The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-26
.,~nn, ,s,, Kansas City Times, July 2o.l

LOON " PROMINENTLY.
.g~,., the Kansas City Times, July 2o.l
.,rgvr >ou seen Frank Gruard:' ln-
...,.r,,j General Bradley. the post command
49,, q, Fort Laramie. a> the Times reporter
,,> q.,nu; 10 retire. from the interview.
..Wha i Frank Gruard:" inquired the
r,w>->yChcr.
.WIy. he is TO bc the leader OF General
,-.,,.> scouts in the coming expedition.
n. cam t,Al vou more in an hour than can
- ,jqy." said the General. "llc has been
r,...I by the Northern Sioux, speaks their
.,,q,,r. and claims 10 be the adopted son
= sitting Bull himself. We will walk
dawn 10 the suffers store. where you CAD
talk with him.; =,
,.Tt,re he is" said General Bradley,
,.ointinr 10 a tall. well-built fellow, VINO
.-,nd with his back TO high desk, leaning
backwards upon his projected elbows. AZ
iir>f ,rlancc he might be taken for one OF the
I,i;-Lrrcd hay-cuttcrs. oX-drivers, ana
ynnl-rutrrr< who swarm about old Fort
Laramie. He was converSing with LOUIS
r,i,hal, 4 famous Indian scout, well known
~ ,hr reporter. An introduction by Gene
rol Bradley. supplemented by recognition
qr5 , cordial hand-Shaking on the part OF
rrirIau. broke down all barriers OF inter-
course. and few minutes aiterward cru
ard wa> seated at table in friendly chat
with tn" interviewer. s.n
Frank Gruard would pass for full-
hloodcd Sioux Indian. He Is tall, broao-
,houldrrrd. long-limbed. and as dark rs
corncr-colorct; fuil-blood. He has the char-
actrris,ic square chin. low forehead, nroau
facc, and high chcck-bones OF the slonN'
and cirn, or utnc years residence among
thcm has imbued him with many OF the pc
rnliaritics OF that noted tribe. Gruard had
inst received notice oI his engagement as
.nccjal scout for General Crook, VINO was
fhcn 4, Chcvcnne. He felt very proud OF
the position, which insured him $40 per
day, and after 4 few ">nlicS DeSah ~
talk quite freely. His history condensed IS
Is follows
He is Il native Of Honolulu the principal
c,v oil the Sandwich Islands, and prior 10
his arrival in san Francisco IN the spring
~ IsG:, had been q sailor on board various
small coasters and traders on the Pacihc
coast. -
In 1850 he WAS engaged to assist in drlV-
inga lot Of >ta-c stock from California 10
Montana, and after his trip procured loD
to carry the pony-cXpresS mail between
EoZrman and Galatin. On one OF his reg
ul.r iriI>. which were made solitary anu
alone along the valley Of the Gallatin river,
he WAS waylaid 10y 4 party OF Iasa'
bond Crows, and himself and the mail nc
carried were captured. He was taken D!
hi capturS several days Journey from the
aan route. and finally stripped and
abandoned. helpless and naked, on Clark
fork ol the Yellowstone. Here he wander
ed about. hali starved, for many days, his
only covering Il piece OF a ragged. rotten
blanket. and living upon frogs, berries, ano
cactus. His suffering he describes rs terri
hlc in the extreme. When utterly EXHAUST
Cd and III despair, hopeless OF ever aSail
reaching civilization or Succor, one morning
hr WAS discovered by rowing band or onc'
Papa Indians, some fifty or sixty III mum
her. His cmaciated, helpless condition
Won even the sympathleS OF these saw
a-r>, who at once fed and clothed him,
and conveyed him to their village,
which was then on the Musscl Shell
river. Here he first met Sitting Bull. who
AT once took Il fancy to the captive boy, sup
posing him to be a son OF some strange In.
dian tribe further west. Gruard never un-
deceived the fierce Indian chieftaln. tic
soon made his way to the confidence ano
affection OF his new friends, and in due time
was permitted 10 roam at will with the boys
in charge Of the pony herds. He accompa
MED Sitting Bull in several OF his ralds on
the posts OF the Upper Missouri and be
came IN expert in riding, shooting, ano
other accomplishments which go 10 MAKE
up an Indian. In the siege or Fort Gease,
about 4 wear ago, he succeeded in making
hi, escape. but was rccapturcd anc
his life saved through the interference OF
Sitting Bull himself. 1t was not until the
great council held at Red Cloud last Septem'
Der that Gruard succeeded in making /;
final and successful escape. He made MS
way 10 Fort Laramie, where he has been
employed ever since by the Government
IN the capacity OF scout and interpreter
Frank Gruard, unlike most OF the frontier
scouts and Indian interpreters, Is quite
takatiIc and loves to speak OF his 0Id
friends OF the Yellowstone country. lie
spent nine years with the Sioux Of the North,
and entirely won their confidence. lie
l. ut present about twcnty-four years OF
age, dressed in civilized costume, wears
none OF the tawdry tinsci decorations gene.
rally worn by the Indians, and makes no
outward display whatever. In speaking OF
Sitting Bull and the expected campaign,
Gruard said he expected long, bitter, and
stubborn war before his adopted father
would give way, and then, il whipped, the
Sioux would join their brethren in the Brit
lsh possessions. Like all other frontiers
E'en, Gruard has q supreme contempt for
the peace policy Of the Government, and
said that the Indians laugh at the idea OF
treaty-!nakins.
Since the interview Frank Gruard has be-
come quite noted and is the central figure in
Crooks campaign. II was his advice which
saved Crook shattered sad crippled exped!-
ton from annihilation after the battle on The
Rosebud. When Crook ordered pursuit into
the Rosebud mountains Gruard discovered
and showed the country full OF ambuscades
and ovcrpowcring hordes Of Sioux, and by
his advice Crook withdrew to his supply
camp on Goose creek. AS Grlard will
figure quite prominently in the forthcoming
Indian war this brief sketch Of his life will
prove quite interesting.
LATEST FROM GENERAL CROOK.
CHICAGO, July 25.-General Sheridan has
received an official dispatch from General
Crook narrating the adventures OF Lieu
tenant Sitie" and his small detachment OF
the Second cavalry while escorting Crooks
guide, Frank Gruard, in making recon-
noisance. General Crook says: "Lieuten-
ant Sibley and Frank Gruard, the guide, are
entitled TO great credit for the manner in
which they carried out my instructions, and
the coolness and judgment displayed In
saving the detachment when surrounded by