Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-05-08
\ NOTED INDIAN.


Gold Hand Was Government scout and
Scnur-c - the SIOUX.
The 81 Paul o.ol. gives the following
history OF one OF the most noted Indians
row on the reservation in p,kata. Cold
Hand, the uonlest Roman OF them all, is
part Sioux aud part lee. lie stands iull
siN feet hI,h in his Inrccasius and is by 40
means "a good looking specimen OF the ln-
diln He never knew What fear was and
the more daring or toolhardy the deed, the
better lac liked 10 perform it;aui although
he is now nearly blind, Iame and crippled
there Ire no two IuajauS on the great Sioux
reservation who would undertake To cope
with hlm Fortweuty-Gye years hewas chIei
scout aud wlll carrier at Forts lICe, LIN
cDla. Grand River and Standing E"ck, and
tor ten wears he was the only Dispatch
bearer between Fort Rice and Grand River
agency. he bears the finest testimonials
from the various commanders OF the differ
,ut forts ui any man IN the West, but
ala tor mans Iugratjtude, after twenty
five years Of faithful and invaluable ser
vice, sud being rendered blind and help
less cripple iU me service OF the United
states Army ae a scout, he stands now "a
q hlght-l OAK, without IeC"mPehse'
without reward. not even SINAI! pension,
simp'v because he Is an Indiana hnl-
liant monument OF our Government :
inprstitrdr He received his name from
swimming the Missouri river with three
syAlps 10 his hand. ClutChjng them tight
49,. his had became cramped. 4 friend
asking him what was the matter with It,
Re replied that MS hand WAS cold hut its
owner was warm. Since that time he was
Cold Hand '
on account OF his being such 4 scOurye
TO the Sioux nation, they offered stand.
ing reward OF twenty-five white scalps tor
his apprehension or death. lie laughed at
them and ihejr reward, and at night
would sneak into their camp, Stay one or
two OF their braves, give his well known
war whoog. and gallop back 10 the
post This tea: he performed 80 often
that he bsCam. such q terror to them that
ten ct the hrlyest men of Calls hand
bound themselves by oath to neither eat
uor sleep until they had his scalp. The
next dag Captain Collins sent him to
Grand River with dispatches, he had Just
reached the present site OF Standing Rock
when b. heard the eNultant whoop Of his
enemies. Giving his horse the rein, he
KEEP, along arrow range ahead Of them
until he came to Battle Greek where lie
di.apprr.,d, and 70 do their best they
could not either lind him or
his horse. They Clmped there that
night bat before morning Cold
Hand stole into the camp, killed
aud scalpel four OF them and run Ell their
ponies. Arriving at Grand River next day
he presented Major Nearu couple Of pO-
ujrz with bic compliments On his return
he stood on the other siN, killing three of
them The other thrae thought they had
ruOush Of u aud returned To camp On
another occasion. arriving Unexpectedly on
. EIaCkt0O' camp he shot one OF them and
rln Tor t. They headed him for the river,
it being INST breaking uT Turning on TIE
bank, he shot another OF them and then
Jumped ON q cake Office. He sTraug from
one cake 10 another until he was about
half over. when be Tell. the current carry
inc him nearly a mile before he managed
tU land. Except tor the weturE ne was
not much worse Tor his cold hath.
Srch acts as these he was continually
doing. ont Of sheer toolhardiuess or 10
show the various hostile bands now little
he csrsd .or them. lie was wo0ud,d four
times. From coliaEi exposure he became
almost blind, ard rheumatism distorted
his lower limbs so That ne is almost help
less lie lives AZ Cannon Ball. lie seldom
or never speaks of the days when ne WAS
a scout, unless - an army officer, and then
hp shows his record and his testimonials.
;hey being dumb witnesses Of his gallant
deeds. II would he noble deed If some
Of the uld-t'me otlioers under whom be
fought and dared the countless bOri,s OF
savages 10 interest the powers
who rule In granting him a pension.
Moreover, il would bee 3 grateful tribute
10 the lt.t CT the Romans