Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08

tatc tity ana thCYunup. Old John Fol
som, long time trader among th|
Sioux and known ana trusted by M.
whole tribe. had given warning week.
beforo that serious consequences would
attend the cnuft Go build another posi-
hong the Biz Horn. Rod Cloud and
his hosts of warriors hld sworn ID
nweep 10 from The face of the earth
ana every man N lil gurrivon with a.
All this had been reported by the gem
eral % his Huper'nra az Washington.
and an this had been doridD1 by the
Indian bureau.
Against the Judgment. against the
counsel nf The department commander.
inc work went on. a large force lf lu-
borers hired by Major Uurleleh nt Cato
wy early ln the npfluT had been sent
70 warrior GAP, under strong rarlrt.
ana The unacuHunod timber aud fraHh
cut logs were being rapidly doyDtallad
nnd mpruscd ana long wagon trains
chased BY Major Hune.rha nrcuts.
We're pushing out across tho Platte
Indians. indordi' said that export
enccd onicer diHdainfully. "They do not
presume 10 intcrferoi"
Ana long since the whisper had boon
roinF the rounds that Major Uufioirh'a
interest IN the construction OF that new
post Involving an pNpaoue OF some hun.
drcda uf Thousands Of dollars. WAS
something more than onic.ai In vain
John Folsom and veteran officers OF
the nghung force had pointed out that
Indians never DO interfere whom they
80 huge trains " prOyl ions ana SUP.
piles coming Just WHORE they want
Them. orders Worr orders. and the
building went on. John Folsom said
that any day the noWH might come that
Red cloud and his braves had mnHsn-
cred every man ana carried m every
woman IN the now cantonmeut wives
and children were there. secure. nH they
believed, behind tho stout hearts and
Tar and fast shooting now nrrcch-
leaders. triHtfui. too ~ tho Indians
whom they had often fed and welcomed
~ thelr doors IN The larger and less
Two Of our companies can stand m
thousand sioux said unr gallant
ofiicer, who based his confident report
on the fact that with 90 ~ the new
breechlohdcra. behind o. lor hroaatwork.
he had whipped n horde of mountain
braves, armed only with lance and how
md old 'Hmooihborcs' or squirrel
rifles
I'VE came down through tho whole
~ raised a yolp. iie knew who was
breast. u had only n small troop NJ
cavalry. and Red cloud never w much
ne raised yolp. lie kne wwho was
running that outnt and didn't care 10
Try conclusions"
II all sounded very nnc among tho
barrooma and over the poker tables NJ
Gate city whore Hurielgh was patron
ma an oracle. but In the distant camps
nlonr the Platte and Powder rivers and
among troopers and iinesmcn nearer
home there were odd glnnrea and nudf.
Ing elbows whenever nurlrirh'a boast
inrH were repeated. Even nH far nH de-.
paftment headquarters the story was
being tnld thatthn mnra report VI mig
band Of Sioux nhend sent In by the
advance MIIuTI "A that IraNHuNN
IorluR and Stone leaplng ulmbly out
~ the ambulance. rifle In hand aud
ready for business. sent BuflolFh under |
the seat and left him there quaklng
Get your men down from tho Hig |
Horn" was John Fnls0m'n urgNnt adj /
vice 10 the department commander. |
Get your men up there" was tho or
der from Washington. and no wonder
the general was troubled. Then In tho
midst " u nh, began 10 come these ru-
mors affecting Burlclgh'a integrity;
then the determination 90 send t.nrlnr !
TO look after this new boon companion
with whom BurleiRh was cpnsortlng;
then dispatch from old Colonel Rte-
Nons, "Old reCkHnin," un tho irrnVrrrut |
youngsters called him. tho commander
AZ Fort Emory, ON the outskirts N Cato
city, telling of tremendous storm /
that had swept the Laramie plains and
the range ~ the Medicine How and
hills, Just nttor Llcuteu-
ant Dean had been sont forth with a
small party OF troopers 90 push through
10 Warrior Gap with a hlg sum ~
$40 900 Ia cash. Tor the payment
post. aud. what was N thrilling import.
there had been % deep laid scheme tn !
head him m. ambuHcadu him and get
that money
Hank nirdaall ana HIS gang. 90 Of
he worst tough1 ON the Western FROM
Loo huM a. !
In the secret In Gate CITY and no one
outside Of tho post commander himself !
md one Of hufloigh'a confidential clerks
lad the faintrHt inllinE of the transact
Ton. Nothing but that storm could
AVE defeated their purpose. several ~
he outlaws ana many Of their horHoH
vcro drowned, and one ~ the gang.
cacucd nt the last minute by the mail
nrriCr Co frayno, rescued Just In time
q save his lie, had Enapcd hlH confoH-
Ion " the plot. lilrdHnll and his peo-
We were now scattering over the terri
Org. but old pcolSsnin felt that matters
q serious demanded full report 10 tho
department. commander, and this full
eport hnd reached Omuhn the very
light that Lorlng got his orlera 20
'nyc.
Fastening ~ the office lu compliance q
I'm the imperative Hummoua hts heart
eating heavily despite hls calm ~
manner hlH thoughts rpNUrtiur Co that | 7
.cll known face and the appealing
dice ut bis window despite hIH utmost ! I
Mort tu forget them IurluE found The | 7
enprn with his chief STAFF and Cap ,
Mn stone. busy over kilograms ana Dis. 4
atches ono N these tho general hand ,
90 the engineer, Then, uH the latter / I
and, tho veteran NJ three wars arose Y
rom hls chair took tho young soldier %
y the arm and led him aside % pr1-
nodiug that caused Captain stone 90 ! q
lance up from the telegram he was / b
WHY copying ana On follow with nn- D
ering eyes until suddenly aware that n
Ne ndiutuut general was observing . 81
I'M Then hlH pen renewed rs scratch n
lg, II was not good that n newcomer ] d
young lieutenant. should be preferred ! D
him ana Il was too evident that boz "
yeen tho general ana the engineer was 40
bond Of some Kind the aid could not n
splaln, q
''Do YOU understand thls7" asked tho ~
neral. ng he pointed 90 tho letter In n
orirga hand. n was hriof enough 10
M written hy a clerk in nprlrlgh8 \.
nee 10 follow clerk IN that Of the r
'iof ounrtormaator nj Omaha. ana the ",
tier had folt n his duty. Doe u'l, 90 10
form his immediate superior who in :.
m had lnid 40 before the chief OF d.
M II read ns follows iu
''The old mans ratified nr Z never iu
W him before. and God only known ir
1ats nmiag Two young NHuteulutH / D.
me In and thrnHhod him right before ia
q whole OF us. called him liar gul va
that Hts friend Nowh1ll, that II
lied him throurN tNn vH'inw frrnr
says. was there at tho time drunk D.
d actually congratulated th.w uui y.
-uFh Burlelrh rnved ana aworo and nj
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