The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1876-09-27

Task 6KUkzD.-Iu Flank Lsslis's nlustrzied
Neaspspsr for August s6ih. Is s portrait Of the
Hawaiian seozi Eho IS At present serving under
Gsnerzl Crook. We exirlc; from the sccouni Of
hin tie following
Frank G-a1-d. Ire Leader Of Geaersl Crooks
scou;s 10 the preset expedition, IS native o.
Eonolul1. the principal city q The Sandwich
1slar5s sut PISSED his cary life sailor sior.-
the Psciac COST 10 ISIS he settled in san Frzn-
cisco. and engaged in driving stage stock from
f1r'ff1-usz 20 Montana Or one q lis regular trips,
rrhich were made soiiiarT and alone along The
VALLEY Of Gzlisfin river. be Esyizic ~ party
o. rsczbon6 Crows. and himself and the mail be
es-riea were captured BE Eas taken By his czpiors
several onrs' journey from the nail route, and
Eualir stripped and sbEudo1e1. helpless ard naked,
On CiErk's Fork Of the YELLOWSTONE Here be
wandered about halt starved for many DAYS, his
ouiv covering piece o, r4eEed- rotten blanket.
ard living uQou froEz- oerTies snc cactus lis
suffering he describes a. terrible IN TIE extreme
When utterly exhausted and il despair hopeless u
ever again reaching civilization Or succg-, one
rno-uirr &c discovered bv 4 rowing band OF
I-rsHrau1 Sioux. scue ATTY or sky in number.
His ernsciEie6 helpless condi;ion Won even the
srnpsihies o. these szvEEes. Who a Olce fe1 aud
cio.beE him. and conveyed him 70 their village,
rrtich vas then or The Nnsselsaell river. Here he
Srss me- Sitting Bah, who a. once took fancy TO
me captive boy. srpposiuE hiu 70 De sou Of some
s.-rr-e Indian frioe further west GruErc never
r75scafred the ferce I1diE1 chieftEi1- Frank soon
made his wax 10 the councenc@ and affection OF his
A. EilI with the bcys il chErEe Of the pony herds
Ee ccoupauied Sitting Bail il several Of his rzlcs
o. the posts cf The Upper Missouri, sud became an
srpsrt in rising. shooting snd the other secon-
u1isbueu-s which 20 10 make p the ludiar- II
he stere q Fort Pease. about year .Eo, be sue
cee5ez IN nzkiuE his escape. but T1s rec1ptured
ard his life saved throuEh the interference Of Sitting
Bal himself II aAs rot until the great council
he'd a Red Cloud. last September, that Gr1Hrd
Euccea5e6 "a making ma and Successful escape.
&c made his var 70 Fort Laramie, Ehere be has
beer employed ever since oT the G0Feruueni IN
the czuaci-F q scout ard Interpreter Frank
Gruzrd would pass for full-blOolec Sioux Indian.
he : tall bro45-shJ1iiered. l0ug-liubsd, and
ss-k a cop1rr-oolorcd fall-olood- &c has the
caEracierisic square cniu low torsEe41, broad lace
and high cheek-o0neS Of The Sioux. aud eight OF
nine yezrs' residence among them has lDb1eo hil
vita uAuy Of the pecniiariiies of thzf noted tribe
GruzrS Las fzx- received losice o. his engagement
= 3 speciEl scoui for Ge1srzl CrOok, Wb0 Ezs then
A. CheFeune Ee felg rather proud u The position.
E-hich irsures him SO Per oar BE i AZ present
socz. tWerfF-sozr years q age dresses n CIVILIZED
costume wears none Of the taTcTr ti1sel cecorz-
sicrs Egne-aiy WON By the lldiAns, and makes no
outEs-6 display Uh1terer- II speaking Of Sitting
Ban and The cznpAiE1. Gr1zrd said be eTpected
long hssfer and stubborn var before his adopted
f.-tc- wozid give Ezr. and thea II whipped. the
Sioux. would i9iu their brethren IN The British
possessions LAKE all other frouriers1en, Gr1ard
a. supreme cnzreruvs fer TIE peace poley Of the
eoserzIeni. ana said The lnoi-n la1gh e. ihe ia-z
q trezty-lAkiIE.