East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-09-24
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I when he came back in the evening
I Woody informed his companions that
T he had seen great deal of indian
( sign, and that he believed there were
I Soak in the neie eh0ornood. His COM
I pan.ons both laughed at him, assuring
Z HIM that they were not Sioux at all
but friendly Crows, and that they
would be in camp next morning; "ana
/ sure enough said Woody, mediative-
! ", they We're in camp noxt morning.
{ Ply dawn one of the men went down
{ to the river TO look at some of the
traps. while Moody started out to
whore the horses were, the third man
!, remaining in camp to get breakfast
j Suddenly two shots were heard down
j the river, and in another moment n
+ mounted Ind an swept toward the
horses. Woody fired, hut missed him.
and he drove off five while Woody
running forward, succeeded in herding
+ the ether seven into camp. Hardly
+ bad this been accomplished before the
I man who had gone 10 the river ap-
peared out of breath with his desper-
I ate run, having been surprised BY
I several Indians, and Just succeeding in
making his escape by lodging from
! bush to bush, threatening his pursuers
/ with his rifle,
Surrounded by Indians
These proved to he hut forerunnerS
I of great war party. for when the sun
( rose the hills around seemed black
with Sioux. Had they chosen to dash
/ right in on the camp. running the risk
of losing several of their men in the
/ charge. they could of course have eat
( en- mp the three men in minute; but
such a charge is rarely practiced by
Indians, who. although they are ad
mirahle in defensive e~Ta~0 md avon
in certain kinds of offensive move-
ments, and although from their skill
in hiding they usually infliet much
mare loss than they suffer when
matched against white troops, are vet
very reluctant to make any movement
where the advantage gained must be
offset bv considerable loss of life. The
three mea thought they were surely
doomed. but being veteran frontiers
men and long indured TO every kind
of hardship and danger. they set to
work with cool resolution to make as
effective defense as poss, BILE to beat
off Their antagonists il they might, and
If this proved impracticabie, to sell
their lives as dearly as they could.
Having tethered. the horses in a slight
hollow. the only one which offered any
protection. each man crept out to y
point of the triangular brush patch
and lay down TO await events.
Indians Close In
:, In very short while the Indians
began closing I'M on them, taking every
advantage of cover. and then, both
from their side of the river and from
the opposite bank. opened perfect
fusillade wasting their cartridges W Ii
a recklessness which Indians are ap
to show when excited. The hunters
could hear the hoarse commands o
: the chiefs, the war-whoops and th'
; tauRts in broken English which sOm'
OF the warriors hurled at them. Yer,
2 soon all of their horses were killed
: and the brush was fairly r;ddled b,
the incessant lvolleys. but the thre'
men themselves, lying flat on th'
S ground and well concealed. were no
harmed The more Caring young war
y riors then began TO creep toward tn
: hunters, going stealthily from on
e piece of cover 10 the next: and nov
e the whites in turn opened fire. The!
: did not shoot. .recklessly. as did the I
: foes. but cody and quietly. endeavor.
). ing to make each shot tell. sale