Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-15
CAMP SUPPLY ITEMS.
full weeks beautiful weather.

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returned % the post from Fort L-Arned,
where be had been ordered ON temporary
duty. The Doctor is here IS witness be-
fore the general court martial in the wine
st-aling AFFAIR." Reports say the Doctor
| will he ordered to Fors Larned permanent
".
Capr. Remington Of Fort Dodae arrived
here this week. and be, with Col. Lyster
snd Lieut.. Vance arc ont on . grand hunt.
Thsv will take in ''Sheridan's RoOst" DO
fore Gbey return.
We learn that Colonel Mckenzie with
six companies OF his regiment tho 18th
cav. has been ordered to the Texas from
tierS That IN all probability will take
our Co. !. stationed bore. from the post.
1t is thought that II company will relieve
Company H, Capt. Gunter, nov with the
Cheyenne lndians ON their winters hunt
and H company with hve other companies
of the 4th shat was left behind. when that
regiment was ordered to the Department
of the Platte one year ago. will b. sent to
tho Rio Grande.
We arc sorry. indeed. to part with our J
mounted comrades. especially just now,
for evidently there is tioube IN the air" |
with our yellow faced brothers, who seem
very much DISCONTINUED. especially is this
20 with the Western Chsy ennes-as they,
a. yet have never had . good whipping
and feel their dignity ~ exalted whom
other tribes, Is we'll - whites for fear of
trouble let them do near about - they
please. hence they have become smbolden.
I'd. independent and arbitrary, and if
they had arms a3d ammunition enough no
would hold them, and thsre
are not troops enough in the Indian Terri
tory to prevent them from escaping.
The Pawnees and ArspahOes arc not
quite 80 war-hke and fierce in their be-
nay ior-but yet We can very plainly sse in
every linesment Of their faces deep seat
ID hatred toward the white men-soldier,
especially.
In the past week the Pawnees 500 to 100
Cheyennes 60D to S00-and
Inc Arapahoes with about the same mum. I
,er have been encamped ncsr this poet.
Tho two former have departed for their /,
uniting grounds; the Cheyennes south,
he Pawnees west-and tho Arapahoes i
northwest, this was decided upon By . /,
council held hero on Friday last-as there ,
No two objects in view:
LIST. To prevent collision between the Paw
ices and the Cheyennes-owing to = dispute
rowing out Of little pony stealing, existing
'esween them.
ID. To prevent them Consolidating and turn {
ng on their escort.
The Pswnees came across Sergeant storr from
his post, who was out on . hunt-and mzde his i
Intimate acqsAintaace-quite to the non sppre- {
iAsion Of the said Sergeant. the Sergeant says l
heir solicitation for his good health by their !,
onstant exclamation how" ''how," 10 all
FELL enough. but he does not relish the idea Of .
heir stealing his turkeys and frying skunks in .
is frying pan, that is . little too odorous for 3
i'm. and he says he would rather not make
heir acquaintance while out On the prairie
lone. n
On Friday last the Indians shot civilian near
lis post and they claim that they mistook him }
,r turkey. Is may be SO. bat he evidently WAS q
pretty Large turkey. The poor fellow u now
the post hospital but doing well.
To show the impudence Of the Cheyeanes-on
aturday last one Of their leading men went to 3
le guard house and requested Of one Of Tie NON q
'mmtss toned officers some eentrs-primed me- 7
die csrtridges-he was informed that the 4,
x white chief would mot allow 1.-THE Indian
piled, me 60 sec big chief he give me cartridg r
J. to which the Officer replied, ''bis chief will .
as you in the guard house II you 90 70 hum for
The Indian replied that 1.-The y
'ig chief no put me in the guard house. heap
heyennes come kill big chief and soldiers, q
e take all csrtridges-heap ponies, coffee. su- &c
~ This little dialogue shows very conclu- in
rely the feeling existing among them. aud il r
any wonder. They are cheated out OF their N.
ry living. they robbed in the presence Of =,
ents, u s. MHrshAls, aud Interpreters who =