Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1899-06-07

nest ci n enemy hOout tnat Time
and were raising - and putting a
chunk un'ler IL. The bullets were
bowling over our way. 30 the COM
pany lay down behind a rice dixie and
myself and TWO Others from my COM
pany started out right among the
bullets tn find just exactly where the
left OF the Pennsylvania line was.
We expected to be hit any second, for
the bullets were striking the ground
all around us and chipping the bark
from the trees, striking the rocks,
and, in short, the bullets seemed just
as thick as hail stones in a hard
storm. One OF the fellows became
terror-stricken and just absolutely
couldn't 20 any further. so he lay
down behin1 a big rock and we went
on and left him behind. We found
where the Pennsylvanians were and
got there just in time to help stop a
bunch of insurgents from thanking
them. We were standing still for a
moment looking at the Pennsylvania
line when we saw the niggers slip
ping around almost behind us. We
turned loose and killed four or five oi
them, which made them think the
Pennsylvania line extended out there,
and so caused them to retreat. We
two then hurried hack to where we
expected to find the company, but
discovered they had made a left turn
and were about 300 yards from where
we had left them, all down in the
bottom of a water cut In the rocks
and lying low. There We stayed in
the hot u for about an hour and it
began getting so hot that we could
not stand 1t, so the officers finally de-
cided to let us move off to the right
about $50 yards, where the timber
began again. Just before we started
we saw some niggers in a trench on
a little hill about 700 yards away,
and thought il little short of insan-
ity to march the whole battalion out
In plain view to be shot at, but VIC
went all the same, and about the
time we were all in sight the niggers
poured a volley broadside into the
line. dropped fat on my face and
lay there, hoping the firing would
ease up IA bit 30 | could go over where
the rest Of the boys had rushed to.
The firing didn't stop, however, and
| found by the way the bullets were
striking around me that l was in as
much danger there as | would be
standing up, so l jumped up and
made a break for the edge of the tim
Der, where we lay for about an houl
longer, firing a volley occasionally
waiting for the Second battalion ant
the rest of the Montana regiment t.
come up on our left, hut az we after
ward learned they were about two
miles away with the Kansas boys
After about an hour the Pennsyl
vania bows moved around on TIL
right, and the Fourthcavalry havin!
been informed Of our position, Slipped
around and tianked what proved t,
he a block house and a strong posi-
ton. As soon AZ these three com
mands got their positions we al
moved forward with a rush, an,
when the niggers finally quit thei
trenches a little rapid-tire gun tina
had got into position unknown I,
us turned loose on them and JUS
moved them down for all the worl,
as tall grass falls before the sickle q
a moving machine. 1t fires $50 time
a minute and carries the 1916 stee
ball cartridge used in the navy rifles
This, combined with the volleys W,
sent into them, made quite a killing
We then marched through a small
river, which was the first water W
had had for hours, and while /
wasn't very good 1t was a gudsend
Up on top Of Il hill, where we restet
for n little more than an hour an,
then took a long, tedious marcl
down t" where the Second battnliol