, 1922-01-22

z anu TIE SLaJe librarian.
lily discouraging- The general
be gathered from tho files by research
workers.
Frank Gruuard.
Reading Ike q weird and thrilling
tale OF widest adventure. 10 the mar
rative Of the life OF Frank Grouard,
chief Of government scout.
j. T. 0rsuard. the father Of Frank.
hdvenftiresome young man. went to
the Paumoto islands. In tina South
Pacific ocean and became attached
came hts chief object In life. He mar
RED the daughter Of a chief OF TIE
Island Of Ana and TO them were born
three sons. Frank being the second.
born I'm 1880 Crouard brought his
emily to the United States. settling
in California. but the mother,
because of poor health. took the other
two son and went back Il her native
islands. where she died.
Placed In tho care of n family named
Pratt when hs was five years old.
Frank was taken TO Utah. whore he
lived an uneventful life units he was
sixteen He then ran away and en-
tered upon n career as strange as
ever befeil man.
He worked as n mule skinner for
ntnny months and later. when he was
nineteen. carried man on horseback
from Fort Hall TO Fort Peck. The
way was through a wild unsettled
country and during a heavy snow
storm in January OF 1869. he YVES
suddenly surrounded and captured by
a party of fourteen Sioux Indians. OF
whom Sitting Bull was chief. Two
of tho men werc trying 10 kill Grou1
ard when Sitting Bull interviewed and
the boy was taken to the Indian vii
lage unharmcd. He was kept there
under close surveillance for sixteen
months before no learned that the In
dams did not intond to kill him He
was adopted by Sitting Bull as his
brother and given the name Standing
Bear" because when he was captured
he wore n huge buffalo overcoat
cap. leggings and moccasins and
standing. had the appearance OF a
bear rec on its hin legs.
Three years after his capture by
the Sioux, the Indians decided TO test
his nerve by t~orturing him. 80 In
the presence OF the whole triber in
GLIDING Sitting Bull. four hundred
and eighty pieces of flesh were cut
from each arm. his eyebrows were
pulled out and large pieces OF n sub
stancs resembling punk were lit and
placed on his wrists and allowed to
burn UP. the flesh being burned to
the bono The period Of his torture
was four hours and during all that
time he never allowed a murmur to
pass his lips The Indians then de-
cided that he was good medicine
ana let him go. though his suffering
from his wounds lasted for months.
Grouard lived with the Indians fer
six years, hrst with the Sioux and
then other tribes. learning their Ian
guage and customs. before he was
able to make his final escape. What
he learned while with them was of
inestimabie value to him later on.
He then entered the employ OF the
government. serving as q scout I'm
der General Crook. He was vtry
efficient In this work and absolutely
reliable He WA untiring In his per
secution Of the Indians snd he was
also noted for. his SUCCESS In captur-
ing criminals and outlaws.
After becoming nearly blind from
exposure. In tho service of the gov
eminent. he settled near Fort McKin-
ney, where he wan living when the
last record was made Of him. In
1894.
when Frank was captured by the
Indians. his fRther lost track of him
and believed his son had been killed.
He finally saw . newspaper account
of him and Immediately began to
trncs HIM with the result that they
were reunited In Sheridan. Wyo.,