Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-01-21
A FRONTIER HERO.

raid would De made, because he did
not know when the expected tribes
would arrive, but he was certain that
1t would take place very soon-any
day, in fact.
Hugh, I'll tell you what we'll do"
John said to his brother. you take
old Doll and follow father up. You'll
be pretty sure to overtake him some
where on the road. I'll go down the
river to st. Mary's and let the folks
there know what to look out for"
Cant do it." said Jim Grow. 'In-
jun both sides river, all along road,
clear down to big bend"
The big bend" was about ten miles
away, half way Of the distance, by
river, to ST. Mary's. Once beyond that.
according to Jim Crows knowledge of
the situation, there would be no danger
likely to befall the traveller, but the
question was, how TO get beyond it 1t
seemed that the Indians had camps
on both sides of the river between Mr..
Sanford's place and the big bend"
where the roads ran over which set
tiers from above would be likely to go
if they became frightened and sought
safety in flight
Jim Crow was evidently in a rather
nervous condition of mind, for he was
anxious to be gone. He had risked
a great deal in doing what he had to
warn of the danger ahead the white
family who had befriended him, and
he did not care to arouse the suspicion
of his red brothers Therefore he made
his visit a brief one, and disappeared
in the forest.
| 1T can't bear to think of letting the
Indians kill off everybody at st. Mary's
without trying to do something to
warn them of their danger" said John.
"If I could only get beyond the big
bendr
Just then a ree-top came floating
down the river, close to the shore
where they were standing. Many OF
It's branches were above the water
and so thick were they that one could
not see through them.
A plan flashed through the boys
brain. Why could he not conceal him
self among the branches of the tree
top and drift down the river in it
The Indians along the shores would
not be likely to ssupect that it gave
SlcAlFl " OAt- 1nCy pIOOuDlN- NcIt
not suspicious, or on the lookout as
yet, believing. as no doubt they did
that the whites had no anticipation o.
trouble ahead.
"I'll do it." he decided. and he jump
ed into a boat and rowed out into tn,
river after the tree-top, which he sue
ceeded in pushing up against the bank
where it anchored itself among tn,
bushes, temporarily.
He explained his plan to Hugh
t You'll have no trouble in gettiny
away without any help from me-" h,
said. Its all clear in that direction
If what Jim Grow said is so. So
shant worry any about you, and 70,
needn't worry any about yourself"
t They saddled old Doll, and John saw
} his brother ride away, wondering /
fate would ever bring them togethe
, again. Then he climbed out upon tn
] tree-top, and let himself down among
/ it's branches, with the lower part of hi
? body in the water, which was warm
and not at all unpleasant to come il
> contact with. He found that he coul
/ very easily support himself by throw
! ing his arms over the branches of tn
3 tree-top in such a manner that moth
? ing but his head would be out of water
He pushed the novel craft away fror
e shore and presently 1t caught the cul
y rent and swung out into the stream.
t AS nearly as he could calculate tn
: stream had a current of about a mil
an hour. 1t was now past sundow1
q and dusk was setting in. There woul
i be about eight hours of comparativ
n darkness in his favor, and allowin
@ his calculations Of the movement G
/ the current. to be correct, they woul
b take him well along toward the obi
y bend"
J, 1t must have been nearly midnigt
f before he came upon any indication c
g the enemy. Then he saw the ficke
d of camp fires here and there along til
shores. BY and by they were left b,
II hind, but presently he came upon oil
n ers- These he passed safely, and 6
the first red CLEANS of dawn began I
@ show In the aast he felt quite SUI