The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-27
FROM THE BORDER.
Chief -osegh's Bend Willing to As
sIyt this Govern nent-An Interview
with Chapman.

| S1iei -Sse pa Bc1d w uisDg to As
sIyt this Govern nent-Au Interview
with Chapman.
sC-ae time % report was pu3nshe1
copied from some paper, giving sr s'ooult
OF q terrible escapade of Mr.. A /. Chapman
from Chief Joseph's band of Nez Percss In
dams Mr. Chapman. who has occupied the
position Of a trusted interpreter for twenty
three years among the Sez Perces, arrived In
the city on Tuesday last. He was met by a
Leavenworth.
| "Here, because for the present am not in
the Government employ"
| A. with the Indians
NO; have demanded my pay from the
| Government and am for the present out"
"Tas your trouble, reported in the Kansas
! news co umns OF TIE TIMES, as copied from
another paper, correc;?"
"No; could tell you a long story about 4.
| by which you could better understand, but 1
will not, at present"
| .Isaw the item copied in The TINES re
! gardIug the adventure many weeks after II
occurred. / was surprised to see IL, bec.use
/ 1t was one calculated TO do me harm, by some
outside party who had an object in view"
ell, Dul dbDul INC
THE report was partially correct snd par
| TALLY incorrect"
an what respect was II Incorrect"
"Wel, you see there had been some dis
| satisfaction among the InoIans. Chief Jo-
scpA's enid, sIrl, called Al.a-mo-tinO, died
ruTiog the trip TO The present quar'ers OF the
ludians, and since then Joseph mas not been
The -ani- man. Stories were told HIM That
was IN with Ihe government ana opposed the
proposition 10 send The band north. he
seemed TO believe 1t, and in council said he
IHAD ALWAYS BEEN HONEST
with him and his people and that had al
way told him the truth but that be bad
heard 20 much from outside parties he dld
not know what 20 think. Yellow Bull, the
second chief, sait, come what WILL he
Won b-lieve lie = friend and when the
L - troubles or-an Yellow Bull was the FIRST
10 say 10 ChieG Joseph that he wou d, II
needed,
TAKE THIRTY WARRIORS
and o out for he government 10 assist IN
protecting the " ties from harm and settling
..AS regards me adventure you spoke OF,
there
WAS a LITTLE TRoUBLg.
laid IN my tent one night, with my belt
Ie-r and with revolver IN hand, and heard
puOuga 10 EnOu that II " uli not be safe tor
women aud children. who were Ou the way,
Ia come into the camp. and also heard that
ny own life TsS IN danger. laid there
" TIA my revolver cooked, ~aising Tor them
10 attack me. know ing that II they did
could catch three or four before they could
xiii me. when | found hey were waiting / +!
got up, fastened my belt bout me and h'ew
my own blanket over my head, after having |
put ON 3 pair of moccasil-. / then
syEARrD NY FoREHsAD WITH MUD,
and " sIk-d out and lett the camp, passing !
several Indians who were iy Ing ON the /
round, smoking and talking about Inc. | \
went on and p4SSed some " hite men, but did /
not peak u them Tor fear of raising an undue l
alarm. then rode 10 the agency aud tod /
what had heard. The report that used l
Squaw'S BLANKET 10 disguise myself with Is 1
talst- in every part cular"
"H''v many men are in Joseph'S band /
noB ~
" AUout three hundred and Seventv-eiy MT.
Mn -Iee n jDiEsd The parry about three weeks /
a 20. the HeSlIh Of the b and l. good better
even than could nave been expected. The
Kansas line."