The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-03
The Trouble
at Sun Dance

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=, the Sun Dance range. freshly
:. from the Sioux and Cheyennes,
w. taken in a rush by the coH-men'
49, was constant trouble for sever
Al years. ~ H. ,;ao.-
a,,n,oreI. and extra men We're
s .as+.ntIv on duty 70 guard the ranch
..nMrq. AMI horse corrals. Tae
,,m;t If cattle ran8n on rha north Wa
rsever,e reservation. Rustlers, both
sattv stealngs of horses or cattle &C.
"a and white, were on the alert, ana
. ~, nearly every month in the year
o., the thieves were not always
.n+pnt with small pickinss. In sin
"a raid in October Indians ran on
!, hundred head Of cattle, scattered
.,an among the mountains Of the res
aration and slaughtered them there.
When complaint was made at theif
.spucv, the Crows declared that the
rbevernes had done this wicked busl-
,es and the Cheyenres We're equally
Ann in asserting that the Crows were
nty "The Crows are always steal
iag," they said.
Nevertheless, it was noted that
mod deal Of beef was hung up to dry
4 their several villages. The at
nntion Of their agent was called to
/ his fact, but that individual proved
lethargc and would take no action.
Thereupcn the ha!f-dozen coW-men
who had lodged complaint declared
! hat they would shoot his Indians Oh
sight whenever any set foot upon their
range
you'll have to get sight of them
first" was the dry rejoinder.
So the Bar-Two-Vs men rode home
IN high dudgeon. Some days later
two pony-riders drew rein at the door
Of their ranch-house, and inquired if
more men were wanted there.
"A regiment replied Allen, the
foreman, WHO Glanced to be at the
ranch. How do you size up against
bunch Of reds?'
The two were young men. well arm
cd and mounted They laughed. III
you mean the Crows and Cheyennes,"
said one, speaking slowly and with a
digit nalt in his accent, II think that
W can keep them off your range
You can sure brag some,' said AL
len Light and set your teeth
against bull beef"
70 the young strangers, boys and
orothers Of eighteen or twenty years,
Sell into the ways Of the ranch. The
ader gave his name as Hugo and the
sasr as Raymond, which, as well as
neir carefully spoken English, mark
q them as foreigners. The etiquette
q the range did not require any show
q antecadants.
but the dress and armament Of the
newcomers were Ct the range, their
ponies certainly cow-horses, and their
saddles Of unimpeachable Cheyenne
uanufacture. In fact, as punchers,
uey proved wholly fit save in the one
Galter OF choice precision in the use
q English. s
VET move on your chin," was an
INJUNCTION which each frequently r
leard and which seldom failed to /
tovoAe a broad smile.
me proved valuable additions to s
n Ane-riding force, and each earn e
i nls good wages by honest and ef- e
.sUve work. Thus matters ran on d
though the fall and winter months,
d. as It happened, no stock was stol- v
4 rum the Bar-Two-Vs people during ii
aese seasons. !,
.oa fellows have sure brought
~ luck to this outfit Allen admit r.
q +" mem, at the spring roundup; Il
VI . usual the brothers grinned W
~ ~ appreciation. II
S0u' Inc first Of Juno, however, Il
. eood opinion they had won was
~ SCI aside. 1t happend thus. ia
~ ana Two punchers named Far e
! n suo Morgan were riding the line q
O.us Creek, very close to the res W
' ]. boundary, when a number a
aOrsemen were seen upon a ridge hi
aoss the line. =,
I!uns! pronounced Farley. tn
Tule assenteG Morgan.
] e'ennes, said Hugo, casually, T:
n. me Others rode on he stayed W
NC apparently busy with his sad ar
cinches. ~. A'S '> a
was some time after they had