The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1917-01-26

Lemhi warriors. We joined them
and proceeded on the trail to Ten
Mile, where we found some exceed
ingly 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
hold a council, and Tendoy's courierS,
who had been Sent ahead, returned
with reports of fresh Nez Perez signs
up the trail. This caused the Lem
his to hold a 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 a 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 coule
steal a lot Of their enemies horses
Being commissioned as a scout il
Uncle Sans service, with consider
, able more ginger than discretion,
stated that if any white man would
go with me, l would go or that nigh
and locate the Nez Perces; also. il
possible, learn whether all of thu
freighters were dead. AS soon as
quit talking, Tendoy said: me go
too"
Bill Falkner, WIN was a retired
merchant living at Salt Lake City tn
last time 1 heard of him, rose AM
said: "Cruikshank, I'm with you; W.
go tonight"
Colonel Shoup said: Look here
Cruik., they've left it to me, and a
all these men have families, l fee
responsible for them. We are to-
few for the Nez Perces and none o
these men have ever been under fir
with the old muzzle-loading fusees
If Joseph and his men turn thos
Henrys loose on them, they will
have our hides before we know wha
has happened. Howard has reporte'
that the Nez Perces have good Henr
and needle guns"
"All right" l said, "Ill go on owe
the divide to the head of Birch Cree
while it is dark and see if l can lC
cate them"
Hear Indian Whistle.
Immediately Bill Falkner and
with Tendoy and his two boys and l
braves, who were anxious to get
whack at Joseph's horses, started
We had gone a short distance whe
we met a white man, Jarvis, who az
companied us. About dark, belieN
( ing we were in the vicinity of tn
t Nez Perces, Falkner and l rode ahea
9 onto a hill, and stopping to lister
l heard an Indian whistle. A little la
err we heard them singing and sa
e the glare of their fire. At this tim
r Tendoy came up with six braves an
! sent the latter ahead with his so
Jack to stampede the Nez Perez
+ horses. Jarvis remarked that thel
: would "be hell to pay soon." If tn
: Lemhis didn't get the horses, Tn
Nez Perces would get our foretop
he said. 'Tendoy replied, me gettu1
horses"
e Sure enough, they rounded U
p about Is horses and brought the
= back, and among them l recognize
several that had been driven O.
: from Horse Prairie creek. They bacl
+ tracked with the animals, while tn
: rest of US pushed on till we came
e sight of the Nez Perces' camp. W
lay in the rimrock above till dayligl
J. and watched them break camp. The
/ went back several miles looking IL