Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-11-17
CAPTURED BY AN ARAPAHOE.

a grazing spell
CAPTURED BY AN ARAPAHoE.
The ground far and near was honey
! comhcd with burrows Of the prairie dog
| "a species OF lnarmot that live I'm large
| communities and in CO-tenancy with the
! prairie Owl and rattlesnake. The dogs"
| burrow down 10 water and the owls and
| snakes avail themselves OF the accom-
/ modatIons thus afforded which include
/ an appetizIng menu Of young prairie
dogs They are called dogs because
some idiot fancled that their powers
Of speech were Ike those OF young pup
| pies. a line Of timber half a mile west
Of the mound, al its nearest point. de-
/ noted the channel Of a creek. dry, OF
course az that season Of the year. In
/ looking about my attention was arrest
ed by some dark specks on the oppo-
| site slope two miles away
BunalOt No We were beyond their
| range. Presently dark object emerged
from the east side Of the timber and
appeared 20 be moving toward me. Tn
suspicious Of an embarrassing visit. |
watched. until occasional flashes In the
sunlight created the surmise that Il
| might be a soldier from some military
camp In the vicinity a nearer APP
pfoach enabled me 10 discern a horse
man coming at fun speed. and few
moments later revealed an Indian
armed with bow and arrows and decked
IN his gaudy war trappings He was evil
IDENTIFY chief, paint and eagle feathers
buckskin fringes and gllttering gew.
glws told OF rank. The flashes / had
observed came from string Of small
round mirrors hanging from each side
OF his head dress, almost ~ his knees |
got INTO my saddle and awaited his APP
proach. MY attempt 20 retreat would
have been useless. for he was well
mounted and had the advantage Of be-
ing armed, besides / was not vet alto
gether certain OF his character.
He might be a friendly Arapahoe. He
dashed up 20 within six yards Of nue.,
and brought his horse 10 a sudden stop.
We looked at each other for a few mo-
ments In silence then extending my
hand. ] offered the usual friendly salu-
tatlon Howl"
The Indian shook his head and adj
vancing, wheeled close alongside OF me.
having seen that ! was unarmed hooked
his finger IN my bride ring and started
with me IN tow toward his camp. The
situation now flashed upon my mind. A
band Of hOstiles had come up from the
south on a marauding expedition and
was their prisoner. An could DO was
TO retard his progress as much as pos
Sible. without appearing 20 do So In the
iorlorn hope that being near the trail.
succOr might come before they could get
away with me We were al cross pur-
poses | was anxious to keep within
hailing distance Of the trail. while my
captor yainly endeavored to urge my
horse into a gallop In the direction OF
his camp Presently a small cloud Of
dust rose over The crest OF the distant
hill on the west side OF the creek and a
moment afterward a black speck ap-
peared moving down the slope. My
kind friend eyed IL anxiously. and re-
newed his efforts 20 accelerate our
progress. The Indians herd, which had
at first attracted my attention. disap-
peared as II by magic. A second cloud
Of dust and a second descending speck
increased my captOr's anxiety and
mine; two military ambulances. under
an escort OF soldiers, emerged from our
side Of the fringe OF timber They saw
my signal OF distress and a small de-
tachment galloped toward me. My
captor retreated. had no occasion 20.
ARRIVAL OF THE SOLDIERS,
What does that fellow want with
you?" the officer In conSnand asked. as
soon as they were within speaking dis
lance
That's Just what I've been a little
curious 20 know myself | replied.
! explained the situation and they
congratulated NE on my timely delN-
erance. II proved 10 be a company
from the post, on their way 20 establish
a station on the new trail
you had better go back with US"