Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1916 — Interesting Story of Famous Old Indian Guide. [ARTICLE]

Interesting Story of Famous Old Indian Guide.

Orth Halstead recently received from his brother, of Worland, Wyo., a newspaper clipping containing an account of the death of John Enos, a famous old Indian guide. Enois died at the age of 104 years. He was well known by S. S. Halstead. Enos liyed on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming and was employed by many parties as a guide through the mountains. At the end of'his death he was guiding a party of hunters through the Wind River mountains. He was packed but of the mountains on a horse '-and the funeral services were held at Fort Washakie.'" One thousand Indians attended the rites. A man of remarkable vitality, Enos served as a guide for four score 1 years. He was fam ops for his linguistic ability and was honored by all red men for his many attainments, j He guided Bonneville in 1832 and led 1 the Mormon pilgrims through the I plains and mountains in 1846-7. He I was also the guide of Fremont, the ; famous American explorer and general, later republican candidate for president, through Wyoming. He knew the west thoroughly before-the first white man had penetrated the western pjpins. " In spite of his age the famous old Indian plunged iqto the stream every morning, even the cqjdest days of the winter. Until his death he was the physica lequal of any man in the early fifties. At the age of 104 in / the sun dance, at the hottest time of the year, he performed the difficult steps as lithely as a youth. J When Enos was a young man he became betrothed to a young Flathead girl. Leaving the squaws and papooses in camp_the bucks went into the mountains for a hunt to precede the wedding. A band of Crows raided the camp during their absence and Ends’s fiancfee was among the.prisoners they took. ' Enos led a band of fifty Flatheads down to the entrance of Yellowstone Park, overbook the Crows and exterminated the band, losing half his own men. The girl was struck by a flying tomohawk during the battle and was killed. Enos carried her body 200 miles back to the village and buried it. Then he left the tribe and joined the Shoshones. i •