The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-11-25

mined to reach them. I knew the only WY l could
do TINT WIS to keep going. ! ran NEST of the way.
Occasionally I would slow down to a walk to re-
cover my breath and recupernta NV strength q
little: tn n l would forge ahead again.
What did you eat on the wayY ! asked. lie
said:
BROWSE. When l would cross q dry cOulee l
would break off a handful of brush willows or
box-elder. and eat It as l run across the mex p'a-
teau, maybe ten miles. or twenty miles. or thirty
miles. Then when l crossed IN ath r coul e !
would break OIL more and eat that as ] ran.
".After running two days aud nights and the
greater part Of the third day, late in the after
noon the wind lulled. the snow cleared from the
air for a few minutes, and l saw the dim outline
OF Woody mountain towering away into the sky.
That gave me new hope. new courage. | knew
the camp was not more than twenty miles
away. and l knew / should reach It. ! put on a
new burst Of speed. and after running II few mi es
more the wind lulled again. tn mir ce red. md
I saw the outline Of the gr at blue forest that sur
rounds the base Of the mountain; and I saw thre'
little columns Of blue smoke curling up am ne
the tree~.'"
The Indian told Colonel Shields. with equally
substantial detail. how he found his friends, hnw
they welcomed him. how he collapsed in their
arms, and knew nothing for two days and n ghts.
D.. r. Ferry. official photographer and sc ut with
Clusters forces. was at Fort Lincoln during the
time Rainin-the- Face was In jnil there. He give
this plain. unvarnished account in III WiscO lstn
Times:
In 1874, the Seventh United States cavalry wa
out scouting along the Yellowstone. DR.. Hol-
Finger and q trader by the nainr Of b Iran
stopped to pick UP some me; agates while the
COMMAND moved on. A little later the horses
owned by the two men came up to tn command
riderless. The scouting party started hack to see
what happened to Holxinger and Baliran a d dis
covered they had been shot. They scout d around
to zee who had killed them hut The . was no trace
Of Indian or white man to be found.
1.-THE next snmlner the Sioux Ind ans were hold.
Ing q big war dance at Standing Rock AMI be-
tween the dances some Of the warriors would 8
up In the center Of the circle and relate some Of
the brave deeds Of the hand. A handsome young
chief stepped into the circle and told -. 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 Rnin-in-the-Face
~Charles Reynolds. General Clusters famou
scout. was present watching the dancers and herd
the chief tell-how he had killed the two men. The
next day he returned to Fort Lincoln. the army
bost. located near Bismarck, on the west hank OF
the Missouri river. Reynolds told General Custer
how he had heard Chief Rain-in-the-Face relate
his deed. On the next ration day. General Custer
sent hs brothee. Capt. Tom Custer. and 100 sol.
diers Of the Seventh cavalry, together with some
o6acers. 70 standing Rock. to arrest the Indian
chief Tor the killing Of the two men.
ACaptain Custer discovered Chief Rain-in-the
race In the traders store and with some soldiers
arShhed he chief. wrested his rife from him and
ordered him to mount : horse. The party headed
for FORT Lincoln. and upon their arrival there
enter Rainrinthe-Face was placed In the guard
hcase 70 6we1t trial for murder In the spring term
S5of the United States court.
.Two unenl who had been caught stealing oats
and other grain from the government n Lincoln
vora aiso ID tha same guard-house avail Ing trial
fat Fareo. Friends Of the two grain thieves cut Z
heae q IN guard-houss to elect their escape and