The Monte Vista journal., 1915-03-20
A DARING DEED
Chapter One


excitement to those who composed
the campaign OF the Sioux outbreak
and defiance of the commands of the
War department to remain on their
Reservation. Sitting Bull and the
young braves wanted buffalo, and
against the wishes OF Red Cloud and
Spotted Tail. they set out From
the North. Breyet Brigadier Cen
eral Geo. A. Custer was ordered to
bring the outlaws back. From the
department of the Platte, General
Crook. Dept Commander was or
dered to bring back the Sioux. Ar
aphoes. Ogallalas. and all the rest of
the Indians who were increasing in
numbers at an alarming rate, at the
apparent inactivity of the troops,
who were spread at great distances
from the seat OF war which lasted
all summer from early in June until
the last OF September and stretched
from Omaha. the headquarters of
the department of the Platte to
Wyoming. Montana and the two Da-
kotas. Traversing the Bad Lands
through to the Black Hills and back
to Nebraska again
The Battalion of the 4th U. S. In
fantry, troops of the End and two
troops OF the Bird U. S. Cavalry left
FIT. Sanders. Wyoming. by train to
Medicine Bow on the Union Pacific
railroad where they joined battal-
ions OF the 9th and 14th U. s. In
fantry and band of Chief Washa-
kies friendly Indians of which the
hero of this narrative was member.
We marched from Medicine Bow to
FIT. Lamarie. Wyo., and on the way
we learned at FIT. Laramie that Sit
ting Bulls tribe had ambushed and
killed nearly half of the 7th Cavalry
including Col. Geo. A. Custer and
all his part OF the command Major
Reno and Capt. Benteen, with their
commands were driven back with
great loss, without being able to
Ac' III Juh'tioil Win utn+ custer.
Our command had now been in
creased by the invincible 5th U. S.
Cavalry dnder Col. Merritt and Mel
son A. Miles. and a number of scouts
under the able management of Col
VIM. F. Cody ("Buffalo- Bill"). We
left our wagon train of 100 teams
and 600 mules and pack train was
formed at Goose Creek with Col
Moore as the boss packer and we
pushed on to intercept Sitting Bull
But that willy Chieftain spread out
his braves and drove all the game in
front of him and burned all the
grass so that our stock suffered foI
forage--so much so that whole
troops of cavalry were dismounted
shift for themselves.
Chapter Two
Now came the crisis: Sittin,
Bull had escaped across the Yellow
stone river into Canada. but we sue
ceeded in cutting off Crazy Horse
American Horse. Roman Nose ant
other chiefs with the greater mum
Der OF the renegades who hat
slaughtered Clusters command. w,
were getting short of rations ant
supplies. and Gen. Crook ordered ,
Relief Expedition formed from tn,
best horses still left to go in ad
vance to Red Butte in the Blacl
Hills and secure rations and sup
plies. The expedition was in com
mand OF Lieut.. Carr with pickle,
troops of cavalry. They started be
fore daylight and at daylight en-
countered American Horses ban,
OF Indians and surprised them il
their wickiups. still asleep and with
out pickets out as they seemed {,
feel safe that our starved, wear
and footsore troops were too IA
back to catch them. The expeditio,
made short work of them. A fey
OF the bucks escaped and when W
caught up to them IL was all over
The village was still burning and thu
troops had captured 800 OF tn,