The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-01

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oy Satan and the nature of the coun-
try. When the hither hills of Eagle
creek were reached the hostiles were
distinctly seen, through field glasses,
crawling up the hog backs of the
further hills beyond the creek, max
ing their way over exceedingly rough
| country in the direction of Blue river.
Their distance from the cavalry by
birds fight could then hardly have
been three miles BY the only way
| Myers and his comrades could possibly
get to them they were still quite ten
miles TO the front And even Myers
had begun to notice that hard riding
I over rough country tells on horses
The ten or twelve cavalrymen riding
lame put bic animals. hurt during the
night, and now ten or fifteen miles be-
hind. need not be considered; but of
the horses yet in column, the forty or
fifty animals showing extreme exhaus-
ton made an aggregate as TO cavalry
efficiency of much higher Importance.
Geronimo had wisely sent ahead TO the
Eagle creek hog backs, or certain of
his men sent ahead had there craftily
rounded up from contiguous ranches
fresh horses The hostiles could be
seen changing their WORKOUT steeds
for new stock. The cavalry marched
down TO Eagle creek and went into
camp.
Early next morning the pursuit was
resumed up the steep hills bordering
Eagle creek into Eagie mountains, and
camp was made towards evening on a
little stream in the heart of the noun
tains- Travel was slow, because the
hostile trail had scattered and was hard
at first to follow. That night the men.
gathered around camp fires. told sol
der stories and sang soldier songs; and
Myers. seated near the big sergeant
with the fine tenor voice, telt glad he
was a soldier too; and finally. wrapped
In his saddle blanket and lying on
the mattress of Mother Earth only.
fell asleep with a heart wondrously
content.
1t was after crossing Blue river the
following morning, and while heading
through Blue mountains toward. the
San Francisco river, that the first dead
of the trail was found. This was
Myers first sight of the kind, and il
was not an agreeable sight even to q
veteran. This dead mana German
trumpeter of hussars, IL was after
wards discovered, in America on fur
Tough, had evidently been attacked
while going from his ranch TO Eagle
creek. The hostiles had from a dis
lance spied him coming towards them,
and simply lay in wait and shot
him as he rode by. There he
lay, on one side of the trail, and .
little above him and to his left up the
slope of the hill was his horse, also
dead The mans face and head were
badly bruised by rough stones. proba-
bly, squawworK, and the action of the
hot sun caused the corpse to be horri-
bly, swollen. Myers was detailed as
one of the burial party. II seemed
awful to the boy that no grave was
dug; as a matter of fact, none could
be, there being no spade or shovel
anywhere at hand; merely stones were
carefully and tenderly piled over the
body of the poor little Dutchman.
The main column. not waiting for
the burial party, pressed on. A small
creek-the Little Blue-was crossed.
two more murdered men found near
by, and dusk fell upon the command
on the broad Alma mesa. where they
went into dry camp-near tho body OF
still another victim discovered The
party of whom Myers was one, in
overtaking the column, rode by the
men engaged in burying two OF these
other bodies found. The corpse first
met was that of the elder brother of
the German trumpetcr; and this
brother had himself been soldier.
discharged from TroopC, Sixth United
States cavalry, and who, with his
small savings, had taken up and
meagrely stocked a miniature COW
ranch. The two brothers had plainly
been living alone in the cabin OF the
ranch, and there were signs OF at
improvement of the property.
New shingling Of the roof Of the cabin
was almost completed. One room
showed evidence of recent application
Of canvas in lieu Of wallpaper. In one
Of the three tiny apartments a letter
the grizzled old German corporal who /
com manded Myers burial party-thas /
the old mother OF the two brothers 1
was even now on her way from West 1
phalia TO join her sons in America
The corpse OF the ex-SiXth cavalry (
man was discovered by the barking Of 4
\ little dog. The ranch seemed de- 4
serted when the cavalry reached it. /
An Indian scout prowl.ng around l
reached a mound short distance from
the cabin facing the direction Of Eagle l
creek and uttered a shout Soldiers
rode up. and little dog. croucbed on
the body OF dead white man, was
giving voice shriuy a. the scout Evi-
iently one brother. anxious on ac-
count Of the unexpected absence of the
other. was looking out for the absent
lne over the trail. and in this act met /
us own death There was a spade
near the cabin, and the burial party
% soldiers vas treating this corpse to
! grave When he heard the story,
,ne of Myers party, al old soldier.
picked UP the little dog 70 his saddle
pom mel and brought the faith .ul little
BEAST into camp Myers had thought
y doing the same thing himself. for
here would soon be nobody near. and
aothing whatever 20 eat q, the cabin;
bat being only a recruit. Myers was
uncertain IL such al act would be the
light thing 20 90. On arrival a. the
amp be tried 20 MAKE up for previous
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