The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-05-29
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WAS the all absorbing topic on yesterday
in Cheyenne There were but few who
credited the report. all else condemning
the rumor as ily-inspired and calth-
lated 10 injure the Park.
w. ]. stnrgis, Of Cheyenne, returned
on yesterday evening from the Michigan
river, and our hired man at once tack
led the gentleman for information con-
corning the rumor. Very fortunately,
Mr.. Sturgis was one Of the paItyto
whom ". Z. Burlingame related the
story Of the Indians. Mr.. Sturgis
knows nothing Of his own knowledge,
the whole story resting upon the state
ment Of Burlingame. Mr.. Sturgis
simply reports what he heard.
Mr. Sturgis saw Burlingame on the
Michigan river two hours after he ar
rived there ON Wednesday morning.
Burlingame was badly used up and
scared, and talked slowly and painfully.
He said that Prentice L. Dow. his half
brother, and George Carr. his brother
in-law, have a ranch on Buffalo creek,
and Burlingame worked for them. On
Tuesday morning Carr and Dow started
QUIT to build o cabin, and, in n few hours
afterwards. Burlingame started out TO
meet them. In 4 short time he saw a
big herd Of ponies and hid in n bush I'm
order to inspect the suspicious sur
roundings. In a short time he saw
several Indians. and, looking through
his field glass. he saw what he thinks
were Carr and Dow's ponies. In a
short while an Indian rode by within
80 yards Of Burlingame's place of con-
cealment, leading a pony loaded with
tepee poles.
Believing that his only safety hy In
flight, Burlingame started for the
Michigan where he thought to find n
large party Of men Hence he started
OF afoot, having left his pony to be
gobbled by the Indians. He swan
Illinois creek and was chilled and foot
sore when he arrived Of the Michigan.
Mr.. Sturgis says he would not have
believed the rumor Of Indians in the
Park had he not conversed with Burlin-
game. The man wa SO utterly tired
out and scared that one could not well
doubt his word. Mr.. Sturgis and Mr..
King Immediately procured a change Of
horses, in order to come in and notify
the national and state authorities of the
presence Of Indians. When within
thirty miles Of Tie Siding, he became
SO tired, after having ridden ITO miles
In two days, that he allowed King to go
the balance Of the distance alone, and
King went TO Laramie City, where he
gave the information.
The men In the Park, whom Mr..
Sturgis saw, are Of the opinion that
the Indians are not on the warpath, or
they would not have their camping out
fits with them. II Is not believed that
Carr and Dow have been killed, but
that they became scared at the sight Of
Indians and departed for Crescent City,
where there are many miners. Burlin.
game, on getting scared, took m oppo-
site direction, and hence got many
miles apart. There Is not the slightest
evidence that Carr and Dow have been
killed. 1t is all superstition on the part
Of Burlingame.
There are some who think that the
final Developments will prove an entire
ly different state of affairs to exist.
They hint ut frequent disagreements
between Burlingame and his employers,
and various other things within their
knowledge, to account for Mr.. b. Is
strange conduct, outside the theory OF
the presence OF Indians.
However, nj we state elsewhere, pros
pectors r going out regardless Of the
rumors, and troops will soon 60 thith.
er. So that the North Park boom,
which has fairly started, will not suffer
I'm the least by the Temporary scare.