Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-30

his jurisdiction at all hazards. He was
instructed to deputize as large a force as
he thought necessary for the campaign
ana to make as many arrests as he could.
| Wilcox at first thought to temnorize
ana perhaps accomplish his mission BY
moral suasion. He went along to where
the red hunters We're thickest. 90 miles
or so below Maybell. His powwow with
the Indians ending with a notice that
they must at once retire to their reserva-
ton in Utah. only caused him to be
laughed at. reviled and defied by the bel
ligerent bucks. Leaving them, he re-
turned to Steamboat. procured a sileaf
or warrants against Uintah Indian John
Does anu then set to work deputizing
the best men of the section'' to assist
him in serving the papers.
Making his headquarters at Boyd
Naughn's ranch, Is miles below Maybeil,
Wilcox divided his little force into scout
ing parties ana began operations against
the Indians. Not far from the ranch,
Wilcox, Jack" White and three Other.
members of the 'buckskin police" ran
across Chief Star. the leader of the m
dian depredators, and a small band of
Vlntahs. One teepee composed their en-
campmenf. An attempt made to arrest
Star drew hostile demonstrations from
a young buck, who was quoted by a blow
on the mouth from a Winchester. A mo-
! ment later the alertness of White saved
tiAS - vi Ill5 ltIt'Ilu w !ichA from anD(ntf
! buck.
Both were "fussins'' with Star. their
backs turned to the teepee. Suddenly
a Slight noise in the rear caught Whites
line sense of hearing. He glanced around
and on the instant called:
Look out, Wilcox"
An Indian clutching a hunting knife
mad raWled from the tent, snakelika.
ana was just about to spring on the lead
ef OF the white men. The indian was
promptly shot and killed by Wilcox. This
started a shooting melee, which numbered
:" sluaW among its victims. She was
pfehab1y shot accidentally. as her dead
ooaN was found in the teepee. The flight
70 sheJ'ef OF Star and his comma ninns
prevented futher fatalities.
me next dead Indian of the little war
WAS contributed by White. A report
apteau ,'a1 a band of tintahs. trickea
our III ~War-paint, was making for The
lily faik ranch, formerly the residsnes
OF Jonn w. Lowell. ex-state a,lfta,
among those at the ranch house vas
noiltl1 VINO was very i'll. Fearing 1he
uanset OF delay, Wilcox dispatched
: aiiu " other cowboys by a
io~u1daoout way to intercept and check
the narauders. He took a buggy ov.r
.,e aneet road to the ranch house. with
liz intention OF rescuing the sick wonn-
an. He found the place strongly oar,i
sof'ed, but removed it's invalid to sare,,
1N'i eAS u save hpr from ha affar+. ~
alarm. y
III the meantime jack White and bis
.No companions had "inteIcepted, tha
supposed Wallike Indians. bur NOT Quit.
~ Tue Way they expected or desired
WINE riding through a steep canynn
JUST 10 the north of Cross oun.ai tn.
,fio neafd a rifle shot behind them fol
io"ed ON ectly by another in front ,rho
eoNnuss broke for cover. and very E,tla
scouting satisfied that the Eintahs how
~ oNtnunbered his tiny force. foht
'ns retreat was decided upon.
FORCING their horses I'D the mo,ntai,
throueh the thick growth of cedars Whit,
ahd ms partners headed in what tbo,.
,ioush, was the direction of the III.
fafk ranch, the Indians, shooting as tho,
came, in close pursuit. Soon ona,t
"hites associates rode astrav FROM, tho
o,hef Two. The incident decided White to
apahaon the horses, his mate acuuiesci,o
anu they continued the race on foot 1e,v,
lhS TIE spent ponies to their fate
lHeif example was followed nv tho tn
aiahs, whose bullets were now hlazi,a
TIE trees TOO close to the White mon "a,
any degree of comfort. The reds Va.
also closing in on the two coYboys la,
ny one VINO was evidently the swif,asf
runner of the band.
IN ms dilemma, Jack" White .urna,
quickly IN his tracks. aimed his rifle ana
with mat bullet sent the tieet-footed In