The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18
Scenes and Incidents of Csmn life.

CAMP AT ADAToN, Neb., January u 1890.
-[F'rom oar Special Correspondent in the
Field. AS wrote you, an escort was sent
from our camp to General Wheaton's, on
White river, TO guard the paymaster and
his treasure. The escort thirty in num-
ber) reached the camp of the Second in
fantry and Ninth cavalry at 2 p. M, on the
10th, and the surprise occasioned by this
slim escort coming in through hostile
country, so totally unexpected, can only be
realized by those who saw it. Colonel
Wheaton is in command of four companies
OF his regiment (the Second; whilst
Major Guy Y. Henry is with four troops of
the Ninth cavalry. The distance traversed
by the escort one way is twenty one miles,
fourteen of which meander through the
bad lands. A brisk fire on the skirmish
line was in progress when the escort pulled
into this camp. The men on the skirmish
line at times were in full view of the In
dian pickets. A little band from the hos
tile camp came into Wheaton and Henrys
camp on the night Of the 10th, and were at
once sent with civilian transportation to
Pine Ridge agency, to be put I'M
der proper guard. Thirteen squaws
and six bucks comprised the outfit.
band and were more friendly than those of
Two Strike or Kicking Bear, and they
were seemingly much terrified when they
came in. Major Henry has sixty-five
Cheyenne scouts with him, these scouts be-
ing otficered by half-breed as lieutenant
Scouting is going on every day and night
guard duty is being done by an entire COM
pany at time. One Of our boys, whilst
rambling around the camp,
FOUND CACHE MADE BY SOME INDIAN,
evidently intent on using its contents dur
ing the war now in progress. Evidently
the redman's unexpected demise, his mem
DRY 1orsook him or the troops forbade him
from using the material SO neatly stored
away. The cache was covered by brush
and contained about two large water
buckets full of leaden balls, such as we
use in re-loading for target prac-
tee, one iron skillet, one spade.
and three new black felt hats, which
had never been worn and four long raw
hide larlats, also complete re-loading
outfit for preparing the deadly fills. The
Indians are very vigilant and fire at long
range from behind cover at everything
they see not of their own. A wagon train
Oh supplies for Wheaton and Henry's camp
was fired on without injury to anyone
connected with the train by the hostiles on
the afternoon of the 10th. Woman's Dress
tIu l~Ablle Dat, Two OF The most truSty
Cheyenne scouts, brought in information
about midnight of the 10th inst that the
INDIANS were moving closer to the agency,
so ~ AS o'clock q. N. on the 18th inst. the
camp was broke. Il was a long cavalcade
that lied out to follow on the red mems
heels. A long wagon train brought I'D the
rear, whilst the scouts took the lead. Little
Hotchklss batteries, drawn by one mule
and led by trooper, looked insignificant
on the march, but their use is too well
known and to significant to escape notice.
One Hotchkiss, properly manned by good
artillerymen, is more destructive than any
one company of either infantry or cavalry
in the service. This is the gun OF the
future IN ali our wars. The Calling is a
good close-range Implement of destruction.
but II carries no farther than Springfield
rifle. The general supposition is that q
surrender OF the hostdles is near at hand.
The military believe this. as their escape is
nearly impossible just now.
A SURRENDER OF THE EosTILEs
means general disarmament, and to disarm
the Indians means a fight. The Indian nm
cers;aads what is waited of him when
tod 10 give up his rife, yet his known
treachery and duplicity are not to be disre-
Rarced Inc disarmament means long, ar
ouous and disastrous campaign and the SOL
olery l5herc are at least c, 900 of them around
the Indians), are fully prepared for it. All
the camps are moving closer on the Indians
and their escape would be simply miracle.
True, there are gaps between the soldiers
through which Indians could pass, but