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

the Sioux had hidden, Rowland took
the scalp of one, besides the three war
bonnetS.
Picking up the saddles and blankets
of the Indians, the soldiers and scouts
returned to the place they left the
packers. Searching through the pock-
cts of the saddles, Rowland found two
pipes, one of which was finished, the
other partly completed. He dug q hole
in the ground, on the trail that leads
to Bismarck, and buried both of the
pipes. He placed a fiat rock above
the hole he had filled. He hopes to
be able to go back some day to the
spot to ascertain if the pipes are still
buried there. He also found a pair
of beaded moccasins.
How much do you want for the
moccasins?" asked the sergeant.
"Ten dollars" Rowland says he is
of the opinion that the sergeant took
the money from the roll found at the
site of the stage coach. He never
traced it further, and that is the rea-
son why he said he was sorry that he
let it be known he had first discOv-
cred the money. The soldiers were left
in charge of the stage coach and the
body of the driver.
At that point Rowland left the party
and came a little later to the head Of
Beaver creek. Here he met another
troop of soldiers, with a lieutenant in
charge. According to his reasoning,
he had completed one assignment and
was free to go back and get further
orders from the Fort Keogh headquar-
tiers. For the time being, he quit as
q scout and went out and killed a
buffalo. He was wearing a wide
brimmed hat. Two other scouts who
happened to be with the command
went along. They brought in some
meat. Rowland had cut out the gall
bag of the animal and was carrying
it in his hand. He had in mind that
when he arrived at the camp he would
use it to stiffen his hat brim. An in
cident followed that serves to illustrate
the independently of the Indian scout
The officer in command of the camp
sent a man out to ask who had done
the shooting. Still carrying the gall
bag in his hand, Rowland went over
to the officers camp.
Who gave you permission to go out
there and shoot?" asked the lieutenant
Nobody" said Rowland.
Don't you know I've taken charge
of both camps out here?"
mo"
The soldiers with whom he had
fought the Sioux on the Little Mis-
souri, had reached the camp. The SER
geant was attracted to the argument.
The irate lieutenant saw that he was
getting nowhere with Rowland, and
started to knock the gall out of his
hand. It was covered with blood. Row.
land resisted, and the lieutenant per-
sisted.
Suddenly, upon the impulse of the
moment, getting a little saucy himself
Rowland backed away, and hauling of,
threw the gall with its bloody cover
ing full into the face Of the lieutenant
He backed swiftly away, and as he
passed the soldiers, the sergeant spoke
quickly, saying:
Get on your horse and leave at
once"
While the lieutenant was extricating
himself from his position and wiping
the gall and blood from his face, the
sergeant, since the other scouts had
gone on, asked Rowland the direction
toward Fort Keogh so he wouldn't get
lost. The lieutenant spent four days
getting out Of the badlands without
anything to eat.
When Rowland arrived at Fort Ke-
OCH and reported, he was given some
dispatches to carry to Captain Bell
then in charge Of the main camp at
Beaver creek. Arriving there he was
informed that a group OF soldiers had
gone toward the Little Missouri, but
not having heard from them Captain
Bell was of the opinion they were lost.
Rowland was sent out to apprehend
the soldiers and order them back to
the main camp.
With nothing but his ability to pick
up signs of trails, Rowland rode along
in search of the soldiers. Looking to
one side, he saw that four men we're
watching him. He made no motion,
other than TO speed up his horse in
the direction he was going The four
men followed him. He ran down q
ridge. They started to shoot at him,
He spurred his horse into a faster GAL
lop. Luck was with him again. Top