White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-07-28
the MYSTERY ora BORDER moR.
ROR REVEALED.
The Fate Of q Missing WoMan-She is
shot, scaiped, tied 10 tree, and ieit
To die Of Starvation


10 die Of starvutiOns
Indian Trrsitory (Juns l3, Correspondence OF
the S. Louis Times.
For some time notices have bean cir
cnl.,ed through the different frontier posts
to the effect that . M~. Dorothy F,eld
had been abducted BY Indians from As-
n.,d Coun,y nn San Saba RIVER. Tour
miles below McK.vatt. S,.t- Of Texas.
AMI ,ff.r ng a nw.rd o' $3.50 for her sale
r-turu t, any point in the: United States.
In addition 10 this the comm audiug Of
tirers Of the different posts were commu-
nicated With, aud every short made TO
gain some information OF the missing
lsly. TIE 70 lowing statement has been
m ..,e before the writer ty the Cheyenne
Chief Little Robe" AMI ss cirrumsian-
css 60 10 prove the ruth Of other matters
which he tells. there il no reason to doubt
the p.rt o, bis story relating to Mrs. Field.
Little Robe, with other Arrspahoe and
Chryenue Chiefs, was invited by the
Kiows and Com anche Indians to attend
"me iicine dance" and council. held by
the latter ., point forty miles eoa'h Ol
the Antelope Hills. in this Territory. and
he affirms that the K'ow,s held ont
every inaucement their Cheyenne broth
ers to accom-, any them on the war path
sgainst the whites.
These over,u,es Little Rahe says that
he and some other older men OF his tribe
siendfastIy declined. saying that they h,d
war long enough with the whites. whom
they fonnd too nnmerus I" cope With. and
that AZ long as they were treated justly
they desired to remain at peace; that he
sdvised bis vohng men not to involve
themselves in another war. which would
inevitably end as did the campaign oI
IS6S69
The Kiowas. finding they conld moi
effect q general alliance. boasfed they
wonld cnmmi, snch dep,edaions "a "oul!
involve the Cheycnnes in spite Of them
selves; then desired Little Robe to tell III.
whites that It was they who carried 1t
Mrs. Field. aud they wish we should
know IL!
He says they describsd her as having
beautiful long hair: that she was on horse
hack. and. when surrounded hy th'
Kiowas, kept discharginR a revolver
with which. for q considsrab time. sh'
kept her sssilants off. until at length sh'
fell. having her leg broken by bullet
In this condition they captured her. car
ried her considerable dist nee. to wher,
there was soma timber. tied her to tree
scalp.d her alive. and left her to die o
starvation and her wounds. Their in
hmm IN instincts told them that th,s woul'
be gre sfer 'oriurs than they conld invent
This is 'L'tlc Rob.'s story" and tn
events Occurring since go to prove that ]
ia most likely too true. A h'lf-treed
who is an excellent interpreter. and wa
present Mt the council. corrnboraies tn
st taiement. rnd it only remains to dpcid,
whether the Kiowas made an idle boas
or have really perpetraisd this 6endisl
onfrage.
Add to this the more recent entry o
IN. mail station bet wepn Fort Dodge and
Camp Supply nDder the guise Of friend
ship. where four men and serge mt were
stationed. and the ,rescheron. slaughter
Of three Of the party. the other two only
escaping hy locking themselves in room
iili rescued hy the timely arrival Of Ma
ior X idd and detachment OF the Tsnth
C.vslry. and / trust the sentimental
friends Of the "poor Indian" who had
never had other intro lnciion 10 Their
idols sh.n tha, given hv F-nnimore Coop
er or Bssdls. will remember these cir
rnms'ances in case any Of their protrgrs
don't happen to he vaccinaira. and do
happen to ge, hurt between this and neg;
Christmas.