The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-15
CAUSED BY A HORSE RACp
How q Fiercs Battle with Indi..
Was Brought About
An Event which Explains Why th-
lOes Of Fort Ntngzts Were Ho.tf.
the United states G-,yernmsn,
Through the Civil War

Don Amado Chavez. the eldes, go.
the late Col Manuel Chavez. N-,,,
ico's most noted Indian fighter In
interesting story of the big frl,, :.
the Navajos at Fort Wingate in -
which was the cause OF the turI.rl--
with that tribe during the r,.l.ll-
and which he witnessed as = boy n
Amado was about twelve wear.
then. SAYS q Santa Fe y NJ. 80,
spondent. His father WAS comm.
al Fort Wingate, where New NJ
volunteer troops were statiap-4
watch the Navajos and keen -
quiet The tribe was supposed ,.
peaceable and friendly. but +,
deemed right To keep an eve on -
and keep them from stealing >r..G
which art the Navajos are u.,r
tiers.
The NayajOs had a pony thu. -
believed able to outrun anything
four legs. and they " ere anNlsrl, -.
up a match race at the fort The
geon at the post owned tharuugbt.s
race horse. and q match va, mat.
tween the two. There was a r-D--g
gathering OF the tribe around th.
for several days before the race. IN
the Indians and soldiers were ou ,.
best of terms One Of the chiefs p.
a fancy TO the colonels son ami ma.
present To little Amado Of Z mr..
buckskin pony with white tan -,
mane- Amado was very proud -
pony and rode him about the Ind.
camp and made friends Of tbs. NJ
On the day Of the race the Iudi.
and soldiers bet all of their r..-,..-
property on the result Ae-artir5
the Indian custom the things yyay--
Were tied together and piled uu IN
general heap A soldier bet H. A.
lars against Naval blanket the.
were tied up in fold Of the blgr..,
a tag attached showing who .y-r- -.
parties To the transaction zui =.
blanket east upon the pile
A shreyvd Navajo rode the IB5.-
pony and Mexican of the name t,-,-
rode the thoroughbred horse -
thousand-yard stretch acro>, p.
prairie was hemmed IN on both -
10y mixed crowd Of Indians ana NJ,
can soldiers A fair start vya~ mad
and the pony got away a little II =.
lead He was only d >priurrr nm
ever, and was no match for the hz--
when the latter got fairly into !.
stride. The Indian soon SAW that p.
pony was outclassed, and that lac l.-s
not win by fair running. and 80 h- --
sorted To tricks II prevent the lg--
from passing Whenever the h.-.
attempted to pass the Indian uuI +.
the pony over To that side Just eus.-
To get in the way. and Ortiz was gg-
PEELED TO pull up To avoid collision
The Indian worked the rrleE =
50 many variations that the Lur-e -.
fairly Docketed ali the time uy Ia
lone pony, and Ortiz became furfl5,
AT last Ortiz lost patience and. als,
only q few yards from the rui-a &.
Indian tried the trick again u-
gave his horse the spurs and uluaz.
ahead The big American hur~r ra.=s
the pony over, but kept Li> tret =
bounded across the line The D5lg.
neck was broken and hi~ rider -.
crushed 10 death IN the fall
A. soon a. the Navajo uuderst5.5
what had happened they made p.
for ortiz. Soldiers rallied around L.
rider 10 protect him. and in halt az1
AN - - ~ "a - - A-A AAA-A A'-4N4
soldiers got together quickly. z
their FIRE was more effective than Z.
scattering 1ire of the Nayaj0~ bat Z.
Indians were numerous ana made =
ugly fight
Young AmadO saw his friend Z.
old chief. lying on the ground. w5u1
ed. and he went 10 him. The old IA
WAS mortally hurt. but ne EueS --
boy and asked him for water ana
go the water sat down by the Illzl
raised his head and gave him = iT--.
The surgeon came riding tg. la1E-
for the boy and saw him sitting r
side wounded Indian. lie snatch
Amado up by the collar, placed h.-. e
hind on the horse. galIoPet uacz
the fort and handed him over 10 Y
colonel, who had just been aroused =
the firing. and was getting oat ia
sick bed 10 take charge OF things
The colonel told the boy l. ~tss
quarters and not venture out z---
and then he went u the walls and
the cannon into action but Tx t
could think of nothing but hl> Na74
friend living out there un The q---
with d ghastly wound ia hl> UEr4l
and longing IN vain for water 80
filled his fathers cantern and >Iy-r
through the gate ami found Tx
chief again. The old man was i'--
fast and did not recognize lne -
Amado sat down by him, Tal-el -
head upon his knee. znd held llr %
teen To- the blue lips. And 80 1r -
and ministered To the Indian ulI- .
life had gone from the body Aua Ill
he cried because the old man NAH -
him the buckskin pony wa~ dead
The thunder of the cannon, =
shouts of the captains aud the se-s.
the NavajoS had ceased, anu ols >
occasional crack Of y ride told =
some Skirmisher out on the p-alrIr 50
trying some long parting shot a. =
enemy. Not until next day w1r-
saw scores of dead Indians Eathrre--
along the race course and on ilr =
rie. and buried in 3 long trench. D
the boy understand that lac had l7'
in battle. and that ali thr Jumu-' -
ragged around him when he >at ls =
dying chiefs side was made Z. p
friends, the Navajos, And hls iE.s--
the soldiers, trying 10 Kill each .'-'
HISTORY REPEATED.
N the sixteenth century nolan -
considered in full dress unless nc =
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