Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-02-14

quietly while laying on his bed.
Mountain Chief was born on Old
Man river in Canada in 184S and re-
membered the treaty of 1855 Of which
his father was signer. He was pres
ent at the time it was signed. BY this
treaty all land south of the Missouri
river claimed by the Blackfeet In
Montana was given to the United
States.
Fought eros ventres
In 1866 he was one of the leaders
Of the Blackfeet warriors when they
met the Gros Ventres and the Crows
in the Cypress hills. 1t is said they
killed 1888 Indian braves
In 1867, as related by Richard San
derville, an interpreter, Mountain
Chief participated in and led the whole
camp of the Blackfeet against the
Kootenai In this fight he nearly lost
his life in a hand to hand battle with
Cut Nose. When he was nearly over
come, one Of the Blackfeet shot and
killed his enemy and rescued him. In
1871 he led a band Of the Blackfeet
in a fight with the Crees at Whoop
Up, a traders village near what Is
now Lethbridge. In this fight he was
attacked by two warriors and In
hand to hand combat finally killed the
two of them with his spear.
In 1873 he had an encounter with
a small band of Crows and in this
fight was severely wounded, nearly
losing one leg From that time on
through life, he was crippled and
limped as a result Of this battle and
the wound he received. The last IN
dian battle in which he participated
was in 1882 on Milk river below what
Is known by the Indians as Writing
on Stone, which is northeast of the
east butte Of Sweet Grass.
In 1886 he participated with the
leading chiefs of the tribe In making
a treaty again with the government,
in which the Blackfeet coded all that
east Of the Sweet Grass hills
In 1895 he took part In a three-day
which resulted in a treaty
and sale of what is now Glacier park
to the government and was one OF
the signers Of that treaty.
He made many trips east in later
years, accompanied by Sanderville,
who acted as his interpreter. On one
trip, when delegation went to Wash
ington, ID. c., to ask that cattle be
issued to the Blackfeet, he met PreSi-
dent Theodore Roosevelt at the White
House. Previously he had met Presi-
dent Mckinley when a delegation OF
Blackfeet went TO a fair at Omaha,
Neb. Later he met President Wilson
at the White House. On the occasion
Of Rodman Wanamaker's conference
at Fort wadsworth for the purpose
Of breaking ground for an American
statue, he met President Taft. In 1922
be was present and officiated at the
adoption ceremony when Queen Marie
Of Rumania, who was visiting in
Glacier park, was adopted into the
Blackfeet tribe.
Mountain Chief was a friend Of Gen. I
Hugh L. Scott. In 1891 he had his last
Yisit with the general at the inter
national peace conference Of Indian .
,ribes at Browning, when the universal
;ign language was recorded on movie
'ilm under direction Of Scott. Noun
ain Chief was one Of those who took
active part in this council and re-
ated many Of his war stories IN signs
'or the record.
He is survived by his son, Walter;
laughter, Rosie Mad Wolf, and four
srandsons, Peter StahS by Mistake,
Patrick Marceau and Joe Mountain
chief, all living near Heart Butte, and
AlouiSious Red Fox, who is In the
army In Alaska. There are IA great