The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-04

fuel for fros ls TO be had. Den. Gust or said
the four scents hS led s eo
sun sum- was withSrinFy hot and ihe soldiers and
settled regions whore there are few roads. an
occasional habitation and only tree or q
Would have ' no o trouble at ali Ia locating him.
self and guiding h!s naTty to safety; IT, J., -,
The art Of seonting Is Learned only by e eSe
no text books to be studied, A vast number OF
minute facts in nature-thihgs that experi-
an open volume to veteran scouts. The
peculiar, col9rlng ot clouds above the noun
mer cioudbursts. which will drown a troop OF
cavalry caught in II canon. when the heavens
literally drop down torrents; The presence OF
Il cCmmuuity OF ground squirrels denotes asV.
grease. roots for fuel. The. condition of the
good scout whether the previous crop was
harvested by ipdians or by white men me
the @ VIII s1 be- and he ouans aspen Of
Colorado and New Mexico reveal bits Of In.
formation 10 the observing scout. on the hot
brush tells the scout Ia wonderful prophecy for
re ensuinx summer season. 'nst as the Iaft Jung
The twist Of turned leaf along a trail will be
&c TsS s ana
tion OF the turned leaf show whether .he per-
son was afoot or ahorse. The turned pebbles
stirred from their beds IN the earth, and con-
sepuen:|y how long since come, one went that
way. A scout leading u body OF troops along
trail may travel at good jog and at the same
time observe ACKNOWLEDGMENT to the fol-
lowers-,that the enemy has passed along that
wav and also the nun her Of the enemy. Think OF
trailing band Of Indians among the Businesses
OF mountain range: and telling from rom, bent
the area occupied at the camping spots the
NUMBER o. persons there wore In the be nd,
d a n n IA
suers or were goinglto new bunting ground.
Some Of the most expert Indian scouts have
the character OF smoke that asceuds from
camp fire ten and moro miles distant whether
the former make fires that give forth volume
Of Sm9 bs which Sseends " s9a column
In spiral streaks: Gen. Miles used to have
Pima scout 10 the ramtaisn Of 1880 against
rately tell from gazing at the smoke through
glass whether the fire in distant camp had
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across the twenty Inile desert valley at what Is
now the settlement Of Dos Cabezos. IN south
Mountains. where he found week .old trail OF
dozen fugitive Apaches among the granite.
bens had chat IN
The trail ike hound He led the soldiers
chapnrral amid miles Of bouldors. over sun
baked hills and along tho foot OF bald noun
caaienaily he, mo,ioned TO, hfs followers
as to I9int out that at, ne was lo'loT
suddenly stopped his horse. motioned 10, his
followers to get their ycarons ready md to to
q half hour on hts hands ana knees 'Yer the
harI brown earth ;Tg l e. n9 s9l TOR
command and Of the detSchmGHt and said so:sjy
away. Then he guided the soldiers and horses
men had picketed their horses and erawled to
the brow Of the Hill. they saw the trailed
o aaSA Side IN Of hs R aown in the valley on the
Again. an expert Indian scout can tell
whether the trail be that Of war party or not.
lodge poles drag behind W ponies. II there
wal, party is on the rampage. One OF the. dr.
ticult things TO determine Is the age Of the
'R Ehers the snh Is T sh S
Should rain have fallen the edges will be
less clear. and will be washed down
what tribe OF Indians has made given
trail IT, age and every pfrtIicpbiar about it, as
cava!caie pass. but this comes after years OF
observation and familiarity with the customs
and dress Of the severe! tribes: Major Robin.
Guard TSs Fc s Bowls w 70 % soe1s f he
bear track in the dry sand On the desert The
t scout saz S at It g. moment and said: NO.
seen thous an ds q them. that's one ~ "
Cant help 1t. Major. but that's no bear
Quickly alightinF. the Major pointed out the
heel and toes OF the. track as clearly and we'll
dsRd as .sa f he de ew mnqssi o ssG nok Tx.
bears track. still it isn't one; Tho marks you
imagine 70 be the heels and toes are made BY
the wind. scoop out the sand In the manner
you see"
The lon in the sand Vas
When the murderous Apache Kid was hunted
along the boundary between tho United States
cavalry that had traied the. fugtives across
the San Simon Valley to the Pedr,egosa Noun:
rock formation. II the soldiers had scrutniZed
that rock with megnitying glasses their IN
practcee eyes would probably never have dis
gang had taken across that fintv floor. The
Lieutenant and the -erGeant though, that the
e S9q nas 'hsg ad
lez. a famous scout since shot to death by "a
hs wskyd sox Hs S Ss aeo
whore the trail IN the sand led up to the track
les grarts Ledge HS was srt an nouT at the
looked on. He went over, the rocks with the
care and nicely OF a botanist examining .
resuln cd his studlous walk over the ledge.
Come. come: this way him go: him put
rags on him horse hooi. but him no fool me. ="
drawled the scout at length
Then on hands and knees he showed the
Lieutenant how there was a train Of very
minute particles OF lutte on the gray rocky floor
straight toward the mouth OF n distant canon.
1t was then as plain to the detachment as the
MONDAY sun that the fleeing Indians had muf-
fled their horses hoofs with gunny sacking. so
as to close at the ROCK the trail after them. Tho
chase after the Apache Kid was renewed. but
aRaln h+ escaped across the border line into
sonora, Mexico and there the United States
soldiers had to stop
In the grass trail can be seen for a long
time. as the blades Will be- bent in the Erection
followed by the party. and even after IT has re-
covered it's natural position an expert trailer
will detect slight difference in the color OF
grass that has been stepped on and that grow
| ing around II. So the appearance Of the track 8
will also show him the gait at which the. party
was travelling. and he thus knows how to
regulate his pace to overtake the party. There
are stories among the Garrsons OF how such
scouts as Kit Carson and Bin Hassler used to
be able to trail 4 party oyer miles Of buffalo
grass in New Mexico. six months after the
party had gone that way The scouts did il by
observation Of very delicate difference in the
hues OF the trodden and untrOdden grass.
white man in II desert region. or in an open
country whore there IL nothing to serve as q
landmark. may he easily turned about.
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