The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1906-05-03
THE IorEx or IRON CROW.

iar ~ Indian ihlngs, and came upon
a pair ot rrocrasins crnsmsnied with
stained porcupine quills plated IN The
qaniB, figures ~ ihunder-biris. These
figures represented the Gos Nentre
ilss ~ The origin 81 thunder and light.
ming.
Bonbonue said, smilingly'
"Yoa'd better huy thai pair, maybe
they'll bring you luck. The bird to-
tenn !. great medicine, rs my uncles,
Armand aud Tony Bonhomme, could
tell you IL they were alive"
inquired the price Of the mecca
sins. and finding il Sbsurdly small,
PAID il.
II rcekon these are not A. good moe
cnsips As old Iron Grow used 10 make
for my unclcs,n remarked the trnder'
Iron Grow Was once famous medi-
cine. man. He was converted by .
Csstholr missionary. and thereafter be-
eains . dspeuieni NJ my fathers trad.
ing station above ST. clopd. Hls ebiei
occupation vas " make baeksdp shirts,
lcgglngs aud moceaSins for Armand
and Tony, and some Of ibs sintsf1rs
who cam. IN there.
.'My uncles were then young men,
but they had made n number OF trad
my expeditions as far west as the iei'
losstone river. They spoke both IN
the syouy and 0iibway tongues, which
were ,hs eb,sf languages of the North
west. and being K,sasb traders, were
well received among the bibes,
"on one occasion they were w .
trading trip to the Cheyennes, who
foregaiherai around the heads OF the
Little Missouri, Thay took two men,
AN old, lame French Csasdlap, who
did the camp rustling, aud Tim hss'
ron, a new nau, whom they hired as
night herdss. Heron proved har-
um -scarum. fool,hardy fsliow. :
"At camp among the Mandaas he
quarreIed with several Indians, and
was knocked down with n batchet.
Even this did not teach him . lesson,
"The brothers should have turned
him of then, but they good-naturedly
ignored his faults. although he left that
camp swearing vengeance against the
Indians.
"ln the Cheyenne country the broth
ers built temporary shack for trading
purposes, and then began to ride Out
among the foothills to look for signs
of the Cheyeppes. 0pe evening, after
long days ride, they returned to-
gether, TO find desolate camp, Then
shack was burned to the ground. The
body of old LaRue, their cook, lay
near the smouldering heap. Or Her
ron and the horses there was no trace.
They searched in the ashes for Her
ron's boass, and were forced to con
clude that be had bssa taken captive.
1.-The grass had been tFsIspisd al
about by Indians. and so far ~ they
could Judge, LaRue had been alone IL
the shack, which he had defended un,
ill forced out by fire.
"This business they believed hac
been the work of Crows, who were al
ways fighting the Cheyennes. They
also CONCLUDED that Heron had beer
taken captive, and that i was then
duty TO rescue him,
"The chance of getting him ava,
from big party of Indians was slen
der enough. They had no more thai
passed over the first rise of grount
when they came upon the ilayed car
| casses of three buifaloes, which proved
that the Indians bad been riding in thu
chase before discovering tho shack,
"They rode hard on the trail OF tb'
hunters until dark, and then were com
PEELED 10 dismount and follow on foot
Toward midnight, among som
rough, hard hills, they lost all trace Q
| il, They were about TO give up unit
| morning, when, in riding over butte
they heard faint hallo0, which sound
ed two miles or more away, " WA
the call Of an Indian hunter or nigh
herder. and put them on the alert.
Leading their ponies, they cautious
! " descended in the direction 6f tb
sound until they came upon fiat rive
valley well covered with grass. The,
knew now that the Indian camp was il
this valley. Following the stream, the
rode in an opposite direction for mil
or two, and tied their ponies In dsns
thicket of willows, There was risk i
| this, but there was great risk in a
they proposed TO do,
Daylight found them lying anon
| the tall grass and weeds OF q gophe
knoll within quarter of mile OF
large hunting village. There, in con
slant peril Of discovery, they watche
the Indians move about their tepeei
and the hunting parties aoms and &
until mid.afternoon. Yet they saw n
sign Of Heron or OF any tepee i
which = prisoner seemed guarded
They finally concluded that their ma
wa. either dead or was held at som
other camp in the vicinity.
THE day was IN September. and q
ha a. midsummer. They had nothin
10 eat bu, some tongh scraps Of rs'
nest cut from bafslo's neck. whie
4 the Indians had discarded the day b,
4 fore. They had purpossly taken
hiding away from the river, and q
midday they were tortured with th
heree lhirst Of an slkaii land.
Toward night Tonsy Whispered thl
be could endure Is no longer; that B
mast have water soon or 90 into !
of eoughing. SO Armand consented
move. and they wormed their wa
slowly and cautiously toward the riv,
below the village. They went on the
knsa. and rihavs going one benin