Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-08-17
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powder train.
From what could be seen twas clear
that the camp was no mere bivouac for
the day; indeed, the Englishmen were
still working upon their pine-bough
shelters, building themselves In as If
for stay indefinite.
"'Tis rest camp" auoth Dick:
though why they should break the
march here is more than l can guess.
No" said Ephraim Yeates. faint
jest rightly rest camp. ez l take 1t
EZ l was a-saNng last night. this here
Is Tuckasege country and we amt nc
furder than days running from the
Cowee Towns. Now the Tuckaseges
and the over mountain Cherokees amt
always on the hest O farms, and
l was wondering If the hoss
captain hadn't sot down here to
wait whilst he could send peace
offer o powder and lead on to the
| Cowee chiefs to sort O smooth the
/ way
NO send him yet: going TO send
was tncanoola's amendment. Look
see. Cheakee braves make haste FOX
load horses down yonder now.
Again the sharp, eyes If the Catawba
had come in play. At the foot OF the
great boulder some half dozen OF the
cherokees We're busy with the powde.
two horses. one If the group. who APP
peared to be directing the labor of thu
others, stood apart, holding the bride
reins of three other horses caparsoned
as for a journey. When the loading
MAS accomplished TO the satisfaction OF
The horse holding chieftain he and
two othess mounted. took the burdened
animals in tow. and the small cavalcade
filed off down the stream toward the
apparent cul De sac at the lower end
OF the valley.
f.phraim Yea:es was in i'm twinkling.
dragging us back from the cliff edge
y p With se!" he cried. Nows our
chance To kill Two pa'trdges With one
stone. Ii we can make out 10 get down
into t'ott.er valley in time TO see how
them NarnintS come out. Well know
the WAY in. Nore'n that, we can ann
bush en- and SO make sartain sure o.
five O the six hosses were going to
need. come night. But we've got 10 leg
Ii like Ahimaia2 the son of Zadok!"
Thus the ola hortieres;; and being
only too eager To come TO hanlgrps
with the enemy, we We're up anu run
ming faster Than ever JoabS messenger
can, long before the old man finished
With his s;criptural smile.
Not to take the risk of a delay ON any
UNEMPLOYED short cut. we made sltaight
for the iaNine of our ascent found it
emily rAt ing down TO the Indian trace
in the little upland valley above me
gorge.
For all the helier-skeltcr haste.
found time 10 remember that the gorge
as had las; seen il had been Well
besplinklcd with armed Gherokers iy-
ing in Wait for MS. III they We're sun
there we should be like 10 have a hot
welcome; and some reminder of this
gaSped out to Yeates in Maid tl4gsll
''.Ne'm mind that If we run UP
ag'inst en anywhere, twon'l be ihere-
away. They've look the hint and quill;
scattered out To hunt US long ago.
Was his answer jetked out betwee.,
bounds. And after that l Iousea the
Ferara in ITS sheath and saved my
breath as ] might for the killing bust
ness of the moment.
Twas sharp disappointment that,
for all the haste of our mad scramble
down the mountain. we We're too late
10 surprise tie secret of the enemy $
stronghold. The CataWba WAS leading
when We dashed down into the valley
and one glance sent him flying back
Ia stop us short With dumb SHOW l9ur-
porting that the quarry MAS already
out of the defle and coming up the
Indian path.