The herald., 1893-12-13
4 CHIEF WITHOUT A TRIBE.
Erw Wild Hogs Eand Of Cheyennes Was
Exterminated In 1879.

i~cW Tiid' Hogs land CT Cheyenues Was
Exterminated In 1S.9.
Wild Hogis the name of a Cheyenne
chief, albeit he is chief without tribe.
About II years ago his name was known
throughout the United States, and for
weeks millions Of people looked in the
morning papers daily to see what he was
doing. For q time he filed western
Kansas and Nebraska with terror. Now
he resides at Pine Ridge agency and is
one of the poorest and most dilapidated
Indians on the reservation.
In January, 1870, Wild Hog and the
tribe OF Cheyenne Indians Of which he
was chief were removed to the Indian
Territory. Becoming dissatisfied with
their new homes, they broke out, and un-
der the leadership of Wild Hog struck
out northward through Kansas and Ne
braska. Many depredations were COM
mitted on the way. The Indians killed
about 40 citizens, outraged 10 women
and destroyed nearly $4,000 worth Of
property. Wild Hog always claimed
that this deviltry was the work of q few
young bucks who were beyond his con-
troll and that they escaped to tho reser
walton. During the fight northward the
United States army was always about
one day behind tho Indians.
Finally Wild Hog aud about 200 war
riors, together with their women and
children, went into Fort Robinson and
surrendered. Inducements were offered
the Indians to return to the Indian Ter
ritory, but they refused to do so. Fl.
nally they were disarmed, but in the
effort to do SO several soldiers and more
Indians were killed. Wild Hog was put
in irons and confined in the guardhouse.
The other Indians, including their wives
and children. We're confined in long,
low log building which had previously
been used as barracks. Upon their con-
tinued refusal to go back peaceably tc
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 suffering, were
still obdurate. 1t was supposed that
they were completely disarmed, but in
some manner they had been able TO re-
tain q few revolvers.
After d few days of seemingly quiet
subjection the vigilance of the soldiers
was in measure relaxed and the guard
reduced to six in number. Suddenly in
the night these were shot down, every
one Of them being killed outright or dis
abled. The Indians then rushed out and
fed up Soldier Creek canyon. The
breaks and hills of Pine Ridge were
about half dozen miles away, and it
was the hope of the Indians to reach
them before the sleeping soldiers could
overtake them. 1t was wild race across
the ice and snow. Many of the Indians
were barefooted and lefta trail of blood.
Encountered with their women and
children, they made slow progress.
The garrison, aroused by the shots thai
destroyed the guards, were soon in pur-
suit. Captain Vessel of the Third cav
airy was in command. They came upon
the Indians in a little ravine, or coolie,
about two miles north of the fort They
made stand and fought bravely, but
were without arms, and the rifles of the
cavalry made short work of them. After
the soldiers had exhausted all their am
munition there were but a few live In
dians, and these were charged upon and
cut down with the sword. Wild Hogs
tribe was entirely wiped out. Not a man,
woman or child was left of the entire
band. But Wild Hog was safely locked
up in the guardhouse at Fort Robinson,
and that is how he comes to survive-a
chief without tribe.-St. Louis Repub-
lie