The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-10-21

Ctes. Jack, here is a chance TO wiz
fame and fortune, cultivate sand auc
dine on sage hens every day. Wha'
more IAN any man Of simple tastes
who hates bloated aristocrats, require
Let all the patriots who are running
for Office in Cook county enlist the 81
cavalry and begin to serve the countr,
like men and brothers.
There is one thing about Colorado
(which nobody can deny" The at
mosphere is simply intoxicating. Lift
in this wonderful air is, despite Of hard
ships, absolutely enjoyable. Let the in
spired idiot who voluntarily asks; 81
life worth livingP" come out here ant
try it. At the same time, this atmos.
phere, with a temperature below zero
must be, to say the least Of it, rather
trying. 1, for one, don't want to have
my ears and o frozen of. The mos
valuable portions of q fellow are apt tt
be lost when the mercury falls very low
in this climate.
During our march to the main branch
of Bear rivera very nne mountain
stream-on the 10th, we saw a good
deal of brush, but also some nice spot,
of grass land. This was a long tramp
nearly thirty miles, up hill and dowr
dale. We led our horses a good deal,
and the infantry, who left camp much
too late, had al awful hard time Of it.
Infantry marching with cavalry should
always leave camp an hour or two be.
fore the horse, at least. In this way
they are never trying to make up lost
time In a stern chase, and the cavalry
are not compelled to halt and unbridle
every hour to wait for them. 1t is al.
ways better to be early in camp. !
don't want to convert myself into a
military critic, but 1 think any infan.
try officer who reads this, and who has
had experience in the field, will agree
with me. The 7th infantry, with their
fine record, ought to be early birds.
I neglected to say that we met some
couriers from Gen. Merritt, who, by the
way, gave us little or no information,
beyond the fact that Payne was rellev-
ed, and that the wounded were on their
way to the rear.
Itfroze very heavily during the night
giving a foretaste of what December
and January must be in this region.
this morning broke cheerily over the
handsome valley of Bear river; which
has a few scattered ranches-all ba r
ricaded against possible Indian attacks
1t was decided to move only to Will
liamsi fork, through Bear River cafIon,
about fifteen miles, 81 that the men
might have a chance to wash and recu-
perate. We had not advanced far be-
fore WI met a courier, who announced
that the wounded of the Thornburgh
affair, escorted by their dismounted
comrades, were coming right behind.
The commanding officers immediate
ly drew up the soldiers on each side of
the canon, to salute the wounded
braves.
They came on foot and in wagons.
Hardly any had horses, two hundred
animals having been shot by the In
dams during the engagement and sub
sequent seige. l o % recognized the
stalwart proportions of Capt. Scott
Payne, of the Fifth cavalry, with whom
1 was acquainted in the '76 war against
the Sioux. He looked pale but sturdy,
although his wound rendered him very
stiff, as he shook hands with all around.
Then came Lieut.. Paddock and DR..
Grimes, both seriously injured. The
meeting between Paddock and his
young brother, who rode all that day
with Lieut.. Hunter to meet him, was
touching in its simplicity. The boys
are worthy of each other. The I OBJ
served a well known figure with a gray
mustache and goatee, riding toward us.
1t was brave old Capt. Lawson, of E
company, Third cavalry, with whom 1
messed when we marched after Sitting
Bull, three years ago. do you re-
member the night on the Yellowstone
in '76, when we slept In two feet of
waterp"
Eyes, captain" l answered; ''but this
last experience of yours beats that all
hollow. The devil himself couldn't kill
you."
81 lost that fine black horse, you re-
MEMBER - said the captain. "He was
shot under me-a fine animal; faithful
as a dog. Not a scratch did / get,
although 1 had n man killed and
seventeen wounded in E company.
Your old 'striper,' Schubert, is among
the wounded. But my poor, old black
horse. He reminded me 80 much Of
Jumping Dan, that I rode when the
Kentucky brigade cut their way out
when Stoneman-"
At this point Lieut.. Cherry, a fine
looking young officer, whom l had also
seen before, came up and interrupted
the brave old captains story. 1 was
right glad to see that fearless old war
rior-simple IS a child, but bold as a
Spanish bull-riding at the head of his
company.
Capt. Payne spoke in the hishest
terms of the soldierly conduct OF both
officers and men,. The exploit of Capt.
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