
toward me my heart sank and when saw
that they were max ing for tho shore terror
me- Sbe qs"rG sTs MY H
nsh broil On hot stone ..
| n RI
III can't move another step he replied. not
a atep. Save yourself u you can
our guns and then make him 60 with me. but
SestS agony GTss; s%s9sd ont o{ the
horn and bullet pouch. went through the
to- he P rSer and Jun into the stream @
swan and foated along until ] came to big
myself in the centre Of i. having loft no trai!
or sign by which might De traced There !
nv dead eomrade They had secured the tin;
me. were enjoying themselves as was their
custom.
bluffs. and ere, they disappeared fire two, or
three shots In the alr;it was the indian sign
h som fhe
them might be lurking about Watching Tor me,
and 1t was not until o or 10 O'Clock that left
my hiding place and resumed the weary tramp
or three hours, and then SAT- down. What's
thepseH said to myself of struggling any
ton might as well die here as anywhere,
'I fell asleep. The sun was far, above the
horizon when ,awoke; and was shining down
on an unburned prairie covered with buffalo
and antelope, While there's life there's hope,
said to myself as arose and started on. II
] can't shoot buffalo. maybe j can some way
manage to shoot rabbit or grouse
i hadn't gone far when came to young
buffalo COW killed and partly eaten by the
1t tasted good | ate little Of it raw. and
] cut up all that was left slicinR it into thin
shests and hung II on tho bushes to dry; In
two or three days it was cured and light. | felt
well and strong and with a. good pack Of II on
pace few men could have followed. SNEAK inR
by the village Of tho CresS ! finally arrived at
the home OF the friendly Mandans. and my
hardships were. over, The chief gave me
horse on which travelled to Fort Union. where
l was en- oyed during the succeeding winter II
The Eleventh Cavalry No Longer a Myth