The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-02-04

threw rocks on this TO prevent moIos
tation by coyotes ana vultures. On
the top OF this last canvas they
placed a pole, rather tight and on
the end was q rather large rag which
made and was used - . signal flag.
At the base Of this large point OF
rocks grew a lot Of plum and choke
cherry brushS A fine young but
gentle horse was taken to this brush
and shot. This squaw was. also bur-
led with about ten pound Of dried
beef. When she started for the Buff
falo country this squaw could get
on this horse and with this flag could
hail other tribes Ut indians and 60
with them. You will note she had
enough rations to last her a few
days. These nine children in age
from one to twelve years. were all
hysterical. They ran to and from
their mothers grave until night fail.
The stranger children would 60 up
and soon come back. They would
meet the smaller ones who seemed
determined ON going on and were
hard for the older ones to control.
They were dirty and poorly clad
lot Of little children and reminded
ME SO much Of as many little coy
otes or pigs who had lost their moth
err all sQuealing and heart broken.
That evening, and awhile after the
sun had lowered behind the western
hills, the full moon rose with all it's
brilliancy in cloudess and starry
Sky. l rolled out of my bed on the
ground within few feet of the
tepee and settled into bed. Silence
seemed to settle down ON all the uni
verse. Not sound of any kind
could he heard. 1t was as still as
death, when back in the hills mile
or SO l heard the note of lone
wolf, and in another moment there
seemed to be a hundred or more an
swer him. I must say here that no
human being who has not heard
these wolves can realize how they
sound. Just after most of these
wolves quit, there seemed to be as
many coyotes that pitched in to dis
turb the silence. After this, which
was but minute or so. all was in
silence again until presently in a
large dead cottonwood, a couple Of
large hootowls began to argue as to
who I was, or what it was lying
Z I, thn r1,ie bn
middle of October. Nefy little SNOW
thought the nights were frosty and
cola. The next morning l got word
from a sub-chief that they We're go
ing to move camp to or near the
Grow Agency as it was much easier
for them to draw or get their ra
tons.
Hon. Mr.. Wyman was there then
as the Crow agent. The Grows want
cd me to go with them to winter
quarters but met With old Jim Todd
anG we went to the lower Yellow
stone and Missouri river to trap coy
otes and wolf that winter and eau sht
many. Our camp was dugout IN
the badlands north Of the Missouri
river. This was hard winter, and
we lived on meat exclusively for
more fthan three months.
want to say here that Jim Todd
vas the best natnred fellow l ever
knew. ! knew him as l was with
him for three years. He was the
most quiet man. We had several pet
lvLx and a couple OF pet wild cats IN
cur dugout. Jim could growl and
initiate them perfectly. l heard jim
say once that he was part bobcat and
the refore knew more about Catching
them than most trappers. jim anu
| lrosDected two years in rne BIG
Horn mountains for copper o"l
found nothing worth while. Alter
the winter Just mentioed, or that
iollowig spris, We both agree" we
would live differet life as hloes
we had did not bring anything hhe
we expected they would. jim t"'u
NE he was going to the shoshon
in Wyoming as there was
an Arapahoe sqnaw there ne want
ed as his wife. l heard later that
he married this squaw and is living
over in that country.
wanted to settle down also ana
have more of a home, but have been
,,orc unfortunate than Jim, TOR Jim
!, hear has a house Of brick, while
have inst a shack ON upper Pilgrim
creek. ROB l. }. HAMA"