The Carbon County chronicle. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1924, 1924-10-29

stone on a ferry near the camp of
the Northern Cheyennes. The party
consisted of eight companies of
cavalry, 20 men to the troop; nine
companies OF the Fifth infantry,
mounted, about 58 men to the COM
pany, and 81 Indians and the inter-
prefer, all under the personal COM
mand of Miles. There were two
pack trains and two wagon trains,
one from each fort, with the expe-
dition.
Miles was the finest specimen OF
man on horseback | ever saw. He
rode as few can ride AS / remem-
Der, he had ON uniform trousers, not
In the best condition, an old flan-
mel shirt held together by two small
bone buttons. loose black tie, a
weather beaten campaign hat. The
stripes on his trousers were the only
evidences of rank shown by his cos
tune, but none could look upon him
as he sat upon his fine white horse
and not recognize him as commander.
We travelled light that trip. All
of us we're peeled down for hard
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a dog tent to each man. Miles had
only the fly of a wall tent for his
quarters.
we arrived at Fort Peck on the
Missouri river July 6, crossing on
one of the river steamers. While we
were there, we we're paid off and
what lot of beer bottles soon COW
cred the ground In that vicinity
Post traders from all over the coun-
try brought beer there in wagon
trains; more came by the boats, and
the price of s1O0 a bottle did not
seem to cause any delay in wiping out
the available supply.
ION the morning of the 14th
boots and saddles was sounded and
within an hour we were moving
slowly northward. AS we proceeded
on the trip, we picked up and dis
armed such breeds az we came across.
We went into camp the night of the
18th about II miles south OF the
Milk river. Captain Clark was sent
in advance to capture some breeds.
His force consisted of Company of
mounted infantry under Lieutenant
Borden, and troop G of the Second
cavalry under Lieutenant Hopper.
the 81 Crows and the interpreter.
Chief Little Wolf came with us.
was along as quartermaster sergeant.
About noon that day the Crows who
had been in advance, came back with
the report that a big band of rene
gades from Sitting Bulls outfit
was camped ahead. Captain Clark
at once wrote message for Miles
and sent 1t back by Cornell, re-
cruit.
"Connell was decidedly green.
having been but short time over
from Ireland. When he reached the
main party he came up at gallop,
yelling at the top of his voice: miles,
Miles, be- flourishing The pa
per containing the message. Miles
read the note and ordered an adj
vance.
we with Clark, were in pretty
tight hole, 1t was an open country
and we stopped In natural hollow,
ike an immense buffalo wallow. We
were formed in a horseshoe shape
cavalry on one bend, infantry on the
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the open space, the Crows would
dash forth at times to keep It open.
The Indians were on all sides of us
and we were getting it hot.
At the first shots, we dismounted
and the fight began. The first man
shot was a bugler who got bullet in
the leg. Then another man got bad
wound in the neck. Every little
while horse would be killed, /
noticed after time that our boys
were beginning to borrow ammuni-
ton from each other and that the
supply was running short. To stay
there without help and without am
mnnition meant massacre at the
hands of the Indians, who far out
numbered us.
SO, ! went to Lieutenant Hopper
and asked permission to ride his