The Browning review., 1924-05-02
By Martha Edgerton P1assnaan1
Daughter of Governor Edqerton

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mination Of the Leavenworth cam.
paign, had grown very bold. At times
the inmates of this post were virtual
ly prisoners, being unable to leave it's
protection for any purpose whatever.
On nearing the fort, Glass saw two
squaws in its neighborhood, whom he
recognized as Aricaras. He attempt
ed to hide, but too late, for the
squaws had caught sight of him, and
notified the warriors. For the sec
ond time he was in imminent danger
of death, when two Mandans rode
out from their village and rescued
him. Later the news arrived that all
those on the boat he had left we're
massacred.
Undeterred by fear of the Indians,
he continued his journey up the
river, leaving the fort that night.
For thirty-eight days, through a
country beset by manifold perils, this
lone man pursued his way to Fort
Henry, where he was received as one
risen from the dead; the stories of
the companions who abandoned him
having been accepted as true.
Glass was disappointed on hearing
that those he sought had gone to
Fort Atkinson. Still intent ON his
purpose of revenge, he gladly agreed
to carry message to that fort, leav.
ing Henry's fort, accompanied by
four men, on the 28th of February
1924.
Going east into the Powder river
valley. they followed It to its source
and from there into the Platte val
ley. In bull boats which they made,
they rowed down the Platte. On
coming out of the foothills, they saw
a band of Aricaras camped on the
river bank. It was the same band
whose chief, Grey Eyes, had been
killed by the Leavenworth forces
The Indians, claiming to be friendly
induced the white men to go ashore
Glass was inclined to believe they
were sincere, as he had been on the
best of terms with the late chief
having hunted with him, and accept.
ed his hospitality. The new CHIEF
welcomed him with a great show OF
affection, and invited the party to his
lodge.
The whites were thrown complete
ly off their guard. But a child's
scream causing Glass to look around
he saw the squaws were carrying of
their belongings. He and his com
panions understood what this meant
and at once took flight. Two of the
men were killed close to Glass, who
was concealed behind rock, but the
latter through his knowledge Of In
dians, managed to elude their search
and turned northeastward. where
Fort Kiowa was located. The In
dians had taken all he possessed with
the exception of his knife and flint
In an article published by the Mis-
souri, Intelligencer, Glass says of how
this affected him: "Although I hat
lost my rifle and all my plunder,
felt quite rich when found my knife
and steel in my shot pouch. These
little fixens make man feel right
peart when he is three or four hun
dred miles away from anybody Of
anywhere-all alone among the
painters (panthers) and the wild var
mints."
At that season the buffalo calves
were very young and plentiful, anG
these furnished the lone traveller
with plenty Of cooked food, thanks
to the flint he carried and knew from
long experience how to use. He was
fifteen days in reaching Fort Kiowa
where he took a boat for Fort At
kinson.
Here he found his enemies, the eld
er of whom had Joined the army
and the younger, who was little more
than a boy, Glass willingly forgave
believing that he had not been free
agent. The elder, as a soldier, was
effectually protected, and Glass re
nounced his long-cherished plan o.
vengeance.
On hearing his story, the com
manding officer more than recon-
pensed him for what property he hat
lost. and he was able again to be
come trapper.
Chittenden states that the for
bearance Of Glass may have ariser
from his realization of the position
in which the two men were placed
They hal remained with him five
days. exposed to attack from wander
ing bands OF Indians: they saw M
Improvement in his condition, ant
were convinced that he would sure
ly die; why, then. should they rur
any more risk? This was the wa,
they looked at 1t. To be sure the,
need not have robbed Glass Of hi.