The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-19

oALEa


II was the night after the Battle %
the Little Big Horn, June 20, ISIS; 4
group or Sioux and Cheyenne chiels
SAT about a roaring campfire discuss;
lug the days battle, which had ended
IN the death Of Custer and his meh.
From a place Of honor beside ths
fire rose the great medicine man, slt;
ting Bull Loudly he chanted ilis 7
own glory. Boosting that his y q. ar!l : !.
skill and his medicine magic had
brought about the Indian victory. In
the midst Of. the vaInglorious oration
another chief stately, digniaed, strtk.
ingIy handsome sprang up from the
fireside group. In fierce inyectfye ne
cursed Sitting Bull for a liar q fraud
and a coward, declaring that the med.
icine man kent out Of bullet range
munlbling Aeharms, while better men
had borne the peril and labor o. the
fight,
The savage who thus dared 70 de'
noance the mighty Sitting Bull was
Gall. chief Of the Uncpapa Sioux ana
real hero Of the Little Big Horn battle.
He was one OF those odd com0ina-
lions: an Indian and rare taeticiann.
He was, moreover, a man Of strong IN.
tellect and-still more. uncommon
among the sioux-had a Kindly heart.
A poor Boy Who Became Great.
Call was born near the Moreau
river South Dakota, in 1910. He be
gan life handicapped by poverty and
by the early loss Of his father, HIS
widowed mother was poor-eYen for
an Indian. Gall literally rose from
the ranks In early manhood his
brain and rare courage had forced
him into local fame. Not only did he
win repute as a fighter, but as 4 skill
tul military strategist. He awakened
wonder among his tribe folk by his
ability to handle a small body OF war
rfors in such manner as TO enable
them TO defeat far larger force. Rap
idly he rose in power until he was
war chief Of the Uncpapas.
The onrush Of emigrants and gold
seekers was fast driving the. Sioux
from their best grounds. Gall, seeing
his people slowly crushed out Of exist
ence by this march OF progress, will
ingly Joined the Indian confederation
of tribes that sought to check the
white mans advance. Yet he secretly
warned white men OF his acquaintance
to move TO a place Of safety before
hOstilities begin.
He with Sitting Bun, Crazy Horse,
Rain in the Face and other noted war
riors, Commanded several thousand
savages who were encamped near the
Little Big Horn in the early summer
of 1876. When Custer advanced upon
the Indian village Gall was chosen as
actual leader in the defense. Here
the chiefs military genius came to the
fore. Instead Of following regular In.
dian methods, as Custer probably ex.
Tpected him to, he hit upon plan as
brilliant as It was simple.
Custer divided his forces for the at
tack. At the head OF one body OF cav.
airy he rode toward the village from
certain po.nlI osasr;as Me- a., cSsrg
down upon the Indians from a difer-
emit quarter, hoping thus tcscateh the
redskins between two fires Gall
8 -. : ~. ,.o,,t ~, 4. hdy,d NJ Indians tn
promptly D, SEM .s p1e ~, saI NJ, - - cbscS:
meet reno , anu mn aoiI .r ui a.,dasiva and
forcing MN 70 s1hg sne :. 49, te,. cns ,t
rendering n, neiplees - ~ - az Nv
Sfal hinlseli ie 80. tS S S,,s..s,S AZ.
ages IN an St'@eA " u'ss
saeamene ...,..,., n,sto;.,s
cam lnuianS s ,. una.ss .Sa ,,tt,e
cayairyhen' saliop,ns ,. aDou. u All 90.
army tnat y vatnT r. S ca,,ia ~
henos reinofeemelt.. by '3 ,sn s,cS,,
ders they kiliea % eap ,, sp L. 10y :
ers norses' mus an, IaH ~ sosa,hIa a.
charge OF sa,e hisus IN pg'9 ~. "a.
eoralns 70 van o"l s'g VI. s a,i. 1 =,
was 80 suceesslSl SAss N oa aS 80. -
holr custer Wnole iofce Wa ''
Inflated.
FROM SAVAGE g Suags' ..t..s
small ~onaer tnat lne man n 49,
cieVerness haa ueNise -. su s..,.,e.. ~
OF pattie snouia nave nay, pesn te iOs
nearing st'ins buh cam az = -t
TOT the victory