The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-22

observation. | told Gen. Merritt to
give us the word to start out at the
proper time, and presently he sang out:
go in now, Cody, and be quick
about it. They are going to charge on
the couriers.n 4H
The two messengers were not over
four hundred yards from us, and the
Indians were only about two hundred
yards behind them. We instantly
dashed over the bluffs, and advanced
on a gallop towards the Indians. A
running fight lasted several minutes,
during which we drove the enemy some
little distance and killed three of their
number. The rest of them rode off
towards the main body, which had
come into plain sight, and halted, upon
seeing the skirmish that was going on.
We were about half a mile from Gen.
Merritt, and the Indians whom we
were chasing suddenly turned upon us,
and another lively skirmish took place.
One of the Indians, who was handsome
ly decorated with all the ornaments
usually WORT by a war chief when en-
gagged in a fight, sang out to me, in his
own tongue: a IL
81 know you, APa-he-haska; if you
want to fight, come and fight me-"
The chief was riding back and forth
in front of his men, as If to banter me,
and Iconcluded to accept the challenge.
l galloped towards him for fifty yards
and he advanced towards me about the
same distance, both of us riding at full
speed, and then, when we were only
about thirty yards apart, 1 raised my
rifle and fired; his horse fell to the
ground. having been killed by my bull
let. G5Ifk H9
Almost at the same instant my own
horse went down, he having stepped
into a hole. The fall did not hurt me
much, and | instantly sprang to my
feet. The Indian had also recovered
himself, and we were now both on foot,
and not more than twenty PAGES apart.
We fired at each other simultaneously.
My usual luck did not desert me on
this occasion, for his bullet missed me,
while mine struck him in the breast.
He reeled and fell, but before he had
fairly touched the ground I was upon
him, knife in hand, and had driven the
keen-edged weapon to its hilt in his
heart. Jerking his war bonnet off, /
scientifically scalped him in about five
seconds. 9
The whole affair from beginning to
end occupied but little time, and the
Indians seeing that | was some little
distance from my company, now came
charging down upon me from a hill, in
hopes Of cutting me of. Gen. Merritt
had witnessed the duel, and realizing
the danger 1 was in, ordered Col.
Mason with Company X, to hurry
to my rescue. The order came
none too soon, for had it been given
one minute later l would have had not
less than two hundred Indians upon
me. As the soldiers came up l swung
the Indian chieftain's top-knot and
bonnet in the air, and shouted: sg5
"1he first scalp for Custer" n5o +
Gen. Merritt, seeing that he could
not now ambush the Indians, ordered
the whole regiment to charge upon
them. They made a stubborn resist
ance for a little while, but it was of no
use for any eight hundred, or even
sixteen hundred Indians to try and
check a charge of the gallant old Fifth
cavalry, and they oon came to that
conclusion and began a running retreat
towards Red Cloud agency. For
thirty-five miles we drove them; push
ing them SO hard that they were OBJ
liged to abandon their loose horses,
their camp equipage and everything
else. We drove them into the agency,
and followed in ourselves, notwith-
standing the possibility Of our having
encounter the thousands of Indians
at that point. We were uncertain
whether or not the other agency In
dams had determined to follow the ex-
ample of the Cheyennes and strike out
upon the war-path; but that made no
difference with the Fifth cavalry, for
they would have fought them all if
necessary. 1t was dark when we rode
into the agency, where we found thou
sands of Indians collected together:
but they manifested mo dispositionto |
fight. is'l4 h.
While at the agency / learned the
of the Indian chief whom I had
killed in the morning; It was Yellow
Hand, a sou of old Cut nose--aa leading
chief of the Cheyennss. sCut-nose hav-
ing learned that 1 killed his son sent a
white interpreter to me with a message
the effect that he would give meffour
males if ] would turn over to him yell
Hands war-bonnet, guns. pistols,
ornaments and other paraphernalia
l had captured. 1 sent back
word to the old gentleman thatit would
give me pleasure to accommodate him,
but l could note do it this time.
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