Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-09-24
A LONE CHIEF.
An Indian Who Ie tho Solo Sur
vivor Of His Tribe.
How Wild Hogs band o. Chcyennes Was
Wiped Out of Existence by Govern.
ment Troops Nearly Four
teen Years Ago.

Wild Hog Is the name of n Cheyenne
chief, albeit he is n chief without a
tribe, says the St. Louis Globc-Dcmo.
crat. About fourteen years aEo his
name was known all over the United
States, and for weeks millions of peo-
pic looked in the morning papers daily
TO sec what he was doing. For n time
he filed western Kansas and Nebraska
with terror. Now he resides Mt Pine
Ridge agency and is one OF the poorest
and most delapidatcd Indians on tho
reservation. In January, 1870, Wild
Hog and the tribe Of Cheyenne Indiana
OF which he was chief were removed to
Indian territory. becoming d~issatis.
fed with their new hoInc3 they broh.
out and under the leadership of VIII
Hog struck ont northward through
Kansas and Nebraska. Many deprcdn-
tions were committed on the way. Tho
Indians killed about forty citizens, and
destroyed nearly forty thousand dol
lars worth of property. Wild Hog al
ways claimed that this dcviltry was tho
work OF Il few young bucks who were
beyond his control, and tina I they cs-
capped to the reservation. During tho
. iibt IN SIllCtl SlIIC
army was always about one day behind
The Indians.
Finally Wild Hog and about two
hundred warriors, together with their
women and children, went into Fort
Robinson and surrendered. Induce
mGnts were offered the Indians TO re-
turn 10 Indian territory. but they re-
fused to do so. Finally they were dis
arfncG, but i'll their effort TO do SO sew
crnl soldiers and more Indians were
killed. Wild Hog was put in irons and
confined III the guard house. Tho
other Indians, including their wives
and children, were confined in n long,
low, log building which had previous
y been used rs n barracks. -Upon the
cuntinrcd REFUSAL to go back pcuccably
10 Indian territory an effort = a mndo
10 su5luc them by starvation. They
were deprived of food, water and fuel
and were closely guarded. But they
were tough, and even after several
days, which must have been ones OF
suffering, were still obdurate. 1t was
supposed that they were completely
dtaurIn"d, butiu ON IL they had
been able To retain II few rcvolvcrs.
After Il few days of seemingly quiet
subsection the vigilance of the soldiers
was in n measure relaxed, and the
guard reduced 10 six in number. Sud-
denly, in the night, these were shot
down, every one OF them being either
!.ilicd outright or disabled. The In
dams then rushed out and fled ND
Soldier creek canyon. The breaks and
hills Of Pine Ridge were about half 4
dozen miles away, and il was the hope
OF Tic Indians to reach them before
h sleeping soldiers could ovcrtuko
them. II was n wild race across tho
ice and snow. Many of the Indians
were barcfooLcd and left q trail OF
blood. Encountered with their women
and children they made slow progress.
The garrison, aroused by the shots
that destroyed the guards, were soon
III pursuit. Capt. Vessel, of the Third
cavalry, was in communal. They camc
upon tho Indians in n little ~ravinc, or
coulcc, about We miles north of tho
fort. They made n stand and fought
bravcly, but were without arms, and
the rifles OF the cavalry made short
work OF them. After the soldiers had
exhausted all their ammunition there
were yet Il few live Indians, and these
were charged upon and cut down with
the sword. Wild Hogs tribe was en-
tircly wiped out. Not Il man. woman
or Child was left of the entire band.
But Wild Hog was safely locked up in
the guard house ut Fort Robinson, and
that is how he comes to survivc-u
chief without Il tribe,