Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-07-16
(By JOHN X. STANDISH)

Montana militia, engaged in the
affairs of SO, were in pursuit of a
body Of Sioux. When about five miles
from the Boulder river they heard ir-
regular firing ahead Of them, and
rushing on, Soon came in sight of a
party of 40 Indians who had three
men, deserters from Fort C. F. Smith,
corralled. When the Sioux saw the
approaching whites they fled; the mil
itia chased them for three miles, but
finding they could not be overtaken
ceased the pursuit, going back to the
scene of the fight, camped. Two of
the deserters died shortly after.
On June 10, 1868, the Fort Smith
Crows made a dash at Hugh Kirken-
dalls herd of mules, grazing near Fort
Ellis, and carried off "a of them. The
savages were pursued by Major Horr
and the mules recovered. The Indians
lost three of their number. On June
q, Abraham Coon was killed on the
Fort Totten and Stevenson road, by
the Indians.
w. 8. Hamilton, John Fatig, and B,
B. Davis, while travelling down the Vel
lowstone in August, 1868, were attack
ed by the Sioux; Hamilton wns wound
ed, while five Indians were killed and
many wounded. In August, 1868, the
Red Cloud Sioux robbed Mckenzie and
RenShaw's train. On the night of the
robbery members of the band attempt
ed to steal some Grow horses, when
five of the number were killed. The
engagement between Colonel Forsyth's
company and Red Clouds company OF
60 men occurred at Dry Forks, October
II, 10, 10, 20 and 81, 1868. The COM
mand lost five killed and 16 wounded
The loss of the Indians was large, in
Guiding a Cheyenne and Sioux chief
and the great medicine man of the
Sioux.
Early in the spring of 1868, a freight
er named Hart was camped neal Fort
Ellis. One morning he went out to get
his stock which was running loose
and when about half a mile from the
post he was shot dead by a war party
of Indians, who had hidden in a patch
of cherry brush, near which he passed
In the fall of 1868, IL herders had
charge Of Meadows work cattle or
Shields river. Early in March, 1869
a man named CroWell was killed by the
Blackfeet at this ranch, the herders
having barely time to escape. A party
of soldiers under Lieutenant Thompson
pursued the marauders, killing the
entire band and losing one soldier.
Crandall and Finley mined in Grew
ice gulch in the summers of 1876
and So. In the fall of the latter veal
they concluded to prospect for new
diggings, so they went up Slough creek
to the divide and over to Clark'S Fork
and down it to the first large creek
that comes into that river from the
right. A party that went down Clark's
Fork about a week afterward, founC
their bodies near camp and buried
them. The signs left indicated, what
was afterward proven, that this muir
derous deed was committed by ARA
pahoes. During the fall of 1871 James
Gurley and Bill Cameron found Their
bones exposed and buried them deep
er, also marking the grave. The stream
on which they made their last camp
is now known as Crandall creek.
DR.. Frost had a ranch above the
lower canyon and lived there with his
Indian wife. One day in September
1871, he, with his squaw and child
went down to the agency to draw ra-
tions and get a neddle gun. When 60
ing back, and but a mile and half from
the agency he was attacked by a Sious
war party and he, his wife and child
and a squaw who vas going up on 6
visit, were killed.
John Brown was camped near the
divide between the Yellowstone ane
Boulder and just below the Indiar
trail that ran from the agency to the
Natural bridge on the Boulder. HI
was engaged in hunting for the agency
In the latter part of February, 1871
he was attacked by Indians and aftel
a sharp fight was killed by them. Hi!
squaw heard the firing, and immediat-
ely left camp, going direct to the ag'
ency. Some of the people in the coun'
try thought that the Crows were thu
Indians that killed him, but the fac
of his having n of their squaws fol
a wife and had lived with her tribt
for a long time, is sufficient to dis
prove the charge.
Early in the spring of 1872 two Ban
mock Indians stole a small band o
horses from some Crows, who wer'
camped near the agency. The Ban
nocks were friendly with the white
and took their horses through the set
Elements on their way to Idaho. Tn
Grow agency employed Gus Callahan
and Scotty Donnelly to go after ant
arrest them. The BannOckS were Ov
taken and captured near Virginia City
AS the boys were bringing them back
Callahan wished to kill both, to whicl
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