The Columbia River . correctness of this, and others vouch for itsaccuracy. It perhaps should not be set down as provenhistory. Snickster and Williams were riding onehorse, and could not keep up with the main body, jThe Indians, therefore, overtook and seized them be-fore they reached the Snake River. In a rage becauseof having been balked of their prey, the Indians de-termined to have some amusement out of the un-fortunate pair, and told them to go into the riverwith their horse and try to swim across. Into thedangerous stream, two thousand feet wide, almost ice-cold, and with a powerful curr
The Columbia River . correctness of this, and others vouch for itsaccuracy. It perhaps should not be set down as provenhistory. Snickster and Williams were riding onehorse, and could not keep up with the main body, jThe Indians, therefore, overtook and seized them be-fore they reached the Snake River. In a rage becauseof having been balked of their prey, the Indians de-termined to have some amusement out of the un-fortunate pair, and told them to go into the riverwith their horse and try to swim across. Into thedangerous stream, two thousand feet wide, almost ice-cold, and with a powerful current, they went. Assoon as they were out a score of yards, the Indiansbegan their fun by making a target of them. Thehorse was almost immediately killed. Williams wasstruck and sank. Snicksters arm was broken by aball, but diving under the dead horse, and keepinghimself on the farther side till somewhat out of range,and then boldly striking across the current, whichfoamed with Indian bullets, he reached the south side. Tullux Holiquilla, a Warm Springs Indian Chief, Famous in the Modoc War as a Scout for U. S. Troops. By Courtesy of Major Lee Moorehouse. The Times of Tomahawk and Fire-Brand 229 of the river and was drawn out, almost dead, bysome of Timothys Nez Perce Indians. With the defeat of Steptoe, the Indians may wellhave felt that they were invincible. But their ex-ultation was short-lived. As already noted, Garnettcrushed the Yakimas at one blow, and Wright a littlelater repeated Steptoes march to Spokane, but didnot repeat his retreat. For in the battle of FourLakes on September 1st, and that of Spokane Plainson September 5th, Wright broke for ever the powerand spirits of the northern Indians. The treaties were thus established at last by reservations, embracing the finest parts of theUmatilla, Yakima, Clearwater, and Coeur dAleneregions, were set apart, and to them after consider-able delay and difficulty the tribes were gathered. With the end of this third gre
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