The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-03-15

Made by Young cheyenne Warriors
Upon q Ireighting outnt


Talking Of bad Indians. the ones
that mako most trouble are not the
old warriors, said the veteran plains
frcightcr 10 writer for the New
York Sun These have made their
reputation and got wives and ponies
and have little TO gain and much TO
lose by going on the warpaih against
the whites With the young buck the
case Is different lie wants plumber
for start in life, and more than
that, no wishes TO make name for
himself In his tribe SO no IL always
ready to start hostilitios. and will
take desperate risks 10 capture scalps
or horses
This brings me 10 an attack BIS
Indians upon iroighting train. made
up Of wagons drawn by six-mulc teams.
that was travelling In company with
mine from Kansas City 10 Denver m
the carly sixties. II was done In such
a way and was ~ unexpected ~ 20 b.
almost laughablc, although 10 cost the
outfit eighteen good mules. some
freight and good deal Of bother
in repairing damages aud getting
straight again.
at that time the Indian. we're at
peace with the whites. 80 no trouble
was looked for from thcm. We had
come to a deep prairie rayinc. with a
good-sizod stream flowing along the
bottom Of H.. My train was in the
lead, and had got across the gulch to
tho high prairie beyond. while tho
last wagon Of the other outfit was In
tho bottom, just pulling out Of the
stream.
I'VE hadn't seen an Indian or a
sign Of one for weeks. and. rs they
wore supposed TO b. friendly. nobody
was keeping very much OF lookout.
There came tremendous yelling that
made oyory man In the rear train
jump, and around bond In the bank.
$50 yards up the creek, came about
twenty-five young bucks In war paint.
whooping aud shaking blankets to
stampede the mules ~ they rode their
ponies on the deal run for the rear
wagons. The rcarmo,t toamst1rs
jumped 10 the ground and ran for the
head Of the train. The Indians maid
no attention 20 them. but wont for the
last three wagons While an Indian
jumped TO the scat Of each and caught
the rcins and whip, others seized the
mules brides and helped turn thcm
down the creek. Before the toamstcrs
ahead could fairly realize what was
going ON the Indians had run the
mules and wagons into tho water "A
short distance below. While some OF
them embarrassed or cut loose the
mules others oyorhaulcd the freight.
taking whatever struck their fancy.
There was no escort along and but
few extra mon, 80. Of course. the first
thing 10 do was TO get the other
wagons out OF tho rayino as soon as
possible. BY that tlmo the Indians
had plundorcd tho captured wagons.
and, driving the mules ahead OF them.
were OF. out OF the gilch and across
the prairie, safe from any pursuit that
We could make. The tcamsicrs sent
shot or two after them. but were
too badly ratified 10 do any execution.
when saw by signals that there
was trouble In the roar | formed my
wagons In circle and sent all my
spare men back to help tho others out.
All the holp we could give, however,
was TO lond hand TO getting IN,
wagons out OF the crcck-onc was up
set-and pulling thcm out OF III,
gulch.
There they had TO be abandoned,
together with as much Of their freight
AZ the Indians had left, until We coulC
go to station whore moro mules
could be bought 10 send back Ito hau
them In. This delayed the other trail
u week, while | kept on and the Den
yer firm TO which my goods were con
signed held the market at their owl
price during that time.
1--WE never got any trace OF the rob
Dor Indians or their plumber, All tina
could bo known about them wa
the report Of the badly scared team
stors who saw thom. by that W
know that they were Choyenncs, AM
very young bucks, some OF them boy
apparently not more than 10 year
| old. "