Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-15

DrOUc his bdyOnet clean through the In
dian's body.
nation showing that he was planning
to leave the agency with some Of the
worst of the disaffected. 1t was thought
best to arrest him. This brought about
n fight. in which he was MORALLY
wounded and died, smilingly defying
the white man.
The Cheyennes who surrendered to
Miles were treated by him in such
brotherly manner that he eventually
gained their affection and from among
| them enlisted corps. like the old
Pawnees on the Platte, as scouts.
Miles winter campaign. In short.
was effective. The next May found
Miles after the Minneconjous, under
Lame Deer, whom he followed with
pack trains and no membranes. He
surprised them on the Muddy and had
them completely surrounded. while a
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
EeSpOlSe u InlS WIS IL Tlne Dullet
| through the arm and body of White
| Bull, hut 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 fired at the gener-
al, whose escape was miraculous. as his
| 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 n
man l dearly loved and trusted, who
| had stood beside me at many a trying
time. had ridden many weary ride
and secuted with me under great diff
culties, met his fate-Jim White, Buff
falo Chips
! \ package of winter clothes had ar
| rived for me by the river route, and
in parting l had given him my best
overcOat, q hat and other toys. and his
death for awhile caused the Indians to
report that PeHa-IIas-Ka chat is my
Indian nance had fallen, and in sew
eral tribes there were held premature
obituary rejoicings. While Borrowing
for Jim, ! was always proud that he
made n good showing and that he
brought honor to his western nick
name, which was given to him I'm 4
spirit of raillery by no less q 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 /, he
asked me to put in print brief notice
of n comrade who was very dear to
him, and it shall be done now.
i james White was his name, a man
little known east of the Missouri, but
on the plains he was Buffalo Bills'
shadow. I had met him for the first
time at Mcpherson Station, in the
Platte valley, in 1871 when he came to
me with q horse and the simple intro
duction that he was a friend Of Cody's.
ION many e. 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.
j gentler frontiersman never lived. He
was modesty and courtesy combined
conspicuous mainly because Of two OF
three unusual traits for his classic
never drank, never heard him swear
| and no man ever heard him lie.
For years he had been Cody's faith
full follower, half servant, half 'pard
ner.' He was Bills 'fidus Achates.
Bill was his adQration. They had beer
] boys together, and the hero worship Of
extreme youth was simply intensified
in the man. He copied BUS dress. hi