. Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the year 1870. looking the bottom lands of the river, and thereconspicuously displayed themselves for a time to engage ourattention. As we passed by them up the valley they moveddown to wiiere their ponies were hobbled. Two of ourparty, Hauser and Stickney, had dropped behind and passedtowards the north to get a shot at an antelope; and w^henthey came up they reported that, w^hile we were observingthe Indians on the plateau across the river, there were onehundred or more of them watching us from behind a highbutte as
. Diary of the Washburn Expedition to the Yellowstone and Firehole Rivers in the year 1870. looking the bottom lands of the river, and thereconspicuously displayed themselves for a time to engage ourattention. As we passed by them up the valley they moveddown to wiiere their ponies were hobbled. Two of ourparty, Hauser and Stickney, had dropped behind and passedtowards the north to get a shot at an antelope; and w^henthey came up they reported that, w^hile we were observingthe Indians on the plateau across the river, there were onehundred or more of them watching us from behind a highbutte as our pack-train passed up the valley. As soon asthey observed Hauser and Stickney coming up nearly be-hind them, they wheeled their horses and disappeared down 10 Washburn Yellowstone Expedition of 1870. the other side of the butte.* This early admonition of ourexposure to hostile attack, and liability to be robbed ofeverything, and compelled on foot and without provisionsto retrace our steps, has been the subject of discussion inour camp to-night, and has renewed in our party the deter-. OX GUAKD. Valley of the Yellowstone. mination to abate nothing of our vigilance, and keep in acondition of constant preparation. With our long-range rifles and plenty of ammunition, wecan stand off 200 or 300 of them, with their less efficientweapons, if we dont let them sneak up upon us in the we encounter more than that number, then what? Theodds will be against us that they will rub us out, as JimStuart savs. *0n August 23d General Washburn wrote:Crow tribe. Indians of the Washburn Yellowstone Expedition of 1870. 11 Jake Smith has sent the first demoralizing shot into thecamp by announcing that he doesnt think there is any neces-sity for standing guard. Jake is the only one of our partywho shows some sign of baldness, and he probably thinksthat his own scalp is not worth the taking by the Indians. Did we act wisely in permitting him to join our party atthe last moment before leaving
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