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had been engaged in the battle of the

had been engaged in the battle of the
Little Big Horn.
During the battle White American
Horse, his squaws, and about twenty war
Iiors, took refuge in a cache. the mouth
Of which was thiekly covered with wild
cherry bushes. AS soon as the Indians had
departed the fellows began ransacking
their tepees TO see what they could find
in the way OF tobacco. and two of them
wandered In the direction of the cache.
Instantly there was a white puff of smoke
emerging therefrom. and one OF them fell
shot through the head. Confusion reigned,
and several of the boys started to run
over toward the dead soldier and help his
bunkie carry MIN TO the rear. when Charley
White, the scout, who had been watching
that place for some time, shouted. Look
out boys! Indians in ihere!'
White then started to make an inyes-
LEGATION himself, and erawled slowly up
to the break Of the cache. and while try
ing to peer down through the bushes was
shot dead through the heart, by White
American Horse, as we learned afterward.
In the mean time a courier had been de-
spatched for the rest Of the column. and
soon the boys came into view, marching
with taat long. steady swing which has
made the Regular Army famous.
Seeing the condition of affairs, old
Grey Fox ordered Frank Gourard to wax
out some distance toward the fatal spot
and tell the Indians that if they would
Gene out no harm would be done them;
they would simply be sent back on their
reservation. Presently an old squaw ap
reared and asked to see the great chief
meaning Crook and upon his appearance
began to cover his hands with kisses. and
wailing plaintIvc tune. The general tod
her through the Interpreter what he
wanted her to do, and back she went to
the ravine, and presently out scrambled
twenty big. strong bucks, four squaws and
American Horse. They were placed under
2 guard and it was discovered that Am r
lean Horse was badly wounded. He died
in a few days
The Fight mt slim Butte.
about sunset, just as we were mount
ing guard, the crack of rifles sounded upon
all sides of US. for we we're in kind Of
valley, and there were two big hills on
each side We knew then that the Battle
Of Slim Butte had opened for the Indians
who had escaped had brought back re-en-
fcrCements. Orders we're issued that every
man expose only that part OF his body
necessary in crawling through the grass
because before we could reach the red
skins we would have to make a dash OF
I'VE waited for the word, and when it
came, with a wild yell, Remember Gus
teri! we started, the Indians plugging at
us viciously from the top of the hill.
When cover was reached we halted TO re-
gain our breath and form. and then we
did little shooting on our own part.
AS we were advancing up the side of the
hill it became necessary for the Indians
to expose themselves in order to get
good bead on u.s. and as fast as they would
do SO there would be another good In
dan The fire now grew fiercer, the
hostiles evidently determined TO recapture
their camp, and for two long hours we
blazed away at each other. until they,
seeing that we were too much for them,
retreated. keeping up a dilatory firing
from adjacent trees and rocks Our
wounded and killed were then brought
back to the camp and buried, the grave
OF each one being ridden over by troop
OF cavalry after it had been placed in the
ground to destroy the marks of burial.
The next morning we discovered that
the band which we had been fighting num-
bered over 800 red men and was part OF
Sitting Bulls braves. The tePees OF their
camp were then pulled down and thrown
in heap, and. after piling up their bunalo
robes and other effects on top, the rubbish
was set on fire. We then started imme-
diately for Crook City. In two days time
We reached that place. and more tired
and hungry lot OF men you never saw.
After having received a rest or about TWO
weeks, and being fed up to the limit, we
were JUST about to start on after another
band when orders were received uirect'
ing us to go to Fort Robinson"