The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-05-28
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Hills stage Line

A special telegram from Fort Lar
annie TO The LEADER, brings the news
of two more murders of white men by
Agency Indians. 1t seems that the
latter have taken full possession of
the two routes leading to Red Cloud
agency from Sidney and Fort Lar
annie, and that the Indians are bound
to cut off communication between the
agency and the outside world. Hav-
ing stopped the mails from being a r
ried from Fort Laramie by the kill
ing of Clark, the mail driver, they
have turned their attention in the d.
rection of Sidney, and in a short
time they have cleared out the entire
stage stock on hat road, besides cap
turing several trains loaded with sup
plies for the agency traders. Not
satisfied with their plumber, their
savage instincts led them to thirst
for the white mans blood and they
waylaid David b. Herman, foreman
of Bosler's Rancho, on the Platte,
near the Sidney bridge. They fred
three bullets into his body, killing
him instantly, then took his horse,
arms and some of his clothing; but
left on his body his pocket-book on
tanning Sc 100000 in drafts and
checks. His remains were brought
to Sidney yesterday and taken by
Mr.. ii. Bosler east for burial.
The next murder committed by the
savages was that of John Farnham,
MIR. Bears mail driver. 1t will be
remembered that Mr.. Dear, the
owner of the Sidney stage line, and
trader at Red Cloud agency, had a
narrow escape from the Indians when
going from the agency to Sidney last
week, his wagon train, a few miles
ahead of him, being captured by the
savages. Mr.. Dear was accompan-
led on this trip by John Farnham, a
very faithful and reliable man who
had been in his employ for several
years. Arrived in safety at Sidney.
MIR. Dear directed Farnham to make
thereturn trip with thequartermastcrs
mail and the regular stage. Farm
ham reached Sage Greek station on
the following day, but here he met
his fate. The Indians attacked the
stage, killed Farnham and captured
his four horses.
nt
Thus We have to add two more
names of our frontiersmen to the long
list of white men murdered by the
same Indians whom the authorities
are so very anxious to protect in
their rights under treaty obligations.
Mark, Farnham and Herman were
not unlawfully intruding upon the
Indian reservation; on the contrary
they were far south of it, when slain
by the savages, and one of them was
in the employ Of the government, car
rying its mails to government officers
at the agencies and military stations;
while the other Herman was en-
gagged in caring for the stock which
next week, probably, Will be turned
over to these same Indians under the
generous treaty stipulatious, which
provide for a regular supply of beef,
flour, sugar and coffee once in ten
days.
Does the government still think
that u people are asking too much
when they call for military protection
against these treaty breaking In
dams? Would it not have been far
better to have kept Crook and his
command on the Platte, and given
him orders to commence his cam
paign right there? A treaty which
is kept only by one party to the same
is a farce and ought to be annulled
at once.