The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-06-29
PIONEER SECTION OF THE RECORDER
EARLY DAY HISTORY COMP lied BY JOHN e REEFS

soldiers and citizens as occurred the
| previous year with Gen- Custer,
was over the battle field after the
light and il was a grnesome sight, 1
met Riley Cooper who was all
through and in tha midst Of this
fight.
The Indians. instead OF coming by
way of Bannack, kept to the west
and went the train that crosses onto
Bloody Dick creek. There are Two
Bloody Dick creeks, one the source
of the Columbia river and the other
the source OF the Missouri river and
are called for Dick Greene a Bloody
Hinglishman." who had a ranch ON
one of these stsrRms, and as il was al
ways bloody" this and bloody" that
with him. he was familiarity known
as Bloody Dick The indians came
onto Horse Prairie creek on August
18th. where Montague A. Winters
then owned what Is nov tha Bremen
ranch, and at this s1tson of the year
had IA crew of men VA o We're putting
/ up hay. Montague ant Flynn were
cooking dinner when the Indians sur
rounded the house. They put up u
terrific fight but the Indians overaw
ed them. Montaguel being shot en
tirely through, laid down ON the bed
where, he died. Flynn WAS found
dead lying on the door. The house
was pretty well shot up, Farnsworth
and Winters were coming into the
barnyard with load of hay. Farms
worth was shot and killed but Win
tiers managed 10 ecape into the
brush. Mike Herr Mobiles and Smith,
being in the hay field, and seping
what was going on at the house made
for the willows along the creek, but
Smith was killed before reaching the
brush. while the Others made their
| getaway.
Mr.. Hamilton was also haying, but
| hearing OF the Indians in time To get
| 10 his saddlel horse he put apurH TO
her and made out over the hills for
Bannack. The Indians made an eN
pecil effort To capture or kill him,
giving him the chase of his life and
nring several shots that barely miss
ed him. Being we'll mounted he sue
eeeded in outriding them. The mare
on which he made his escapes he af-
forwards named Lady Hamilton
and nothing ON his ranch was ever
too good for her. Five fellows who
were placer mining near the Hamil
ton ranch managed to get into the
brush but only so with the Indians
right at their heels. AS they were
under the cover OF the brush the In
dams would not go IN after them
That is one thing an indian will moi
do, They epdeavored 10 persuade
these men to come out of the brush
promising them they would not huci
them in the least. TIE men held q
consultation In which Andy Myers
said, Il have no confidence IN any
one of the colored races. | viii moi
take their word. II they were PEG
pie OF the white race | would fee
like depending upon their promise
/ will not go out" Alex Cooper said
. We'll, boys | think that they will d.
as they say and not harm us, 80 I'm
going out and give up to thepm." Ant
, he did so, surrendering To them 1
! shot gun which he had grabbed NJ
, when ha left the house. The other
! stayed under cover and by their guns
The Indians did not further moles
, them, but left with Cooper whom
they took a short distance away Ans
killed the poor fellow with his owl
, gun and left him to rot In the sag
brush.
/ A party Of US from Bannaek wen
/ out To Horse Prairie, where we foun'
/ the bodies of the murdered men AM
! took them 10 Bannaek for burial Tn
i Methodist minister. Mr.. Van Orsdel
:, wmt with us on this trip. falling II
line with the others and II waH cyI
. dent he did not intend to depend al
! together upon the persuasive pOwe
! of the gospel. for he was armed &
/ the teeth the same as the rest of us
|. and | am satisfied he'd made a goo
I Injun" tust as quickly as any one.
Q the occasion had arisen