The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-09-05

short. but after having tried In vain In every
quarter for q trusty scout or Indian 70 send into
Fort Sill for more supplies and stores daring
and skilled man In the person OF Mike Gordon Q
fellow bold az Q lion and reckless as wild horse,
volunteered the night before to 60 to camp with
dispatches. which he succeeded in carrying
through safely. and In the remarkably short time
OF a little over twenty-iour hours he made the
journey OF seventy miles he was well armed and
on feet horse, returning. to our great Joy ana
relief, at early dawn on the following day, with
Lieutenant w. H. Beck, the rapid, ousiness-ike
and energetic Quartermaster OF the post and q
train OF seventeen wagons. containing 10000
additional rounds OF ammunition, forage and
rations for the men and additional ambuiances TO
care for our wounded. who were only four In num-
Der and only slightly hurt.
But one death from wounds has occurred IN the
command thus ar and that was the taking OF OF
DAN" the veteran sreed and old campaigner Of
the government interpreter, who was mortally
wounded In the nrst days action to the great cha.
grin and regret Of Of his devoted owner, who had
ridden him on many hazardous errand. The old
charger never ate after he was struck. but lying
down, unsadded, near your correspondent. when
we came to q halt, he looked unutterably sorrow.
ful, as II hts day OF doom had, come. He fingered
until morning where ne lay, and when the bugle
''reveile" was sounded the sturdy old war
horse rose up like soldier and walking over
among the troopers horses tied in line along the
fence he stood few moments and then, with q
convulsive tremor and loud snorting, suddenly
sunk down and died. Every one was, OF course,
sorry and sympathized with his master, who vaued
him most highly.
Lieutenant Kelley closed the days lighting when
he went to the oat field for forage. Being nred on
from the woods, he returned the compliment with
nd tirna 10 nil "A
fuslllade, but being severely pressed and having
only small force he retired to this side Of the
Washita, when he was reinforced ana went for
ward again without further mOlestatiOn.
AN INDIAN JOAN OF ARC.
The Indian squaw, Tatt-toe, who was the only
one who with her fine boy of about seven sum-
mers, had taken refuge with US, had, like Mike
Gordon, bravey performed her mission. Under
instructions from General Davidson she went out
on the night OF the 21st to tell the friendly Indians
who had ned their settlements in CONSERVATION
and had kept clear Of the fighting to come in, as
they would not be molested aud the United
States troops would protect and befriend Them
The brave little woman (rotund In form,
about FIVE feet three inches high, and
with a shrewd, contracting, deiberative eye),
as soon as she was satisfied Of the reliability OF
General Davidson's intentions, being supplied
with horse and some rations, mounted at dusk
and went out to the hiding places OF the refugees.
remarklng, however with some apprehension,
that she would go. but supposed the Kiowas
would kill her. Here Is q lesson Tor your Peace
Commissioners; and in this little woman, savage
though she was, there was more than Joan OF
Arcs fortitude when she sgnihed that for her
people she would GO out and risk her llie shO wing
once more that beautiful and unintimidated spirit
OF seli-sacrlfce which has crowned her sex the
world over, to the shame of ungrateiul and selfish
man. This brawny
DARG.sKINNED ANGEL OF PEACE
returned and reported that she had fortunately
met the chiefs OF the absent tribes while in
council and that they slgnlaed that they
would come in under o flag OF truce.
Here was bloodless victory and much well
founded apprehension was set at rest, for up to
this 1t was not positively known whether the vile
Vaccinations OF Lone Wolf and his lying repre-
sensations had not gone far toward demoralizing
all the surrounding Indian tribes; and this. II the
case, would certainly have made serious work and
involved in great dfficulty the question to be set
ued-of dividing the hostile from the frien dly In
dams on tue reservations. Everything was gotten
In order Tor peace demonstration In the form OF
the usual powwOw under the brOad-spreading,
beautiful shade trees in front or the agency school
house. Benches and chairs were brought out, and
plenty Of cool water, without the fire In 1t. was
prepared for the thirsty Indians, because water Is
a rarity now in this country OF drought General
Davidson summoned his stan and Ofllcers who,
seated with his interpreter, your correspondent
his right awaited in council the coming Of the un-
lettered savages, who are modified In their repul-
siveness by the presumption OF being
so.CALLED FRIENDLY INDIANS.
But friendship for the white man among them
is OF doubtful significance and not thoroughly un-
derstoOd, nor can 1t be relied on. The Indian is
controlled by his fears, not his loves. and the un-
questtonably asserted force OF Uncle Sans power
IL the only thing Tor which he has respect II not
attachment. Inc influences arising from a whole.
some regard for superior strength and ability
combined with numbers are about the only
shelves under the caves OF which 1t Is safe to hope
for safety or protection. The white man has not
and never will have, except in rare cases, any part
OF the Indians heart.
At last the Indians came in in detachment as
the dust on the road gave presage, looking some
what like cavacade OF Spanish cavaliers. They
which looked In strange and picturesque contrast
with their yariegated c0lOrs and war paint. They
all wear war paint wnen dressed up, as 1t Is part
OF their costume and etiquette.
THE Powwow.
AS soon as the red men were seated around in a
crcle-tne most conspicuous among them being
Kicking Bird, TOshaway, Iron Mountain, Black
Beaver, Asa-habet Asa-to-het and Big Bunao
Good chiefs Of the Comanches, CaddOs, Kechis
TowacOnes and bands of Washita, represen ting
1900 to 800 Indians-General Davidson proceeded
to address them, through his interpreter, as Iol-
lows:-
when the President found that there were
great many bad Indians-Comanches, Klowas and
others-he determined to separate them. He
wanted to bring the good Indians OF his tribes to
the agencies, and to go for the bad ones on the
plains. Ibegan last month to separate the good
and bad at Fort Sill and to make an enrolment or
them, giving orders not to let anybody come in
who did not come ana surrender his arms
Awaiting the decision Of the Great Father liked
on August as the last day on which
any OF these Indians could come in. The
Kiowas and Comanches have been told time
and lime again. the conditions under which they
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