Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-11-24

mined to reach them. knew the only way could
do that was to keep going. ran most Of the way.
Occasionally I would slow down to walk to re-
cover my breath and recuperate my strength
little; then I would forge ahead again.
"'What did you eat on the wayT l asked. he
said:
"'Browse. When l would cross a dry coulee
would break off handful Of brush, willows or
box-elder, and eat 1t ran across the next pla-
teau maybe ten miles, or twenty miles, or thirty
miles, Then when / crossed another couiee l
would break off more and eat that as ran.
AFTER running two days and nights and the
greater part Of the third day. late in the AFTER
noon the wind lued, the snow cleared froSa the
air for a few minutes, and saw the dim Outline
of Woody mountain towering away into tffe sky
That gave me new hope new courage. l knew
the camp was not more than twenty miles
away, and I knew I should reach it. put on
new burst of speed, and after running few miles
more the wind luled again, the air cleared and
I the outline Of the great blue forest that sur
rounds the base Of the mountain; and / saw three
little columns of blue smoke curling up among
the trees"
The Indian told Colonel Shields with equally
substantial detail, how he found his friends, how
they welcomed him, how he collapsed in their
arms, and knew nothing for two days and nights.
D. F. Berry, official photographer and scout with
Clusters forces was at Fort Lincoln during the
time Rainin-the-Face was in Jail there He gives
this "plaln unvarnished account in the Wisconsin
Times:
"In 1874 the Seventh United States cavalry was
out scouting along the Yellowstone. DR.. Hol-
Finger and q trader by the name Of Baran
stopped to pick up some moss agates while the
command moved on. little later the horses
owned by the two men came up to the command
riderless The scouting party started back to see
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covered they had been shot. They secuted around
to see who had killed them but there was no trace
Of Indian or white man to be found.
"The next summer the Sioux Indians were hold
ing big war dance at Standing Rock and be-
tween the dances some of the warriors would get
I'D in the center Of the circle and relate some OF
the brave deeds of the band. handsome young
chief stepped into the circle and told the Indians
how he had killed two men on the Yellowstone
shooting both. When he had finished he received
great applause from the Indians This Indian was
Chief Rain-in-the-Face.
"Charles Reynolds, General Clusters famous
scout was present watching the dancers and heard
the chief tell how he had killed the two men. The
next day he returned to Fort Lincoln, the arm.
most, located near Bismarck on the west bank o
the Missouri river Reynolds told General Custe
how he had heard Chief Rain-in-the-Face reat
his deed On the next ration day, General Custe
sent his DrOtner, tupl Ioll NuStcli uiiu ioo Soi
diers Of the Seventh cavalry, together with som
officers to Standing Rock, to arrest the India
chief for the killing of the two men.
Captain Custer discovered Chief Rain-in-the
Face in the traders store and with some soldier
grabbed the chief, wrested his rifle from him an
ordered him to mount horse. The party heade
for Fort Lincoln, and upon their arrival ther
Chief Rain-n-the-Face was placed in the guart
house to await trial for murder in the spring teri
% .I,o ITnIted Stntes
.oTwb men who had been caught stealing oat
and other grain from the government ut Lincol
were also In the same guard-house awaiting tri
Mt Fargo Friends of the two grain thieves cut
hole in the guard-house to effect their escape an