The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-10

| Few persons comprehend the dangers
| that were ATTACHED t0 the WOrk OF ~ t7t-
! ern newspaper correspondents BACK III lne
/ days when indian ignuu8 was the primer
| pal occupation OF soldiers on tine border
| land. General Nelson a. Miles, 4. >. A.
| famed the country over for his success IN
! doing battle with the redskins. was III
Chicago several DAYS this week. and one
Of the first he met was Edw lrd hOseWa-
ter. editor Ct the Omaha Bee. The meet
! ing was significant, for 10 recaned the
incident of early seventies and now tne
Nebraska newspaper secured a meflto-
riOus scoop.
Intimately connected with the indian
uprlsiugs were Frank GrOuard ana cap
tain Jack Crawford, the latter being
better known as the Poet Scout Both
did good service as scouts with the sew
enth Cavalry General Custer command
ing.
Captain Crawford acted at this time
also ass "a correspondent icr the Bee, then
"a small daily. struggling for eNlsteN'e.
During Clusters last stand Crawford WAS
with Colonel BOntcen. who commanded a
part of Clusters command at slim Butttf,
and GrOuard WAS with Colonel Reno, VINO
commanded another detachment OF Gus
tCrs forces. After the Custer massacre
Reno despatched Grouard to Deadwood.
S. D.. the nearest telegraph station TO
notify the War Department OF the terri
DE affair - about the same time can
DoadWO0d and despatch 10 the Bee TIE
particulars of the ncht and scoop the
entire country. The majority OF the ST., Il
papers bad CORES ondcutS with inc
troops. but none of them dared 10 flnc
through "a country filled with hostile In
dams. nor could they GET any one 10 DO
n for them Even had they had the cour-
age 10 do this they could not have WIN
stood the hardshlps Of a a00-mile ride
over rough country.
Both Crawford and Grouard met at the
stage station at Rock Springs. Nyor ana
each OWNED the others Intention or get
ting off the news of the massacre first.
Both were superhly mounted on thor
oughhrcd cavalry horses, and both were
equally matched ass TO physical strength
and endurance.
fer mutual protection. Hour after hour
they rode. sometimes exchanging shots
with struggling Indians and again rcst-
ing their tired horses. on the morning
of the last day OF their ride both stopped
for a. short nap and TO rest their horses.
Each kept am eye on the other, l-weNer,
TO prevent him from stealing march.
When they got ready 10 20 Grouard broke
his cinch while saddiins his horse and be-
fore be could repair 81 Crawford was
rounding out of sight in deep gulch.
They had entered the foothills OF the
Black Hills. GrOuard galloped after him.
As the cabins of the ltlle town of Spear
fish lOOmcd into view Crawford was half
mile ahead. As he entered tine town
his jaced horse was Ie ly TO illl. Seeing
n cowboys hrOnCNo ulI.lcd lu IrOnt or a.
house he leaped from his horse and upon
the COW lOys. and was Ch just as GrOuard
rode into the town. The fifteen miles b.
tween Spearfish and DeadWoOd We're soon
covered.
when Grouard rode up TO the telegraph
Office in DcadWCOd Crawford had sent
half of 2.oU-wcrd despatch. ana the peO-
pile in Omaha were recalling the details Of
the slaughter. The Omaha Bee thus Sc
cured Oh" biggest scoop any paper IN