Dodge City times., 1891-06-05

strike the edge of the rock, but not
sufficient to gain n fOothold His body
swayed backward He endeavored 20
grasp the edges of the projecting rock
with his hands, but his efforts were IN
vain and with an agOnizing cry he fell
through the air and struck on the rocks
below only few feet from where his
rival lay quivering in the agonios of
death.
The cry that now went up was heart
rending and a rush was made by those
on the plain below, who were near
where the two chiefs had fallen, to
assist them if possible.
But the awful tragedy was not yet
ended! When Flcctfoot had made his
fearful jump and his body was seen to
plunge into the depths below, Wahoe
had uttered an agonizing cry and hid
her face in her hands, as if to shut out
the sight of anything so fearful. She
only uncovered her face when the sec
ond awful shout went up at Big VOLTS
unsuccessful attempt, only in time to
see him vainly endeavoring to gain a
foothold, and then with his despairing
cry disappear from sight
In an instant her shrieks could he
heard by everybody, and before those
near her OWNED what her intentions
were, she had rushed to the edge of the
precipice, and after gazing for an in
slant into the depths below, she
plunged headlong from the rocks
Those near rushed to where she ha d
stood but moment before, only in time
to see her body strike on the cruel rocks
below. directly between the bodies of
the two chiefs.
The uproar among those wild savages
was something terrible and appalling
Bison Head would have leaped after his
daughter had he not been restrained by
some of h is band.
1t was but 4 few moments before a
surging mass was surrounding the
fatal spot where lay the ( wO chiefs and
the maiden. Wahoe and Big Wo Ii were
both dead, the latter having struck on
the back of his head. crushing the
skull, while the former fell with such
force on the sharp rocks that the life
was literal ly crushed out of her body.
FleetfoOt was still found breathing,
but his body was such shapeless mass
of bruised flesh and broken bones that
he died before they could remove him
to his own lodge.
The sorrOw in the ca mp was great
That night and the next day lainenta-
tions constantly arose from the tents
of the friends and families of the vic
Tins, and the following night the
bodies were prepared for burial with
the attending Indian ceremonies A
grave was dug large enough to hold the
three, and there on the open prairie,
in close proximity to the sacred pipe
stone quarry, they laid the maiden and
her lovers side by side, the bodies of
the young chiefs placed on either side
of that of the maiden. BY the united
efforts of those assembled three huge
bowlders were conveyed from the
ledge near the grave and placed over
and around the spot to mark the final
resting place of the gallant braves and
the beautiful maiden.
To the rock upon which the fatal
leaps were made was given the name of
Lovers Leap" a name which it still
retains, although thriving young city
has now grown up only a short distance
from the spot, while a great railroad
system carries hundreds of people daily
along the brink of the precipice from
which those three made their fatal leap.
The three bowlders that marked their
graves have correctly been termed the
Maiden and Her Lovers" by the many
curious visitors who have since visited
the spot and wondered how they came
there 1t that distance from all surround
ing rocks. C. EDWIN WELLEs.