White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-11-26
Gorresponoenfe.
(For the Chief.)

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FoKr DoDoE. KAssAs, November 5, 1868.
EDlroR WRrrE CLopD OsIER-Dess Sis:-I
am now at this place, and win remain until
the 10th day Of this month. Il has been seven
months since left White Cloud, and have
had some experience in fighting with the Indi-
ans chat are now committing many depreda-
tious on all the roads leading westward from
Forts Riley. Harker, and Hays. The Chey.
enney, Arrapahoes, Kiouas, and Sioux tribes
are in possession of the plains traversed BY our
great highways. There is one squad of about
one hundred red devils, that are drilled with
the bugle that they captured from G. Troop,
7th U. S. Cavalry, in the ight at Fsrt Wallace.
last Summer. They seem to understand II
we'll. The scouts agreed they were the Chey.
ennes, dog soldiers, and Northern Arrapahoes
] was with the command under General
Sully, which left Fort Dodge on the 7th day oi
September. General Sullys command had
Eve successive days fighting DOWN Cimar.on
River. Indian Territory killing 6fty-four
Indians and several ponies. with the loss Of
three men killed and two wounded. II 10 no
use to depend upon soldiers that are scattered
here and there ovef this country. 10 keep down
the Indians. There Is not. efficient force te
guard both Railrssds and the, Missouri River,
besides thousands Of niles of territory. The
Government should ssnd troops and put them
down at once. The treaties made last Fall, at
Medicine Lodge Creek, are all broken. A
war of extermination should be declared agaius,
all the tribes that are on the war-pa,h. think
one Winter campaign would end their thirst
for war.
If the Peace Commissioners would make no
treaties this Winter, the expedition now fitting
out at this place would reach the Wichita
Mountains and attack their lodges. and drive
them until they would be willing to make peace
on terms offered them, instead of the Commits.
sioners making treaties every six months, Civ.
ing them arms, munitions of war, blankets, and
many things that are very useful to them any
time they see fit to begin their outrageous acts
A few days ago, small party attacked 81,
men who were getting out stone within one
mile of Fort Dodge, killing one of the men
and driving the others into the Fort. They
scalped the man killed. cutting his neck hor
ribly, after mutilating his body; then were moi
satisfied with their inhuman deed. until they
threw his remains into the fire. Daily sucf
occurrences happen on the roads leading t.
and from this place-the treaties made las
Fall allowing them to hunt buffalo, as long a,
they remain north Of the Arkansas River. The
buffalo went south about two months ago. Il
was then they began to think of getting more
munitions of war, blankets, clothing. &C., ant
went to massacreing men and women to ee
them. No doubt they will succeed in getting
them. next treaty made, as there are Commits
sioners at Cheyenne Wells, or we're few
weeks ago.
General G. A. Custer has assumed command
of the 7th U. s. Cavalry, now in camp 10 mile,
from this post, on the Arkansas River. HI
will command the regiment, on the next expe
dition.
suppose, ere this reaches you, Grant anG
Colfa1 will be elected, by q large majority
We had no election here yesterday, but know
that Grant and Colfax will be elected without
the boys so far from home, who are here where
Nature has slept in her solitary loveliaess fSl
years-whers the owl. prairie-dogs and rattle
snakes are inhabitants Of the same burrow.
Respectfully yours.
W.. v. GORDON,
Lincoln Avengers Legion.