Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-14

a little lower, hot one of our mer
through the wrist while he was liftins
a stick on top Of the earthworks SO al
to make q hole underneath 1t to shoot
through. 1t was not very long before
we had shot 10 Indians through the heat
over the eyes, and the others in the coule<
commenced to shoot at random, holdine
their pistols over the edge of the coulee
While they were doing this a number OF
their hands were shot off in that game
This We afterwards learned from a hall
breed who was with them at the time
We soon found that the Indians had tc
be charged out of the coulee n a party
of about 80 men got ready. Before this
however, we turned our attention to the
Indian who WAS behind the ash stick
We thought a shell from the howitzel
would settle him, but the gunner from
his position couldn't take q sight on him
so. In order to help him out. we com.
menced shooting all around in order tc
keep the Indians Town while the gunner
jumped on top OF the gun to get the loca.
ton accurately. While we kept them
down. he sighted his gun, cut his fuss
loaded the howit2er. and the next minute
turned the gun loose. There was an en-
plosion as the shell struck the stick
and afterwards we found pieces Of blank
cts. and Indians. and blood.
Get Is Scalps
"On the discharge of the piece, there
was q scattering of the Indians, and the
charging party OF 80 men jumped or
top OF the Indians in the coulee. They
we're the worst lot Of paralyzed Indiani
I ever saw. They staggered around like
q lot OF fool hens. and didn't hav<
strength enough to run. We got IS o1
their scalps that time. and following ur
the charge captured % of their horses
making us glad for all ours they killed
We laid across the coulee SO as to pro.
vent any further occupancy Of 1t while
we were there We also loaded q lot Of
rifle shells, such as we thought would
fit their guns, by extracting q little Oh
the powder and adding q little giant
powder in its place. n scattered them
round SO that the Indians might find
them.
We also captured a lot Of their penn.
mican in the coulee, and dosed it pretty
strong with strychnine. We afterwarul
had some proofs OF its effects. Two mer
who had followed up to get news Of u,
discovered four Indians laid away in 8
tree with no signs OF wounds on them.
Here the party had q bitter trial.
those who didn't know much about thu
Indians we're anxious to take the back
track and get out OF the country a,
quick as they could. but a small num-
Der OF the party who knew better, and
who were aware that any attempt tc
turn back was infinitely more danger
GUS than to go ahead, finally persuaded
the others to keep ON. We then con-
tinued our way up the Rosebud nearly
to the head, made a camp and laid ovel
a day with the view of looking up 8
road through the Wolf mountains. A
party OF 80 men went out to hunt ur
a a The Indians. expecting we were
going that way. had ambushed the road
Tor the train. We afterwards heard they
lalmed they had these 80 men COM
pletely IN their power. but wanted t-
capture the whole outfit.
Indians Attack Again
w next crossed over to another fork
OF b Rosebud river. where there wa
open country and made camp on an oper
nlll that was almost surrounded by q
valley. In this camp about 8 o'clock tr
the morning while our horses were
turned out to Craze, the Indians In three
columns made a dash on the herd. Forth.
nately. perhaps, our horses were worn on
and SO many Of them had the epizooty
that they were not stampeded. The In.
dians came after them in true Indiar
fashion, swinging their blankets, whoop.
Ing and yelling, making all the noise
they could; but our men we're too prompt
IN getting round the herd and turning
the stock into the corral. We didn't
lose a horse. We captured one OF thei,
horses, his ider having been shot of
and the horse running and Joining ou]
band.
Ito be continued next week.