The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-02-26

THkef
~ autumn came un. aud Ibis tropu.
were alert iO take advantage of the
'"huiilnus i0 rum the Indians down
and onto their reservations I'D Forts
fll and Reno. or into the CHEYENNE
sLcnDy
JOE iuulis were encampod ou the
Wichita river near the iU1th merld.
hlli, and 10 a cuuple uf days march Of
.l"np E>ilndp. cor iho great Staked
mihs of Texas. Near midday. while
woe command were be- their September
,nnionmnni. ihc whole tamp wa sud
drnlr aroused from the auathv or
Walling. likr Aliuwher. for somethinr
~ nm up hy something turning M
N' SCOUTS nudc Into camp -lnug hair
'l WclthCrhoHicu. sun dried and
NifIr-rr tu ln ihp scouts buffalo
hu1rI anl slld'rfs of tho command
iNt Wru two gentlemen FROM To-
lf ard declared 10 with typical mc
li'ni and IH'n went 900 io say thcy
w'V nnm Lieut. Col Rreli4 com.
nu.d ui enc Ninth lult,d STATES cav.
alft which $40. u hut pursuit of
DIG lund uf Indians coursinr oven the
country ifN miles west uf the ramp
ou ihr Wichita.
The nrws stirred tn cglp M llk,
an earthquake shock. ana snun mad.
ore ui ihr command suddclly a. sick
as t hr had swallowed a seismic epi
demlc o. h.g AS Mount pYpuaiapefi
Gen. Miles yelled io iAr lirui.nan,
90 Dds su0 ami admlui. FRED thr 4
D.
Adobe Walls. l2n miles away. up ,i
nn ih" canadian river not nr distant
from ihr New McNicu boundary line uf
ihr Texas Panhandle
When. generally was asked.
"NHW' at unCc,'
Ard tlr lieutenant walked AWAY to
book ai ilr trimming. ct his armory.
gci ping of tomcc, from the com.
m'esary aud put on o- two uf sar.
dime, iu hIs mtr-ack
Returning Boz thr erirrls tent D..
cnWrlarully lskUl "NMm .Epd de-.
iarhmcui shall ] lakrf'
Aud the general point a tn single
individual. % scuui called "iuirie
Dog Dave Dave Cumphalh. lnconl.
caily remarked. "llru 70 with you"
But general" lhc Lieutenant had
the tcmerlty Co lnitpI ~. "nnt |
have tea men. 900 lcgstF'
"No You would make 700 broad q
trail and two ct y.u can better get
through " you d, tcunsnlllglyi. than 4
if ten were seni uui'
and then De- explained tho contents /
90 paper Dee handed the ] cutcuant. I
sayiu. That "a body of .ill % 5lp IN. /
diaus Werr being muaird hy COL Buell. I
riNepn bis uhe Wlchitai camp AMI F.
trl. tumWon's camp 90 Ad0h, Walls /
and that the lieulouauts orlc's were I
io ride over to Adobe Walls tonly In .
miles away and give col Compton
wow of The chance 20 distinguish him.
self aud command
"ilut general" tremolunsly Inter.
posed lhc lieutenant again. Il ought
lo have good horsc; mines played
nut"
You can have uhc BEST In The com.
maud
I'm take your black horse" cag, rly
spoken
'"An right"
Mounted on "ihr best horse IN thc
tlNNNNN lNN NtWItWANl SET NNt on
hr ride 100 high noon followed "rhter-
ugly hy The caution. BE careful hot
10 run luto the indians ana Il vas
noodlV remembered there werc .nO
u them. and only the scout aud him.
.elf o. be- did happen Ito run Into
rni"
Prairie Dog Dave was uo mcm
guide Tor This expedition tie had
united buffalo all over this country /
or thclr hides and by lndiscrlmlnatc
daughter OF Them had helped the IN
.ans into the war; which le licuta.
nt his companion. wished then aud 2
here might have been avoricd.
The trail from the camp led up TIC !
Wichita until the river ran out nr
ndcd In n lot of little mvlnes. which
y easy ascent led mp To divide" !
lver this the two had Ia cross roll.
NJ prairie. ON which "hunch grass"
nd "tumhlc weeds we're magnlnpd :
ito buffalo herds and then hands VI I
indians by the lieutenant Prairie
'og" Dave know better. though ne J
Topped twice aud borrowed the lieu !
'nant's field glasses to scan the hort. u
IN. The divide curved down all OF a v