The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1923-11-02
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,NQBy Don o. Fisher M
fD pRING the fall of1871tS. G
I'D aHdshan and party left .Ros
~ Fork, in Idaho, and joine'
the aEGnf4i Indians under / Chic
1T ndd9yrn IT, THEFT aRiiyRase was t'
ilfrades with the 4ndiaps, then OF
dtheiE annual huffaloi hunt, in wha
bisl1aoW ttaeestatenof Montana, thef
knoaa4 ass9Then Buffalb Country.
TReg traders reaehed 9hs, camp, 10
'cza7ted 81 tile tie e:IshsD river, anC
lWere greeted by the Rntire tribe. Al
tthenichief )exppessedn himselfs my
J hdartNhas known nyodf fo r as,long
Rime ahd we aiFete9XSehangedPres.
EentS,3} tbEHRt now W. MEET for ths|first
time ip ere 1andg 9f thelC Crow find
ia9siand the buffalo, 10
bodRheawh4te 4nei9ebot41 PITCHED iheif
Ptepseengaafild eBecaffie ~ part %! the
ItahR9B & 5S%ith Tie TpdiarkIand
| Joining ina with xthel5oe hunt5Nand
etbeEi alsnlsernentss sJsoo mi
Soon after t4fafp arrival the Mow
FEPhfS# 4 2to7mn }54sSSB 4 S5sBdinaI out
fJ1fhers In the night to drivAI the
baffalbdto new location and When
tdieRe1rafo Padiaifs Wodfd go I'll the
BiaceAWRetef the objects of the Hase
had been seen 1.-THE aeueniiag Hore
|diIe. buffalo, woaldo be gone. MS a
result much of TIL" day wouN1 be
rlostddi9 ofiaaiifgi daaiIlotKera herdI or
trailing that one. HI
This put Chief TepdQy in atNery
ugly mood and he Decided toshke
his band andlleaveithe Grow Hhp,
(which theyCobjected 'teS becauHthe
Grows feared the Siotf& and 1krtl
4afpon4 afi Of THE 9fhhgTf tfIibey in camp
for aid HISS Sass 9f1 battle
cold COLI / morning, Chief FeHdoy
decided ito announce his Intentions
iof1ea&fhg dHddid Sofia Very loud
N8iee,a teflfhg y 4tFhle l Crows s what he
IF oatbtt b4R3 4 SSBd rs using them
at tffgingglf TO .Sta|YR,hls people to
sds1eathonA s9mn9n,os ,SDor~.
His talk washabout1 as follows
t 'l1l Grows pretend Is, be our
firai1ehEd1S.0 - You sent T4nners to my
County, and asksdaus toajoin you
herentol hunt buffalo.l-.sAt, the first
ehameeeyol1i stole our obest horses.
(Referfing to twd'vefy good horses
tfiar had b EFT & st9 8ESBo PTsyiously.)
NOW you are trying. To starve us
and 99}pEu ehildEapoo@Yau get up in
the anight q and witheut washing
your1 dirtyuhahds, sneak out like a
hnfgryhw6lfs after Buffalo. When
fly people ge4t up, ' they first wash
themselves sflea1. then. they eat
their, breakfast sdidlJwhen they
nadS meat1 landif, necessary waited |
foratheilight ofiday before starting
,upeo haftga Pheiq44 y When Ge4ti we get to |
Where FhS E., f lEf'iSfbB o gid be, we
:ifidd fiat IYfqdh l Crow dogs have run
hem duringJthe might TO some
other place.diNewj belly is full
If your meanness and Pam going
% move Ar1iyd camp to some other
,laisga a. Tong way, from you
n11IefyeSi s4enlol,t> ,n.anoe"
He delivered his''speech in Sho-
hon9dQaeeompafhed tn sign
which Chief Tendoy ),
vas an expert, translated into Crow
nd passed down the entire length
f the camp. t.,
I'm fepfy & youIhhgg Grow it}St Chief said,
YAf Are III Our cotthhhtrry " hunting
nd killing our buffalo. 1t is true
hat we invited your people to come
ere but it was more for your help
4 fighting the Sioux in case of an
ttt a (, than fqE Fkiillingthe buffalo"
Hhere gepdoy Uninterrupted him
ayingyo' 'Hess youA would ha i've us
veeoh grass and Brush like horses
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