Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-12-15

for long time on secret police duty la
Washington. Richmond. Fredericksburg.
Charlottesville, etc, and had not a little
., do with many OF the more fOrcible
measures Of reconstruction that were
sometimes resorted 90.
Dodd is the man Who recaptured Dick
Turner. He showed me the order giving
him the authority To do 50. signed by j..
NJ. McEntee. He also showed valuable
orders and passes signed by General Pat
rick. Unfortunately lie had lost his jour
nal and with 1t most Of the papers that
he priced most. Those that are now lett
he never parts with. They form as II
were, his passport; and, though soiled,
worn and almost illegible, they never
leave his breast pocket.
In 1855 he met his brother in Washing
ton. The latter had just been appointed
the agent of the Navajos. aud induced
Wood Dodd TO accompany him West.
The Navajos were then on the Pazos RiS-
er, New Mexico. Heremained with them
up to 1869. In 1868 they moved back tu
their old country, Canon Bonito. where
DOdd's brother was soon after
SHOT BY THE INDIANS.
Soon after this, in 1869. Dodd made q
most eventful trip from Fort Wingate TO
Camp Nc Dowell. He had left the Na,a
jos. and, having become involved in
some illicit trading with them and other
Indians, had been arrested by General
Green. IL must have been pretty Sc
rious scrape, tor, with two other compan-
ions, be was sent to Camp Nc Dowell, the
commanding officer of which (Sanford)
was authorized TO do what he wished
with them. The guard consisted of twen-
ty-five White Mountain Indians of Sanch-
ez's band who had just made a treaCy
with Green. On the way to Nc Dowell
the Indians themselves were several times
about to kill their prisoners for mere pass
time, but finally contented themselves
in making them dance about their camp
fire every night. At last they reached
Nc Dowell, where the services of several
men of just such reckless daring were
needed as scouts and the prisoners luck
changed. They were hired as scouts and
packers, and remained in this capacity a
year or so at Nc Dowell, when Dodd's
rowing disposition again led him to
change his base. This time he got up a
party of some fifty prospectors and start
ed back to CIbian. Here being unsuccess-
full, he left the party and returned to
New Mexico.
RoUGHING 1T.
In 1878 he went out with Wheeler on
the one hundredth meridian survey and
remained a year. He finally returned to
Arizona in 1874, where he has been ever
since roughing it. He has tried his hand
at mimi G. ranching and perhaps at cow
lol
or guide, and at others as an independent
native of Arizona. For several years he
was scout with the very company of
White Mountain Indians that broke out
and attacked Carr ana Hentig.
Dodd's opinion of the Indian character
is on par with that of all genuine front.
iersmen who know and live among them.
1t is, therefore. of course hostile to the
goody- -goody Boston notion. With refer
ence to the actual outbreak of these In
dians, it was undoubtedly due to the
seizure of the medicine man. 1t is al
ways dangerous to meddle with the fam
lly affairs of the Indian, and to ask them
to arrest their own religious chief was
like expecting armed Catholics to march
against Ro ne.
Nevertheless the Indians themselves
have often been known to rise against
their own priests. While Dodd was
among the Navajos they destroyed ten
of their leading medicine men. The In
dians had lost confidence in them. and
resorted to forcible method of chang
ing their creed that
oUT-INGERsoLLED BOB HIMSELF.
In personal appearance Dodd is a re-
markably fine looking man. Of more
than average height. slim built and wiry,
he has borne the last sixsee of his two
score years and two exceedingly well,
considering the hardships he has had to
encounter. His face would attract at
tention anywhere; it has a handsome
daring cut, relieved by neatly trimmed
mustache and piercing eye, both of which
are gray.
His dress is that habitually worn by
plainsmen, though it is evidently select.
ed rather more with regard TO fit than is
usual among them, and is worn more
picturesquely.
ON THE SCOUT
that Dodd made from Wilcox early in
this October, in search of Bernard and
with dispatches to the. various columns
in the field Dodd took a young COM
panion with him who was also such
handsome fellow that he attracted con-
siderable attention. Struck with what
seemed to be 80 marked trait in his
character, | remarked to him when we
were alone:
You have mighty handsome COM
panion with you, Dodd.'
YES" was the reply, "there's lots of
character in his face, and always go for
looks os we'll as anything in picking out
my man-not pretty, mind you, but fine
looking. l like to see pride and grit
shine out of his eye."
1t is strange what fascination this
kind of life has for those who have tried
it. They cannot shake it off. Dodd has
several times returned to the East. Once
or twice with some thousands of dollars,
he has struck out for the old Northwest
of his boyhood, fully intending to remain
there for good; but the old longing for
the freedom of the frontier has always
drawn him back, and this before he has
been month amid the scenes of younger
days. He says it is too late now to change
his life, He has his tastes fully bent on
Arizona ways, and there he will probably
remain for many years to come one Of
the most efficient and reliable scouts and
couriers in the territory. CHINCH.
TTY