Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1908-09-29
LISCOM RECEIVERS
BURIED TREASURE
INTERESTING STORY TOLD BY
FAMOUS MILES CITY PIO-
NEER.

FAMOUS MILES CITY P1O-
OF the scores Of thrilling stories
told by visiting pioneers, one by
George Liscom, of Miles City, has a
local setting which makes it especially
interesting to all readers Of the Dem
ocrat.
In 1866, Liscom was a member OF
a party OF fur hunters who operated
in this section of the state. Early in
January Of that year, they were camp
ed over near the gap" One day
Liscom rode several miles away from
the camp after some otter skins which
he believed could be secured at a
small creek out from the gap. When
some distance from the rest of the
boys, he met an Indian, who i'm
mediately commenced to manifest all
sorts of interest in the destination of
the white man. He asked all sorts
of impertinent questions which caused
the paleface to grow suspicious. He
denied that there were any other red
skins around close and wanted 20
show his friendliness by shaking
hands with his white brother.
Liscom reached out and shook
hands but as he brought his hand
back, he pulled the Indians revolver
from the belt. A moment later, the
red exclaimed, Indians and pointed
back behind Liscom looked back
but at the same time, he devined the
object of the red and threw his hand
UP over his head AS he did so, the
wagon spoke with which the willy
aborigine intended to brain his victim,
came down on the upraised hand and
as result of the blow, Liscom has
a stiff finger. Quick as flash, the
fur hunter sent a bullet into the
Indian who, in topping off his horse,
caught one arm in the surcingle on
Liscom's horse. Thinking he was not
dead and was holding on, the white
man put another bullet through the
Indians throat.
The weight OF the redskins body
finally broke the surcingle and Lis
CONS horse got away from him. He
was left out there on the plains afoot
but fortunately, the Indians horse did
not run away.
About that time, 10 Indians got
within firing distance and commenced
to shoot The Indian horse was
wounded and, using the body of the
animal as a breast works, Liscom
commenced to do little execution
He got redskin with each of the
first six shots. 1t finally became SC
warm for the natives that the four OF
five of them who were yet alive made
their getaway.
But the white man did not come
off unscratched as four wounds told
of the fairish aim of the Indians. He
finally made it back to camp and was
a pretty sore man for several weeks
Old man Buchanan who still lives out
near Kendall, attempted bit OF
surgery, using bullet mold in his
efforts to secure bullet which had
been Aattened against one OF the
bones in Liscom's leg.
A short time later (this was in
january the camp in which Liscom
was lying, was again attacked by
Indians and he buried $500 worth OF
gold dust which he happened to have
on his person.
He never thought much about the
gold dust, supposing that some mem
Der of the party had dug it up, until
he saw old man Buchanan a few
months ago who told him that, so far
as he knew, the gold dust was still
where it was buried.
Accordingly, in May Of this year,
forty-two years and four months
after it was buried, Liscom came UP
to the old camping place in the Gap
and uncovered his gold dust. The
powder box and chamois skin bag in
which it was buried, were disintegrat-
ed, but by scooping up the entire lot
he secured all Of the precious gold
dust and took it home with him.
George Liscom is now a we'll known
stockman of Custer county. He has
on his body thirteen scars. made by
arrows and bullets, which speak
eloquently, if silently, of the vicissi-
tudes through which the trail blazers
had co pass while retaining this
state from the domain of the hostile
redskins.