The broad ax., 1901-06-15

0o matter q giving interviews 70 %
plblio press, but while IN Boston Wit
~ great educational exhibition Ii
Uthsr day he vas induced 10 BSy
Nv words about himself and the de
VOlopment Of the great West whicl
yin be Of interest to readers gener
ally. Speaking OF his early life be said
There were q heap Of occupation
ooT boys IN those days. and ! guess
tackled EN- all; driving loose cattlI
bohind q bull train, carrying dispatch
- for freightIng outfits, following and
going with trappeTs for furs on diner
Ont streams. That's how I learned b
know the Indian-by going with trad
U who trade with EN- for furs. Wh0E
! Was along In my teens I was par
eoGtly familiar with all the country
from the Canadian river in the south
- the Yellowstone Of the north, and
Ao lands between the Rocky noun
Tins and the Missouri river. became
thoroughly acquainted with the In
oiznB, knew their favorite haunts, their
camps and their bad lands"
What vas the real cause Of the arst
indian uUrisingi"
1T was the effect OF the bad cram
pie set them By the white men. Dur
ing the war Of the rebellion the In
dian heard that the white men were
killing each other on. They kept
Hearing about e for two years. until
ail tie tribes we're talking about the
gTadual extinction Of the white man.
Who had wonderful guns and ammu-
n1tiOa- AZ last they held q grand
meeting which LED % q general up
EiIiRg. They obtained modern guns
and armed themselves Ike the white
mn, and Il was their impression that
0Oy could sweep across the continent
clear through b the great river the
Atlantic. and recapturs their country
eom the whites"
Ths material for western romance
began at this time with q vengeance,
end followed the dramatic favor that
htsrHturs had gained from the sor-
FOWs Of the ciVil var. The United
Blata3 government q not q romantic
organization. however. and as soon a.
peace vas declared IN washington b.
tween the North and the South, the
entire forces Of the regular army were
hurried out % the frontier, command
e n turn By such men as Sherman,
sheridan, Hancock. Custer. Carr. Miles,
Crook, Augur. Ord. Hazen, Emery,
Duncan. Forsythe, King, Reynolds,
Terry, Penrose, Palmer, GIbbon, Can
~. Henry. Whistler. Crosby. Gresly,
Budley, Mills, Hayes. schWitzer and
many others. Most Of these omesrI
were totally unfamiliar with the
plains. and then came into existence
the nan Of whom 'Bin" Cody a an
deal representatiVs-the scout.
You see, when these army fellows
cane out our way" continued Col
Cody, "the question was, Who could |
hey md 10 act e. guides and scoutsf |
IAe miners were inefficient; they
Gdn't tell much about the hiding
Dlacss q the Indians, 90 they bean %
lock around for fellows like me, who
had been raised out there. When
Ben sherman came West IN '65 ana
" 70 make hs great treaty with TIE
nowa and the Comanchs Indians, I
vs. Ant employed a. . scout ana dis
,atnh carrier. Wei, he soon found
hat ! knew the country better than
NJ man IN his command, and be
lads ne his guide. I felt considerable
lEids a ny responsibility. too, Cor
rs pretty young 10 have an ola army
'eteEan like Sherman leaning on
la" He paused
Now young3" I asked.
"Ninstssni" he said. emphaticaIly.
nd n two years-that s., IN 'os-Whsn
herman took command Of ths asld,
e made me- chief O scouts ana guids
{ ths United States army"
'B0suting VA q trader" asksd.
IT'S q glft. The Indian a the naa-
ri scout, ana hen keep q white nan
ustiing. with Ell HIS clothes on, ana
. EleeD either % beat him"
sIhe scout knew his gamsfs
'Yels SIR, g ven G. the Indian could
mt hia. A scout had 70 have syss.
~ IN / bEnin working oEurtias w,hen / ,
8 vas On ne tran. I can Ten you.s !
-Foa followed the tfaolB e Ehs n
IN DonisGP
-Tracls. nothingl- saiG NIP en-
DtuouBiy. @rhafas No onwauvt
'uutr7 cut there; it's sIl srass. You !
luldnt see q hoof print f'vs fol- :
md q single horss no ~ untsAlnE Z
ls gra1s and noticing hoW Il Was !
soksn- could tel she ulay ne graas I
ioEs q ths Indians WeFo tFETsling
= - SLOW. horses packsf haEsy O. 4
~ Fi41en ~ lnflans O. running 4
'c1a. Ihs manner n WhicA 3 nee
l1ia EhaDed IS iroad On ne prairie {
1ul1 ten ne Whst tElbs en- nsmy {
,longed e. and ~ thoir csmp en- 3
- u1stAer 4 Wns 3 party On ne .
nrDal1 of peaceful indians. NothlnE 4
- e. army man 20 eors g - have 4
grlle ula1s 3 try camp q nlghk. 60 :
- ss1lt La - D. conFaraznt with 4
= cv anf Foach Uaff whan 4
Il.ll mDa 4
~ Gl1iocflcl C re Indians wns I
% ~ oa tsasl rrolo1lliens 10