The Morning herald., 1876-08-08
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Ono Of Gen. Crooks most trusted scouts
@ old man known ~ Jimmy Kannoo, 4
th ) hero OF romance, whichis told ~ hfIl
self substantially ~ follows $ A few year
ago Jimmy was lettering around Fort Lar
annie, receiving his IS . day - Government
scout and Interpreter. One evening the
post was startled by the report that an emil
grant train had been massacreed about two
miles and half from the fort. Worse thar
all white woman, . Miss Mary Brand
had been carried of by the Sioux. Kannon
volunteered as guide for company Of
cavalry. At dark the cavalry halted for
the night in q ravine about ten miles north
west Of Fort Laramie, on the Rawhide trail
All the white men in the train on the Platte
had been massacred, and no one had beer
left to tell the story except one man, who
died soon otter being found. BE had been
fishing with Miss Brand some distance from
the main camp when the Indian attack was
made. ,.s.,'..-.' f.
From him Kannon learned enough to sat
isfy him that the Sioux had gone over to
Rawhide river. There he resolved to 60
alone and ahead of the soldiers, and If pos
sible effect rescue. He reached the In
dian camp about midnight, and secured his
poney to bush In the valley, and soon af-
terwards crawled into the Indian camp.
His long residence with the Indians taught
him where to look for the captive. He was
soon lying fiat on his face In the rear OF the
lodge containing Miss Brand. He found
one old squaw sitting In front OF the lodge
humming doleful dirge, and on raising
the edge Of the tepee or lodge, he discovered
another old hag seated near small fire
feeding feeble flame with straws. He
also saw the captive white woman lying
with her head to the outside of the tepee
less than two feet away. He Whispered
words of caution and cheer to Miss Brand,
who started Eup in alarm. This startled
both of the squaws, and the one on the out
side walked round to the rear of the lodge,
where she met sudden and silent death at
the hands of the old scout. The other
squaw, suspecting something wrong, gave
the alarm.
Quick as flash Ramon raised up the
edge of the lodge and drew out the captive,
and throwing her upon his shoulders made
dash out into the darkness. The camp
was soon In an uproar. But Ramon made
his escape with his horse, although an ar
row had piercied his body through. He took
q course eastward down the Rawhide, while
the Indians started toward Fort Laramie,
which was due southwark from their camp.
Finding himself getting weaker from loss
of blood, Kannon drew forth the arrow
which had passed through his body and
projected out in front, and filled his buck
skin shirt around the wounds with wet mud,
and then continued his flight. At daylight
he found himself on the head of Dry Cot
tonwood Greek, twelve miles from Laramie. |
But the Indians were between him and the |
fort. He kept out of sight, and saw them
meet and engage the soldiers he had left |
the night before, and made his way half
dead to Fort Laramie without being dis
covered by the Indians.
The result is soon told. Kannon was
taken into the post hospital, and his nurse
was Miss Brand, the rescued white woman.
She stood by the side of the prisoner until |
he recovered, and, being without friends or
home, all having been taken from her in
the massacre, she married the old scout. |
Mrs. Kannon lives in Keytisville, a station
on the North Missouri Railroad. Jimmy |
Kannon is now with Ganeral Cook, and is |
one of the most trusted scouts. He is the |
last survivor of the massacre of the Alamo, |
where his parents were killed. His early |
life, up to the time he reached the age of5
was spent with the Comanches, |
who, with General Santa Anna, massacred |
Davy Crockett and his brave band at San |
Antonio.