The Iola register., 1900-11-02

commissioners and interpreters hurried
through Gate City and Frayne, and on
up to Reno just within the limit fixed
by Folsom. Red Cloud and his chiefs
came in accordingly, arrayed in pomp,
paint and finery, shook hands grimly
with the representatives of the Great
Father. critically scanned the prof
fered gifts, disdainfully rejected the
muzzle-loading rifles and old dragoon
horse-pistos heaped before him. Got
heap better" was his comment, and
nothing but brand new breech-
leaders would serve his purpose.
Promise them and he'd see what could
be done to restrain his young men.
But they were pretty mad" he said,
and couldn't be relied upon TO keep
the peace unless sure of getting better
arms and ammunition to help them
break il next time. IL was only tenn
porizing. 1t was only encouraging the
veteran war chief in his visions of pow
er and control. The commissioners
came back beaining. Everything satis-
factorily arranged. Red Cloud and his
people are only out for big hunt
But officers whose wives and children
prayed fearfully at night within the
puny wooden stockodes and listened
TREMBLING 10 the bowls and tom-toms
of the dancing indians around the
council fires I'm the neighboring Valleys
wished to heaven they fad lett those
dear ones in safety at TIER eastern
homes wished to heaven they could
send them thi;her now, but well knew
that 1t was too la'e. only as single
spies, riding ny night hiding by day
were eour,ers "1.c TO get through
from the hlg Ao'H 20 the TIal'e' ~
scouts ana so'olers sent al ol"ereh'
times since the hnouIe OF May seven
were missing an" never, except
tnrough vague uo"S'i'les VI 'ile ~
dlans' were near" Oh 's"'", ,,
II Is 'I'uc''I'us true" .'" N""'
sanu folsom' win grave GUS lu'e'
TO the eoIone' coluIn"n'iig o'' EN-
ory' nave h""Nu h'" O'"u"
years ne oHlF N"'''Ns lew N''NS
10 see II the government WIN o' 'oo'
enough TO SEM '"el,, u''''"- '"""V .
II II uoes' ne II "e al 'He uct'vI ANY
to hgn' " III '.e ,u'er on J., Woes"
ne VIII Hl"Ne IL H's c"sus "e'i
IL was neurN "'o ,i''''S lH "[ VIM
ing mountain ro"" 'io,,' N"'e ny 10
warrior N"p' over mn ""o uu'e anu
il,oun'"'Ii Pn.S '"I 'u." ran ~ ray ne
thence' 'o."'"5 'nc N"I'H 'I'te' ne
wagon 'r"'ns, "e".'IS Ruo' Veu' I'"u 10
ui"g U''' ii''''S Oi ic". "'''i ", ~
shaueiess sloiVs anu "'''"'3 ~ '"e va
wash u ,"r y" uei' an" ~ 'U"US
ueeP III "'N"li uusu "u,' S"se "'uS" 10
Can!ohineu' he9o' NHere Iu' '9 'H'
west tle grunu range 'Uo'"e" ul
usains' '"e sNN "Ho'H'I l"ns C"S
20 tho ro,raet dri,l,ol,Ia ,vo+er or6
,hor an ,,;to. r,,r+tar e+lI f., tt,, t,ao,,
80 ,bo o,.a,,d ,,i,,o-co,-.,,d l,o;oI,t. ,,.,s
+,o roel,-l,o,,rd ,ro+o,,.., a. Io,.aI,
,,rl, ,coio,, ,,i+Iir onu,l l,,. ~
Siorx sor,o yyild cor,Linotion of oI
- ..,.II,llo. hi
f,,I,. ,,.,,,,i.+ad .,. 49,. yy.r,.io,
con and ,bere et Iost ,ccounts
.,rar,-+l,orod hv do+ooI,,,o,te fro,
Er,vne and pono tba IittIo cor,n,o,,
of fort LniIdors ,yorl,od o,voy a., /,
hond rino ~ bond eubioctcd over,
hour to alarm from the vedettes ant
pickets posted thicklv all about them
pickets who were sometimes founc
stone dead at their posts. transfixet
with arrows. scalped and mutilated
and vet moi once had Indians in an,
force been seen by officers or MAJ
about the spot since the day Rec
Clouds whole array passed Brooks
troop on the Reno trail. peaceabl,
hunting buffalo. AN divil a sowl il
the outfit" said old Sergt. Shaughnes
sy. that hadn't his tongue in hi
cheek"
a.. ,, .,.
80 La1 hann al anS 10 tho ti1, i,u
p na "a - ,,.,'a,, " w. ~ 80,
ou Pass.u P,. "n.' So II -s' 'EuH' ,
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