The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-05-22

| they had any idea that we were With
In n thousand miles. Then heard the
| rattling of rifles on the right n left,
| plainly distinguishing the basso sound
of Buffalo BilT's' trusty rife, old 'Lu-
cretia Borgia.'
""Buffalo BIZ got pretty well around
| the village when he went in on Cap
tain Prices right. As he advanced he
saw a chief on a horse charging o
and haranguing his men. He and his
party laid for him. and as he came
nearer Buffalo Bill shot him of his
horse and got the animal. This was
the celebrated a C horse Tall Bull
which he Cody rode for a long time
and with 1t won many exciting races.
When he came into camp Mrs. Tall
Bull said hat It was her husbands
horse. leaving no doubt about the fact
that Buffalo Bill had killed the chief.
ION this occasion the Indians had
two white captives-Mrs. Alderdice OF
| Missouri, whom they killed during the
fight, and Mrs. Weigel Of Kansas. who
had been shot In the back with a PTS
toll bullet. which broke a rib, but was
detected and passed around and lodg-
ed below her left breast. Fifteen hun
dred dollars in gold, silver and green
backs. which was gathered in the
camps, was given her, and she went
| back. remarked and proved up her
| claim. Next morning we dug a grave
on a hill above the village and buried
Mrs. Alderdice, the surgeon reading
the service.
81 detailed a board of officers to
count the dead Indians. and notwith-
standing that 1t is their custom to car
~ away the wounded and to hide or
bury the dead we found sixty-eight
dead bodies on the field"
AS chief Of scouts under General
Phil Sheridan. 1 and the men were rest
ing at Fort Mcpherson after a haz-
ardous expedition and a long md sue
cessful chase. 1t was a quiet June
evening, and we were enjoying refresh
ing breezes. A detail had left the fort
to water the government herd OF
horses and mules In the nearby Platte
| river Wueu cuOlo NCAN hNohNf
one was on his feet In q moment, FOL
IT was learned that a party of Sioux
Indians had dashed from the cotton
wood trees, shooting. shouting ano
waving blankets, and had stampedee
a herd Of about 400 animals. The In
dams had killed two of the herders anc
wounded another. Some of the herd
-. r.. A. o~~rl xrhorn thay wprf
accustomed to go for the night. but the
Indians got away with about 200 and
started for the bluffs south of the fort
All was excitement, but, as was my
custom, had my war horse. "Olt
Buckskin joe" neal at hand and wa'
mounted in time to make n recon
n~oissance and note the direction Il
which the Indians had disappeared
with the government stock.
General William II. Emory had hi
bupler sound the ''boots and saddles,
and by the time l returned for In
structions FIVE troops Of cavalry wer'
busy saddling up. getting their arms
ammunition and some supplies. ON
company-I, Fifth United States cav
alry-were the first troops saddled ant
ready for the chase. Their officer,
young lieutenant by the name of Ear
d. Thomas, now Brigadier Genera
Thomas and in command Of the de
partment Of Colorado, was just GU
from West Point, full Of ambition ant
delighted to be in command in the ali
sence of his superiors. General En-
ory and myself agreed on the necessit
Of quick action, and, to the delight @
young Thomas, he was ordered wit
his troop to follow me, while the othe
troops as soon as ready would follow.
"Fours right! Trot! Gallop!' An
we dashed off. We followed at a ga
lop until dark. but did not get a sigh
of the Indians, and the tracks showe'
that they were whooping 1t up on tn
run. A halt was called to give tn
putting horses q rest, and Thomas col
suited me. His orders were to folio,
and recapture the animals. l tol
Thomas 1 could follow the trail a
night If necessary and awaited his al
swer. II will follow you. Mr.. Cody, a
/ was told to do so, and l will go whel
ever you propose" After a short res
Mount and forward was the ordel
and the chase was continued. Durin
the night the Indians repeatedly dot
bled on their trail. We did not reac
Medicine creek. where we got waite
for men and horses, until II O'Clock th
next day.
The trail showed that the Indian
were headed southwest, In the direC
ton of Red Willow Springs. Known
that there was no water between Med
icine creek and the Red Willow, ! wa
sure that the Indians would make
stop there. as 1t was many miles froz
there to the next water. We decides
it was best to keep continuously on tn
job and as the Indians must max
some stop to rest and eat we coul'
overlap them. When the horses wer'
rested. and as we had nothing or han(
to eat to delay US and had had moth
ing since dinner the day before, oul
best possibility for a meal was to over
take the Indians. surprise them. whiI
them and capture what dried mea
they had.
After leaving the creek the Indian:
began their old tricks in trying to hide
their trail by devices well known tc
me, but / paid no attention to this
knowing what must be their next stop