The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1923-06-07

spent practically all his time in tn
employ of the government in variou
capacities. Before being confined il
the hospital by his last illness he wa
stationed at Fraser as an agency EN-
ploye.
Thrilling War Trip
Shortly before his death he told OF
one of his early day experiences in
Montana as follows:
always will I remember a triI
I made with my father in 1872 te
the camp of Old Chief Red Stone who
then was camped on Snake creek,
where in 1877 Chief Joseph, one OF
the greatest Indian generals and
fighters that ever roamed the plains
of Montana fought and surrendered
to General Miles in 1877.
Little did 1 believe when on this
afterward become one of General
Miles scouts, In 1877 my father was
a close friend of Chief Red Stone and
we had gone to Snake creek for a
visit with the chief and his people,
the Assinniboines, who always had
been friendly with the whites, and
also for a buffalo hunt.
while we were in Red Stones
camp a war party numbering about
$50 Sioux Indians came from the
Missouri river en- route to the Bear
Paw mountains in search of their
enemy, the eros Ventres Indians,
who made their hunting grounds on
Beaver creek and in the Bear Paw
mountains.
Out for Blood
"This war party of Sioux Indians
raised the ire of the young Assinni-
BONES, the fighting men of old Chief
Red Stone, and they Joined the Sioux
the war path. At this time the
Eros Ventres were camped on Beaver
'reek, just below where Fort ASSN
now stands. These Indians
had plenty of good horses and
we're we'll armed with Henry rifles,
which had just been manufactured.
after the Sioux and Assinni-
had a feast and a council they
on the trail. From the place
where they started on Snake creek
t was not much more than so miles,
" the route they took, to Beaver
reek.
Some of the Sioux and Assinni-
Dimes were mounted, while others
7ere on foot. There were a number
f women in the party. One OF these
still lives in Poplar. She is
he widow of the late Jacob With.
lying Shield also was in this party.
lie still lives, and is a great friend OF
ne agency office in Poplar.
1.-The scouts who had been sent out
y the Sioux and Assinniboines dis
the camp of the eros Ven
les on Beaver creek at a point
nown as Bull Hook, south OF the
resent city of Havre. After the
'outs returned with their report it
as planned to attack the eros Ven
'es camp at night. The Sioux and
s~sinniboines ran Off the horses be-
'nging to the eros Ventres and then
red into their camp. No M was F.:
The eros Ventres picked
p their horses and soon were on the
all of the enemy, running them like :
The eros Ventres, being
-uch better armed than the Sioux, S
made quick work Of killing a I
lumber of the Sioux and Assinni-
Dimes, and retaking nearly all of '
lefr horses. 1t was a great victory S
II the eros Ventres.
Celebrated Too Long !
After returning to camp with a 8
rye number of scalps they had the g
me OF their lives for three or four L
ays dancing the scalp dance.
1T was a pitiful sight to watch the
oux and Assinniboines returning
lth their wounded into Red Stones
mp. OF all the sights 1 ever wit
'ssed 1T was in that camp when the
was brought back by the re-
rnlng war party of the killing of
e young braves. The squaws wept,
t OF their hair, and also chopped
the first joints of their little fin |