The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-02-05

I'm. ne ISM warmed up yer. SeN-
eral." said. HE doesn't go good un.
til lie gets his second wind"
By this time the mule was really be-
ginning TO show his staying qualities
over the Kentucky horse that the gen
eral was riding. and the general could
not keep up But the general would
NOT give up. and we went on mile
after mile through the sand hills until
finally ! had actually TO wait on the
general little. Every once In awhile
the general would remark about that
mule. But we went on. and the gan.
cral still would not give In. We con.
tinued going until we got within abou.
fifteen miles of Fort Larned Here we
stopped on hill to wait for the OH.
GERS and orderlies TO oyertake rs
When they got up showed the gen.
eraI depression In the sand hills and
told him that that was the Pawnee
Fork creek and that all we had 70 dc
was 10 follow the creek down and we
would come TO the fort.
Now. general" | said. IF you have
any urgent dispatches that you want
taken TO your commanding officer. II
you will give them 10 me ! will take
them on and have them delivered t.
him. You cannot help but find your
way
~Ah.- he said. you are kidding me
about what I said In regard 10 that
mule. welf.- turning 10 one Of the
officers, ..you bring the escort In. Fol-
low the direction We are going. and ]
will 20 on with Cody"
And we started. I giving him as live
" ride rs his horse could stand until
we reached the fort That night the
generals horse died. The next morn
Ing ut guard mount ] rode up to the
headquarters Of Fort Larned. which
was commanded by Captain danger.
Geld Parker. with whom the general
was stopping. and reported TO him.
said that II be had no further use for
me would return TO my own fort and
that II he had any dispatches be wanted
taken back to Fort HAYS would take
them, as expected 10 get there In
eight hours on the same mule.
He laughed and said. well. ] will
never say anything against . mule
again"
Among the many army officers under
i whom | have served one OF my earliest
experiences was with Major General
Eugene A. Carr. retired. General Carr
was a graduate Of West Point whep
cabins were more plentiful than frame
houses In upper New York state
whence be came. Graduating In 1850
he went to the frontier and graduated
In that old school that made him one
Of the best OF Indian fighters.
In 1868 first met him when ! was
scout for Colonel Royals command
whom be succeeded. II has been the
pride Of nv career that. be being ar
officer Of such vide experience and
ability. | secured bis esteem and
friendship. and In his writings be In,
been very generous In abiding to N,
~erviees. | had the honor Of serving
with him In many trying campaigns
notably IN that which eliminated II
his success over Tall Bull. who has
long been the terror OF the plains Will
what Is known as the dog soldiers.
who we're renegades recruited from |
dozen disappointed tribes and wer'
composed OF the most vicious. fanatica
Indians who were opposed 70 th'
white mans Intrusion In the west. Th'
deprednilons were OF terrifying m
tnre. and Carr was delegated to pun
fish them nc all hazards. Their contin
= nous pursuit for many months was |
very trying one. as they employed tn
Indians. methods OF annoyance In al
tack BY safely scattering when bar
? pressed. Knowing that only strategi
2 cunning could eventually effect sub
jugation or dispersal. General Car
proved By his persistent energy an
strategy that he was equal 10 the I'll
uafion. II was during the contlnuou
pursuit OF these warriors that me
: one Of my closest calls IN an incidents
J eight which occurred az O point Gale
= Elephant rock. II was In the sprin
: Of 1869 that we reached Elephan
rock. which Ia point on a rock o
!. the south side OF Beaver valley. wher
= I found an indian trail going dow
|. the Beaver. and. following II. the con
= mand went Into camp. The general D
dered Lieutenant Ward 20 follow II.
Z being already on the scene. va
\ ! keeping the Indians IN sight while CO
!. ering my presence from them. whs
= somewhat 10 the left. almost parall
Z with them. heard firing. and afte
= ward ascertained that Leutenai
Ward was Ia q sklrmish 80 prematul
. that NJ one time II threatened 10 q
I, |, me OF.
. General Carr left the command d
y der Major Brown 20 follow with Il
. wagons. and the Indians. skirmishiI
!. with great daring, put up game fgi
\ General Carr followed them IN
= nearly dark and returned 70 meet al
:" protect the wagons. Forming bis m'
!, IN hollow square. he made an order
retreat. the Indians showing great %
= sinacity In their skirmish tactics.
y much 10 that the general got bull
I, through the scsbbard Of bis sab
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