The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-10
ARE THE INDIANS A PRaaREs>nE
PEOPLE?
SHosHoNE & BANNocK1Ae,Y.

Aug. 4th, '79.
To The Editor Of The Leader:
On the 9th ultimo twenty-six In
'dians, ~Shoshones and Arapahoes, each
with a fodr horse team of their own
ponies, left the agency for Bryan, $50
miles distant, in charge OF Orson Grim
net. On the morning of the 2sth they
returned, loaded with supplies for the
agency, having made the trip in less
than eighteen days, as they left here
late in the afternoon. igif
The only casualties Of the trip were
the loss OF four Of their ponies at Bryan
supposed to have been stolen by
.'tybos'y lwhltemen); and the Shoshone
Interpreter Norkok, got bis hand. hurt.
When we consider that these ponies
were before worked to a wagon,
and that but few of the Indians had
ever hitched up a horse, it ought to be
considered a pretty good beginning at
freighting.
To-day the train rolled out on its
second trip. These Indians seem ready
and willing to help themselves, when
ever helped and shown how to do SO.
That is doubtless the proper method of
helping them. ftti1 q
Washable and others have commenc.
ed harvesting their grain. Some of
them have raised very fair crops. q
1T any one denies progress in these
things, we think he will not deny that
the Indian can become as great a fool
when suffering from the effects of Gu
pid's shafts, as the pale face. Il
Two love episodes have recently oc-
CURED among the Arapahoes, which,
for daring, dash and fool hardness,
will challenge the bravery of any
naughty, gallant, gay Lotharion OF
ancient or modern times:
Fast Wolf and Waterman, it appears
fell in love with the same damsel, one
Yellow Eyes. The parents decided
that the first named sutton was the best
man, and Yellow Eyes was given to
him. w h ~
itOhh WIS vi oOiht Otht ttto htb
erman was taken to his bed. In hi
feverish dreams he beheld Fast Wolf
constantly standing at his bedside
He fancied that the intruder had giver
him sebad medicine" and that this wa.
the cause of his sickness. The halluci
nation followed him after his recovery.
CHANGING to see Fast Wolf and yellow
Eyes on n horseback excursion, with
out attendants, the demon took poses
sion Of his heart and Waterman seizet
his gun, mounted his pony and pursu
ed his victims. Fast Wolf had stopped
to light segar, and fallen a little be
hind his wife. Waterman came up t.
him, and, without speaking, shot him
through the head. He then dashed Oh
after Yellow Eyes, and told her 10 fl,
with him across the plains. !
On her refusal, he drew her from thu
saddle and placing her on his owl
horse fled, holding his coveted prize
He road to within half a mile of Blacl
Goals camp, and there cached the fair
Yellow Eyes in the brush, telling he
to remain till he returned with fresi
horses. Soon as he was out of sight
Yellow Eyes says that she broke ant
run for the camp.
Waterman, seeing that the bird had
flown, hid himself in the brush and
awaited the coming of Fast Wolf
brothers, who he expected would sooI
follow on his trail. He said that h,
intended to sell his life as dearly a,
possible.
His W brother, Young Chief, be
ing apprized of what had happened Sc
out in pursuit of Waterman. He soor
found him, and what he said to him W,
will give in his own words, as it wa
interpreted by Friday: "My broth
er, you did very wrong in kill
ing Fast Wolf-lhe had many
friends-so have you. Now where will
this matter end? What are you goinl
to do? You did not consider you
brothers and their wives and children
what trouble you brought on them
You were blind, you acted a fool. Nov
don't You be a bigger fool and try t.
run away. Remember ''Crazy Horse.
We thought him a big man, a Draw
man. But we found he wa a big fool,
a coward. When the whites tried t.
arrest him, he took his horse an
skinned OUT He had little heart
little brains. Now don't you be lik
him. If you try to run away they vii
catch you as they did him. The hes
thing for you to do is toopen your hear
give mp your soul and overtake 'Fas
Wolf.'n
Waterman replied: 81 AN q brave
l am not afraid to die. l will not rul
away and give tronble to my brothers
and disgrace my tribe. See the star
looking down upon me-the great spiri
too, is looking down on me--they hea
what I say-it is true--T Will give II
my SOUL"
Young Chief testified that Water
man then urged him to take him tina
night and deliver him over to the com
mander of the post. From the testi
mony of Black Coal and others, Water
man expected he would be executed a
once by the soldiers; they all seemed t.
think SO. lie was kept a few days il
the 'lock-up'' and let out. On Agen
Patterns return, he had him re-arrestet
by the Indian police and gave him
trial. He frankly acknowledged tn,