Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1896-01-28
A MOUND OF ROCKS.
II mArks THE LAST RESTING PLACE
or 4 SQUAD or CAvAlRyMeN.

IT Marks THE LAST RESTING PLACE
OF 4 SQUAD or cAvAlaymsN. !.
FATAL Ishprsdsnes Of . Yeuns Army ON
or yi.xpsrs.nced In Iadia. Fighting.
A s>aleh For Missing Cow Cost tho
Lives ts Thirty-ons Soldiers.
"Thete is q pile Of rocks probably 80
feet in length about nine miles from
Fort Laramie. in Wyoming. which
marks the last resting place Of detach-
men. oil cavalry" said a retired army
officer he other day. lin passing 1t
many times ! have always experienced
a pecul5lr sensation. for the poor fellows
who lieIburied there came to their death
through the oversealous ideas OF a
young Fest Point officer, inexperienced
in Indiin fighting. You know it was
only thu other day that Young officer
in western Colorado came in conflict
with seine game wardens while engaged
in running the Uintah Utes back TO their
reservation in Utah. Caution comes
with agi as much in the army as IN civil
life.
"It Was in 1853 that old Fort Lara
mic helt garrison Of two companies
entirely|too small for the post ia those
lively days, when the Cheyennes and
Arapahdes, Sioux and Pawnees were
rowing around the country at war among
themse'iies and occasionally pitching
into tbd whites who were crossing the
plains. II was the year when Brigham
Young With his band Of Mormons was
trayelink ont to Salt Lake from Nauvoo.
Ills. Tn by camped one night about nine
miles frlm Fort Laramie, near where q
hand Of I Indians had established their
village during the hunting season. The
next dan they marched into the fort and
reported that the Indians had killed one
Of their COWS The commandment nj the
post pr,|mptly sent n young lieutenant
ont for an inspection, giving him 30
cavalryrbcn.
1T w hs the lieutenant 8 first commits
sion for active duty. and he felt the
great Importance Of the mission. He de-
termipe.l to discover who killed that
cow or rerish in tho attempt. Entering
the Indikn village, he rode at the head
Of his dc kachment up to the chiefs tepee
and beghn his investigation. Turkey
Feather. the chief. declared that no COW
had beerI killed. The lieutenant insisted
that tn, Mormons were one COW snort
and demhnded that the guilty Indian be
brought ont Several subchiefs were
called nh, and they likewise discIaimeh
any knowledge Of the cow.
1.-The young lieutenant insisted upon
having soapegoat delivered over TO
him. and pulling out his watch he dra-
maticallk announced To Turkey Feather
that he would give him just five min
utes in which TO deliver up the guilty
Indian. ,It the expiration Of which time
he would fire upon the village. This
made Turkey Feather indignant, and he
retired t.I his tent in disgust. Without
thinkingIof the consequences the young
lieutenant, having given his word, felt
himself bound 10 carry it out, and nc
cordinglJ when the five minutes were
nm he p,Iye the order 10 fire. The In-
dams pr,htly outnumbered the little de-
tachment, and in their anger IL was the
work Of j few minutes 10 lay low every
man in that small band, including the
young lieutenant.
During the night succeeding TINS
massacre| one surviving wounded soldier
picked hi hseh up and managed 10 make
his way NO the camp, nine miles dis
tant. who're the story was told. The
command|ant ut the post at first was in
clined 10 flee from the country with his
limited fbrce, believing that the indians
would sErrcund the garrison in the
morning 30 obtain revenge. While tic
command amt was planning a way OF es-
capo an Irish private named McGra,h
approacb,kd the captain and roundIy
swore thht he had never Iun from m
Indian iu his life. and he did not pro
nose TO d,b IL mt this time. His display
OF grit had such nm effect on the captain
that he kcided to stay and give the In
dians " arm reception should they ap-
proach the post. The entire garrison
went on picket duty that night, the
women taking arms also and going out
10 the nickel line. About noon the next
day. the Indians not appearing, the cap
tain sent b trooper toward the scene OF
the massacre TO learn what the Indian;
were doing. The trooper cautiously
made his Way to the scene. only to dis
cover thJt the Indians, frightened al
what they had done, had packed mp and
disappeared over the plains. The vic
Tins Of this unfortunate massacre were
buried where they fell, and that mound
Of rocks, Visible 10 this day, was erected
over theiE common grave. denver
Cor. New York Sun.
why somb Gl..ses Are Called Tumbier'
Every Jay we drink out Of tumble,
Why is tile large glass that holds on
milk and water so called? Years ag
Professor Max Muller was giving
luncheon BIT All Souls college, Oxford
to the Princess Alice, the wife Of tn
Grand Du Ike Of Hesse- Darmstadt and tn
second daughter Of Queen Victoria
There we 10 not dozen guests beside
the PRINCESS and her husband. and
very agreeable luncheon was had. will
talk ON all kinds Of interesting subjects
But whit excited the curiosity Of al
strangers present was set Of httl
round bowls of silver, about the size o
a large Orange. They were brough
round filed TO the brim with the famou
ale breweJ in the college. These. W
are told, were tumblers, and we wer
speedily shown how they came by thei
names-a fitting lesson for the guest
Of philobgist. When one Of these lit
tie bowls was empty, it was placed up
OIL the table mouth downward. Instant
ly, 30 per feet was its balance, it flew
back to its proper position rs II askini
to be filed again. No matter how j
was reat,d-frundled along the floors
balanced carefully on its hide, droppe'
suddenly vi pom the soft, thick carpet-ul
it rolled al lain and settled itself with I
few gentle shakings and swayings int
its place, Ike one Of those india rubbe
tumbling dolls babies delight in.
This, thdn. was the origin Of our wor'
tumbler, al first made of silver, as ar
all these All Souls tumblers. Then
when glass became common, the ronn'
glasses tina stood on fiat base snper
seeded the exquisitely balanced silve