, 1875-05-04
A GREAT INDIAN "S0OTHER.o
Gcn. George Crook, tho Now
Commander OF tho
Platte.
Something Of His Life and Services on
tie Pacific Coast,
HON 1fc Civilized thc Wild anil Fcrocioas
>, Apnc1cs Of Arizona.
What May Be Expected Of Him on tho
Plains.

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hls Taot1ca with the Indians,
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| Ststfai Correspondence " The Cbteaeo 1rtpans
Ban FRAsotsoo, Cal., April 13-1t ID greatly to
tho credit of lin rcnreseutat,vo mar ~ tho
r,a,aa Ca.st H.. ~. ~ ..". un u Iuo
nsa .sAo o;. ooaS. sa"s 1ass ~ no. poFm's den.
ueosgo crook, te successful Indian lighter to
depart from The city without aifordiug the poo
ple III opportunity OF showing tlloir n,,preent,on
a, thc or.at scrrioca ,,,t ti,Is hrar, a,,,.,,s"
renlored to to contrv IN tt,a anh;taaiia, ia 'as S
guisled gentleman is ordcrcd to report at tlio
Headquarters Of tho Army III yo,.r city, l tbink
! it NAV interest yorr rcadsrs to kuov co,,othinc
n, t,,a nh, s,,a ,,,n ra.. A.om o'ans
@ u .ao man aua h'u paHI eafoef-somothihg that
| everybody dooa not know.
SOMETHING or THE MAN,
dou. Crool is a little over 90 years Of axe. and
In por.oual appearances is tte tito typs s' Of M al
eaucatoa aolasor: Ao tss Hhould think. under
focti-2inches at leaas.-an not over IL a. sce
reported, anu instead Of being dark.hsirsd ant,
| tayuy.skinued, AZ Of indian oririn Iva Il ~
"snt sol.l'o~'os. w" ouourh ha'f' trimmed
"a hahpdiff. hud With uoso acmeUhhC t1,clinod
to the Wclltnston-a distinctive feature Of many
Of the worlds grcat military licroea uo Is quiet
10 na,, ,a,,.,, ~ +. s,, " no1oso
70 eAn .s"sn anu ooloS ~ 40 "eh aH anypoay.
uo would, "eso 1t htn profession, DO e1cdllcntly
| vol for bhnker, and would like to answcr a
momcutous a,,eBttop affIrnatlyefv hit hn emil
rotd,}v aoy TIM ar ,shnr i11tv too,;rs1 NV
,isnaraani. al ".: "sa aau oasi .etsa .l'o
a1aagfeoaDlo ana un"e!como negative to bo Ut
tofed. His clear GS9 tells Of q Httlctly moral
life, aud indtcateA that hts Vision has boet,
carefulty cn,Hrnted ro,, hrnr, a1oolo,tv 1sof,,,
4; ~ o,n,,n,. ,,,,,,t,v ..,,,r, do,a;..,,
~ ~ a. =. 1yaos ""u,o oo.utc. aoSe' uavo
10 DO poeleu' ofen III tho midnight hours OF
foit, from groat magnetism. IL tho torn goes
ndWhlays ltkN tr,dt 1f hin. shcr1d,,:: thera Il
,,ot.,;,;a - .s;s s,-t .1a,,. H.. C.ass 10
no.ane ~ " .a'.s soit auoa. uon' osooh' AtIe
rhll eoea INTO tight WIN gtsaE4 gusto-" for
fearlessly into a fight and fearloksly Atsv thcio
booanso tja f,uty re1,,rcd hlf; f., In tEors ~
saa.1 .o..sst ...s ss..a;,s. | ~ - ~
eonot iseVes| anu Suu1oo'fco tfo!n F!slto1 Rfow
around hitn, but that comes from looking at
him as sotaior, educated to d high ac1so Of
l,optt, ind soi1,dr wfo hta aoia ,;ob,v b,s
AMI ,1d mi fros. ,".t,;ur H.. ~. soo H'a
~ 1 W. "'t{ =: :u's 'Ias n'S pea'inS ~
nenefat imposes. Aa puts on no airs.
HIS ercdt succost With tho Indians lp Arizona
brings lin prominently before tho whole conn.,
trv At the neotcnt Tina. hnt tha honors show,
~ W., !. :. ru ,,,a,. ~. ~, 49, 40 anoNh
~ nta i@ss f'Kn' "e1o III consequence ot tae aef-
t''ue, 1o'st'nueu aot'4eca' .lat 10 naS rendered
to she Paclhc States and Territories for nearly
twenty years.
:. NIs tAK1T sfnv1cEs.
IN lao2 George Utook came here Second
hloutsnans of o., sae Eonrsh !nlantrJ, and from
tho years Of war In the soulh, 10 has been roam
ipE oTor the c1Aht, cultivatfpE tho AcGIuint6noo