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In the summer of 1874, in her journal, Doctor Hunter's wife, Susan, explained about the Sioux Indians who came in to the Yellowstone Valley to attack the Crow Indians and the Whites alike:

"There were several women there this summer (at the Crow Agency) so it was not so lonely and the men went back and forth to the Springs and brought up vegetables. At one time as they were working in the fields the Sioux Indians atacked them, about 30 painted savages. Dr Hunter and our son Davis and a diggin Indian were all that were there at the time, but they stood their ground and fought for life. One bullet passed through my sons pants close to his knee but did not hurt him, then the Indians left them and they made good the time to get to the house where they had a safer place, the Indians did not come back again but stole our horses, 4 head of good broke horses and killed 3 yoke of oxen that we had for hauling. That night some men went down to the Springs to find my husband and son and Indian boy that was with them but came back saying the table was ready set for eating and nothing eaten and could not find them or the horses. Oh what a day of anxiety did we spend and I watched every move on the other side of the river at last we saw them come out of a cooley and make for the river. Sent men to meet them, they had followed the gullies where there were bushes to protect themselves from the Indians if they saw them again. The same Indians killed the two men that was herding the Indian herd of cattle and killed Mr Meyers and Martin Hearden on the Shield River. As the Shield River empties in the Yellowstone opposite the Mission we heard the repeat of the guns and saw them murder the herders. After that we was more careful and did not go out from the Mission with out a number of men together. The troops were sent out to protect the people and the Sioux did not show themselves again."

From the Livingston ENTERPRISE:"Crow Agency 26 July 1874. I am here. The Sioux have jumped me up at my ranch. We exchanged shots - 5 in number. They got my horses and left. Eleven Sioux mounted on as fine horses as I ever saw. All I regret is that Gov Potts was not with me, that he could have realized that the Sioux are in the country. It is thought that Dunphy's Herder is killed; at last accounts about 40 Indians were in full chase after him and not far behind. Yours Truly, A J Hunter."

Item: July 31, 1874 - "Another Indian Raid! They come within a mile of Bozeman. Two Men Killed or Captured. A large number of horses stolen. Horses taken from Ft Ellis The Military and Citizens in pursuit...Had it not been for the Indian dangers, some newly discovered mines on the Yellowstone would have been mined this summer." Item: "Indian Movements - Mr. Quivey, just in from the Indian country, reports that the Flathead camp is near the mouth of Deep Creek, and that they manifest hostility against the Crows, having stolen a few horses from the River Crows as they were coming in."

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