The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and
The chronicles of the Yellowstone : an accurate, comprehensive history of the country drained by the Yellowstone River--its Indian inhabitants--its first explorers--the early fur traders and trappers--the coming and trials of the emigrants : a full account of all expeditions, military and civil--the discovery of the geysers and wonders of the national park--fights with Sioux by wolfers, trappers and goldseekers--the Sioux War of 1876-77, in which General Custer was killed--Nez Perce War of 1877--the advent of the Northern Pacific and building of towns--the mineral and agricultural wealth--and future of the country . hand in some of the fights that occurred near the Cheyennes made a charge one morning in October,nearly to the gates of the fort, and a warrior lassoed one ofthis party named Johnson; but he being very strong tookhold of the rope beyond the noose and pulled it away fromthe Indian, who did not have time to take a turn aroundthe horn of his saddle. This bold Indian, though shot at byseveral of the others, escaped. About the middle of No- JEFF STANDIFERS EXPEDITION OF GOLD-HUNTERS. 6l vember, twenty of this party, joined by about as manysoldiers, who belonged to the command at C. F. Smith, butdid not dare to go back alone, went by the old emigrantroad to that fort. On the way they had a brisk little fightwith four times their number of Sioux and lost one soldier,who was killed. One civilian was wounded. About halfremained at Fort C. F. Smith all winter, and the remaindercame to the Montana settlements late in the fall with the lastemigrants that ever went over the Bozeman CHAPTER XVII. FIGHT BETWEEN FRIENDLY INDIANS—CREEKNAMES —BOZEMANS DEATH. IN February of 1867, there were about forty lodges ofBannocks camped on Fleshman creek. A stealing partyof Flatheads and Pen d Oreilles, took away a little herd oftheir horses one night, and next morning a party of Ban-nocks took their trail and overtook them at the Musselshellriver. The Bannocks d
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