The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-23

during his incumbency at Pine Ridge. I'm
der his administration, the Ogallalas OF
Pine Ridge Indians made great progress in
education and farming and became
well established in notions of peace.
Most people around here are of opinion
that had McGillicuddy been continued in
his position the present trouble would
never have reached such magnitude, set
ting the indians back in progress and en-
failing such immense injury upon the Dor
der settlements and communities. The
replacing of this nervy Scotchman as Pine
Ridge Indian agent would do as much to re-
establish confidence and a feeling of secur-
lty among the people of this frontier as
anything the government can do. 1t is
safe to estimate that not many over one
hundred guns, the most of them worthless,
nave, up to this writing, been surrendered
to General Miles. The general is proceed
ing cautiously, but determined to secure
| their arms. The Indians have had a big
feast of
! BOILED DOG AND STRAIGHT JAVA COFFEE
and are now feeling easier / had long
talk with Hank Simmons, a trusted gov
eminent employee, on the night of the 18th
and he told me that his opinion was that
the war was over in fact. He SAYS that it
may take some days to get every Indian
disarmed, but he is confident that the
policy of Miles is guarantee against
further Indian raids. Simmons also told
me that from conversations with the mill
tary he thought that two regiments, the
Sixth cavalry General Carr and the First
infantry Colonel Shafter) would be held
mere for time, and that the 1st proximo
would find US all in our different homes
Inc situation is a complex one, though in
spite OF all peace declarations but by ex-
erclslng prudence and extreme care the dis
armament will have taken place with
security to life and property. A single
shot in the hostile camp will start that red
mixture, nearly five thousand strong, and
bloody light ensue. The greatest of vigil
ance is being taken by the Pine Ridge
military, and every soldier knows his part
IN the play should the reds open the opera.
Our position is extremely safe-between us
and the agency is General Wheaton's
second infantry and four troops of cavalry.
All the talk among the soldlery now is as to
when 1--WE Will go home" We here are
confident of being home by February 1.
ABOUT half mile northeast of the Ada
Ton store and situated on a gently sloping
hlllsldeis little enclosure of about twelve
by twenty-five feet made of rough boards
and which is
AN INDIAN GRAVEYARD.
! noticed two graves of half breeds in
1alrly good condition, whilst the balance
presented a disgusting sight. The Indian is
not choice in his mode of burying his dead.
quite number of rough board boxes. pre-
sumably collins, were in a heap, whilst
around and beneath them were the bleached
bones OF the savage. Hair, half-rotted
clotnlng ana glass beads of various colors
were mixed with the earth and only half
covered. Outside this enclosure was an
other grave, about eighteen or twenty
lncheS deep, its contents similar to the
otners. 1t Is quite evident that MANY of
these Indians within the board fence were
never buried, but the boxes containing their
mortal remains were carted to the place
ana thrown In on top of the others.
from the general appearance of the place
judged about twenty five or thirty had
Deen buried there. one on top of the other.
Inc coyote or wolf had more than once
eaten his fill there. Similar graves are
mere and there for miles around and | was
TOLD that last summer when collecting bones
Tor shipment. boys had gathered these last
remains OF the Sioux among the bones of
cattle and horses which had died on the
range. l believe
BONES ARE USED WHEN GROUND FOR CLAR1-
FLYING SUGAR
and as my love for sweet meats has been of
a very high order, this information has
caused me to pine for coffee pure and
straight, without sugar. No Indian has
been buried in this vicinity for some eight
or ten years, and l am told that in DAYS
agone gin mill was in full blast near here
and that the majority of the reds whose re-
mains found last resting place in this
graveyard died with their boots on. There
IS no red eye" joint nearer the reserva
tlon now than Rushville or Chadron.
AMUSING INCIDENTS
oftentimes occur in the field as well as in
garrison. OF course, in hostile country.
sentries carry their rifles loaded. They
are particularly charged as to challenging
all parties on foot or mounted, and occa.
slonaily IN sober earnestness, sentries in
the darkness imagine sights not actually
before them. l know a sentry who chai-
lenged newspaper, ordered it to advance
lof recognition, and finding the supposed
piece OF animation dumb and not respond
ing, ne called the corporal of the guard.
Wnen both with their guns charged and
ready for firing cautiously advanced to
md only an old Omaha Bee, the contents of
winch had been fully digested by the camp.
VI course the sentry did his duty, he heard
something as OF rustling character and I
presume his thoughts were on Sioux In
olans with faces daubed with war paint
and heads ornamented with feathers. He
was congratulated on his foe being of the
inanimaJe. T. q W.ppFN