Marble Hill press., 1921-11-24

n.r5.l 'p reach ,h.m .urV 'Nr only vsy could
ta that VAS g. keep eu.ug ran most = 'he way.
oerusuua.ly uuufa slow iosn ~ salE % ~
ro,cr ms trca'h aud r~uf-rntr tny strength
little then ] v'uI' f1rsr ahead arain.'
What 90 yyu eat on the Way ! asked lie
said
llrov~. Wt.u | would cross dry oouiee
would break ~ handful - brush willows or
hgIclIcr ana eat t as rau across th" next pa-
tcau. maybe ten miles ~ rFeuty miles, or thirty
miles Then va.u rrus-el another cuulre |
would break ~ more anN emf that as ran.
After running tvo days and nights and the
greater Part uf rhr 'h-i Jay. Hi" ia ihe after
auau the Wind ,a.l~i 'h" Snow rrarcd from The
air Tor "a few minutes ani saw The im outline
x woody mountain towering away into IN" SKY
That gave mc ucs hoIr ar" c"urnsr Ene"
'hr camp aas not more than tssuty miles
away ans knew [ should reach H. put on
new burst u speed and after ruunius Few miles
morr the sind 'ull,d again the mir cleared and
| sAv the outline u the grrat blue forest that sur
rounds The ha-e ~ 'hr mountain; and saw threS'
utts columns q blue su3oAe curling up among
The tr,,-S
Tt. Indian told Colonel shields With equally
Substantial detail how he found his friends, how
thew welcomed him how he collapsed lu their
arms and knew nothing fne two days and nights.
T. = Berry official photographer and scout with
C,is'rr's forcrS was At Fort Lincoln during the
time RaInlu- the Facr was in jail there He gives
this "lgaln. uu,aru Shed account" In the Wisconsin
Times
In lS-i the seventh United States cavalry vas
out scouting along the Yellowstone. DR.. Hol-
riusrr and trader by the name of RaIirAn
stopped to pick ~ some me-" esates while the
command moved Oh. A little later the horses
owned by the Two men came NJ to the command
ridrrlc~s The scouting party started back to see
what happ.,ued 10 itolGngtr and Baliran aud dis
covered they had been shot. They secuted around
to 49,, who had Killed them but there was no trace
~ Indian or white man to be found.
THE next summer the Sioux Indians we're hold.
ing a big war dance ht standing Rock and be-
tween tn. dances some of the warriors would get
up in the center of the circle and relate some Of
the brave deeds ~ the band, handsome young
chief stepped the circle and told the Indians
how he had killei two men the Yellowstone,
shooting both When ne had finished he received
great applause from the Indians This Indian was
Chief Ralntn-the-Fac~
Charles Reynolds. General Clusters famous
scout was present watching the dancers and heard
N. chief tell how he had killed the two men. The
next DAY he returned TO Fort Lincoln, the army
t,,at located near Bismarck. on the west bank OF
IN. Missouri river Reynolds told General Custer
how he had heard Chief Ra,nIn-the-Face relate
his d,Aad On the next ration day. General Custer
sent hts brother. Capt Tom Custer, and 100 sol
d,ers N the Seventh cavalry, together with some
osacsrs To Standing Rock. TO arrest the Indian
chief for the killing of the two men
.x,ap,atn Custer discovered Chief Rain-in.the
Face In the traders store and with some soldiers
grabbed the chief wrested his rifle from him and
ordered him to mount horse The party headed
ror Fort Lincoln. and upon their arrival there
chief RainIn- -the-tsce was placed In the guard
hons. 70 await trial for murder In the spring term
os the United States court.
~rwo inen who had been caught stealing oats
and other grain from the government at Lincoln
we're also In the same gnard-house awaiting 'r'ai
:, rar,o Friends of the two grain thieves cut a
s,s in the guard house to effect their escape and