Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-21
DAILY. STORY.
BLACK VOLTS BAD HEART.

| that there were only about 1900 white
men in all America, and as soon as he
could get them together he would fin
| ish them off. but after many years he
| came to have Il better understanding.
When the first blades of green grass
| We're seen on the southern hillSides
word was sent out to the subchiefs to
| gather in council. All responded but
| Black Wolf. He was fiery tempered
| young man of twenty 1t had 50
| happened that he and his band had
| taken all the scalps gathered in during
the year past, ana he was ambitious,
| fearless and Il great hater. He wanted
| war all the time. He had plans to
| round up all the white soldiers and
make a grand finish of them. Let the
Cheyennes perform some daring deed
and they might count on an alliance
with at least three other tribes. Black
Wolf claimed to be i'll and asked for Il
few days delay.
On the bluffs on the north bank of
Medicine creek the white soldiers We're
building a fort. 1t was within the
Cheyenne territory and was another
the men at work the previous fall.
During the winter work would have
been suspended. but now that spring
had come the white men would be busy
again. and again the white topped wag-
onS would roll across the plains.
Those wagons, as he knew, contain
ed flour, meat. firearms. powder and
bullets. blankets. cooking utensils,
clothing and many other things needed
by his tribe. If he could run off five or
six of them. with perhaps half hun-
dred mules and horses. the wealth of
the tribe would be restored twice over.
The feat would be Il daring one, and
one TO challenge admiration and bring
about alliances. Walk Night would
no longer cover his face and talk Of
peace but his voice would be for war
and his face painted TO strike terror 20
the hearts of his enemies
1t was Il golden opportunity for Black
Wolf. He had less than fifty warriors
in his band. but all were enthusiastic
and sure of success. 1t was a ride of
seventy-five miles from the camp to
the bluffs where the fort was building,
but this was less than two days ride.
even on the half starved ponies. The
medicine man made his medicine and
pronounced it good, and away rode the
young men. The soldiers were busy.
and Il wagon train was crawling over
the plains. The Indians could not have
asked for the situation to be bettered.
They lost little time in pushing in. The
last six wagons We're cut off by Il bril-
liant dash. seven of the escort killed
and the six drivers saved to he tor
tured at the stake later on. The sol
diers turned out from the new fort and
gave chase, but were beaten back. Six
double mule teams and twelve led
horses We're among the fruits of the
capture, and under the covers of the
wagons was wealth beyond compare.
That was proud moment for Black
Wolf when he brought his prisoners
and plunder safe to the main camp. |
He also had his little speech ready.
Il have heard ii said that the Chey-
ennes had become II tribe of women"
he said. with fOrty-two warriors l
have captured what you see before |
you. Let that be the answer l have
heard 1t whispered that we must make |
peace and go upon the reservation to
escape hunger and cold. In the wagons
here are enough food and blankets to |
last us for years. If forty-two of us |
have done this. what cannot 1000 of |
us do? There are 500 white men at the |
new fort. Are we TO leave them i'll
peace. or are their scalps to hang on
our lodges"
All this and heap more was said
nv RlurS Wolf hpfnrn no fhpnIICr |
with his speech. and he carried the
crowd with him. Walk-by-Night con
cluded that he had made big mis-
take and straightway repented of 1t.
while the squaws chanted and the war
rors Dragged and staggered. The viii
lage now numbered 500 people Some |
of the bands had not yet come In. Five
Of the wagons were unloaded. and the Il
hopes of the redskins We're more than
realized. There were pork, beef, sugar,
coffee and flour by the barrel. There
were bacon, hard tack, beans peas, rice
and tobacco. The six wagons were in
the center of the village. The stuff II
taken from the five made great heap. II
The contents of the sixth We're left for
on the morrow.
BY and by, when all speeches had
been concluded, hunger satisfied and
the crowd had got hold of enough whis
~ to give everybody whooping old
time, some of the younger bucks began
firing their guns. One of the teamsters
called out to them and tried to ex-
plain something. He was given Il slap
IN the face. and the revel went on.
Ten minutes later one of the bullets
fred by mad dancer penetrated the
box Of the wagon. and there instantly II
followed an explosion that shook the
earth for thirty miles around. 1t had
been the last wagon in the train. II
vas loaded with dynamite for blasting II
lown a portion of the bluffs. The
blast struck the hills to the west and
,ame back to strike those on the east.
It dug q hole in the earth thirty feet
leep and a hundred feet long. 1t sent
hundreds of bodies high In air. and Ii
lung hundreds of others about like HI