Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-16

they feared tTeaChsry had befalien
their leader. Nor would they be
pRcified until Old Wolf and Hobbs
showed themselves, assuring them
that they were only having a good
time with friends. without further
ado the uneasy INDIANS proceeded to
camp near the fort.
on the following morning the
chiefs and young Hobbs were taken
through the fort and shown hs thick
walls and defsnsea-partly out OF
courtesy to distinguished guests and
partly to intimidate them against pos.
sibIp depredations In that vicinity,
Finally they were shown one OF the
small six FOUNDERS kept for special
defense. which greatly amazed the
visiting party. old Wolf In particular.
AZ IA mark az further diatinctlon thG
officer In charge loaded the cannon
with a blank charge and fired II. This
old Comanche jumped back with
fright and his warriors Outllde. who
were pnnic stricken, ran pellmell In
all direct Ions They would not stop
nor would they return until old Wolf
hua shouted himself hOarss wish
more assurances th6t he had not
been hurmed and that there wus M
danger.
At midday the trading started. All
the Indians now wanted to enter the
fort. but Colonel Bent was wise
enough To admit only chiefs. Al the
rear Of the post ne exhibited his
merchandise. and here the Indians
brought their furs and ponies. which
they exchanged for tobacco. knives,
cloths and trlnkets, ON this partic-
ulnr occasion whisky was bartered
to them the first day. but as the
EavaRes. muny OF them unused to II.
quOr, sObn got drunk. stopped trad.
Ing and began free.fOT all fight
with knives and war clubs amonG
themselves. Bent. as was his firm
policy In such Instances. stopped the
sale OF fire water. Trouble then
ceased. The trading went on for
eight days. nll OF which were fun Of
rich profit for the firm. old Wolf
slept In the fort each night hut one
during the interval. but about twelve
o'clock his warriors would set up a
big clamoT until he went to the tor
Uf the walls and Te.aSsursd them OF
his safety.
Colonel william Bent was the
leading spirit Of this enterprise. and
true 10 his calling. he was also the
chief trader Frequently would he
make longer expeditions among the
CheyenneR, Ki0waB and ArapahOeB
trading his merchandise which was
carried on pack animals, to the In.
dams for furs. On one OF these mum.
eTous trips he In said to have mar
Tied a good looking Cheyenne squaw,
the daughter OF "a big chief. Little
or nothing In known as TO the out.
come OF this marriage. Being. az
they we're. very Informal arrange.
mentS and usually depending upon
the white husbands within or desire
to stay with his dusky spouse, these
mixed family" alliances OF the bOr-
der did not usually pan out with
much success. In fact, the number
Of anniversaries which these mar
rage unions" might chance to sur.
vive depended absolutely upon the
bridegroom getting tired OF his
squaw and then Vanlshing. Such
family relations would scarcely be
called stable, and It Ia not surprising
that their ofRspFln6 did not turn out
any too we'll. a halR-breed con OF
Charles Bent--chaFIes Bent later be.
came governor OF New Me1leo--waG
given a real chance, the father even
sending him to 1t. Louis for a gIn.
ished education. On returning from
school the son proved q genuine
pTodisal, for he StraiShtWay proceed.
ed to be a criminal OF the "deepeul
rye" He finally became the leader
OF one OF the worst bands OF out.
throat Indians that ever ac0urged
the praIFIea. hut, unlike the prOdlBaI
son In Aha story beautiful this way.
ward youth and his gang were Hys-
tematIcaIly hunted down like %
many wild animals. and the eFrihG
leader, Il II claimed, was shot like I
wild hsast, dyinS miOsFably from hi
woundA
so much for little side light o.
tlta' Bepta. who weFe noted for hayinl
fnnpdaa q fanneNs iah6mnKk on ehl
Santa Pc Trail. They only llRsasthl
.life 'of enc ,tlnNea ana roll0waa thl
euatoms Of thslF surroundings. Poh
sessee Of "a iFoR WILL . klna hees