Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03

of 1900 of their ancestors had once
The IL had ranked among the brav-
est OF TIE Indian nations, and were ex-
ceeded III ferocity by the Apaches only
Jim Bridger. the famous early western
scout, used to tell stories Of how in the.
battles with the whites and with the
CheYcnnes and Comanches. Ute warriors
used to deliberately sacrifice their lfes
In order to secure tactical advantapcs
through which their fellow -tribesynen
might eventually win their battles.
MS mad love OF fighting really caused
the defamation in the ranks Of the ties.
When the Union Pacific railroad was
taken across tfe plains in the years be-
tween l"," and 1875, 1t was the Etes who
br;tVely fought the invader. They mad the
van nope that by checking the work they
co'ild Keep the plains to themselves. and
IL took the most constant activity on the
part OF the United States soldiers to IRE.
vent Ihe massacre of every paleface con
nertcd with the work.
rs long as the white men kent ar.v
the ties stuck to Colorado, bui in III,
early seventies there was a division which
sent mary to Utah. o't
1inS was the proud stock from which
sprin% tn' i'tc.i WHO during the LAST feur
W. f|. ha"'. t""n c.tGs ng some anTietv
IN; E.@a ptifuily short they fail Of ther
An Indian uprising used to strike ,erro.
through the west. Before Its suuuresein,
~ meant inevitably many lives taken M
me worst the present savages dare L.,s
Teen 10 steal and kin cattle in daf,anca =,
the law. On a prctext such nc th.irs VI
that they were forced to leave the reae-
walton and 20 elsewhere lest thev ,tar,,o
t thc GpachtS, the Sioux. the Arapa hoes.
the ConIanches or the Cheyenn-. wo,,i;
have spread revolt that would nav.
converted the disturbed district into q
sh+mble Tor time. Other tribes would
hare flashed t. tE"ir rescue, ami III IT,.
old"n days ii would have taken some such
sturdy lEdi'n fighter as Cen Miles tn g."
out and restore peace
But the romance is gone now. The In
dian rs reIormcd The Carlisle and other
Indian schools have taken many brav.s
on the trail And others who scnrn
chances Of education have neyertheless
been able to learn the lesson Of fear and
shrink from hopeless conflict with Uncle
Sans soldiers.
In the talk Of peace parleys it is signi
hcart of the degeneration and changed
conditions that the Ctes turn 10 a SIOUX
american :t"rse, to represent them ia
their conference with the government
hrce decades ago American HORSE was
one Of the Eodest leaders the warl Ike In
dams had Often he fought the soldiers.
ana many white mans SCALP took its
place at his belt. But be has learned the
lesson OF the times, and now conducts L
line of freight wagons between RushyiIIe
Nebraska, and the Pine. Ridge reserva-
ton. He is Still the vigilant champiOn OF
the Indian. but has learned that he can
better serve his race by influencing
WASHINGTON than by leading his follower
in hopeless revolt.
If news of the Indian failure the last
feeble effort of the Utes, comes to Geroni-
MO, now prisoner of war. what meme
cries must it bring in the grim old
Apache with the cruel features thin
mouth eyes Ike the blade of a sword
whose hloodthirsty career was only ended
when he was captured by Gen. Miles
Even as late as his time the Indians
gave the government serious trouble and
II 10 rntai,,
Fort Sill. it felt that great advance had
been made for the peace of the west.
In that Georgia. to which they sent
Geronimo as prisoner had been one OF
the most serious OF Ind an uprisings when
the CherOkees Dc clined to give up their
lands to the whites. To get them out of
the way the Indian Territory was or
ghnizcd in the west, but it was only after
the redskn finally yielded to numbers.
Before Gen. Scott won the Mexican war
his fame rested on his achievement OF
quelling the Black Hawk war 1t was the
plan of the famous chieftian. Black
Hawk. to organize the Indians into one
confederacy to resist the aggressions OF
the whites. 1t took Gen. Scott and large
body Of United States troops a long time
to down the rebellion but this done.
Black Hawk acted the part of friend
to his people by returning to them and
telling the uselessness of further resist
ance.
The Seminole war actually lasted four
years. the logged resistance of the tribe
under OsceOla holding the redskins to-
after Osceoia was arrested and thrown in
to prison his people kept up the struggle.
After being taken to the west they broke
out frequently and the government was
called or to suppress rebelEons i'll 1917,
lSI5 and 1885
The Modocs resisted an order of remov-
al to another reservation in l>72. and car
RED on the war for q year. Two MEM
bers Of a United States peace commission
sent for Il parleY were shot in cod blood
Gen. Davis parley suppressed them
In 1876 three years after the Modoc up
rising. occurred the Sioux war. forever
notable as the occasion for the battle of
the Little Big Horn, an incident familiar
to every scholar.
'rha Sioux had violated treaty by
which they agreed to abandon certain
lands. and in the summer of 1875 q force
of regnlars. under Generals Terry and
Crook.-vas sent into the Black Hills to
drive the redskins lack to the reserva-
ienerais Custer and Reno were sent
forward to find the exact location of the
Indians fn The eo gal Ia Cnster WI, who had
lion declined to- await reinforcements,
but attacked the Indians on June ..
The force Of the, enemy many times. ex-
rocked nothing Of .consesmences.
The act was brayes hut foolhardy. for
while the exact details THE, battle are
n0t Known. every fna[E LIE Qkhng custer
himself. was killed, -ttie3 bere continu-
ing even after the wAtts Vate hopelessly
defeated.
The Indian leaders in that last great
redskin success We're Sitting Rull and
Crazy Horse. -
Time has avenged tho palefaces who fA1&
then. for the submission of the Indian to
the United States government is now
complete. Since their defeat in the bat
tie of Wounded Knc" they have never
been able to master n dangerous force.
The Ito failure undoubtedly ends tho