Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-01-31

rushed upon her and tore the scalp
from her head.
Captain Andrews in the meantime,
being much further out than any OF
the others, and having all the Indians
in front of him, came slowly down the
road firing at long range at the In
dams in pursuit of the women. After
q few shots he missed his cap box,
and turning to look for it saw another
large band of Indians in his rear. Then
came tall running, comic lodging and
fine strategy in the game Of life and
death.
Andrews left the road and made for
the trees along the MusclesheN, but
being cut off from these he took a
course more toward the village, shots
and arrows at all times falling thick
around him. His clothes were literally
cut into ribbons and his hat shot from
his head, yet he kept on his course,
frequently turning and leveling his
now useless gun, making the savages
fall in the brush to avoid his supposed
fatal shot and thereby losing time in
the pursuit.
1.-The Indian shots were finally ex-
hausted and Andrews oft repeated
ruse had become old, when a few In
dams rushed upon him with their war
clubs and soon found that an old SOL
der (even with an empty rifle in his
hand) would not die like dog.
Rescue Finally Comes
while the fight was going on, hand
to hand, club to dubbed rifle, a small
party headed by Colonel Clendenning
and G. M. Vets, rushed to the rescue
Just in time to prevent old Cap from
passing in his checks. Clendenning's
party rushed to the rescue Of the men
in the timber and found them in
safety Andrews went to camp calling
for volunteers to assist in finding the
woman. They soon found her scalped
and shot in two places and bruised
with war clubs, revealing sight well
calculated to ctlrdle the blood in ones
veins and render his dreams horrible
for days to come. They found her in
a semi-conscious condition, family
calling for help and water. She was
taken to her cabin"
From the next letter dated May 8,
1859, an extract Is taken:
We have even to fight for the wood
with which to cook our grub. This
morning about o'clock, white man
and two squaws went out about 400
yards from camp to pick up wood.
While thus engaged a band OF Indians
suddenly arose from the sagebrllsh
within a few feet of them and COM
menced yelling and firing. The wood
party fled as only people can, who
are pursued by Indians and their
clothes completely riddled with bullets,
reached the city unframed.
1.-THE Indians now appeared in full
force, swarming through the sagebrush
.Santee Sioux numbering between 100
and 200. But the men Of the Muscle
shell were not daunted nor did they
falter. Immediately upon the alarm
being given, the men grasped their
ever-ready breech-1oaders and with a
yell that would shake even an Indians
nerves, went flying across the field to
attack the savage foes.
"a running fight now ensued for q
distance of half a mile, when some
30 of the Indians took shelter In a
deep and crooked coulee emptying into
the Muscleshell- The men charged
their position and were unable 70 dis
lodge them. In the charge Jacob
Leader was shot through the brain,
dying instantly. The men now divided
themselves into several parties and
took possession OF every side OF the