The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-14

NV oiu Id'lIioiiVu irtIp
fought IA band OF redskins armed with
now breecll loading carbtnes. Often, as
in tho fight between 20. Hsrney's ex-
petition and tho Sioux near Ash Hol-
low in tho Platte country in 1885. the
weight of Uncle SANS hand was made
To- fall upon the wrong persons:
The individuals or groups VI Indians who
have committed dcprcdatiors run away.
while III" friendly CAMPS. easily found, ar"
attacked 10y rroops aud their inhahItant-
slaughtered. several considerable killings
nf indians whore this precise thIuE has
takrn place readily suggest themselves.
such ar, Ash Hollow. 1855; sand Creek.
1854; battle - tho wsshita. ,SsS. and The
Baker tight on the Msrias river IN 1870.
In all th"~" attacks ON fri'udiy villages
the women and children, I"ast able to get
away. were he cl'cf sumercrs. In the
reports of Indians Killed they are usually
counted fun iicdred warriors.
The first important collision between
the Cheyenne Indians and the Federal
troops occurred IN 1856. In tho spring
of that year II was reported that .
horses stolen from white men were
lCing held In n camp of t~hcycnnes
near Upper Platte Bridge. Mr.. Grin.
. I'l sly - wv Nl'iN " 49,
stated. that's they were strays picked
III on Ia. prairie. The Indians, IN re-
Spouse to n summons from the ON
mandan, Of the post. agree. to briug
the horses in. hut only three were
brought, The man who had the other
refused to give IL ~. He was then
called Two Tails. but afierward his
name was changed to Little Wolf. u
was he who III tho Dun knife ~
break in 1873 led II party Of cheN-
cnncs north to the Powder River Coun-
try. The ~theycnnes say now that the
people urged and threatened to ON
pei Two Tails To give up. the horse
hut he was unyicldiug.
When 1t became certain that tn"
hois" was not to l." surrendered tn"
officer at tho post ordered tn" arrest
OF certain Indians. One was taken.
Thu" others fed. and IN the flight n
man was killed. Wolf Fire. TN" m1n
arrested. was held prisoner - long
time and iinally died in tho guard
house. His people fled to the BLACK
Hills and III" troops c"ntisrated thc,r
abandoned property. I'm I'D trarpcr
cumins into the fort at night WAS
htlN'h ~ FN''Nl''N ''''''
!. aftcrward It party VI thc>cnn's seut
Il halihrcotl who was with them ="
ask the driver at u mail wagon for
+, tohnrcu. Tho hHlfhrcch made Signs
.nr tine wagon Ia stop. The driver. IN
+, alarm. whipped vi, his horses. drew
1, pistol ana fired NJ tn" waiting In
, dians. This aroused their anger and
they sent - Night Of arrows AT the
=. wagon aud wounded the driver, Tho
: chiefs uf the 'hey"nucs, coming ~,
d, at tn" sound If tho shot. are said to-
, have driven the young mon %ignon.nt-
ous'y back 4" camp.
/ The Indians remained on tho spot
= over ui"ht The nest morning they
: saw troops approaching. Tho soldiers
= v.thou, a word charged the Indians,
' who dropped their weapons and robes
nd fed afuut. leaving their horses
SIX Indians were killed. This ia the
story as the author had ii from ons
? William Rowland. who was in thu
@ Indian camp at the time, The report
! f the cavalry captain who commanded
= he troop says that ten ndian wer,
E.!led and eight or ten wounded; thai
twenty-five horses and two mules wer,
bbNNIfl nv 81 III '" ~
= shields. lanrcs. buffalo robes and =,
: on were found. 'Ne adds signif
eantly," SAYS the author. "'1 lost n,
! men and not "A wound was received,
The Indians who escaped crossed M
river and, attacking "A small Wagon
: rain, killed two white men and
' child and took away the movables
+ IL by way OF revenge for the attacl
y If the soldiers. Other attacks during
hat summer are alleged d!rcc; con
!" .aqueuces of this encounter
In dealing with Indian history o
he civil war years the author d.
cribes the endeavors of the Con
" ederatc Government to organize then
,or service on its side. lie says:
- The record of the years 1867 and lsG
for tho Indians u the central plains show
y hat. considering their grievances ana IN
$ opportunities they had for taking matter
Into their own hands, the tribes were 81
4 c,aainri> peaceful and forneur,ug. AZ thl
q, me nlrrus, an ~" troops bad been Witll
, lravn from he fruu,icr to light tn" CON
" federti,s. There ware left on III" Ar
kansas thirty-nine men ~ tho second III
y fauiry AZ For, larucI, thirty three me
Il Il the Tenth Infantry a. Fort Wise, viii
10 on the Platte there were =; Fort Kcaru
!, l95 men OF the Fourth aud SiAth 'aNaI:
.ad Of the Eighth Kansas Cavalr!. an
It Fora Laramie ninety men Of tn" Secun
u nd Tenth Infantry, Thus al over ma
u ,rrat country there were scattered los
han 500 mon a. four posts. IT he IN
i iaus hul desired a war these petty Carr
/, sons would have hocu driven from III
ir ounirv or Killed or prnued up With
heir posts and rendered entirely usele'
3 protectors Of the travellers through III
10 go. 80. L. IL
ny But 1864 and 90 We're stormy ycar
n the plains. The history Of tn
N 'heyennes in those years is epitumizc
" Il Mr., Gr!nnells chapter headings
n HarrNing the Indians, 1864; It'll
p, sand Creek Massacre. 1864; 'Raid!n
~ Along the Platte. 1866; The Powdc
" River Expedition, 1863: PLAT
10 Bridg. Fight, 1SG5." Later chapte!
l., ell of thc Hancock campaign of u
he Medicine Lodge treaty, the bait,
ne f the Washita IN IS. Adobe Walls
III -, Crooks fights II "The Cust'
a, Battle in 10, the outlawry Of ii
he 'hiefs Dull Knife and Little Vol
md the surrender of Two Moons
and, i'll 1873, The narrative is base
~ n interviews with Cheyenne Indian
he Who heard survivors Of those warlik
So lays tell the story.
After the surrender of the NortheI
:, rhevepnes tn Ganpral Miles most