The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-26
BISON M'LEAN'S RE-ENTRY.
4 BESf TOINT ,4DET VINO BE,dNE
4 SII.iJO van fHTEE.
~JDiSappsareh ono sight from the Acad.
epIy- stor, Told IN ia. Army ~ Ills lie.
.npprhrnnce as an OIEanikcr of Inhiams.

lie bUt his Nanlf rom MtN lelIAn ami lie
disappeared one sight from the Acad.
envy story Told IN the Army of Ills lie.
appearance hs an Organizer of Indians.
RAsnINGIoN. March - No more thrilling
tales 81 army AfI on the frontier and else where
ere told, PERHAPS, than those narrated 10y the
men who we're from West Point In the later
iorties. when tho Mexican war was on. and
the Indians were yes houaful 81 holding the
Far West as their own. one oi these mon re.
Gently told Il story that has not been in print.
Bison Mclean Wa one oi the most re
markabie cadets Of ia" class o, '4j at West
Point. II one Of the dulIest. The name "Bispn"
was Uestoweh on him 10y no less a parsonage
than George Il. Mcclellan. Mclean was a Eel
low Of tremendous frame and had long bushy
hair. as was the mode upon the ranch oier-
ated by his lathsr in southwest Missouri on
the Choctaw liuc. Mcclellan remarked when
he saw tho Missogrk n that he looked ike a
bison. and from that tim. he was called "Bi-
SON Mclean.
Mclean was slow D. his studies. especially
In mathematics. but was well up in drill and
tactics and a suendid horseman. He worried
sIou. in his class for three wears. with the
help OF one or two students who were his only
friends. and then, one evening, not long before
the end Of his course. suddenly disappeared.
II was a night OF thttcr cold. The bOv was
fond Of skating. and it was thought that he
might have PASSED the guards for the purpose
Of INDUCING in that sport. and might have been
drowned This theory was strengthened by
the fact that hin sAates were missing. But
there were other circumstances which led to
the belief that he had simply run AWAY. The
suffer admitted mat he bad cashed a check for
500 for the Young telkJw a few DAYS iefore.
The parents were questioned, but they had no
knowledge OF him and wrote to.the Academy
In an agony Of grief about him. His father
came to New Sprk-and employee Matsell. then
chief OF detectives. on the case. hut not q clue
to the whereabouts OF the young man could
be found. The Incident passed. poor Bison
was duly regret ed. and as time went on he
was almost forgotten.
when the Mexican war was ended" con-
tinued the officer. travel to the new empire
increased amazingly. Indian rights we're GU
eroached upon and tho acts wore resented.
II seemed at one time,that there would be a ser
ious Indian war. but through tho excellent
judgment and firmne ss Of Gen. W. S. Harvey
sons OF the two draRu Nn we're kent
near at hand. and with Kit Carson's mountain
Meantime some thi,ves they saw made the
old dragon ~officera very, uneasy. For in
q s's seost " Win T shrss Mo} Or ps s of RIs r. was ent S Se
met an immense band Of Navajo warriors.
TTnsy showed no diepo.Stion 70 be hostile.
ThS chief In command q we Major sumner a
parade and march asst. az a compliment. and
IL troops Of aboat =" t6 s1s eac,S. all I~ we'll n tSrmed
a .sooe s.R RsSin w!' Me ehSsiie mad d, $ isnss!. Ff His s SMo
Prise deepened into amaze meat when. at tho
we're were about afE sUG stro sns r at , %T,f ilinf ie epat diss
tances. changed from. line Into column and
sifs an aE advances inse IN NM Inc sf By t tS. s.nmHsS Sos endinf
lie TIRES mounted regime Sts tIen in aDi the
United States service.
asked Major Sumner Of the c lief as the latter
rode up TO the army officers 10 watch his men
pass In review. Why. l ave been on the
plains, all my life and l nevt have seen any
snah drill aud discipline amo pc Indians
rior softened. lie was datt ,,red. "" have
four times as many men As ' Pu see hero who
can march like tho white SO ldiers.' he said.
.Es have a srea, war chief VINO has taught US
tSes march ieinY Ike t II !. It It s Siii be .Or, peS i Sh' the men in,
dian. II he was to light the Mexican or the
asd his command, bseakine in 70 two Columns.
m@ysd away n dItfer t air%ec,sons
tary OF War. The Incident he 'hud" Witnessed
ner that he thought the Secreta ~ should know
il. Mr. Davis was deeply In leI tAsted. He was
an old DRAGON officer himself and he fore.
ssIE, no X. veIs g1sss GdG ri I ncss might re.
came in Contact se'V With 0f United states tn's %a%a.r
H. w directed Dire !" of officer GER 70 report e,l the facts o.
tain especially, who had drill, ID the Navajoes
into such a state Of efficiency. The reports re-
That Of sRs DRAGON regiments. and not Mexi.
can. . All the rep2rts g g;sd mat the Npyaloes
3 nj iiv { sf di.,s Tss "1 70 +. s,t etFf Hs sad sad s.m ns at
certainly e. iyr an ina dian cs and ,haTs Is no, az onILser
that he rides like a solop or
All these things wero' reported to the Secre-
dssoeasd wlth :ims; " officer ever talked
aud he certainly did rid ike a draeooh' and
Ia Ii. late ' IL s'J jose ph c taI Yes Of '9 the To-
i sRs,ss Of il Tie oo snd New tG %s. TssF 70 !, rS Ssasf !;
empties into the Pacific. lie had with him an
Sss!.tr ,roo and 81 t i .s!: .esna !! yrs sS%manf tP,nt p;
%as my wh GoIarsdo A \ tso SD IN et tnS he 40 w, waters
copah. Apache and harico pa guides Ives had
ias their movements very feniy. TWO nights
q DO relieved: Il was found that he had been
shot through the heart VIZ an arrow: This
missing and Be might have be On I' killed f Tor tS Eas
Il Vs was V deemsd I prSdsn e. 70 ssa5 so @Hs s sRs e oatsr
:Rssl a aso sss 81 ho va. ef n.ssa lld@is RI ~ iSs, P:ss
pos. from camp; 4 badly reartd man explained
was was a &c coyote Seu I and mean. m to 81 iea Ike to ,f Sis CONT It
rsde about Il; as ne passed hint, whsn he heard
the twenR Of a bow string. and the other man
CALLED out. I am shoty. and vent down. He
the heart with a, heavy war a ,row. The war
arrows had steel heads two lIches long. and
were about half an inch wild ,. The Indian
guides declared thai it was a Navajo arrow,
The next morning. AS thP column was
about moving two fine pointer ,bgs hei1nGing
10 Lieut.. Jeniler. that had stray ed away posi-
bly,. 200 Yards from the wagons. were obse rived
TO be acting strangely. leaplng INTO the air and
running in circles.
Let's 90 and see What tho.e dogs have
thing UNUSUAL. that's certain
doggy ay' snd Ts sharss t feS s ssHiisr rOd Ibs over SGv to the ths
found something. sure enough. II was the
body Of q dead Indian. The face had been
painted . but l. wa, d%ist9Tted and SWOLLEN:
and turned it over; A huge rattlesnnke crawled
out from under II. and coiled ro1dy for de.
cause OF the Indians death. The Indian had
orawled un near enough to the end OF the post
and shot the sentinel as he came TO thu end of
his beat. In moving awav no had crawled over
this snake, which could not rattle berause IL
had just shed its ~rattles AMI skin. The marks
Of tho tangs were easily perceptible upon the
Indians neck, where the RATHER had struck
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