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80 the smaller bauos. who woaia get
two or three. According O. their num-
ber. Lastly. single families, not menu
bers If bands, were given beef by them
selves, one steer 10 four families, or a
quarter 20 each. The scouts, hall breeds
and squaw men We're among tins num-
Der. The trouble which terminated III
the duel between Shave Head ana
Crooked Neck began over the issue of
beef.
Shave Head, Crooked Neck Charley
Pappan, a half breed, and the Widow
McCarty, squaw who had been mar
ried to white man, were given quar-
ter each in the last beef issued. Shave
Head, Pappan and the widow immedi-
ately began SHINING the beef, when
Crooked Neck approached the scout and
placing his hand on his shoulder pushed
him violently aside, saying: You be-
long to the soldiers You have no right
here Go to the fort for your beef
~ stood not more than 90 feet away,
Shave Head cast one look of defiance at
his assailant and then came to me and
said, pointing at Crooked Neck; That
man has driven me away from my beef.
II was not under your command,
would know what to do, but now
await your orders. IL you leave me free
to act, he Is not man enough to keep me
away from my beef
Il answered that since the agent had
given him quarter of that beef It was
therefore his, and he had perfect right
10 take it.
Then, said he. tell that man to
keep away from me. answered that
Crooked Neck did not belong to my
company. and L had no authority over
him.
Very well, said the scout i Shall
take my beef, and reJoinlng the others
he again offered to assist IN dressing the
beef only to be again thrust away by
Crooked Neck. This time he gave utter
ance 20 that savage growl which, once
heard, can never be forgotten, and
climbing ont Of the slaughter pen on
the north side, and taking his rife from
his wife, he turned to the left, coming
ont on that side of the corral facing the
river. Crooked Neck, seizing his rifle,
went out of the corral on the south side,
and turning to the right the two com
batants met face to face on the west
side of the corral. Between them was
the agency wagon, which was backed
up to the fence to receive the beef. The
first shot was fired by Chief Crooked
Neck over the rear end of the wagon.
The driver. supposing that he was the
object of attack, frantically whipped up
his mules, leaving a clear field between
the two enraged warriors, who were not
more than ten yards apart. Talk about
an Indian war dancel Here was execut-
ed dance that surpassed anything of
tho kind / ever saw. Shave Head was
the more agile of the two. jumping
from side to side, rearing high in the
air and again bending low down to the
ground, all the time keeping his eye
fixed ON his foe and his gun ready
for use. The corral had been surround
cd by not less than J, 600 Indians, men.
women and children. but when the fir
ing began they had surged TO one side,
leaving the space in the rear Of each
o0inbatapt clear.
The second shot was again fred bv