Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-07-04

prairie of the Yellowstone when the
big, round sun came out of the low
hills, oh such a long distance away,
and smiled happily at me-
Somebody had told me the proper
way to travel in the morning in order
to reach the gold mines Of the new
country was to always keep the sun
behind me, and that advice I needed,
walking with my shadow lodging along
Just ahead of me. guess I forgot
about the sun being in a different po-
sition in the afternoon, for when night
came was again on the same little
creek had left in the morning tired
out and discouraged. cried myself to
sleep that night and slept IN misery
until dawn, then followed the creek
bed toward the river for hours and
finally found where 1t came into a
bigger stream and there I sat in dis
gust and Disappointing for the creek
was too big for me to ford and real
lied was lost with no possible means
Of finding my way out Of the wilder
ness Of the grass grown prairies into
which had strayed.
Looking for the Boy
In the meantime things were hap
pening at the train. I was not missed
until noon. and then the entire train
was stopped. Some Of the men re-
manned with the wagons while others
heavily armed rode back on the trail
confident that they would pick me up
at the old camp and soon have me with
my mother again. But they soon had
another guess coming. They easily
took up my trail from the old camp to
the gravel bed and there they lost it
and although they hunted and shout
ed all day long, they could not find
me and returned TO camp that night
with the news that lost boy was on
the Yellowstone prairie. All of the next
day the hunt was continued and 1t
was as usual also fruitless. That night
there were many sad faces about the
campfires in the train for it was be-
lieved had been captured by the In
dams or had fallen prey to the wolves
that were then to be found in the
Yellowstone.
Against the protests of the women
in the train, it was decided to aban-
don the hunt for the missing boy, on
the following morning, and continue
the rush for the gold fields of Alder
Gulch. While the horses and mules
we're being hitched up in preparation
Of the start, half a dozen Indians
headed by a young buck, then in the
dress of sub chief, rode up on the
little eminence a few hundred yards |
from the camp and stood looking down !
upon the immigrants, the women max !
ing frenzed efforts to get into shelter,
while the men were scrambling for /
their arms, which had been thrown
aside In the work Of preparing for a
start.
Peace Signs Exchanged
1.-The captain Of the train, as soon as
4 Semblance of order had been secured, /
stepped forward out Of the circle of
the corral and gave the peace sign. 1t
was promptly answered by the buck In
the lead and the leader slipped from
his horse and walked toward the camp
leaving the rest of his party motion
ess, on the hilltop The captain Of our
rain also dropped his rifle and stepped
forward to meet the advancing Indian,
Who at short range did not appear to
,e such a big Indian after all, only Of
medium size, but intelligent. To the
surprise of the captain the Indian ex-
ended his hand for a hearty hand
make and It was met Just as cordially.
Which way, white man2' came the
Iuery In good English.
The Lust for Gold
"'To Alder, was the reply. TO dig
odd
"'You win find many white men
here was the answer of the chief;
what Is your manner
Smith was the answer. Who are
pou?'
IT am Tendoy Of the Bannacks.
6y father Is head man OF the tribe and
ny home Is In the valley In which the
white men are flocking ia numbers