Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 : Major Howard Egan's diary, also thrilling experiences of pre-frontier life among Indians, their traits, civil and savage, and part of autobiography, inter-related to his father's . till the mencame back, then he said, Close the door quick! There is acoyote in here. The man Avas frightened and feared the coyote would bitehis bare legs, and attempted to go out again, when the black-smith said. Stand still a minute Avhile I light the Ave can get him. The man obeyed, and when the lightAvns made, there in one corner, and under the bunks crouchedthe co
Pioneering the West, 1846 to 1878 : Major Howard Egan's diary, also thrilling experiences of pre-frontier life among Indians, their traits, civil and savage, and part of autobiography, inter-related to his father's . till the mencame back, then he said, Close the door quick! There is acoyote in here. The man Avas frightened and feared the coyote would bitehis bare legs, and attempted to go out again, when the black-smith said. Stand still a minute Avhile I light the Ave can get him. The man obeyed, and when the lightAvns made, there in one corner, and under the bunks crouchedthe covote. which Avas soon made ready for skinning. Another dark evenins* one of the men was passing alongby the hoar pen Avith a lantern. He heard the old soav makinga terrible fuss. He went to the side of the pen and sAAamg thelantern over into the pen, then he could see the oH sowbacked uti in a corner Avith her six or eight young nigs behindher, her bristles sticking straight up and her open. In »\ PIONEERING THE WEST 225- the opposite corner crouched the cause of all that commotion,a large coyote, who was either after a-young pig or a supperout of the hoc trouirh. Well, his hide was worth one PART IV. THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF PRE-FRONTIER LIFE, INDIAN CUSTOMS AND LEGENDS. SEC. I.—INDIAN PRACTICE,46.—A LITTLE SURPRISE To a Small Band of Indians, and This Is How It Came About. The express rider at Shell Creek was too sick to under-take the ride, and I volunteered to take his place. The rideat that time was from Shell to Butte, there being no stationat Egan Canyon at that time. Therefore the one pony had togo about thirty-two miles, fourteen of them being to started just at dark and made pretty good time, but beingcareful to not overdo the pony, but give him frequent breath-ing spells, at which times I would let him go on the walk, andwas doing so when I was about in the middle of Egan Canyonand, just before turning a sharp point aheadof me, I couldsee
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