The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-06-18
INDIAN WARFARE.
A Story Of a christian Son

af h ouque, iowa, eho commanded regimen, s,, two years in pursuit of yariou. b1 b"sa TOT sioux on the Upper Missouri. from vsal. ' o' to Fort Baiiington and Pcmbins. w;saoh w;sh lawyer, born in Ono, and l,nv ,...;d~s California, but at present pract;cna, isn st Dubuque He Is a heavy se, man, of great courage, will and erd,'s and during our war be raised A reg;r,s.. fropsser service, and fought some d.c;.;.s wv ties with large bands of Sioux. Hs .aa
 an affecting story, a few days ago whisI t @s not probably been published in any Inf .a as
 Western papers. 'Vu' ! While he was organizing his reo;,,...
 young man of good family. educa,i.n
 address, yet in the first days of briph, , "a hood, who was a teller in A bank e.,. .a' him with a letter of introduction CsI,
 Wilson opened the letter, and found ,bs, 's. young man wished to be appointed sery..a, major is., '
 He looked up at the fine, sanguin. oo..
 tensnce of the youth, and said:
 You can have that place, as it Ia no, ,.. {. filled; but l do not think that it wilI .u;. you. It IS . non-eommissioned ofice ,aS
 will give ycu little more ehsnce ,b.n . ,-s .,ate soldier. Yoa seetn to be fitted fo, Ls,
 ts, work than ihisn
 ne young man replied
 "I know what the office is. Col,,.l h... want to see some service. can cvme b,.t
 and go into business sgain, but wan, ,o ,a
 with you on this campaign" -tF
 "yery well" said the Colonel, sbs, voa
 must put your affairs in shape st ppc, bs.
 cause msy be ordered to march al suy ,ntv
 The regiment finally go, fairly 10 .ork ,.s
 moved on Co Dakota, where Afier goof a..i
 of hard marching, and dull prairis-do, M Ss.
 they finally struck some India. tuf. TH,,
 Sergeant Major, though frssh frou .a ,,srs desk, recommended hi.aselr to .lI hs s.,--,' , ors, by his good temper. patience spa slnsL , and he was tnally made lsdjn,snr. ,s ,ks qualification Of all. He hsl . eon,sr., of
 she indian character. and no beisf "a Indian courage. Their howls, WAT yssA,. su-au ? scalp-taking, tattooing and arsbushss seemed ] to him the cusardly snhieriagss al {. r.ss
 without grit. and no mas ia th. per,m.s,
 was morc uDOstentatiousiy snxioas to come
 up ~ish the sssagss- 1s !sass:k :As svsss. 2 indicated that they were hard rpon the Lapd - of Sioux, and Colonel wiisA snrious that the Nebrasks regiment, with xhbsA Ar v.. , cn-operating, should not get into aeisa b.. fore him, was busy getting kH msu ipso line !. and burryiDg them forward Ths Ipdan, : Lay on some broken ground, sd made tbsir |. chief reliance upon . mound, xbich s,eoa l. solitary m the midst of d~vp gully They
 struck the Indians al the edge ei dzrk. in ;be !" half ligbt of qaiet sf,ernses, ssa si,r ' furious onset, the troops of ibe ius S,sies h completely routed the heatb~n, shhoaeA ss e A severe loss. They withdrew frus the ied when the route bad been ea>.sAeie, and it " was remarked that the Adjuisss d.A nssrme 's in. After a time one of the okcers sah n grave face walked into the Copsegs ervIe, :; and said, in whisper. w nf e "Here is the Adjutanf, Cossssl, md l isr 's he is badly wounded
 They brought him in, ard had him dOvh Y, upon the robes and stripped kim. The de !. tors examined him, spoke rids to sbs Col . onel--prono1nciag his hours a rsBsssing
 life few. IL seem. thst at ihe Legissssg E - the action the AdjuiAnt ws mounted and r galloped forward to take hi. piace so tAe leit . of the line, when he beheId oa ihs psre ', some scattered buffalo roles, wbsh he sap ~ posed had been abandoned by ibs Iod'sas n their flight. A he sp.res bis hcns O'e .s this pile of fobes ii suddenly sfose snd fr- '. vealed about twenty Indians, xho srss shof
 hts horse, and then, as the Aejuiant sS thrown among tbeu, they thrust thes ong
 spears shr.,,gh bis hack till thsy P's'ssd bi'
 lungs. He had about twenty slabs m DIS r.. body; but he sprang to bis sees. and dfss- ' ing his revolver, killed thrrr ot the gsasy - cowards upon the spot, so that the rrss ,o"s SC to flight. Quite slone, and separated for
 the main body of the command, tse pc0f a, boy, fell there in his blood, and Isy aH psh' .d upon the naked ground, with seafceiy Hg ;t upon his back; for, alter be hsd sSo0neo' to the Indians stripped him. pm "Adiutant,a said the Colosei, sfter une, .s- ss the surgeon says you gre bsdl, weslesd t. If you have any requests 10 'esve, ! ''~A oh ycs he'd bette. s.ske ssem nos.s n. "The young fellow, who had borne hnss'l in like . veteran all the time, looked pP s'a il- said: ds "wby Colonel yoa don't suppose that
 will diet" r,
 "Perhsps not, Adjutsnt," said Wa '
 with gentleness "but 1t Is best lo' !oa .s, iy be fully prepared. Yoo msy h'e' ''' " He doctors say t is not probable" .4. it's The young fellow looked up and said' he "Coionel. it !. pretty hsrdha oLe so you'' I.t ss I am. to die. but. if what you say 5e uv' st, 1 suppose must make rrssiy' |, fO- lie maus DIS wiis isa''.e ii, hl Hf- bis mother, and then told them 70 i.'. af ,b, ,e. baggage for picture. It WM Inl s,, young lady to whom he was bsi'O'D' ..A \. Is, They propped him up on P'nos .,d ,heu he dictated letter to his sweeshsA', ...:oa L iIe having made every righteous s, a'. b.,r ii m- held the picture and lock O! onss ss. are,
 his hands, and quietly waited 'r ''' .d ful cold touch of death. ..,s.. ..-.,,;. sn,
 The early dawn rose oser 'pe l,vr an ." there the young man sat, oetslAsA A's s..be.
 death wher the sir cbsngeo, quo ,Ls uid ', lung. felt the iirst warm fseing ,hs dss