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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25

point to where twig was slightly bent
or abraded, or where little fragment OF
rock or slate, crunched from its place by
laboring foot, had turned and now lay
with the damp face upward. single
hour in the sun would bleach it white
and dry as its ueighbors. On we clam
oered, steadily, silently, sometimes
crossing q mountain ravine, some
times over rocky lodges, but all
the time our swarthy, half naked scouts
would guide US forward. Once in
while We would halt for breath-an hour
OF such climbing is very trying to the
Iungs-but at last old Sergeant Stauffer,
who was close to my side, held up a
warning hand and pointed to the right.
Two of our scouts were kneeling behind
little rocky barrier and peering over,
motioning ''keep back F" and the men,
who were spread out uneonsciously in
skirmish line, halted in their tracks.
Presently L reached the ledge, and, obey
ing the signal of their cleaning eyes,
peered eagerly over. Five hundred
yards away was another and higher rocky
point, and above 1t, boldly outlined
against the blue of the heavens, lowered
a great cliff, the western terminus of
the mesa. A likely place for an eagles
nest perhaps, but not another
living thing could 1 think of or
see as q possible inhabitant. But
the two Apaohes by my side pointed ex-
citedly to the promontory ahead, and then
one of them waved his hand upward in
spirals, indicating smoke, and whispered
'Patchie house, And surely enough
my field glasses detected what was be-
yond my eyes to see-not one but several
shimmering, colorless columns of smoke
or vapor rising just over the rock TO our
front, and there was the ''rancheria
beyond all doubt. They had guided us
safely to the very stronghold of the
ADaches, and in five minutes were join
ing with us in the attack. have never
seen piece of trailing to compare to that,
for the signs by which they were guided
were so slight, so trivial, that none but
the keenest Indian eye would ever have
thought of observing them.
In the chase after the Chiricahuas in
the Sierra Madres of Mexico, Capt.
Bourke tells OF trailing done by their own
brethren thai was even more wonderful
than this. CHARLES KING,
Captain U s. A.
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Clark had never served with the Apache
Indians, and probably his friend and con-
temporary who served so long on the
staff of Gen. Crook, Capt. John G..
Bourke, would take issue with him as to
the relative ability of the Cheyenne and
Apache tribes. Bourke's experience
with the Apaches was only equaled by
that of Clark IS with the Cheyennes, and
my own service was so insignificant as
compared with that of either of these
distinguished cavalry officers that the
opinions which 1 should express would be
materially modified, perhaps, after con-
versation with them. have seen some
thing of the work of Cheyenne
scouts on the prairies, and
there is no question that it is
beautiful and skillful in the highest de-
gree; but whether they would accomplish
as much over rocky precipiees and oan-
yons as the Apaches have done time and
again, have no means of judging. To
my thinking, however, after seeing the
scouting work of the Crows whom we
followed on the Sioux campaign of 1876,
of the Cheyennes ana Sboshones whom
we followed in the chase after the Nez
Perces in 1877, and of the Apaches whom
we used as trailers in Arizona in 1874 4,
l am free to say that 1 consider the
Apaches capable of work which far ex-
oeeded in skill and In closeness of obser-
walton anything have ever seen done by
other Indians. Once in 1874, while
scouting for the hostile band of Eski-
MINI in the Tonti basin, Arizona, the
toughest and widest and most noun
famous country that was ever my
lot to serve in, L had party Of In
-
of Apache Yumas and Apache
Mohaves. We had been hunting for
several days, and finally one morning in
June, came to the foot of the precipl-
, tous range known as the Black Mesa,
and that day 1 had an exhibition of
Indian scouting such as 1 have never
seen equaled since. The order of march
was very primitive, sort of game of
"follow your leader. - We kept old
Kwonahilka and six or seven of the
scouts well out to our front; then came
the lieutenant commanding on his
bronco; then the first sergeant and the
main body, all in single file, and finally
the pack mules and the guards and at
tendants. Whenever we reached a steep
place, either up or down hill, the leader
would dismount and take the reins be-
hind him; his horse followed in his
footsteps; each man in succession exc
cutting the same maneuver when he
reached the spot where the chief dis
mounted. The trail led over rocks and
rayines and canyons, never wide enough
for two abreast. Somewhere about
l O'Clock IN the afternoon
we came to lovely green valley
at the foot of the mountains and
there suddenly one of the Indian scouts,
whom we called Washington Charley,
stopped and exoitedly beokoned to me. 1
rode forward. and he pointed to certain
damp splashes where water had evidently
been spilled as the carriers clambered up
the bank. .'Tonto come here for water.
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their people. Theirs was a life fraught
with the utmost danger, too, for at any
moment in the course of their duties
they were liable to fall into the hands of
foemen as cunning as themselves, and
then nothing but instant death, fighting,
could save them from the slow death by
the fiendish fortunes which were described
in previous chapter.
'Wolf' is the Indian sign for scout,
and prairie-wolf, or coyote, well fulfills
the idea. The yelp of the coyote is easily
initiated by the young braves, and serves
for night signaling when fire would only
betray their presence. The utmost care
is taken in choosing the scouts, and the
old chiefs rarely go amiss in their selec-
tions. Capt. Philo Clark, who spent
years of his gallant and useful life in
studying their, characteristics, and who
commanded the finest body of Indian
scouts exer seen on our frontiers, has
given an interesting account of the oere-
monies attendant on sending forth the
scouts, which 1 shall transcribe here:
'tlf there is time, - he says, "many
ceremonial forms are gone through with
in the selection and in giving instructions
to them prior to their departure. The
essential qualifications of q good scout
are courage, good sense, truthfulness,
and thorough knowledge of the eoun-
try. -
Suppose four are wanted; they are
chosen in council and then sent for, some
of the head men going for them and lead
ing them to the council lodge, where,
after much solemn and prayerful smok-
ing, perhaps some speeches about the i'm
portance oe the occasion, dilating on the
benefits that will accrue to the entire
people in case of success, and the evils
and disasters that may befall them
through defeat, the special instructions
of the service to be acquired as well as
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25

the general instructions, which all In
dams know by heart, are given them by
the chief. These general instructions
are usually to the effect that they must
be wise as well as brave, to look not only
to the front, but to the right and left,
behind them, and at the ground; to
watch carefully the movements of all
wild animals, from the movements of
buffalo to the flight of birds; to wind
through ravines and the beds of
streams, to walk on hard ground,
or where there is grass, so as
to leave no trail, to move with great care
so as not to disturb any wild ANIMALS,
and should they discover anything i'm
portant to return with all possible speed
and bring such information as they may
find. Of late years, in addition to their
arms, the scouts carry mirror and field
glass, which are furnished by friends
If they do not themselves possess them.
one or two only are sent in the same
directions larger party could see no
more, and in size alone would increase
the danger of discovering them to the
enemy. The safety and value of a
scouting party lies not in their fighting
qualities, but in their keen eye, crafty,
shrewd cunning and watohfulness. Sup
pose the scont is seen returning, his
story is nearly told by his movements or
by his mirror long before he has ap-
preached near enough for vocal
communication. If, when he is
near enough for the sound of his voice
to be heard he intimates the howl OF
the wolf he has seen the enemy. The
main party, meanwhile, gather in an in
complete circle with the opening toward
the direction from which the scout is
coming, and at the opening place pile
of buffalo chips or spread out blanket
upon four sticks. When the scout reaches
them il the enemy is too close or i'm
mediate action is necessary SO there is not
time for the story to be told in the cere-
mouial way, he kicks down the blanket
or scatters the chips as an oath that he Is
telling the truth, and then briefly and
hurriedly tells the story. If there is
time for smoke the pipe is nlled and
lighted, and the interrogation points the
stem TO the zenith, the sun, the earth
and four winds, and then holds the stem
to the scouts mouth, who takes four
whiffs. Again the pipe is pointed as be-
fore, and again four puffs are taken by
the scout. This is repeated four times
when the interrogation says, 'You know
all the hills, valleys and streams of this
country; you were born and grew up in
It, now tell me what you have seem
The scout divides his story into four parts
which are told at intervals. At each in
terval the smokes are repeated and the
interrogation adds, perhaps to his ques-
ton, tell us, and your people will have
glad hearts; they VIII praise you and
raise your name up among them On
the completion of this ceremony the en-
tire story is usually told continuously
without interruption. This is, as have
said, the usual custom when there Is
plenty of time. Usually the return Of
scout sent out in advance of g war party
creates the Widest excitement, and all
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25

ras about the conclusion Of
MID, "pi eI.s when they climbed to their
,T o1!. .i to 60 to sleep and continue 'n'ir
parueT; ,-rin, the occasion of all this
Little blu'I was snug in my blankets,
saurbanco, = been lunching on the pack
yhere be n mh,ch his sharp nose told him
sc Of . u he madame's berth. SO CLIMB Io
vsre in II he stole them, and also woke
hg down ~ who thought his fur coat
rpths WUabody's big whiskers. Now,
70. some ,o would object to little bear
po:t Peo sPsollow. and for fear that the
rrs peu ,s Gee or hear Little Bruin, it
obs EouIu QUIZ hest to pack him in his
GENE, ~ q and carry it into the baggage
rsli;s.as.Da rlv the next morning. The
sSr very e tbought it was fun to plague or
rsnrneu ,b and the boy who sold candy
PET the cut, was glad to have Bruin beg
sd Pssau,lE, until some one was pleased
for bis SUI a,bing for themselves as well
70 IVY y! .be little bear: ,. -.
We Sp ne next morning the tram ar
SD oy W cincinnati, where, being well
r7s1 u 80 with the proprietor and
scQualDt,I,Gb the hotel, I walked into the
risFks U, ia with the bear under my
Bu'ass .. eng him on the counter beside
sfn ~ lin in which guests write their
he y.O- # was early-probably before
D'n ,s.5,.o,v-and travellers or employees
{ I'm .grar the only ones who were IN
we're I hDyI affce. But presently a man
ths nU.S' Who was dressed in stylish
tsns - and wore more jewelry than real
to' lis'. o. commonly do. With him was
Es ,llae.-apd- tan terrier, which, together
8 %, n', ,bs sort of people with whom such
VIZ w frequently seen, 1 never was
cos, q little Bruin saw the terrier
ol ,,,.ysd sidewise at him, and the ter
500 'T 3oasing directly at the little bear,
Isl' rrcb interested in him that he
W like to get upon the counter and
have nip. liz, ,o,o iove1-
iL s.u The hotel clerk, and he smiled at
y. 'o oIsrk while saying to me persuasive
W. ~ ,isa-ay. let me little dog worry yer
~, bsoeT lust fer fun?'' And the
~, .'., clerk saw that l wlnked at him,
wv ,sid. ayes, it is good Tor little dogs
: r, ,., little bears; it is q new thing.
w 'T Iisc as not may give the little dog
' ~ ,or his breakfast, even if he wor-
~ I.'., tba little bear only q little bit. -
", It is always nice to accommodate
an when it costs nothing and proper
,.sTovledgement is made; so, stipulating
,to, after little Bruin had been worried
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Look, see,'' he said. Somewhere up
there on the crest of that great range
then, as was their invariable custom, the
hostile Indians were hiding, and our
orders were to hunt them to their holes
and fight it out. How long the hunt
might last we could not tell, nor how
many hours since they came here for
their supply of water, except that the
earth had not had time to thoroughly
dry. The first thing was to lead our
horses far in among the rocks and trees
and secure both them and the pack
mules; leave a strong guard and the
three packers with them. Then
every man of us kicked OF his
cavalry boots and spurs and pulled on
Indian mocasins, the strong sole of
thick hide being ample protection to the
foot, and then in ten minutes my little
command was stripped for ITS work.
When all was ready, of we started; no
order, no ranks, but in perfect silence,
the soldiers following after the lieuten-
ant, while Charley, with his Apache
brethren, sprang noiselessly to the front
and scattered upward along the rocky
ascent, and then came the pretty piece
Of trailing of which have spoken. Close
to the stream the bushes and stunted
along the rise the underbrush disap-
peared, and we spread out right and left
over the surface. Here, while the trees
were numerous, their branches were
high above our heads; the trunks straight
and bare for twenty feet from the
ground. The ground itself was every
where covered with fragments of rock and
slate, the detritus Of every storm or ava
lanche that had occurred since creation.
Tiny blades of grass peeped up here and
there, but we were creeping upward over
q soil on which the human foot left no
impression whatever. How then could
those stealthy rascals in front SO unhesi-
tatingly beckon US on? For 200 yards
they covered our advance, moving
noiselessly from point to point, crouch
ing like panthers on the trail of the deer.
Occasionally one Of them would call me
by gesture, and proud of the undis-
guised admiration OF the oficer would
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25
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Nv ~ 49, sEsJ1s5i ~ -sSfp- ~
g.
BRUIN PEACEFUL.

ing ooarders. 1t was less than twenty
seconds from the time what the man
called fun began before Bruin, although
De scolded at being made to do so, let go
DIS hold, and the terrier jumped off the
counter and hurried out of the hotel into
'le street. followed by the man whose
c0'les we're better than his manners,
lot he did not stop to say good morning
VI 70 sreak Of breakfast for my pet.
ol' the chief cook, Frenchmau, who
vas IN the office when the man IS dog had
'ls 'hanee 10 worry the little bear, at
yl'e TOOK liking to Bruin, aud present.
went of with him under his arm.
de S all right now, - said the clerk,
Voc happened to be S. E. Crittenden,
Eomlnent now as q hoteI-keeper.
"a. for the next ten minutes" said 1:
:. 'W That yOungster won't be where
' 'asle Is something to eat long without
' ~. unexpected happening. "
We uFeakfasted together, "Crit' and
r!s, and presently when colored
Sai'efs came in, looking as if each had
s' ~ uosed with comic almanaes, we
' asAsd what the trouble was. "Trouble
~ ae name fo' it, said the boy.
, UNI s done got it onto de ole maid
rs taoie cooks cat. Put de little bars
c..l by de cat s an pears when de
~ u'Aled de bar Wild her claws, de bar
I, y au rugged dat cat It'll mos de cats
., =. Is us pared of, an now de bars
~ II on de chIf, sittin in his copper of
,,. s,Gafy syrup. Chit doan want de
sIs sS' out he do wish de pan. De bar
an. I'M be accommodated Cliffs tuck
AAken' him. -
n - sweet fix, " suggested Crit, "what's
1l,, e uone:' LET the little chap
W. ~ said I; che will clean up the
s.ls ~ himself, too, be out of the pan and
vb.tP before we finish breakfast, :"
esi. .I proved true. 1t was his last mis-
tstsr wi y. me day, but the chef really had
a. =. d hiking to him and was sorry to
sys,'a y starting for New York on the
Brpi, mug. turned out, probably little
Non'i.O uHht to have been presented to
s,rir.I The French cook, for upon my
win - ~ New York 1 was detailed to go
ana -e army to sketch events there,
bona Fesently received a letter from
po1Is !, winch said that six active boys
une li,. " easier to look after than my
hs o,s., Dear, which, when not climb
sitsr V,.so'hesline post in the back yard
nv ,ss He family cat, was climbing pam
tnd ives after sweetmeats OF cake,
sibs,+ ,t them, showed fight until
bear NJ sue cake box was empty or the
notcs - iuI The Irish cook had given
pec,ss VI leaving. The milkman ex-
Lore new trousers for those Bruin
he bi nuen the man was slow about feed
been ~ mix, and because the bear had
haad. ~a instead OF petted, scratched
we're The rule. Therefore my bear
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he should be comforted with q berry
and milk breakfast at the ex-
rspss of the terriers owner, the
uaek-ard- tan was lifted to the
counter to, so his master said, have some
fun. The little bear set on his launches
aud smiled. The terrier was moving
cautiously toward him, his neck stretched
ont for q sniff. The dogs master
smiled and so did the hotel clerk. With
watch in hand, had just said, "only
sixty seconds from the time worrying be-
gHs," when ki-ki-yi-yi-yi went the
terrier. Little Bruin s needle-like teeth
Eae fast in his nose. while paws with
the :harpest Of tOenails were fastened on
each side Of the black -and-tan s head.
The dog head, except his voice, was
pretty quiet, but the dogs hind legs had
much movement. "The dogs being
satsn, said the man. "He's tired wor-
ryng the bear. He's quite enjoying it.
Yes he has. " The result was not IN
expected, and it was cruel to have the
doe suffer because of his masters bad
Judgment and not good to wake up Sleep
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the Indian keenness OF vision that the
hawk might envy. Nothing in nature
escapes the Indian eye when on the war
path. Not moving object between him
and the horizon fails to excite his scru-
tiny, and in the very actions of bird
or beast IN the dim distance he discovers
indubitable signs that the enemy he
seeks is lurking where the white man
would say there was not 'hostilen
within radius of score of miles.
Among themselves the reputation Of
being a keen scout is equal to that of
brave WARRIOR, and in the old days when
the different tribes were warning among
themselves the duties of the scout were
OF the most solemn and important char
acter. Indians were compelled TO resort
to thu utmost secrecy, article and cum
Mug in order TO obtain the faintest
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25
INDIAN SCOUTS AND TRA1LERs.
BY Charlie. King, Captain U. s. A.

o see the red warriors
at their best one needs
to follow them upon
the trail of the enemy
and note the marvel
Gus skill with which
they can track the foe
over the mountains
and through the rocky
gorges where a white
man would be at q loss
W hi C h way to go.
Centuries OF practice,
generation after gen.
Grafton of inherited
powers have given to
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advantage over enemies of their own
kind. Vigilance of sentries and the
keen explorations of scouts made sur
prises matters of the utmost dif1oulty
And 80 il resulted that as the honor and
safety of the tribe depended on the eff
cienoy ana cesseless watehfulness of the
scouts, these chosen warriors were
treated with the utmost Difference by
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forms of ceremonies are ignored or for
gotten"
Capt. Clark considered that the CheY-
enne Indians and Cheyenne scouts were
superiors of all our North American In
dams in bravery as warriors and skill as
traitors. 1 believe that there is no doubt
that they are the bravest and most skill
full warriors of the plains, but Capt.
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bad been given away to livery stable
man, who certainly made a mistake in
accepting such gift as Louisiana bear
cub. THEODORE r. DAVIS.
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EDMUND GossE.
BY LOUISE CHANDLER MouLroN,


SonaI Sketch OF the Noted Writer
and Poet.
BY LOUISE CHANDLER MoULToN.
In asking me TO write you something
concerning Edmund Gosse, you give me
the pleasure of speaking of one whom 1
adm ire both as a man and as an author.
L first met Mr.. Gosse in 1877 twelve
years ago now at the hospital house of
Mr.. Trubner, the publisher. He was a
young man of only swenty-elght then.
but already well known as a poet, and so
agreeable and interesting that at once
coveted his friendship. You wished this
sketch to be "as personal as felt at
liberty to make it, :" so l must begin at
the beginning.
Edmund W. Gossee was born septem-
Der n, 1919, in the city of London
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On yiol and Flute. ..................-...
King Erik "a DRAMA ............... 1876
New Poems.... .......... ...-.. ..ls79
Studies in the Literature Of Northern Eu-
English Odes (edited). -. 1881
Life of GRAY. 1882
Seventeenth Century Studies. 1883
Discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds (edited) 1854
Firdsnse in Exile. ----lSsS
From Shakespeare to Pope. 1855
loves Graduate, Webster (edite0 --.----..-- lSsS
Life OF Raleigh.
James shirley's Plays (edited). .------....-ls 1858
Life of Congreve. 1855
Eighteenth Century Literature -....--------l sss
An edition of ION Vol and Flute"
was published in New York in 1888. In
addition to these Mr.. Gosse has written
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-23
md does not know about legal bust,

and Goes not know AbOut legal bust
meas. There Was no occasion on lis
part to feel bad about the raise In
my salary. He could have relieved
his mind of this little trouble by step"
ping up to the court house. Fhere
he would have ascertained the fact
that the county attorneys salary OF
this county was fixed at $4,000 long
ago. before I was appointed or elect
ed, and it has remained unchanged
up to the present. After all am
not proud; our neighboring counties.
Swift, Big Stone and Traverse paid
their county attorneys that salary
last year and / presume they do the
same this year. Mr.. Wilson has Civ
en- the plenty Of other lawyers here
a pretty hard rub when he states that
they would jump at the offer to per
form my official work for less than
half what am paid. l must leave
this to be settled between him and
them.
The trouble Of chasing down and
mailing every misstatementi is useless.
Having shown how readily 1t can be
done l am satisfied to stop. The
hlay is not worth the electric light.
s. A. FLAHERTY.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-01-23

Some time ago when we named
some possible side gates into the Sis
seton reservation, aside from the
grand entrance at Browns Valley. we
had no idea that the Wheaton folks
had pluck enough to make another
Que by bridging Lake Traverse, but
such Is the fact. They have actually
held meetings, appointed committees.
and raised what they claimed to be
enough money for the purpose lat least
a beginning. If the bridge had been
an impossibility, doubtless they
would have invented flying machine
of some kind to cross the lake with,
rather than be out done by Browns
Valley. Is there nothing that this
quiet, staid, booming, non-blus-
tering town Of Morris can do TO make
gateway to this eld0radOl! Can't
we at least induce the land seekers to
make this their jumping of place and
hire teams to take them to Browns
Valley or Wheatonf When humbug
is the order Of the day, perhaps we
should take hand In It.