Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-11-06

the Billings Gazette, chairman; Tom
Stout, editor of the LeWistoWn Demo-
crat-News. and j. A. Gilluly, editor of
the Montana Banker, Great Falls.
Blackleg is breaking out in some
parts of the state, according to county
agents. Livestock specialists at Mon
tana State college advise injecting all
animals under two years of age with
blackleg aggressin to prevent the spread
of this epidemic.
you back. If you will surrender and
return, then they will give you ample
rations and will treat you we'll"
Little Wolf replied: TELL them that
we do not want to fight; that we will
not go back. We are leaving this coun-
try. I have had no quarrel with any
one I hold up my right hand that I
do not wish to fight with the whites;
but we are going to our old home to
stay there"
A battle resulted in Little VOLTS re-
fusal, although there we're no serious
results. A few soldiers were slightly
wounded and a couple of Little VOLTS
warriors were shot. BY travelling at
night and hiding in the daytime, the
little band of Indians continued on
their trek northWard, fighting govern
ment troops occasionally. Little Wolf
always cautioned his fighters to let the
troops fire first and to then shoot to
kill, making every bullet mean a soldier.
After the Indians had crossed the
Platte river the party separated. Little
Wolf started for the north country
and Dull Knife turned west toward
Fort Robinson. Soon after the party
had separated Little Wolf followed
down the Running Water to the Sand
hills, and there all winter they lived
we'll on the deer, the antelope, and
cattle, which were very plentiful. They
left in the early spring and went on
north, until they were near Powder
river.
Meantime Lieutenant w. P. Clark
had been sent out from Fort Keogh
to try to intercept Little VOLTS party,
which the troops had entirely lost.
Clark was camped at the mouth of
Powder river. He had with him a num-
Der of Indian scouts, Sioux and sur
rendered C%heyennes. After careful de-
liberation Clark took two troops of
soldiers and advanced toward Little
VOLTS camp. He wanted to avoid
trouble with the Indian chieftain,
When Little Wolf and Clark came face
to face, the lieutenant said:
II have prayed to God that l might
find my friend Little Wolf, and now
I have done So" The two shook hands
and then Clark moved into Little
VOLTS camp, and that night they gave
rations to the C%heyennes. After they
had camped together for three days
Clark said to Little Wolf: Il come
to you as a friend; I want you people
to turn over your arms and to go with
me to Fort Keogh." Because OF his
friendship for Clark, Little Wolf said.
1T is well; we will go with you wher-
ever you say"
After a couple of days travel the
Indians and troops arrived at the gov
eminent camp on Powder river, where
they we're met by General Nelson A
Miles, who went to Little Wolf, saying
Nov we have made peace, and ]
should like to have you and your men
enlist with me as soldiers, and help me
fight other tribes"
Little Wolf replied: my friend, ]
have been travelling and fighting for a
long time now, and I am tired. / dc
not like to do this at present"
A few days passed, and General
Miles sent for Little Wolf to come to
his headquarters at Fort Keogh and
asked him If he had decided to join
the government troops.
Little Wolf yielded. He and all the
young warriors enlisted.
johnson concluded his story by COM
menting upon the long weary march
the Cheyennes made on their trip north
from Oklahoma, by saying:
During their march north the Chey-
ennes killed no citizen until after a
cowboy had killed one OF their young
men who was off TO one side. After
that they killed some people, but
against Little VOLTS orders. His in
structions from the first were that
they were to fight only those who at
tackled them, always to let the troops
shoot first. Little Wolf said: We
tried to avoid the settlements as much
as possible. We did not want to be
seen or known of. I often harangued
my young men, telling them not to
kill citizens, but to let them alone.
told them that they should kill al
the soldiers they could, for these were
trying to kill us, but not to trouble
the citizens. l know they killed some
citizens, but | think not many. They
did not tell me much of what they
did, because they knew I would not like
it,"
Mr.. johnson speaks kindly Of Little
Wolf and thinks Of him as n OF
his best friends during the days OF
unrest and discomfort, when Montana
was a frontier and a battle-ground foi
the Tndiopc and white settlers.