The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-05-19

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the Seventh cavalry camp, in a grove
of trees some distance from the
camp of the main command. Captain
Keogh was a wealthy man and main
tanned a wagon of his own in the ex-
petition. The keg-wreckers were
ordered to destroy this, too, which
they did, despite Clusters protest to
Stanley that the whisky was private
stock and that such action was an
insult to him and his regimental Of
%ficers. Stanley refused to consider
Clusters protest.
After that the only spirituous
liquor with the command was a small
amount carried by the hospital corps
for necessity in sickness, and the
jars and bottles of raw alcohol car
ried by a small commission of the
Smithsonian Institute at Washing
ton, the members of which ac-
companied the expedition to collect
specimens of insects and reptiles that
they found. Norris says he saw buck
privates drink the alcohol from con-
tainers in which snakes and various
bugs had been preserved.
Veterinary and Sutler Killed.
The first serious trouble with the
Sioux took place where Miles City
now stands. The two hunters, Norris
and Reynolds, were off from the line
of march and had just killed a deer,
when Doctor Honzinger, veterinary
surgeon of the Seventh cavalry, and
a Mr.. B~aliran, the regimental sutler,
came along. They suggested that
Norris and Reynolds go down to the
river with them to take a swim, as
the day was very hot. The two
hunters declined, and Honzinger and
Baliran went on alone toward the
river.
Soon Norris and Reynolds saw
some of the Arickaree scouts riding
toward the wagon trains at a gallop,
evidently much excited and they yell
led at the hunters, drawing their
hands across their throats-the sign
for Sioux. Norris and Reynolds i'm
mediately felt sur that a party of
Sioux had caught Honzinger and
Baliran and killed them, and they
proved right in their conjecture.
AS Don as the Indian scout reach
ed the column and reported, several
troops of the Seventh cavalry start
ed up the valley after the hostiles,
who were led, as was afterward
learned, by Northumberland, the
young Ogalalla chief who three years
later was one of the leading war
chiefs opposed to Custer in the lat
ter's last fight.
This was the 4th of August, and
early in the morning Custer had left
Moyland and Tom Custer, sc men,
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scout called Bloody Knife. After
they had ridden some miles Custer
observed an Indian village on the
river. The day was extremely hot
and he made camp for a MONDAY
rest, as the horses were growing
tired. At 1 o'clock, while most of
the command were asleep, the sentry
gave alarm of Indians coming to
stampede the horses. Custer was on
his feet in a minute, shouting orders
to mount. The Sioux retreated and
the cavalry followed them two miles
up the valley. Finally in the hope of
getting near them, Custer took 20
men, with Captain Tom Custer and
Lieutenant Varnum, and rode 200
yards ahead of the rest. Custer, with
an orderly, then rode 200 yards
ahead of the advance guard, making
peace signs to the half dozen Indians
whom the had pursued.
Custer in Peril.
On the left was some timber, and
Custer, fearing that more Sioux
might be hidden in this, sent his
orderly back to the advance guard
to watch for an attack. This left him
alone in the valley. The Indians he
had been signalling to suddenly
at him, full gallop, while
the timber on the left burst
forth 800 or 400 splendidly mounted
Sioux with a terrific war whoop.
Custer was riding a magnificent
thoroughbred. In a second he was
for life toward his advance
guard. The reds wanted to cut off
Custer and also get between the adj