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ing a search party proceeded to the river
bank where they found both men had
been killed. Ross had been shot while
he was sitting down while Mcknight had
made a u for the brush and was shot
down.
The following season a man by the
name Of Hunter, who, with three ASSN
niboine squaws, was looking over the
battlefield Of 1869 was attacked by the
Sioux. The squawS were all killed but
Hunter escaped with severe wounds.
When the townsite of Carroll was plat
ted out at a point between the mouth Of
the Judith and the mouth of the Mus
selshell in May, 1870 Colonel Cl~endennin
business to the new town.
Sioux Militant to Last
Even hen tragedy stalked boldly at
the mouth of the Musselshell; for, when
Colonel Clendennin had sent two men,
Chris Gates Pat Vaughn down to
pair were surprised n killed by the
lurking Sioux. Indications were that
Gates had been killed in the open while
Vaughn, who had sought shelter in one
of the buildings, was burned to cath.
Pioneer "War Correspondence"
In the files or an old Montana news
paper, the Weekly Herald, published in
Helena in 1869, there appear several let
tiers from a correspondent located at the
mouth of the Musselshell. These articles
have to do mainly with the Indian war
fare herein referred to. They were head
ed: Down the River" and are here re-
printed in the vernacular:
"Muscleshell, April 81, 1869-All the
sufferers from the late Indian raid, so far
as bodily injury is concerned, have near
ly recovered, excepting the woman who
was scalped. She is doomed to wear a
wig the rest Of the days while Mr.. Lo
1.-THE noble red mar who the government
arms and feeds) dances and shouts his
war songs o that portion Of her
physical economy hat once adorned her
upper works. But such is life and suc
will be the condition Of things just as
long as the Northwest Fun company are
allowed to d Indian affairs and
control Indian agents along the river.
When it comes to protection against the
ruthless savages We have only our own
nerves and trusty rifles"
May 1st, 1869-To the Editor: I wrote
YOU a communication on the 23rd of
April and which I sent out by our private
mail, but the friendly Assinaboines, that
recently scalped Jordan, Long and Fos-
ter, and wounded big Dan" at Joe Bush
away's wood yard, took possession of the
letters and papers destined for Helena
and I fear they must have neglected to
forward them in the right direction.
"On the 29th of March a party Of men
from Thompson Gulch M Diamond City
arrived here from the Black Butte where
they had been wolhng and had been sur
ain @AAGlLAACA ~ AA9lSA OOAAAAA .
contented, reconstructed, friendly Crows.
They were compelled to fight necessarily
for three days and finally creep away in
a dark night after losing many valuable
horses and several hundred dollars worth
Of valuable furs. They arrived at this
place or foot, worn out and destitute
as Migrants.
Smith and Andrews were getting out
timber from the Muscleshell, employing
2 four hands in the woods n three teams
in hauling. Major Brewer and Captain
3 Andrews were driving Two OF the teams
A white woman and some squaws had
gone to carry dinner to the men. Brewer
e had unlOaded in town n was o SOC
e yards OF his return; Andrews was about
:. a half mile from town coming, and the
women on the road between the two
e when sudden as unexpected, the dread
t ed warwhoop was heard, and go naked
t yelling painted warriors came charging
down the hill and in a moment were
e close upon their victims.
Brewer jumped from the wagon firing
as he went, and after running a fearful
= gauntlet through the storm of leader
a hail, safely reached the stockade. Th'
y poor woman ran with the speed of
e frightened deer but was soon oVertaken
One OF the squaws was shot through TIT
r thigh and the white woman stopped tt
e pick her up but had only got the squav
o to her feet when she herself was sho
through the neck and fell and the Indi
| dAAo ANoAlCA hDOll llCI anu LOIG LllE 6Cdl
from her head.
Captain Andrews in the meantime
being much further out than any of tn
others, and having all the Indians il
= front OF him, came slowly down the roal
firing at long range at the Indians il
!. pursuit Of the women. After a few shot
he missed his cap box, and turning +
- look for it saw another large band o
- Indians in his rear. Then came tall run
y ming, comic lodging and fine stratag
in the game Of life n death.
= Andrews left the road and made 70
=. the trees along the Muscleshell, but bein
- cut on from these he took a course NOR
toward the village, shots n arrows a
- all times falling thick around him. HI
E" clothes were literally cut into ibbor
p and his hat shot from his head, yet h
W kept on his course, frequently tTrnin
and leveling his now useless gun, maxim
= the savages fall in the brush to avoid h
~ supposed fatal shot and thereby losin
- time in the pursuit.
1e THE Indian shots were finally exhaust
no ed and Andrews oft repeated ruse ha
become old, when a few Indians rushe
upon him with their war clubs and 500
ut found that an old soldier (even with a
Id empty rifle in his HANDY would not d
like a dog.
while the fight was going on, hand
hand, l u to dubbed rifle, a small part
rt headed by Colonel C-lendenning and
M. Vets, rushed to the rescue just
e. time to prevent old Cap from passing
his checks. Clendenning's party presst
lis to the rescue Of the men in III timbt
be and found them in safety. Andrews wei
at to camp calling for volunteers to assist
he finding the oma They soon four
n her scalped and shot in two places ar
bruised with wal clubs, revealing a sigl
a well calculated to curdle the blood
ed ones veins and render his dreams no
rible for days to come. They found b
st. in a Semi-conScious condition, faint
IN calling for help n water. She W
n taken to her cabin"