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IN &C.,. 49, Battle BetweenC Chic Jophs Nz Pns and m
WW i IXnV(11 Il IEef4K General SngS Command of the Seventh CmM- NO
Y O~A 80 r Which Occurred During the Indians Long flight n
Il rom Idaho Is Little nMwnB tof Hary,F Forrest Yomg Pioneers Settler Witnessed FIGHT i

Yellowstone and a second was left on
the edge of the bench in the hurry to
catch up with the Nez Perces. AS
soon as the soldiers began to come into
sight and range, puffS of smoke began
10 arise from the Sage-brush. At
some Of the shots there was q COM
notion in the ranks of the soldiers
puJ there was no sign Of the Indians
VINO were shooting at them save the
puffs Of smoke.
The soldiers lost most of their IL
Killed and wounded before they were
deployed into skirmish line. The fire
OF the Nez Perces was SO hot and sc
accurate that a soldier hardly dared
10 raise his head. The soldiers finally
succeeded in driving the Nez Perces
about half way across the fiat, aided
by the cannon which was fired a num-
Der Of times.
Cannon Ball Hits Rock
Once a cannon ball hit a big rock
splitting it so that n piece slid out
at an angle from the rest. Some In
dams had been hiding behind this rock
n they scurried away like a bunch
OF rabbits.
One Of the soldiers had his lower jaw
shot away and another was wounded
IN the abdomen and slowly died. The
two were buried on the field of battle.
The soldiers rugged up a f1atboat and
took the wounded men down to Fort
keogh after caring for them several
days while the boat was being made
ready. Several Of these soldiers are
said to have died on the way down the
river. The two graves were frequently
observed by later settlers but have since
either become obliterated or the bodies
have been removed to national ceme-
terieS.
Although a message was sent to
Howard stating that so or 60 Indians
had been killed, Mr.. Young says there
was never any evidence of more than
one Indian being killed and he was
not in the main battle. The chief
loss to the Nez Perces was from their
horse bands, for while they were hold
ing off the soldiers and getting their
squaws and pack outfits out Of danger,
the Crows had little trouble in round
ing up and driving of most of the loose
band of horses numbering about 1000
head which they had picked up along
their route. The Nez Perces had driv-
en- these horses back into the Cove
but they were too busily engaged else
where to protect them from the Crows,
80 or 40 in number, who had joined
the pursuit.
Crows Kill Nez Perez
There had been a number of buff
faloes scattered about the fiat when
the battle began. During the early
part of the fight, Young heard firing
quite close at hand toward a small
canyon to his left. Crawling over to
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This eight year old athlete is the son
of Rev. and Mrs. c. F. Jenkins, Lyndon
Kansas. Mrs. jenkins says: "Newells
wonderful condition shows my idea is
right.
Whenever he's the least cross OF
upset, or has a cold, / give him a little
California Fig Syrup. 1t always bright
ems him up; regulates his stomach and
bowels; gives him a hearty appetite. ]
have used it with both my boys, and II
never failed to help them promptly"
All children love the rich, fruity fla
vor Of California Fig Syrup. A pure
vegetable product, it doesn't grippe OF
sicken. 1t always acts gently but
thoroughly to cleanse the system Of
bilious, headachy, constipated children
Doctors say 1t tones and strengthen.
weak bowels. Try 1t with your child
See how bad breath, coated tongue o.
feverishness disappear!
The name California marks the genu.
Inc, famous for so years. So look fol-
it when buying.
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toward the house and Young saw II
was Little Rock, a Crow halfbreeo
with whom the family was well &C.
Quainted. The band was a bunch OF
Crows who had followed the soldiers
Of Sturgis' command down from the
agency on the Saltwater in the hopes
Of capturing some of the big band OF
Nez PerceS horses. Mr.. Young say
that his knees almost went out from
under him with weakness where q MN
ute before he was all steeled to sci
his life as dearly as possible. He tolo
Little Rock of having seen the Nel
Perces. and the band went on.
Shortly afterward, Young jumped or
his horse and started down the river
believing he could get to Canyon creeH
while the Indians were still fording the
river. About where Laurel Is now, ne
ran into a bunch of four or five IN
dams, on the main road, however. he
took to the brush at one side, followed
by several shots, but it was too dark
for them to follow him as he turned
toward the hills. He got into the lower
canyon near Laurel but then lost hls
direction and spent the most OF the
night trying to get out beyond the
Nez Perces. Finally in the early morn
ing he climbed to the main ridge above
Canyon creek.
With a pair of field glasses he car
ried, he could see a long distance down
the river but the hills Obscured his
vision to the west. Then he saw the
Nez Perces coming over the bench be-
low him, a few horses ahead, then the
squaWs and pack-horses, and finally 8
bunch of loose stock driven by a num-
Der of bucks"
While the squaws went up the can
yon the warriors concealed themselves
in the heavy Sage-brush, cut up with
gullieS which extend from Canyon
creek northeast into the widening OF
the bottom lands, known as the Cove
Soon detachments of the Seventh cav
airy appeared on the bench, following
the NeZ Perces.
Sturgis had come from the west
crossing the Saltwater and Rock creek
in an effort to intercept the Nez Perces
on word that they were leaving Vel
lowstone park by way of the Clark's
Fork. Sturgis, however, got the incor-
rect information that they were going
south into Wyoming and he hurried
his troops toward the Sinking Water
(Shoshone) country. The Nez Perces,
however, had turned north and crossed
back of Sturgis, leaving him, as well as
Howard, who had trailed him from
the park, behind him. Sturgis upon
finding out his mistake, hurriedly fol-
owed Chief Joseph's band, which he
overlook at Canyon creek.
Sturgis had three brass field pieces
with him. One, however, had been
abandoned before they reached the
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supplying other wells in the field. The
Mid Continent we'll lies just south of
Vanalta and offsets the Canadian we'll.
It was financed in Canada by d. A. Nc
Donald Of the Regent Oil company. This
we'll got it's production in the Vanalta
sand. as did Vanalta. Both these wells
are on steady production and are pump
ing.
The Cosmos annah-P Porter well, the
latest sensation in the new field, came
in first as q gasser capable of making
around 5000. 900 cubic feet and later
heaved oil and water in a stream over
the crown block of the rig for 10 feet,
%drenching the prairie for a quarter OF
q mile. With a large amount OF water
flowing with the oil, the Cosmos well
Is being deepened and is due TO reach
the Vanalta sand shortly.
The region is beginning to look like
q real oil field, with eight or ten der
ricks studding the horizon.
Monalta Oil company, a Canadian
organization, was the pioneer operator
on the now famous Pat Buckley lease.
The company acquired its properly
from T. w. Robinson OF Conrad IN
1926 for a consideration OF 100000 ana
its holdings consist of 2,lO0 acres on
the Barney Castle dome, a mile and
a half from Vanalta. The edge OF
the Montana lease is within a stones
throw of the Cosmos lease, and with
such an immense property in the heart
of the field, the company expects 10
develop into a major Red Coulee oper-
ating group. The acreage carries a one
eighth royalty payable to Pat Buckley,
old-time Montana rancher.
Near Completion
The Monalta No. 2 we'll, some 40
feet structurally higher than Vanalta,
is now in charge Of Robert Bob Ken
nedy, who has had years OF expert
ence in Texas, Oklahoma and Wyo-
ming. !.
The Monalta No. 3 derrick, ia feet
in height, looms just north and west
Of No. 2. A rotary will be used to the
top of Sunburst and the well brought
In with standard tools. -,
Adjoining Monalta, the Ohio Oh
company has an 80-acre lease and a
Lethbridge man, Claude Duncan, has
q 4O-acre lease that looks good. The
A. p. Consolidated also has acquired
acreage and the Rice interests OF the
Kelvin field.
A townsite. now called Buckley Gulch.
has been surveyed In the field ana
several business places. including a
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post with a lot of supplies, the Indians
killed one or two teamsters and de-
stroyed what supplies they did not take
with them. Then crossing the river
they continued north.
Young had gone along with Howard
until they reached the Missouri but
did not go on to the conclusion of the
flight. Miles intercepted a steamer and
got his command from Fort Keogh in
time to round up most of the Nez Perces
IN the Bears Paw mountains. Howard
and Sturgis have been criticized for
lack of enterprise during the flight to
the Missouri. Towards men, however,
were utterly worm out when they
stopped on the Yellowstone while Stur-
gis had found on Canyon creek that
the Nez Perces were quite a match for
his command, Mr.. Young says.
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FALLS Is AFTER
TESTING FIELD
ARMY filters SAY MONTANA CITY
WOULD BE EXCELLENT POINT
FOR WINTER PRACTICE
Chamber of Commerce and Chapter Of
National Aeronautical Association
Following Up Suggestion and Taking
Matter to Delegation in Congress.

As a result Of the five-day visit to
Great Falls Of the 13 army pursuit
planes Of the "Arctic patrol on a
winter fight from Selfridge field,
Michigan, to Spokane and return, in
dividuals and organizations Of that
city are now working on a program
hat has as its aim the establish
ment of a government aviation field
there for winter test flying. Com
m~unications have been addressed TO-
Montana representatives at Washing
ton, d. C., asking their support In
the move.
While in Great Falls, Maj. Ralph
Royce, commander of the patrol flight,
informed officers of the Great Falls
chapter of the National Aeronautic as
ISOLATION that this city was ideally stu
ated for such a post due to the chang
ing winter weather, mountains, river
and natural lay of the municipal air
port. The fliers, he said, did not really
appreciate what winter flying amounted
to until they reached that point on the
tour. While accommodations were not
considered the best by the army men,
the site for a test field was declared
excellent.
In connection with the official OPEN
ing of the port, the aeronautical asso-
citation plans to invite a number OF
army planes to Great Falls to partici-
pate in the air maneuvers. Steps are
also being taken by the association to
have that city designated as the avia-
ton reserve headquarters which would
bring several government ships to the
port permanently. Major Royce said
that a field in this part of the country
would be ideal during time Of war, SO
that a movement could be made to
he west or east coast as the occasion
demanded.
A. w. Stephenson, pilot for the Ma
tional Parks Always, operating be-
tween Great Falls and Salt Lake City,
said much progress has already been
made toward the erecting of beacon
lights over the system. Towers and
equipment have been distributed as far
north as Pocatello from Salt Lake City
and bids for the remainder OF the work
will be let as soon as the frost is out
of the ground, which would complete
the lights for night flying during the
summer months. This work is consid-
cred another step in favor of Great
Falls and indicates that the govern
ment plans to establish night service
in the neal future, according to Cham
Der of Commerce officials.
The extension Of the air mail line
from Great Falls to the Canadian bor-
der is looked upon with favor by the
Chamber of Commerce, which has sub
mitted a resolution to the postmaster
general urging that a contract be let
for this service. There is also some
talk of the proposed east-west air mail
line passing through Great Falls, which
would add to the Importance of the
city as an aviation center.
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aSm n PIanS Are Being Made IOr
Big Development - Buckley Gulch,
New Town, Already Been Laid Out.
Fifty strings Of tools working in
the Red COulee field by the first Of
June Is the prediction heard in bor-
der oil circles. There is foundation
for this forecast, for the new crude
oil field has all the earmarks of a
highly productive and extensive pool,
n capable Of yielding large wells
at comparatively shallow and mex
pensive drilling.
A visit to the field is convincing
There is activity everywhere, despite
the fact that winter, with its drilling
limitations, Is holding up activities On
many locations on both sides of The
line. Spring will see a rush of large
dimensions, as three producing wells
wells making around 80 gravity oil, is
enough to whet the enthusiasm OF ever
the most conservative operators.
1t is a large field, just how large nc
one knows at present, for the boundar-
les of the productive area will only
be determined by additional drilling
1t doubtless runs for miles north anc
south and is fairly wide, the contour
maps disclose. There is room enough
for thai literal forest Of derricks" bor-
der men have visioned these many
years.
There are two producing wells ir
the Red Coulee f1eld-Vanalta No. l
the discovery well, and the Mid-Con-
tinent No. l, the latter on the Ameri-
can side. The Vanalta we'll is making
about 10 barrels a day and the Mid
Continent 100 barrels.
The Vanalta well started the boom
last september, when In a stray sanc
between the Sunburst and ELL the
wen came IN as q commercial pro-
Queer Following a strike Of gas measur-
ing 3.600,000 feet. This gas Is now
running through = two-mile pip Inc
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on the Yellow
stone settlements
in the same neigh
borhOOd. There Is
however. among
the early settlers
In that section,
quite q wealth OF
anecdotes and In
cidents connected
with this phase of
the N e Perez
campaign.
Perhaps few OF
these now living
saw o of the
Skirmishes along
the Yellowstone
t h a FOrreS I
Young WhO ran
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(By w. II.

TITLE Is usually said In historical
accounts Of the famous flight OF
- the Nez Perces under Chief Joseph,
Of the battle which they fought with
the Seventh cavalry at Canyon creek
on the Yellowstone after they had
come out OF the Yellowstone park by
way Of Clark's Fork, and Of their raids
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boarding house and cafe, are planned
Immediately. The field lies six miles
west Of Coutts and Sweet Grass in a
rolling country-typical oil country, the
operators say.
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Adversely borrows its sharpest sting
from our impatience.-Bishop Horne.
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RED COULEE OIL
FIELD Is ACTIVE
so STRINGS OF TOOLS PREDICTED
FOR BORDER AREA BY SPRING,
OPERATORS PREDICT

Three Producing Wells Whet Enthusi-
asm and Plans Are Being Made for
Big Development Buckley Gulch,
New Town, Already Been Laid Out.
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Ask No Questions
9 By Beldon Duff
y
Alliance, ne.

He explained the circumstances which
had led up to David's final exit from the
scene. Probably miles away from here
by now, and still underground"
Annassa seemed scarcely to credit the
testimony of her ears. You say he's
gone into the tunnel-the tunnel in the
red barn? Do you think he went Of his
own free will?"
The managing editor was not pre-
pared to go quite that far, but he did
say, wouldn't hear of anyone's explor-
ing it without him. In fact, he turned
quite, nasty when Mr.. Prentice sug-
geSted-
Annassa West pressed the hair back
from her temples with both hands.
Willie Prenticet So he's here, too. y
Then. dismissing Prentice for the
moment, "Oh, why did David have to &c
away-now? Everything seemed to be
working out SO well. They were bound
to recognize each other; The re-
semblance is so strong. I'm only sur
even their nnannerisms-the way they
hold their heads"
Cropsey, to whom this talk sounded
like the beginning Of nervous break
down, did a little back-patting.
There, there" he said. "I wouldn't
let it get me. Not at this stage Of the
game"
The red-headed girl pushed him aside
You think I'm going crazy. And per-
haps am. All the women who come to
Brides House do, they say. But let me
tell you one thing. David has to be
found. He has to be found right away.
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Even II We all 90 down into the tunnel
I'VE win ind David" soothed
Cropsey. But flrst"-over one shoulder
he had caught sight Of the limousine
tell me who's that see out there. MT.
Diamond?"
yes" said Annassa. 'rMr. Diamond.
Neither does Gately."
"Mr. Terhune."
"Oh, ! see," said Cropsey, and gave q
sardonic grin. He glanced again at his
chief, sitting, with all the lights turned
on, in the big French limousine. We
can't leave Mr.. Diamond out there" was
his spoken comment. ut isn't good
idea"
Midway to the limousine he en-
countered Mr.. Gately Terhune, engaged
in smacking the heads off of a bed of
tulips with his walking stick. The
temptation to put the architect in per-
spective with the rest of The picture
was too strong to be ignored. AS he
passed, the managing editor whispered,
"Your little friend from the Scandals
didn't know what to make of your leav-
ing her so unceremoniously Saturday
night"
The effect OF the shot was all that
aryone could have desired. Mr.. Terhune
started violently, so violently that he
all but ncse-dived into the tulip bed.
II don't know what you're talking
about" he began: but seeing a certain
cold purposefulness in the managerial
eye, added, For Gods sake, man, don't
say anything before Ann. She's upset
enough, as 1t is"
Just as you think best" murmured
Cropsey innocently. And perhaps you'll
return the favor by standing by to lend
a hand in what begins to look like q
dirty business very dirty business"
Terhune said, with considerable more
heartineSs than he had displayed so far,
that he would stand by and the older
man continued on his way toward the
gate.
rs that you, Alva?" Diamond called
ENORMOUSLY; and when Cropsey admitted
that 1t was indeed he, How did you
get here? I thought you were in Can
ada by this time"
Cropsey opened the door of the limou-
sine, holding it so with one hand. his
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Watchman Fatally Stricken.

Elias Petsulis. Waterman in the
Treasury Department, was taken sud-
denly i'll Tuesday night about 1880
o'clock while at his place of employ
ment. He was removed to his home,
1929 I street, where he was pronounced
dead. A certificate of natural causes
was given. Petsulis was So years old.
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foot on the running board. Tonight, to
the alert eve of his managing editor,
Diamond looked i'll and shaken.
"You oughtn't to be here, sir" Crop
sey said. I'VE can handle this crowd
Terhune and myself. Let your man drive
you and the women-folk back to the
Towers"
The millionaire laughed bitterly. Get
Miss West to leave with the prospect OF
a riot in the ofing2 You don't know
what you're talking about. That giri
isn't human. Her strength and deter
mination would shame dozen men.
A look of exhaustion, almost, one might
have said, Of resignation, crossed the
handsome face shes worn me down,
Cropsey, beaten me at every turn"
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"Then 60 alone. I can hadle her.
Diamond shook his head.

Diamond shook his head.
THE time has come when there is no
avenue of escape for me. will stay to
the end
With a briskness he was far from
feeling. Cropsey opened the door to the
full extent and stepped back. well,
then, let's get into the house where we
can all be together" He held out ms
hand, but the man in the Limousine
shrank farther into his corner.
Enter that house? Ezra Runners
house," With every word his voice rose
TO a higher and higher pitch. Never,
never, until / am carried, will cross
the threshold"
The defiant cry had scarcely left his
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lips when there. came a movement In
the bushes just across the narrow road.
The muzzle Of an automatic nosed
through the leaves. A squirt Of fame
slashed the darkness.
With a cry, the millionaire put his
hand to his side and fell forward on the
HOor 0f the ear
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(To be continued.)

In the 1905 two German research
chemists had discovered the drug
chloroform, but neither of them knew
drug had merely been discovered-that
was all.
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would be well again and would sail for
the United States in mid-August.
The Shamrock v will start this week
for the United States to race for the
Americas cup.
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Upton STILL ILL
Yatchsman Expects to Be Able to
Sa;I &a~ TT un,.-n-

LONDON, July IT (P.-Sir Thomas
Upton, i'll for week with bad cold.
was suffering from lumbago yesterday,
but hk physicians said there was moth
ing very grave about his condition.
The so-year-old sportsman had severe
attacks and pains from his shoulders
to his hips. He insisted that he soon
Evening star., 1930-06-21

film version of
@ e o r & e M.
Cohan's heavily
ladened satire
on E n gl a n d
would be plain
idiocy. AS it is.
it is very often
hilarious. due to
the unfathom-
able personality
of the star,
W h Sc every
word is provo
cative of laugh
ter.
The world in
general, through
the medium of
the radio and
the neMSnaner-
Evening star., 1930-06-21
COOPERATIVE WORK.
PRAISED TO CLUBS.
James c. Stone of Farm
Board Talks to Al
Group.

Cooperative action has put sgricul-
flre on a sound financial basis, Vice
Chairman James C. Stone of the Fed
eral Farm Board today told the boys
and girls OF the f-H Clubs at their
general assembly. before which he was
the principal speaker.
Mr.. Stone explained that cooperative
action seems to offer the best solution
of farm-narketing problems, just as It
does in the work of the All Clubs. The
work of the Federal board, he explained,
Is nothing more than a broadening of
the teamwork that is being accom-
plished by the 100000 boys and girls
comprising the national membership OF
the clubs.
This afternoon the young people will
be taken on an educational tour of
Mount Vernon, and at $50 o'clock
they will attend a BANQUET at the
United States Chamber of Commerce
Building This affair will be in the
hands of the boys and girls themse:ve
and Earl Butz of Noble County, Ind,
one of their leaders, will preside. In
terest centers in the announcement of
the girl winner of the scholarship Of
6ered by the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Tomorrow the youngsters will at
tend church services in the morning
and during the afternoon will visit
Arlington National Cemetery and the
Department of Agriculture Expert
mental Farm. Tuesday will De the last
day of the fourth national camp. and
the boys and girls will scatter the next
day to homes in nearly every State.
At last nights campfire, Representa-
tive Gilbert N. Haugen of Iowa, chair
man of the House agriculture commit
tee. made a brief address. Toll pro-
vides the basis of success in life, he
told them,