Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
A CHIEF WITHOUT A TRIBE.
Wild Hog the Only Survivor of a
TreacherOus Chexenne Rand

TreacherOus Cheyenne Band.
From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
Wild Hog Is the name Of a Cheyenne
chief. albeit he Is chief without a tribe.
About fourteen years ago his name was
known all over the United States, and for
weeks millions of people looked in the
morning papers daily to see what he was
DONG. For time he filled western Kansas
and Nebraska with terror. Now he resides
at Pine Ridge Agency, and is one Of the
poorest Indians on the reservation.
In January. 1879, Wild Hog and the tribe
OF Cheyenne Indians Of which he was chief
were removed to the Indian territory. Be-
coming dissatisfied with their new homes
they broke out. and, under the leadership
OF Wild Hog. struck out northward through
Kansas and Nebraska. Many depredations
were committed on the way. The Indians
killed about forty citizens, outraged ten
women and destroyed nearly $4,000 worth
Of property Wild Hog always claimed that
this deviltry was the work of a few young
that they escaped to the reservation. Dur
ing the flight northward the United States
army was always about one day behind the
Indians Finally Wild Hog and about 200
warriors, together with their women and
children, went into Fort Robinson and sur
rendered. Inducements were offered the
but they refused to do So Finally they
were disarmed, but in the effort to do so
several soldiers and more Indians were
killed. Wild Hog was put in irons and con-
fined in the guard house. The other In
dians including their wives and children
We're confined in a long, low log building
which had previously been used as a bar
racks. Upon their continued refusal to
go back peaceably to the Indian territory
an effort was made to subdue them by
starvation; They were deprived of food,
water and fuel and closely guarded But
they were tough. and even after several
days. which must have been ones of suf-
fering, were still obdurate. 1t was sup
posed that they were completely disarmed,
but in some manner they had been able to
retain a few revOlvers.
After few days of seemingly quiet sub
lection the vigilance of the soldiers was in
measure relaxed. and the guard reduced
these were shot down, every one of them
being killed outright or disabled. The In
dams then rushed out and fled I'D Soldier
Creek canon The breaks and hills Of Pine
Ridge were about half a dozen miles away
and it was the hope of the Indians to
reach them before the sleeping soldiers
across the ice and snow. Many Of the In
dians were barefooted and left trail of
blood. 1ncumbered with their women and
children. they made slow progress. The
stroyed the guards. were soon in pursuit
Capt Vessel of the third cavalry was In
command. They came upon the Indians
in a little ravine coolie about two miles
north of the fort They made a stand and
fought bravely, but were without arms
and the rifles of the cavalry made short
work of them. After the soldiers had ex-
hausted all their ammunition there were
vet a few live Indians, and these were cut
down with the sword.
Wild Hogs tribe was wiped out Not a
tire band. But Wild Hog was safely locked
up in the guard house at Fort Robinson
and that is how he comes to survives
chief without tribe.