Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-04-16

track was 1OunQ ina leo SlTdlgIll
ahead, which the scouts discovered as
they reached the top of the elevation.
Rowland turned to see where the
soldiers were, and noting they were a
considerable distance behind, motioned
to them to come on up. The sergeant
was leading and he was asked to hurry
along. The scouts waited for the off,
Ger to overtake them, as he Vas con-
sidered to be too far in the rear.
A Cheyenne Indian scout by the
name of Shell was engaged in doing
the trailing work, and va diligently
following the traces of the mule tracks,
which it was sometimes confusing to
trace on account of the many pony
tracks. The trail led straight ahead.
you'll have to ride a little faster
to keep up with US" said Rowland to
the sergeant as he overlook the scouts.
I'VE may have to go about eight miles
farther to the top of yonder hill" he
told the officer.
Shell and Howling Wolf were the
younger scouts, mere Indian lads, while
Rowland and Big Footed Bull were
older. Reaching the vicinity of the
elevation, Shell and Howling Wolf rode
up to the top. Rowland and Big Footed
Bull dismounted and led their ponies
up on a walk. They did this to make
some closer observations and to allow
the soldiers who were again trailing
behind to catch up again.
Looking eastward down into a valley
the pursuing party being on the trail
that leads eastward toward Bismarck
Howling Wolf u%nstrapped his tele-
scope. Gazing intently for a moment
or two, he turned and called back tx
Rowland, coming up the hill, to hurry
Taking the glass, Rowland saw against
the background Of the Little Missouri
river, two men engaged in butcherinl
a buffalo.
"Those are two Sioux" said Row
land. They've shot a buffalo and art
cutting out the meat"
That's what I think" was Howlinl
VOLTS response. "I1l go back dowr
the hill and tell the soldiers to stay
on the other side out of sight"
Rowland continued his observations
The two men seen through the glass
were moving away from their butcher.
ing Of the buffalo. Howling Wolf sale
further that he would ride back ane
tell the soldiers what they had seen
He did so.
"What1l we do?" asked the sergeant
Howling Wolf said that the party
would go and get them.
A short distance below the hill 6
small creek meanders its way TOWARD
the Little Missouri. The packers were
instructed to remain where they were
The soldiers and scouts went dowr
into the creek bottom and proceeded
down the stream for a distance o.
perhaps two miles. Pausing for 6
moment as they discovered some sign,
of a trail. they left the bottom of the
creek and assembled the bank that ros<
rather abruptly. They proceeded eau.
tiously as the trail appeared to be just
recently made. Danger lurked. Thu
Sioux might be within striking dis.
lance. Reaching the crest Of the ele.
walton, the soldiers and scouts wert
momentarily startled to find they hae
been seen.
Bing! A rifle cracked. The dus
rose from the top Of the hill. PUNK
A bullet crashed against q projecting
rock. The soldiers prepared for al
attack. The scouts scurried to cover
The position of the Sioux was no
exactly ascertained. One Of the scout.
lifted his hat above the crest of thu
hill to get the direction from which
the shots came. The Sioux were hid.
den in a crevice from which they wer,
firing.
M~aneuvering for a better position
the soldiers succeeded in getting thu
position of the Sioux, and ascertain,
ing the range, made ready for an at
tack. The scouts, in the meantime
moved from their position to get
better vantage point and the battl,
was on. Brief as it was, the attacker,
succeeded in killing three out of tn
four Sioux Indians who had partici
pated in the fatal attack on the stag
driver. Rowland, however, nearly los
his life in the skirmish. He was look
ing down while in the act of loadin,
his gun when a bullet passed Just be
low his head and struck the grount
back of him going between his legs
The lone Indian made good his escap
and as the soldiers and scouts move,
up closed toward the crevice in whicl