The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-07-06

has he seen him since /
have heard Rain talk and he viii never
get into the happy hunting gr6snds if
veracity is to be his passport.
When we met Curley he WIS badly
scared chat doubt if he would have
known himself. He had Sidiix nedi-
cine or war pony in full punt and
feathers, a Sioux blanket and part Of a
war bonnet that he wore in his escape,
and which he got from dead Sioux
medicine man who was killed near him
in the first attack The blanket had |
some blood on it. His own horse was
killed and he appropriated the medicine |
mans property, and instead of trying to
run the gauntlet he moved along with
the enemy, trusting to his disguise to
deceive them. When he saw. an oppor-
tunity he dropped out of his bad com
pany and escaped. When last saw
him with Custer he had hts Grow
.caothes on and had his own pony, and hc
had no other chance to get the outfit.
Had he been white man he would not
have had any chance OF escape even.
with that rig. He does not claim to
have tried to fight, but only to escape,
aud his first account of the affair is no
dcnft the correct one, as anyone ac
lquainted with the Indians and their
mode Of fighting win admit its feasa-
biiity.
! understand that there was an ex-
soldier at the Worlds Fair in Chicago,
who posed as soldier in the 7th cav
airy, who escaped from the fatal field.
He was an imposter, FOR none but CurIey
left the ground alive. He may have
dreamed it and believes in dreams.
When the 9TH cavalry rode away from
Fort Lincoln with che White Horse
company, the band belonging to it
played one of Clusters favorites, The
Girl 1 Left Behind Me- Ever after
that, when heard the familiar tune on
the plains, my mind was carrieda back to
the parting scene at the fort, and IN the
foreground oE metaoryis picfnre stands
With tears dinlIned eyes, SID, brave
woman Woa might her heart, nigl
break, for she knew, as. no one else did
that, her brave husband was going on al
expedition fraught with untold, hidden
dangers, and not upon a summer
outings
Crazy Horse and Goose, each with a
band of Cheycnnes, fought against Gus,
ter In fact, the former was looked upon
as the head war chief, Sitting Bull being
more of medicine man and coffee
cooler. The prevalent belief is that
Sitting Bull was the worst Indian and
head war chief. This is mistake
There were several worse than he and
more treacherous, but as most of them
are dead and good Indians I will not
take the trouble to name them or to re-
count their good (?) deeds. Gall was the
head man among those who fought Reno
and Benteen, and would have got away
with them only for the personal bravery
of the latter, before mentioned.
w llGu OSIctdl ISiI ICLG G1O HOIu oll4t'
General Miles took command all Terry s
and Clusters scouts who were alive went
to work for the now commander, except
George Mulligan and Jimmy from Cork
But there were only five OF US left-Bob
and Bill jackson, Wick Smith, Gaddy
and myself. However, Miles""re- enforced
US with several others. | hope that
! when we all cross the great, divide ouI
former commander will keep his vigilant
: eye on the grub pile as he always has
giving us the white buffalo and reserv.
ing the embalmed beef for Sitting Bull
which will either cause him to give his
familiar war whoop or his wierd death
chant. WAMA-DEE-NoPA.
*Scout Billy Jackson was with Custe
on the morning of tae 18th, but left be
fore the engagement to join Reno, ant
, knew nothing of the terrible conhic
until the next day. On the 9th the
came to the battle field, and jackson
t with four other scouts, identified the re
mains of General Custer and Scout Rey
nolds Although the remains wer
showing the effects of decomposition
jackson could not be mistaken for h
l knew every particle OF their clothing a
D we'll as he did his own His report c
q the battlefield may be vouched for, as h
: was ever known as a brave, cool, clear
$ headed and truthful scout, whom Ger
t eral Miles said ne could always depen
: upon. He, too, maintains that CustG
did not go contrary TO orders.