Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-08-20
the broken down yoke back. Sales

the broken down yoke back. Sales
$2.95.
Aug. 22-TWo niggers can in at
three o'clock in the morning and told
me that about three and one-half miles
from the camp on the F~ourchette they
had met Tom and the rest of the party
coming back. They had been sur-
rounded by the Indians, who about
eight o'clock in the morning came down
on them from three sides. They made
their escape through the bed Of the
creek but lost everything. Before they
got out Of sight, they saw the Indians
among the goods. They came in here
about three o'clock in the morning
with Jim Wells cattle.
Packed furs and hides and sent
them off on the Farragut consigned
to the American Express company,
Sioux City, Iowa. Capt. Russell re-
fused to pay Andrew. Drunken row
between j.. Wells and Drew. ]. w.
came les killing Drew. Considerable
damage done the store, but everything
settled at last. Sales $4.25."
Apparently September opened as a
dull month, with early entries, Nothing
of Importance. Sales $13. Nothing
of Importance. Sales $11 So" But on
September Is excitement increased and
sales fell off: "A party of Arapahoes
came in. Sales $3.50. Sept. IA. The
Arapahoes left at noon for Grovan
camp. / kept the store shut up all
the time they were here. Sales $2.4O.
Sept. 20. Columbia passed down. Bill
Martins party came in from wolfing.
They got but two wolves but killed IL
elk. Sales $22.25.
Sept. 20. Indians around town in
the morning. Shooting at them with
cannon and rifles. Went out recon-
noitering after they had ratreated.
Probably about rs in number.
Sept. 30. Found our pigs, One
killed and one wounded by the Indi-
ans. Made a map OF the river from
l.. Rocky to Musselshell."
October was a bad month. The Crows
the Sioux, drunk and raising the devil.
On the 4th, Koch began the unfamiliar
work of chopping wood; blistered his
hands, broke his axe handle, went
hunting to forget his troubles, and
killed nothing. One his birthday, Oct.
8, he writes with forlorn humor:
twenty-five years old and as poor as
a rat yet. Cut down a tree or the
cabin"
The single entry that covers all the
next week, "Chopping,' should be
borne in mind, for significant contrast
with the entry exactly a month later.
On Oct. 16 Koch and w. Cutter went
to Musselshen and found a train from
Helena had come in, with Tom Stuart
Granville Stuart's brother) and some
Grow chiefs. The weather turned cold,
and the choppers suffered. "Oct. 10.
Finished accounts. Wrote letters and
started for the cabin at night. Bitterly
cold. Oct. 10. Stood guard all day.
Pretty cold. Oct. 20. Cutting while
Joe is on guard. A beautiful day. Shot
at a wolf across the river. Showing
at night"
Oct. "a was a memorable day to a
mar who complains time after time of
hunting and killing nothing. Hunted
in the Long Point. B. M. killed a white
tail Went over the river in the We
ming and killed two buffalo. I killed
one, my first, that took seven Spencer
and six pistol balls before he died.
NOV. /. Went down to our cabin
with grub for the winter. We found
those Arapahoes there that passed
through on the 18th of Sept. They
had camped at Jim Wells woodward
about 10 days. Col. Clendenin was at
the Crow camp. He left with the Hell
ena train Friday, Oct. %. The train
was four days getting up the hill from
the Musselshell bottom. Before we left,
we killed some buffalo in the river
and saw several bands going down.