Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-04-19
HOW THE WARY WQlF WAS WIRED
LIEUT.. CLARK'a BLO0DLESs
TICTORY OVER GHEYENNES.

LIEUT. go @CLAKA'AtS BLO0DLESS
VICTORY OVER GHEYENNES.
The Taking OF Little Wolf and His
Band Without q nlow---One Hun
dred and sixty Indians and Three
Hundred Ponies scsoped---A Gem
teel System OF Warfare. s
cLARK's CUNNING. ~
The recent capture of the Cheyennes
under Little Wolf, onsthe Yellowstone
near the mouth of Cabin Creek, was one
of the b sst turns in recent Indian warfare
It has, however, gone QUITO the country
as a very simple occurrence, and no credit
is given the brave officer that accomp-
lished 50 much more than the unfortu-
nate pursuer Of "'.Wild Hog 81 s
The latter part of February, First Ii.
w. P. Clark, Of the Second Cavalry, was
ordered out from Fort aKeogh with one
hundred men with a few days rations,
and Instructions to scour the country for
the flying Cheyennes from the south. At
the mouth of Powder river the command
laid for week or two, and was reduced
to the minimum ration. The soldiers
came very near fcasting on horse flesh,
but a timely arrival of supplies from
Keogh spered them thatluxury. .,
cANNY SCOUTS.
s. On the Little Missouri three. of Clark's
scouts were killed bya fraction of Little
VOLTS band, who had by this time
reached the country, butwas not able to
cross the Yellowstone on account of the
break up. The scouts answered back that
they were from Sitting Bulls camp. The
Cheyennes called to them to come over
and have talk. The scouts saw that
they were in for it, and responded to the
2invltation.n Being familiar with the great
hostile's camp, the scouts were able to
keep up their fiction. They were intro
duced to the main camp and received in
becoming style.j They stayed with Little
VOLTS people for several days, when one
of the scouts ian Indian) saw an antelope
bounding over the bluff out of sight.
g There goes an antelope" cries the scout.
TO a Cheyenne, he says: e g You GO that
way and | will go this and we will get
him" They both vent and 50 far as the
imaginary antelope migk u care, they could
be still going. The scoAssgot out of sight
and travelled his best foE 1t. Clark's head
quarters The other two scouts escaped
the next day. They were afraid to stay
any longer, as the unceremonious depar-
ture of number one was rather suspicious.
BRAVE WOLF.
1t. Clark was now ready to move on the
fugitives Before he got close on them
he called about him his Cheyenne scouts,
led by Brave Wolf. He said he would
not ask them to fight against their own
people, but if they would not, he wanted
to know it now Brave Wolf was very Sc
rious, and said that Little Wolf was his
brother! law; that he liked his people,
but he had been two years at keogh, had
found the white man true to his word, and
he had cast his fortune with him; he
would go on with the white chief. and do
all he could TO make little Wolf asurren~
der; and if, he would not surrender, then
he would fight him as hard as the white
soldiers 1t. Clark tookihim at his word,
and ordered his command to move on.
The Cheyennes returned to a place called
Strong Point and made their stand. This
point is a high bluff with a flat top, and
low lands surroundinggsfthe base 1t is
zone of Natures forts.''. 'S9aht. & Ss.5ss t,.
THE SURRENDER. a5i
: A conference was held at Clark's camp
between himself and Little Wolf. Clark
frankly told him his terms were uncOndi-
tional surrender He could do no better.
Brave Wolf argued with his brother,
showing him that successful resistance
was impossible. The rivers were impas-
sable and the country was full of troops
besides Clark's. Little. Wolf was sad, but
gave no response. He departed for
s'Strong Point" Before Clark was pre-
pared to make his assault, Little Wolf
sent for him to come to his camp. Clark
said to his fellow officers, You needn't
go with me unless you want to- Ii you
do, you must go unarmed. AS for me, i
am going, and / will show them by my.
acts that I mean good faith. If it is.
trcachery [ can't help it." Clark and
Brave Wolf went in. They had long
talk, resulting in the unconditional sur.
render of 100 persons and 300 ponies
Clark knew Little Wolf at Cheyenne
Agency, where he was once corporal IN
an Indian organization commanded by
him Clark. 1t breaks
- . AN INDIANS HEART
to take his gun and pony away from HIM
rashly. Clark permitted them TO move
quite a distance towards Keogh before
disarming. He got at the business grad
ually and let them down easy. He did It
so gentlem anly and firmly that the 1ndi,
ans almost liked their treatment. His
courtesy has completely re-established
Little VOLTS equilibrium, and he is hap,
pier at Keogh than he has been in long
time. Clark is a master Of the sign Lam
guage, and can also talk Sioux consider
ably, He is careful, sensible and brave
man. The estimate placed upon this vic
tory by the garrison at Keogh was mir
rorcd in an ovation that was given him
on his return. The troops were all out,