White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-03

But more important than establishing the
veracty-in one at least !-of a press
agent, is the fact that Frazer's statement re-
calls once more the name of a really great In
dian chief, and Americans may we'll look upon
the buffalo nickel with new interest because
they now know that the Indian profile thereon
has in it some of the dignity and strength of
the features of Chief Two Moons of the
Northern Cheyennes
Two Moons rose to position of Importance
among the Cheyennes because of his feats as
q warrior. He many times wounded in
battle, both with Indians of other tribes and
the whites. Once Pawnee arrow tore it's way
through his flesh; on another occasion he was
shot by Grow In the Yellowstone country;
in fight with American soldiers in Utah he
was shot through the thigh But he also counted
many coups, on both red men and white. The
opening Of the Indian war in 1876 found him
the chief of a band of Cheyennes in the Powder
river country and when the Sioux were Joined
by their allies, the Cheyennes, Two Moons had
a conspicuous part in the Battle of the Rose
bud when Crazy Horse of the Ogallalas defeated
General Crook.
A week later Two Moons and his band were
encamped on the Little Big Horn when Custer
and the Seventh cavalry made their fatal at
tack on the big Indian village strung along that
stream. Two Moons account of the battle
which was taken down by Hamlin Garland and
which appeared in the old McClure's magazine
for September, 1898, is one of the most graphic
and at the same time one of the most mpor-
tant (from the Indians viewpont) narratives
of that famous engagement ever written. In
telling of his interview with Two Moons Gar
land writes: "There something placid and
powerful in the lines of the chiefs broad brow
and his gestures dramatic and noble in
sweep His extended arm, his musing eyes,
his deep voice combined to express medtative
solemnity profoundly impressive. There was
no anger In his voice. and no reminiscent fer
ocity. All that was strong and fine and dis
tinctive in the Cheyenne character came out in
the old mans talk. He seemed the leader and
thoughtful man he really was-patient under
injustice courteous to his enemies"
Two Moons not only participated in the Crook
and Custer battles but also was in another IA
nous battle-the attack by General Mackenzie
on Dull Knife's village that bitter winter night
of 1876 when the power of the Cheyennes was
broken. The next spring Two Moons realized
that the game was up and he led his people to
Fort Keogh Mont, to surrender to Gen. Nell
son A. Miles. In 1879 he served as a scout
under Lieut.. w. P. Clark. in the effort to catch
the Cheyenne chief Little Wolf, after his epic
dash from Oklahoma towards freedom in the
north. After the close of the Indian wars Two
Moons looked upon as head chief of the
Northern Cheyennes and he Jealous in lead
ing them sin the white mans road" even after
blindness handicapped him in his later years
The Indian on the buffalo nickel however, is
not the only one for which a notable red man
was the model The other day statue which
has stood at the foot of Eighteenth street in
Chicago for nearly 40 years WIS removed from
it's stone base and taken to the Chicago His
torical Society building for safekeeping until
its final disposal is determined So travellers
coming into the Twelfth street station in Chi
cago over the Illinois Central or Michigan Cen
trail will no longer catch feeting glimpse of
the spirited bronze group which once stood