The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-02-19
Indian Trouble in the Northern
Frontier Of Texas Appre-
hended.
Singular Conduct OF the kiOws
Chief, Lone Wolf.
Satanta's Impressions OF Peni.
Tertiary Confinement.
Discovery of Coal Beds in COwley
County.
Railway Items, Etc, Etc.
[;p,:iai Correspondents LesvenU orth Times ]
ARKANSAS CRY, KAN.,)
February II, 1874.

February II, 1874. J
Editor Times
/ see BY the papers that you are all enow-
bound in Northern Kansas, while We here
are enjoying fine weather, quite spring like
This winter has been very mild and pleas.
ant; the only drawback is We have not had s
chance 10 put up more than one-third enough
ice for next summers use, having only had
ica four inches thick, and that lasting only
few days.
The surveyors on the Dubois contract have
been coming in to this point for the last few
days; quite number returned yesterday.
They say the work is stopped for the presen,
as Congress did not make the appropriation
for paving for the work. They have no,
been interfered with by the indiana at all
this winter, but all cay there will be trouble
on the northern Texas frontier az soon az tbs
grass is high enough for the Indians
ponies.
A day or two before this last party left
Fort Sill, Lone Wolf, the war chief of tn,
kiowas, heard of the death of his son. ne
phew and two ether members Of his tribe
while raiding in Texas. He had an ambu
land pair of mules, and WAS trying to livs
like a white man, SO he said. He drew hi
revolver and shot his mules, broke his wag
on and piled it on top of the mules with hi:
wigwam or lodge, and burned them all up
He said was tired of living like a white mar
and was now going on the war-path. HI
shaved one side of his head. stuck a black
feather behind his ear, then took pieces Of
broken glass and cut his face and said he
was going on the war-path. This is the Hi
owa manner of mourning the death of rela.
tives that are to Re avenged. The next morn.
ing he could not 60 out at all, az he had cut
his legs so as to disable him, the flesh hung
in shreds from his thishs.
and his lie is disposed of. His band started
of without him, or rather q part Of it, the
rest to follow az soon as he is able to 90.
Santsnta was at Fort Sill when they left,
drawing his rations ON January 2Sih. He
spoke Of being In the penitentiary two years,
and said two years, no work." He seemed
to be pleased with the idea of two years and
no work, and that WAS about all the impress
sion he had Of his imprisonment.
Dennore's men are all going on with Their
work.
The general opinion Of every one tina,
comes up from the Indian country is that
ultIe Will UC uouU1c ANollOeIu LEXIS III
the spring. The Governor has ordered a
company to be organized in each of the
twenty-one counties.
Coal has been found at Wellington, about
300 feet deep; slso, cas-. of us 90 miles j,
crops out on the surface So we feel sure OF
finding good supply here, and that is all
We need to make this one Of the most desir-
able points in Kansas.
Our railroad prospect, look encouraging.
Leavenworth City should take some active
tteps to get direct connections with this point
of Kansas, as We would all prefer to deal
with merchants in our own State, than those
in Kansas City, OK any other Missouri town.
The Pao!a, Garnett & Arkansas City road
wonld give Leavenworth chance at this
section by connection with the L. L. & 6.
see proposal for road to start from
the mouth Of the Arkansas River, on the
Mississippi River, and follow the Arkansas
Valley 10 the mountains, and thence on to
Santa Fee. All that is asked is the right of
way. and az it comes from responsible men,
and strong railroad companies,I 1T has attract
ell some attention. Such a road wonld give
US a market for all our
crops at New Orleans, and give us a
chance to compete with Illinois and other
northern Stites, by putting us a. near the
market az they are now, and enable us tc get
our goods from New York by water via New
Orleans to the mouth of the Arkansas, ma.
king a cheap water route three-fourths OF the
distance, ard solving for us the question of
the disposal Of future crops at once.
The wheat looks well in this section and
promises a good crop.
Your, &c. j. ii. b.