Cañon City record., 1909-07-01
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the early. summer of 1875 General
Crook with some eleven hundred men
moved out from Fort Fsttleman. wyo-
ming. ON the expedition which culmi-
mated in the battle OF Rosebud. Colo
mel W. B. Royal had command OF ths
cavalry Of Crooks little army. One
morning the Sioux and the Ohsyeuasa
under Crazy Horse. who - fighter
and general was probably the most
proficient Indian that ever lived. At
taoksd Crooks mea. 9Aa left wing
under Royal was iAGtdted b IN A.
roys and practically surrouldsd By .
Toe which outnambs:sd them i've 10
oAA.
The remainder Of the army. heavily
engAged. could give them No succor.
The indians made charge after charge
upon the troops who had all dis
mounted except the fIsld officsrs. Col-
onel Guy v. Henry haA command Of
the LEFT battalion Of Royals force.
Cool ~ an icsberg. he rode mp and
down the thin line. steadying and
holding his mon. At one dime. hy .
daring charge. he rescued an imper-
lied company under . brother officer.
At last. in one Of the furious attacks
of the Sioux. he was shot in the face.
A rifle bullet struck him under the
left eye. passed through the upper
part Of his mouth under the nose.
and came out below the right eye.
The shock was terrific. His face
was instantly covered with blood. his
mouth filled with Il. He remained in
the saddle. however. and strove 10
urge the troops on. In the very act
OF spurring his horse forward to lead
a charge. he lost consciousness and
fell to the ground. At that instant
the war-bonneted indians. auperbly
mounted. delivered an overwhelming
onslaught on the left flank OF the line.
The men. deprived OF their le ader.
Tor a time fell back. The Indians ac-
tually galloped over the PROSTATE
figure OF the brave soldier. Forum
ately. he was not strusk by the hoofs
of any OF the horses.
A determined stand by Chief WASH
axle. OF the friendly allied Shoshones.
who with two or three OF his braves
fought desperately over Henrys body.
preventing him from being scalped
and killed. The officers OF the Third
speedily rallied their men. drove back
the Indians and reoccupied the
ground where Henry lay. He was as
sisted to his horse and taken to the
rear where the surgeons were. Such
could not speak above a whisper.
could not see or hear anything. and
had great difficulty in breathing. As
the dostor bent over him he heard the
wounded man murmur. Fix me up
SO that can go back"
But there was no going back for
him that day. however. One OF the
Colonel's comrades came back to him
during a lull In the fight. There he
lay helpless on the bare ground. in
the shadow Of his restive horse, which
the orderly had all he could do to
manage. No one else could be spared
from the battle line to attend to Hem
ry's wants, although. as a matter Of
fact. he expressed no need for any
thing. The flies had settled thickly
upon his bandaged face. The officer
bent over him with an expression of
commiseration. ITS all right. Jack"
gursled out from the bleeding lips.
its what we're hsre for"
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Early vlsltations OF Grasshoppsrs:
One OF the first occurrences Of note
In the early settlement Of the west
vas the visitation OF grasshoppers In
September. 1870 They came in such
numbers az to appear In thick clouds
OF vapor. casting q faint shadow upon
the earth. In twenty-four hours after
their. appearance every green thing
In the nature Of farm prcAucts that
they conld eat was destroyed. They
came % late in the season. however.
that. the early corn had ripsnsd 20
they coud not damage the crop, other
wise . famine would have resulted.
The next appearance Of the pests was
over forty years later In western Mis-
souri,. Nebraska and Kansas, when
the settlers suffered TO q great ex-
tent from their ravagss and after
wards came the great Assisa Of 1874.