Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-30
GREATEST BATTLE ON RECORD
BuffRlo Hora, Old-Time Brave,
Lnpses Into n R~eminIHcent
Mood.

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Il saw something like that. but on a
big, big scale many, many years ago"
spoke up Buffalo Horn. the old Cheyenne
Indian, who was sitting on q bale Of hay
just beyond the sweep Of elephant cupidity.
The men at once, with marked eagerness.
clustered round the aged chief. for the
stories Of the ancient Buffalo Horn were
always pleasing to the gang.
Buffalo Horn smiled with satisfaction as
he looked over his attentive audience. The
old Cheyenne. speaking excellent English
ana as good a business man as anybody.
had none the less been a warrior bold In
the long ago and II warmed his blood to
tell the half forgotten legends Of the
plains. Hts eyes sparkled. his sinewy
hands waved In eloquent gesture and the
past lived again as Buffalo Horn proceeded
with his story.
1T was back in 1862, II remember right"
said Buffalo Horn. when the war was on.
that an army of Texans, under Sibloy.
decided 20 march north clong the Pocos
and conquer New Mexico and Colorado.
The mipes of those territories. I suppose.
We're the real reason for the invasion. and
the Texans marched up 1000 or 1900 strong.
They beat whatever troops the government
ooNaANHA AAi'lA hiih Al1l ptkdN
a long. long march along the Pecos, all
most dried up and not very well mapped
or known forty-six years ago.
Now, as Il happened. the Cheyennes and
Arapahoes, allied tribes, were buffalo hunt
ing in the Llano Estacado. This did not
please the Comanches and Kiowas. who
claimed the only right to hunt on the
Staked Plains, and they notified us to get
or the buffalo range. We simply pushed
on after the herd. and war was in the air.
one morning we discovered a regimsMA
OF blue-clad soldiers coming south. FL
IDENTIFY intent on fighting the confedZate
forces. We were at that time on decidedly
hostile terms with all white men, so we
strung along after them, watching our
chance to kin and scalp any stra gglers
from their column and also looking out
for the Comanches.
Now, so IT seems. the Comanches and
kiowas had attached themselves to the
rear OF the marching Texans and were
doing their best to reduce the number OF
Sibiey's column. Some of the Comanche
scouts however, met outlying parties Of
the federais and skirmished with them
just as cheerfully as II they were the
Texans-all white men were legal game to
the Comanche warriors. We felt the same
80 "h'f hiAOh6h utkOllllk our AIIGDtl0n
mainly to the federal force, had suudrv
Brushes with the advance guard OF the
Texans.
THE big fight came Off one afternoon.
when the main bodies OF che two armies
coliided. Compared to the battles OF Gettys-
burg and Shiloh, II was only a sfdeshow. I
suppose, but 1t seemed extremely gaudy
ana classy to the Indians looking on. After
awhile, just as a Texas platoon was form
ing Tor a charge, the Cheyennes and Arapa-
noes grew so excited they wouldn't STAY
BACK. They Balloped along the federal flank
screening like devils. and at the same
moment the Kiowas and Comanches.
equally wild with fierce desire for hattie
rode up from the south.
III two troops OF Indians came To-
gether with a crash Of spears and a shoUer
or arrows, Just as the Texas charge struo,
the federal center. The federals. giving
ground before the attack, reeIed back ana
when they reformed, they were right
among the fighting Indians, who were
stabbing and shooting like fiends, and not
giving room for anybody.
4 often wished could afford to have a
great artist paint that fight from my de-
seription. 1t would be worth his while.
The four bands of Indians kept up their
"SHr bub save Ill lne aIIen-
ton they could to the white men. One of
the best Fighters / ever saw was Black
Raven, an Arapahoe. He lanced a CO.
manche, the spear breaking off short.
Black Raven then brought the lance butt
down upon a federal soldiers head. He
dismounted TO take the scalp. but lust AZ
ne bent dow a confederate shot him
through the body. The stunned federal
came to life at this instant, drew a re-
Volver and shot the confederate. During a
moment when the rush OF the fight was
turned in another direction, a Kiowa coll
lected the scalps OF the whole crowd. in
Guiding the federal soldier, who was too
weak to run or even to shoot again.
The battle didn't last long. 1t couldn't
TOO strenuous an affair. While the Texans
had a shade the best Of the doings. having
occupied the federal camp and captured
some ammunition. the Indians were the
worst damaged OF the battling factions.
Finding ourselves all shot to pieces, we
proclaimed a peace smoke, all around. ana
the four tribes carrying their wounded, set
out to hunt buffalo together, leaving the
white men 10 settle their own troubles
We wanted no more OF either army.
Some fighting that, boys. All, those
were the lovely days,"-New York Tels-
graph.
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