The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-01-27
lEr faosr,easnen f,aMr INDIANS.
What Crook and Terry Have Dons and
What Frontiersmen Can Do-A
Colorado Incident.


of the north have been thoroughly STIR
red up by the expeditions sent against
them last year, and the country up
there may be appropriately likened to a
vast hornets nest, over which roam
bands of implacable redskins, smarting
over the occupation of the Black Hills
and the fact that the Government, in
stead of petting and shielding them
from the just consequences Of their
many years of marauding, has dared to
send expeditions against them, composed
of soldiers armed with guns and actual
ly under orders to shoot at, and ~injure,
if possible, the noble red man.
These expeditions have accomplished
nothing which is not harmful to FROM
tiersmen. Life and property are no
safer today in the Black Hills and
Northern Wyoming, Montana or Dako-
ia than before the vaunted expeditions
were sent out. True, it is safe for
large parties to travel between the
railroad and the Black Hills, if the
men are watchful and take such
precautions a men should always take
when on dangerous journeys.
The Indian wal will be ended, and
that very quickly, if the Government
can only be induced to take the advice
of the experienced border men, who
have made their homes on the frontier
and know the Indian as well as they
know each other. Let a brigade of five
thousand cavalry be raised in Wyoming,
Colorado, Dakota, Nebraska, Utah and
Montana. We can name half a dozen
men who are well fitted for the COM
mand, and who would lead their men
through the country of the hostiles and
silence the Sioux and their blood-thirsty
brethren forever. In this connection,
the storyofhowt the governorof Colorado
successfully tried the experiment of let
ting frontiersmen fight Indians, may
not prove uninteresting. We quote:
SIN the summer of 1864 a general in
security and panic on account of the In
dams, prevailed throughout the South
Platte valley and Colorado territory.
Emigrants, freighters and residents
were killed. This state of things cul-
minated on the night of August Sth,
and the morning of the 9th, by the muir
dering Of nearly every white man, wo-
man and child within nine miles of
Denver, to the Little Blue river, Kan
sas, a distance of over 500 miles. Gov
ernor Evans at once obtained authority
from the executive government at
Washington to raise a encouragement
for one hundred days service. The call
was quickly responded to from all parts
of the country, by representative men
from all grades of society. The pro-
fessional man as well as the hardy min
ers; the merchant as well as the farmer
and drover, and in five days from the
time of the call, a regiment 700 strong
was reported, ready for business. Their
services soon became evident, in giving
security to these districts, previously
by the savages, aud as Dor as
a reliable report was obtained of their
whereabouts, the march against them
began.
Winter had set in and great suffering
from snow and cold was experienced,
but bravely did the small band of 700
push ON, and discovered the Indian en-
40 miles north of Fort Lyon,
after a march of $50 miles. The attack
was made at once, and although the
redskins fought well, they were annihi-
lated. The scalps of three women were
found in the Indian camp, and they
were stretched on hoops, the long, flow
fine threads of silken hair proving
them to be from the heads of white wo-
men; the soft bloody tissue yet on the
proved them to have been recent
ly taken. Large quantities of dry goods,
manufactured tobacco, crushed sugar
and women's wearing apparel gave evil
dence of train plumber. The citizens of
Colorado gave their unqualified approx
al to this affair, returning hearty thanks
for a just punishment inflicted on the
hostile Indians. AS could be expected,
the Quaker and so called peace party in
the east raised a great cry and pro-
claimed the battle to have been an IN
necessary and bloodthirsty massacre.
The frontiersmen could bear this ac-
cusation; their homes had become freed
from the spoliation of the savages."
--o-
Professor Mcconnell will open his
dancing academy this afternoon at
2 O'Clock, for children, and this even
ing at 8 O'Clock, for adults, in Recrea-
ton hail. The Professor comes very
recommended by the best people
of Denver, where he has taught dane
ing for six years past. He is spoken of
by those who know him as being thor
competent, very energetic and
a most thorough, patient, careful in
structor. q
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