Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-01-21

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Bitter Root. was IN COMMAND of thu
troops engaged in the construction. Ont
port Fprt Reno. had been completed
The building of Fort Kearney was II
progress. The posts further north hae
been located but not built. Some Of
them we're never built.
The train moved on without serious
incident. The country WAS alive with
Indians There were signs OF fighting
burned wagons and dead stock-ir
places and at times the Story outfit
would spy Indians At q distance But
It was not until within about 10 mile.
Of Fort Reno. that there was any oper
hostility. toward the train This wa.
probably due 10 the keen lockout which
Story Kept and to his intimate know
ledge OF the country There were thou
sands of Indians within striking dis
lance of the trail. but the train was
not moiested until 1t reached = point
50 close 10 the new post as to seem
safe
In the edge Of the bad lands, the
train was attacked There WIS a brisk
engagement. 1t didn't last long, prob
ably the Indians, who had been Spying
1.Al 11e I'm wuc mercy Irving II
- " prIn4H 1rJ oOuidnI resist the
Nalon Oh TIC SoC1 catue tna1 werc
~ ai.s1H ~I4l 41r HaAn- HoWe'er
It vas, the reds sw0oping down upon
the travellers with = flight OF arrows
and a charge to stampede the stock.
The men Of the train responded briskly
with their rifles Two OF the drivers
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Inf recapf1red STOCK Vas driven BACK
70 the trail me All 2 campen
where The Hfte battle = taken place
and there the cattle we're TT BACK
H0 the nerd In1ee Oh them q Deen
Nuuffoeu u Lhe Il&nIing ana q 70 PC
Killed. tneF furnished beef Tor o train
messengers were sent % 7 reno
t0Y All 2Ynns1{AnGR TIT I1f VnInfYPT4
Mflfn tnls Hanspor1a1nn came the
wnnif 0uui moved 70 Reno ~
there Was 4 n1e1 resi- Inc
n,rn we're hit Al Rrno. where they SUD
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nit iRHa DesoH fsfIAo saln MapH
AIM We nag mel 9 hIte fIencnman
and boy xlLn xnaI seemed 20 . .
us441s ouLIH- infy we're unnaIness-
NJ u1eH team ana making camp We
too them the indiars were timex q
I'll vc we're GomS @ camp 2 snort
uis1ance aoove- We invited ufem %
La1fn nac1 2 camp Win US IoT great
I6 Sa1ety- Inc sald ne
11sn1 nan IS mncn afraid o. INDIANS
= 2 rs o. some vn1le men ina set
" goan9 ana teinng nun 70 pc carr
IN &C moved a1on&- Alter nr IlgnI,
80 1IA nArx- couple o. us-o see II
~ fTencnman - escaped we found
Ac o. the mar and Doy. scaIped
.nd m1Iu1Led 1neH wagon Was aiso
ufnro lneT fiorses we're gone. tne1r
NoskA6 we're scaItered over Inc
EI0su- Me buried lhe oooaes and went
nn1 % me uAHl
Prom Fort Reno the tram moved on
Ito Put PHI Kearney- There General
ICzuinxtm Vas nersonauv directing the
erection OK new buildings. The train
v1S halted by soldiers, three mikes
frum the new post and Story was told
n0t 10 camp any nearer to the post
than that. Is the general wanted to
zave The meadows for the army stock.
Ain, Story was forbidden TO proceed
On hin march O o of the danger
from Indians along the trail ahead.
HERE was cur prrdicament.- said
MAjm CatIin ax he laughed over thu
situation when he told ne about II
We we're canned three MICS from the
post % far that the soldiers could not
h1xe rendered u any assistance If We
wEre attacked We vrre forbidden To
proceed. n tie soldiers couldn't leave