The Ronan pioneer., 1917-01-26

Lemhi warriors. We Joined them
and proceeded on the trail to Ten
Mile, where we found some exceed
lngly fresh Indian signs. On the way
we found an old squaw who had been
shot through the head. Apparently
she had been wounded either in the
Big Hole fight or at the Horse Prai-
RE massacre afterWard. The Nez
Perces, unable to carry her along,
had killed her. Some of Tendoy' S
bucks scalped her.
We camped to rest Our horses and
who had been sent ahead, returned
with reports of fresh Nez Perce signs
up the trail. This caused the Lem
his to hold war dance. The result
of the council was the decision to
leave to Colonel Shoup the question
Of whether we should follow the
hostile reds and possibly stir up a
hornets nest, or return for more help.
Shoup said:
Gentlemen. there are too many of
us for a scouting party, and not
enough to make fight, as most of
the party are armed only with muz-
zle leaders and Colt six-shooters--
mostly cap and ball at that"
Lemhis After Horses.
Chief Tendoy made a speech, say
ing he would help the white man.
He was anxious to mix it with the
Nez Perces. as he thought they could
steal a lot of their enemies horses.
Being commissioned as a scout in
Uncle Sans service, with consider
able more ginger than discretion,
stated that if any white man would
go with me, 1 would go on that night
and locate the Nez Perces; also, if
possible, learn whether all of the
freighters were dead. AS soon as /
quit talking, Tendoy said: me go,
tOO."
Bill Falkner, VIII was a retired
merchant living at Salt Lake City the
last time l heard of him, rose and
said: "Cruikshank, I'm with you; we
go tonight"
Colonel Shoup said: "Look here,
Cruik., they've left it to me, and as
all these men have families, l feel
for them. We are too
few for the Nez Perces and none Of
these men have ever been under fire
with the old muzzle-loading fusees.
If Joseph and his men turn those
Henrys loose on them, they will
have our hides before we know what
has happened. Howard has reported
that the Nez Perces have good Henry
and needle guns
"All right" said, "I'll go on over
the divide to the head of Birch Greek
while it is dark and see if l can 10.
cate them"
Hear Indian Whistle.
Immediately Bill Falkner and l
with Tendoy and his two boys and II
braves, who were anxious to get ;
whack at Joseph's horses, started
We had gone a short distance when
we met a white man, Jarvis, who ac-
companied us. About dark, believ-
ing we were in the vicinity of the
Nez Perces, Falkner and l rode ahead
onto hill, and stopping to listen,
heard an Indian whistle. A little lat
er we heard them singing and saw
the glare of their fire. At this time
Tendoy came up with six braves and
sent the latter ahead with his son
Jack to stampede the Nez Perces
horses. Jarvis remarked that there
would "be hell to pay soon." If the
Lemhis didn't get the horses, rn-
Nez Perces would get our foretops,
he said. Tendoy replied, "Me gettum
horses"
Sure enough, they rounded up
about Is horses and brought them
back, and among them l recognized
several that had been driven off
from Horse Prairie creek. They back
tracked with the animals, while the
rest of US pushed on till we came in
sight of the Nez Perces' camp. We
lay in the rimrock above till daylight
and watched them break camp. They
went back several miles looking for