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 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 edition. Excerpt: ... been taken from his person and the Crows recognized him as the crazy man. The Indian by whom he was killed must have come upon him unexpectedly and shot him down before learning of his mental frailty. This Indian, who could tell by the fantastic rig the old man wore that he was a lunatic, must have fled in dismay, for many gifts must be made to the spirits and much howling done by himself and squaw, before this, the greatest sin, could be atoned for. The old man, who, possessed by a restless spirit, had wandered without object or aim for so many years, had at last found rest. He had reached "the end of the road." CHAPTER XXXIII. HUBBLE, CHARLEY COCKE AND WOODY'S FIGHTTHREE TO FIVE HUNDRED. AMONG the trappers of the Yellowstone, none were more noted for daring or skill than Hubble. He came to this section of the country in 1864, and his adventures alone would make a worthy volume. Six times did he have his horses taken or killed by the hostile Indians, and he has had more fights with them than any man that was ever in the country. A worthy mate for him was Charley Cocke, and they camped together for several years. These two and Woody, another old-time trapper and prospector, had the most remarkable fight in the annals of American history. This story has never been published and is an almost incredible tale; yet the writer received the narrative from each of the three soon after its occurrence and their tales were corroborated by a war party of Crows, who were at the place of battle four days afterward. The writer was at the same place a year after the fight and found testimony of its truth. Beaver were getting quite scarce on the waters of the upper Yellowstone and Musselshell rivers, and these three trappers concluded to hunt...