The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-01
TOLD or OKLAHOMA nARnE.
sesss or The Adventures or = Leader or The
q. Did.sime 0oomers.

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| Oid-sime Doonsrs.
WICHITA. Kan. April 23-Harry Hill. known
| as Oklahoma Harry who. as noted in The
SuS Of April 81. was shot to death BY Fred
| Grimes during running fight between party
| Of Kansans and one Of Texans on tho day the
new Territory was added to Oklahoma. was
one OF the most noted Of the original Oklahoma
boomers Moreover. he was q man Of wealth
| and Influential throughout oil this Southwest
ern country. He came to Kansas about the
close OF the war between the States. and
began life here as q trapper and buffalo
| hunter. for In those days the prairles were
alive with bufraloes Next. having acquired q
thorough knowledge Of the country In his
hunting trips. he was employed as scout by
the Government troops. and was so employed
when the Cheyennes went on tho warpath and
laid waste southern Kansas. It was at that
time that he first showed his metal as o
frontersman.
A troop OF cavalry was In search Of the Chey-
ennes In the Cherokee outlet. and had oamped
on u branch otthe Cimarron River ono night.
when very Unexpectedly q band OF the Indians.
outnumbering the troops ten to one. sur
rounded the camp. They had expected to
wipe out the whites on the first dash. but the
arrangements for the night had been 80 we'll
mnde that they were repulsed. 80 they settled
down to regular Siege. and for two days kept
the camp carefully surrounded. Their num-
bers were SO large. and the chief handled them
SO well. that 1t became apparent by that time
that tho whites must obtain reenforcements
or be killed to a man In this strait Harry Hill
offered to try to work his way through the In.
dian camp and 60 for help. His offer was
accepted. and tho next morning.
about three hours before daylight. he
slipped away. 1t was q particularly
desperate adventure. for the reason that he
had to 60 on foot. and the country was with
out bush or shrub to offer shelter. Neverthe-
less no got past the Indians. captured pony.
and eventually rode away on 1t. and brought
the needed help in time.
It was not an unequslled adventure. for .
number OF other scouts have done the same
thing during tho Indian wars on tho plains,
but was none the less the deed Of q brave man.
Along in 1878. when the people connected
with the Atlantic and Pacific and the santa Fe
Railroads first began to think OF opening the
was selected for a leader, along with Capt Da-
1
s SS% h Ess n R ,hs Eli Sss
ss "a Hin With another %iehits man
cswboy snsHs es made no
the Gherokes Quiet sa s'ssu Ws
Ing to intercept them. The rest Of the |
and Il was not always or even usually possiblc
for those behind to see the wagon in the lead. |
%sts h ssF5sa Soas %s
he crossed ridge-a hogs back" in tho YER
nae threw on. skull on the erest
skulls and the old trail is known to this day
It'll! returned to Arkansas City Tor s Supplies.
Hin. with his wagon load Of bacon. beans. and
sss Waste .S s a' s SreS 5
Reno sold the supplies at : profit to the
together several hundred men on the border.
sess ths land Se Cattle @ sho n already
possessed the land. had enough influence at
sroeps sav.ry we're an e on tRe
Ts.ritory sids q The Ing opposits ths booneIs
cs
ssy hs had X time
line. and that in tie interests Of psaes and
comfort the intention to cross should be
How viii you stop usp" said Harry. I'VE
outnumher you and will Just go when we get
s RIA {sS 6 I; not the strength to overcome
o. IN eon ara r,oh, ..,d tho co,o,
say vii ses Oh out
your guns and shoot down your horses II we
said Hs S1eF IL the
ssS S1s f ssss hsn Az AID
superior to the army musket.
:, .po y e think you can get out Of range
supsriors next dar. as published in report Of
,ficer e Wanted to Know Il he Was sntkorsed
2 "a s9ot nyaders q END db urgently afked for the
q the Territory, who were invaders and those .
H. ST sSss
ed through the DEPARTMENT. Of the Inferior
thu s end sfS 81 days. Of ~ Ssys H
SpIaSomS Har!S Ms KS
booming western Kansas. Whenever county
vas to be organized. Harry was the man 80;
S TO f0 He sse
N the ground floor for roal estate speeulations.
aarnsnS ss
or. and the carrying Of passengers st ten
mile he Rons Thsa
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In the final movement Tor the opening Of
)klahoma Harry was wheeler. Meetings Of
ate for the opening OF the land BY Congress
ional action. while Harry kept the opposition
,artes to force IN entry to tho land He kept .
'awnee Bill; long-hnirod: Wild Hest;shnw =
or months as the ostenslble leader Of those (
9ovements. until Congress under the lead OF '
tr. Springer. passed. the bill that opened the ,
iny for the forming OF great State. ?
since that time he has been actively on. c
nst Su OF the new Terrtory. but las not done
nything to attract nowsp.per comment until Q
ao raHr a1r f eI iha sSHI hch e pSw
filed. Ho was counted y square man by oil y
'ho know him. and III s taking on made u great
ensRtion among nli who were acquainted II
Mong the old boomers.
HUHR had TO OBEE .
he Vice. President Was Stopped on Sunday A
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