The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1926-02-19
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stone and went up through the pass
of Fleishman's creek, and when they
reached the top of the divide they
saw the smoke of a hostile village on
the West Gallatin river. They ap-
preached the enemy camp very care
fully, and made off with a number
of horses. When they reached the
Yellowstone river all of the party got
safely cross except Slender Woman
who rode the finest horse in the par
ty. This horse had never before
shown any fear of water, but he now
was struck with great fear upon ap-
preaching it and several times ne
turned back from It in spite of all the
efforts of Slender Woman. Finally
he plunged in, but when about the
middle of the stream, he reared wild
ly and unseated his rider and turned
back to the shore leaving Slender
Woman OF get by as best he could.
Slender Woman did not want to lose
so fine a horse, so he started back
across the steam after him. He Sc
cured the horse, and again they
plunged into the water. When they
were half way across, the horse did
as he had done the first time, leav-
ing Slender Woman struggling in the
river.
"At this point, the water was very
swift, but Slender Woman did not
float with the water, and presently
he arose out of the stream until his
body was in sight from the waist uu
and there he remained as if he were
fastened there. His friends asked
why he did not come to shore and he
replied that something was holding
him there. Warm Horse, a youns
brave, who vas Slender Woman
friend, then took his knife anG
plunged into the water to save hi
companion, but just as ne reached
the spot. Glender Woman sank from
sight and was een nc more. Warn
Horse returned to the shore, and at
ter waiting for some time, Slende
WOman's companions went on thei
way and mOurned him as dead. tell
ing the sad tale when they got Il
the Crow camp.
after the time of mourning ha.
passed, Thunder Medicine, WHO wa
a relative Of Slender Woman and
great medicine man set u to &c
the remains of the lost man. Hi
friends tried to get him to give u
the underta king, but he would no.
and together with Long Horse, VIII
had been with the war party, the
went to the spot where Slender We
J man had gone from sight. At thu
Z time, the river was high and the VIZ
u ter was very swift. Thunder Med
. cine stripped himself to enter the W;
d ter.
e "He ordered Long Horse to leay
q the shore for some distance and M
once to look back toward the rive
e lest he should break the mediciI
charm. At last Thunder MediciI
went into the water. He had e
< pected to sink into the stream b
yOnd his depth, but found himse
y supported to the depth Of his wal
10 on a soft bottom that felt like
grassy carpet, and over this he wal
ed to the point where Slender "
L man had disappeared. At this poi
y the soft bottom did not support hi
any longer and he sank beneath Il
water, and felt himself carried swii
lie ly along the bottom. He had be-
rs carried for some distance, how f
Is he did not know, when he stumble
over a rock and found himself on
III dry spot on the bottom of the rive
lie This spot was surrounded by hi
d walls of rock, and over his head
could see nothing but the muddy "
ter of the river, as it rushed past t
a. peculiar opening. In the center
e. this space stood a worn out @