The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-06-14

time the news that Stanley would fight
had spread and the Indians became
very restless, the squaws and children
took to the hills, while the bucks rode
in and stationed themselves on the hill
tops near the post They were all
heavily armed and had their horses.
They Informed the agent they had
come to see Stanley fight
Captain Stouch says:
Captain Read returned to the agency
with his command at 3:oO p. m Al
this time Stanley was on a nlgn MIL
in the rear of the agency, great dis
lance from it. He had his horse ana
squaw with him, was in his war dress
and paint and was heavily armed. he
was all ready to fight 1t was the
desire of CAPTAIN Read to charge and
capture or kill him. At this Juncture
a greatly excited Indian on horseback
approached with the information that
Stanley did not want to fight the SOL
diers. but did want to fight the citizens,
meaning the Deputy Sheriffs, who were
here. 1 told him to go back and tell
Stanley I would not allow any one 10
fight him, and for him to come III anu
surrender. Deputy Smith told me ne
would attempt his capture IL 1 Wouia
guarantee him safety from the other
Indians. l told him L could not 50
guarantee. and moreover there would
be no fight. and that Stanley must De
captured without any bloodsEed.
STANLEY followed in the steps OF
Head Chief and Crazy Mule, OF whose
heroic death stories are told around the
fires. making every young man anxious
for a similar death. l believe II was III
1891 that these two young men killed
a white boy and hid his BODY IN the
hills where it was found after search
of several days The murderers were
discovered through their boastng or
the deed Their surrender was de-
manded but it was refused; though
they were willing to be killed and
would die fighting. Their proposal was
accepted, and the five troops Oh cavalry
stationed here were ordered to prepare
for the ARRAY. At the appointed time
the troops took their station IN the rear
of the agency buildings, and during the
evening each young man took MS posi-
ito on hill on either side OF the troops;
the young men charged down the
hills on their horses upon the troops,
singing their death songs and firing at
the soldiers They were finally killed,
they only shooting the horses or the
soldiers. Stones mark the footsteps OF
the horses on the hillsides, and the
bodies of the braves were buried in
grave prepared for them beforehand.
Thus these two young men became he
roes
II did not think it wise and prudent
to make the attemptWith but two troops
of cavalry here, while [ believe the In
dams were not disposed to resist the
capture of Stanley, still there was no
telling what they would do when one
of their people was being fired upon.
Had they made a resistance there Is
no telling where it would have ended
They muster almost 500 warriors, and,
knowing of their disposition to resist in
1891, when much weaker than now,
thought two troops of cavalry would
not stand much show of overcoming
these warriors, whose fierceness was
noted.
about this time from the remarks
made to me by the Indians and by
their actions, I became convinced that
they were afraid of the Deputy Sher-
ifs, because they could not understand
why they were here, they not knowing
the difference Between the representa-
tives Of the lawxand cowboys. This had
rendered them very close mouthed, and
was unable to get any information
from them that would answer for evil