, 1874-08-26
FRONTIER REnTINIsCENCE.
A story OF Schuyler Colfax,a Inst Txip
Across tho Contthcnt-RQ0sv George
sEouime Host HIS scalp .st' tho fsisse Of
N1ctttC1ile How.

Across the Contthcnt--R90sy George
IEottine Nost' 1a1s scalp .at tho. ts.sse Of
Hicttic1Aae' How.
From. tho Colorado De,notrat.
THIS recout arrival OF 'ex- Vico-prcadent Colfax
in Ddnyes recalls to rnind :. hatf-forgotten, but
iue7or before published, Incident growing out Of
;hts famous trip across tho plaina iu 1861 or G5,
at that timo' Capt 11nmphrovle'a Company
j" 1l,'' OF the Eleventh Ohio Cavn;ry Volunteers,
WE sttlonoa in garriison At Fort aialle9
near thp base Of: Medicine Bow Mountain. This
forG laa ldug bilce boen abandoned rs military
post, tho raciht Naiirona having renaorosi mill
,tufY protection to staGe-coaclos uunecesaary.
Wnsh. tcoitax ana hls Congressional party
pened to be one of tho detail Of four soldiers Of
lorcd out as q special escort or scout, to follow
tue ilustriouB party to Dridgor paAa, attor whtch
we wore instructed to return. Our mission was
performed taithfully,;--we aaw tho couch with
Hido :of tho rapge and with merry Anarls and
gloeful voices turned our horses for gallop
TACK to tic fort.
As wo moved rapidly along through tho sago-
brush and greaso-wood In the valley lotween
Medicine ljow aud the Elk Mountains, a droyo
OF suge-lonp attracted our attention aud sop-
aratcd our party. Fatal 'tomrtatioa Wo 1;tt1o
thought Of tho tlangor tl1eI, 50 noar us, and the
horrible fate awaiting tho bravcst and bo'doat Of
the party-poor George 7Dudiue. uo mad just
whuu,' with a chorus Of horrible wl,ooi,s md
yels, 3 party Of Sioux rode upout Of ravine,
which, with the sage-brl,Bll had concealed them
from observations and, after aischarglnE cloutl
Of arrows, mingled with alugs aud bultots, at uh
at Long runge, galloped towards Dodine, who
was By tins nusia'comp!etelY cut oT from
Ill; Wo countodslxte or seyontoon of tho
blood-t thirsty devils, a,sa opened fire upon them
from friendly clump of brush in which VIC
sought Btse'tor.
Ut ! H..
moment; l,s only hope of safety was lu Hight.
Ills horae though tired from It's loug gallop aE
ter the stage. .coach was still able to distance tue
fefubby ponies Of tho Sioux, mil il he could
reach tho ferry at North Platte, ho would bc
gafa. Alas. Tor the brareat Of comrades. 1.-THE
day mourn his horrible fate: Lis horse. fright
ellel by tic yella Of tho rod Demons In pursuit
and evidently maddouod by an arrow or twe
which Lad struck II, becafno uuaanngeablo, and
in u fatal moment tho bridIe-1ciu broke from oue
a!da OF the bit Tho terrified aud now ufro.
Btrainod brute turned towards US. 10 reach III
it must coma IN contact wi.h' tho S,oux
It was an exciting raco. but Aopt
loaa ono Tor tho pour ,yoquB holaler. w
came uioacr to his circIing foes. Lis caruino he
throw away and d1ow AiA Remington revolver
This ae omptted Mt tho Sioux ut ciOAo rango, attt
two foil Lcadiong from their sadtllos. Wo OBJ
Horvea him crouch down forward upon Ills hat3h,e
NJ if 70 avoid tho coming blows But it was noi
Tor that lo crouclea. It WAS tho fatal coils O.
the lAriat or laBHo which tic next instant
dropped oyer him, and tho next npmout W
heard his llcart-piorclng shriol AZ la wae
drIEgcd backwards from hiH horao, which gal
lopod past LII in Bnfoty.
Low poor George suffered while being bucket
to pieces by tic 1ftccn rod Aondg. no.!e can tell
Az wo galfDpal away VIC hoard hlB horrible crio
for mercy willie lisi scalp vas hoing toru from
l'ln lead, ant! to this day, when thinking of tia