The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-07-13

among rs creating a distruSt that destroy
ed the harmony Of the camp, and render
ed efficient corporation difficult and IN
certain
When we reached the eastern edge ot
the Staked Plains refugees came into
camp from the other side. with the news
that band IF indians, lei by that mn
placabl,. old war-,hief Satanta. had taken
possession Of Horse Head Crossing on the
peco-. and were capturing all the cattle
that reached the ford.
Efforts were then made "a obtain cav
airy escort iram Fort Chadboume; bu!
these proved unsuccessful. and We decided
10 drive to the northeast aud winter in
Kansas.
Cur misfortune had only just begun.
The di,cord ID camp rather increased than
ahated The herd was rapidly being de,i-
mated BIZ nightly -tampede> of the most
violent character. which proved even more
destructive To the men and horses IN pro
portion te heir number thaH to the cattle
themselves Dispirited aud worn ont by
ureruork exposure and lu>> 90 ,leep. car
systems were but poorly fortified against
,liseas, ans soun after gu,,,ju- the Red
river "a fen victims Co malaria IN is mt-s
malignant type. Sometimes Tor q week
at "a time. there would not be q man wh"
was really 81, f,r the saddle. aui tins state
ii affairs continued until the early part q
December. when - emaeiaied fever
stricken men with ahou. Iu skeleton hur>e-
drove what remained 70 the herd IN a
binding -now-toru. down into the rich
bottmns ol the Naraj- ia tygne.
Five Of the original ~ were dead three
hsd >,,.runtt,ed To- disease. and the asher
tvro had. Co. use significant Western eS-
preston. dicd IN their baos.
Cl">iu. the ,yuop-i, O.. this point, we
viii return to the Ieti.-l lHt,is.in- the
s.r,.s-ius ai ,hc Red river and concern oHr
selves chiefly pith the fortunes 1T ouiy
four ef the party tva uf whom were the
}a-t .u. mentioned What n1mc- these
tva warthi,- sailed under before they
huu.g,el u- with their -ieiety ~ whether
.herc hal bera aHy prgyi1u- acquaintance
between them u.nr 90 the uihrr. knew
l.uf !, vas -.n evident shat ghc name.
uI Ihn smith and t;e.rp Garter which
tEe, u-s-l iu signing ihr c'n,rat errg
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Re Wa, ~.n observed ih5i they hsl igc
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5asar
Af.a. mrluisb. hsae. rain -.t w
which -satiuu,-l anul asHutns hat s. lhr
cattle att.sr-l ..airl SSH a. iu th4s has.
asJ .tea s ao -snas. tra}.jr. .nl, she
usual number ag hsy,ltr- wee, le,sil,-l l.s
rb.. us.hs vstsl, o. 1he u.ruia. abeu
tl,.. b..el .s. r4a.Is-I sp 81 was .lg-sss
end tkst NEATLY goo h,.ssi had Disappeared
IA. est.h s.. iatu,-Hsr.l1 .aIls~l Co
.-.lI...r AMI .l..1, ..us-ta,-i f.at ih- rs.-
IA. as. fsr .asa satisfactory, o. Wa.
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.s.,sI .sS.a .s.. ssh. ,...e.hrr saa fhy
her ave ha3 Divided ,h, r,-f 1T lhs lire
hspr.trl these .Isr uerr 4u.1u. ib,
g.-t s.5i,irI sa.I reliable s,ub.ay. .u ,hs
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g.sf .n,~sa.,. sgr al.ui the ,nly iniar
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= dsnt and bands nf Wild mustang, were &C.
ea-iopally seen.
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!, rounded M for the night ON small tribu
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