Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-05-21

gained their affection and from among
them enlisted a corps, like the old
Pawnees on the Platte, as scouts.
Miles winter campaign, in short,
was effective. The next May found
Miles after the Minnecontous, under
Lame Deer. whom be followed with
pack trains and no membranes. BE
surprised them on the Muddy and had
them completely surrounded, while
dash by Lieutenant Casey had cut
them off from their ponies. He hoped
to have them surrender without fur
ther bloodshed. White Bull. the Chey-
enne chief. was the medium. Their
response to this was a rife bullet
through the arm and body of White
Bull, but the offer was again repeated,
and Lame Deer and his warrior. Iron
Star. accepted and approached, but
during the parley Lame Deer stepped
back and deliberately fred at the gener
al, whose escape was miraculous. as bis
orderly. who was directly behind him.
was killed by the shot. That settled
the peace making, and pumping II
into them" began. Lame Deer and Iron
Star being among the first to fall. The
rest were killed. captured or scattered
Soon after the events just narrated q
man I dearly loved and trusted, who
had stood beside me at many trying
time, had ridden many weary ride
and secuted with me under great diff
hi for 70 E.,f
falo Chips"
A package of winter clothes had ar
rived for me by the river route, and
In parting ! had given him my best
overcoat, hat and other toys. and bis
death for awhile caused the Indians to
Indian name) had fallen, and in sew.
eral tribes there were held premature
obituary rejoicings. While sOrrowing
for Jim, was always proud that be
made q good showing and that he
brought honor to his western nick
name. which was given to him in a
spirit Of raillery by no less person.
age than General Phil Sheridan him
self.
will let General Charles King, who
was present, tell the story, which he
has done in his history. campaigning
With Crook"
This time it is not my purpose to
write Of Buffalo BILL but for him of
another whom I've not yet named
The last time we met, Cody and i, be
asked me to put in print brief notice
Of comrade who was very dear to
him, and 1t shall be done now. ae
James White was his name, man
little known east Of the Missouri, but
on the plains he was Buffalo BINS
shadow. I had met him for the first
time at Mcpherson Station, in the
Platte valley, In 1871 when he came to
me with horse and the simple intro
,duction that he was friend of Cody's.
ION many long days march after
that White rode by my side along the
tanks Of the column, and got to
know him well. A simpler minded,
gentler frontiersman never lived. He 4
was modesty and courtesy combined,
conspicuous mainly because of two or
three unusual traits for his classic
never drank, I never heard him swear,
and no man ever heard him lie. y
For years he had been Cody's faith
full follower. half servant. half 'pard-
ner.' He was Bilrs 'fidus Achates.'
Bill was his alteration. They had been
boys together, and the hero worship Of
extreme youth was simply intensified
IN the man. He copied Bills dress, his
gait, his carriage, his speech-every-
thing he could copy. ~
Poor, honest hearted 'Chipsr His
story was a brief one after we had
launched out from where Cody left us
TO carry some dispatches for Terry.
Chips remained In his capacity as
scout. though be seemed sorely to miss
his 'pardner.' "
ut was just two weeks after that we
struck the Sioux at Slim Butte. As the
head of our column logged In among
the lodges General Carr directed US to
keep on down to face the bluffs to the
south. and Mills pointed to a ravine
opening out into the village, with the
warming: Look out for that gully.
There are Indians hidden in there, and
they've knocked over some Of my men,
Everybody was too busy just then
10 pay much attention to two or three