As Soon As Fields Turned,
He Saw The Indian Running Off With The Rifles; Instantly Calling
His Brother, They Pursued
Him for fifty or sixty yards;
just as they overtook him, in the scuffle for the rifles
R. Fields stabbed
Him through the heart with his knife.
The Indian ran about fifteen steps and fell dead. They now ran
back with their rifles to the camp. The moment the fellow touched
his gun, Drewyer, who was awake, jumped up and wrested it from him.
The noise awoke Captain Lewis, who instantly started from the ground
and reached for his gun; but finding it gone, drew a pistol
from his belt, and turning saw the Indian running off with it.
He followed him and ordered him to lay it down, which he did
just as the two Fields came up, and were taking aim to shoot him;
when Captain Lewis ordered them not to fire, as the Indian did not
appear to intend any mischief. He dropped the gun and was going
slowly off when Drewyer came out and asked permission to kill him;
but this Captain Lewis forbade, as he had not yet attempted to shoot us.
But finding that the Indians were now endeavoring to drive off all
the horses, he ordered all three of us to follow the main party,
who were chasing the horses up the river, and fire instantly upon
the thieves; while he, without taking time to run for his shot-pouch,
pursued the fellow who had stolen his gun and another Indian,
who were driving away the horses on the left of the camp.
He pressed them so closely that they left twelve of their horses,
but continued to drive off one of our own.
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