The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, April 2, 1909 Page: 2 of 8
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HOW I KILLED
CHIEF
YELLOW HAND
BY BUFFALO BILL
PROP!* TRUE TALES OP THE PLAINS*
OOPYRIUHT. tsoe.Bf WILLIAM r. CODY.
ENERAL TOIL 8ITERIDAN
■ arranged thin campaign §o
that detachments of the army
would leave several points
and with various objects to be accom-
plished. while the eventual objective
was to concentrate und corral with a
cordon strong enough to crush forever
the power of the northern Sioux and
Cheyennes and their allies. Expedi-
tions uuder Major General George A.
Crook, General Wesley Merritt and
Major General Eugene A. Carr started
from different points, but with active
relations, in cutting off the southern
Indians, especially the Ogallala and
Brule Sioux and the Cheyennes, from
Joining en masse with Sitting Bull or
to obstruct and prevent any Junction
Of the northern Sioux with them, as
■uch Junction would have given them
a strength almost equal to the army
and many times larger than the forces
In that section of the country. These
three commanders will nlways stand
In the front rank of our most experi-
enced soldiers In the civil war and es-
pecially in Indian warfare, had grad-
uated nt both games and had ou their
rosters of officers men destined to be-
come equally famous and successful.
Merritt's command worked successful-
ly and had many skirmishes, finally
cutting the main body of the Indians
off and driving them back to their
agency southward, while driving back
the northern Indians coming south.
On July 15, while I was scouting for
Information, General Merritt ascer-
tained through Paymaster (afterward
General) Stanton that 800 hostile
Cheyennes, fully equipped for the war-
path, had started to Join Sitting Bull.
These savage horsemen, probnhly the
best In the world, would have a start
of sixty miles If Merritt pushed to the
agency to make certain of their Inten-
tion and then pursued them. He did
nothing of the kind. As we had been
retracing our steps they felt perfectly
secure—so much so that the white
chief, they thought, could not double
on his tracks and cut them off before
they reached the timber fringe of the
Cheyenne. This they could not Imag-
ine for one minute, and Merritt had
to plan a ride that would test to the
utmost the possibilities of man and
horse to overcome the advantage they
liad of him. To discomfit these scien-
tific fighters he had to ride clear
around them In the are of a < Ircle.
while they went In a bee line, and mint
do it without bein': discover si. bring
every horse and man to (he hniile
front In good rorrtlll-n, ns r ihi seven
enivon'-los rf r.evnlry tint were availa-
ble they eu.jniub.T0d lil-i IV. i to one
and I) ■ |o '• );•<; the vre- -n !’n nod
Impediment t !«e'-i-,i ,npn and horses
wou'd have .-s. ,( ....• | |, ,, )U(
lid von; 111' n • |ld- « ,e
comment, und the old Indian trail
was found. The Indians had not
I
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"The Blood Is The Life.”
Science has never gone beyond the
above simple statement of scripture. But
It has illuminated that statement and
given it a meaning ever broadening with
the Increasing breadth of knowledge.
When the blood Is "bad” or Impure it
Is not alone the body which suffers
through disease. The brain la also
and judgement are
i evil deed or impure
ictly traced to the
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CMl hfl made n^p. bv the „L ,.t rTT
Eferce’s Golden Modi,-,. I
enriches anil nnnHo* ,h.
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other cutaneous affections, as eczema,
tetter, or salt-rheum, hives and other
manifestations of Impure blood.
. • • ® ® ® ®
in the cure of scrofulous swellings, en-
larged glands, open eating ulcers, or old
•ores, the "Golden Medical Discovery "has
performed the most marvelous cures. In
cases of old sores, or open eating ulcer*,
U Is well to apply to the open sores Dr.
Pierce's All-Healing Salve, which pos-
sesses wonderful healing potency when
used as an application to the sorea In con-
junction with the use of "Golden Medical
Discovery "as a blood cleansing constl-
tutlonal treatment. If your druggist
don’t happen to have the "All-Healing
Salve" In stock, you can easily procure It
by Inclosing fifty-four cents In postage
Mamps to Dr. R. V. Pierce, 863 Main St.
Buffilo, N. Y., and It will come to you by
return post. Most druggists keep It as
well as the "Golden Medical Discovery."
• ® ® ® ® ®
You can’t afford to accept any medicine
of unkrunm composition as a auhetltute
lor "Golden Medical Discovery," which Is
» medicine or known composition
having a complete list of Ingredients In’
plain English on Ita bottle-wrapper, the
name being attested aa correct under oath.
Dr. Plerce'a Pleasant Pellets regulate
and Invigorate stomach, liver and bowela.
They were an astonished lot of redskins.
passed yet, and, dust covered and
weary, at 3 a. m. of the 17th of July
the command to unsaddle was given
on the hunks of nat creek, across the
Indian front, with the Cheyennes In
camp not ten miles away. We had
ou traced and were then ahead of them,
having made one of the most remarka-
ble rides In cavalry annals.
We had come seventy-five miles In
twenty-four hours and were ready at
daybreak, and the Cheyennes appeared
simultaneously. They were an aston-
ished lot of redskins, and here occur-
red what Is known as the battle of
War Bonnet Creek. It was In this en-
gagement that fate allotted to me the
duty to meet personally and success-
fully the war chief Yellow Hand. A
matter of detail that I well remember,
the chief yelled to me, “Come on,
come on. White Long Ilalr!” (“Cooa.
cooa, Pe-Ha-He-Has-Ka!” In Chey-
enne). We both fired simultaneously,
my first bullet going through the
chief's leg and entering the body of his
horse. Ills bullet glanced on my sad-
dle, and my horse stumbled in a prai-
rie dog hole, but I landed on my feet.
Kueellng quickly, I put a bullet
through the head of bis horse, coming
on at speed. Thus we were both
afoot and In cloae proximity. The
story Is better told In the press dis-
patches of that day and by Lieutenant
(now General) Charles King In his
book. “Campaigning With Crook.”
The dates and arrival of these dis-
patches will show how isolated was
the country and the length of time It
took to communicate with the east:
The Indian War—Details of Colonel
Merritt's Charge on the Chey-
ennes—A Short Struggle.
The Indians, Utterly Surprised, Rush
Back In Disorder —The Lateat
From General Crook’s Army.
Brigadier General Hall, was some six
miles off to the southwest, slowly ap-
proachlug, and the Indians were close-
ly watching, but keeping concealed
from the' view of Its guard. The two
companies of Infantry with him were
riding In the wagons. At 0 o'clock
the Indians were swarming all along
the ridge to the southeast, some three
miles away. Suddenly a party of eight
or ten warriors came dashing down a
ravine that led directly under the hill
where Lieutenant King and his six
men were watching.
“The object was as suddenly appar-
ent Two horsemen, unconscious of
the proximity of the foe. Imd ventured
out ahead of the train and were mak
Ing rapidly for the creek They were
couriers with dispatches for the com-
mand. The Indians, utterly Ignorant
of the rapid move of the Fifth, were
simply lient on 'Jumping' the couriers
and getting their scalps.
‘Buffalo Bill,’ chief of the scouts, lay
on the hill with King and Instantly
sprang to his horse down off the hill.
'All keep out of eight,' said the gen-
eral 'Mount now. and when the word
Is given off with you!’ Then, turning
to the officer of the picket, he said:
‘Watch them. King. Give the word
when you are ready.'
“Crouching behind the little butte.
Bill and his party of two scouts and
six soldiers were breathlessly wait-
ing. Hnlfway up were the geueral and
his staff. The lieutenant lay at the
crest, watching the rapidly advancing
foe. Down they came, nearer and
nearer, the sun flashing from their
brilliantly painted bodies and their pol-
ished ornaments. Then, Just as they
were dashing by the front of the hill.
King shouts. ‘Now, lads. In with you!’
“General Merritt sprang up to see
the attack Just as a tall Indian reeled
In his saddle, shot by Corporal Wilkin-
son of K company. An answering bul-
let whistled by the general’s head Just
when King, still on watch, sung out,
‘Here they come by dozens.’ The re-
serve Indians came swarming down
the ridge to the rescue. Company K
was Instantly ordered to the front,
hut before It appeared from behind the
bluff the Indians, emboldened by the
rush of their friends to the rescue,
turned savagely on ‘Ruffalo Bill’ and
the i'**'c p"rt,v at the outpost.
“The letter sprang from their horses
und met the daring charge with a vol-
ley. Yellow Hard, a young Cheyenne
brave, came foremost, singling Bill as
a fix-man worthy of his steel. Cody,
kneeling and taking deliberate aim.
sent a bullet through the chiefs leg
and Into hi* horse. Down went the
two. and before his friends could
reach him a second shot from Bill's
rifle laid the redskin low.
“On came the others, bent on annl
llllntlng the little hand (hat opposed
them. when, to their amazement, a lorn
blue line popped up In their way. an 1
IC company, with Colonel Mason at Its
bend, dashed at them. Leaving their
dead, the Chc-cnnes scattered back
belt.er skelter for the ridge, but their
fire was wild nnd their stand a short
one. Company after company de-
bouched from behind the bluff, and. ut-
terly disheartened, the Indians rushed
CAST
“Fort Laramie, July 22, 1876.
“At noon ou Saturday, the 15th Inst.,
the Fifth cavalry, under General Mer-
ritt, were bivouacked on Itawhlde
creek, eighteen miles from Fort Lara-
mie, to which point they were ordered
In from the Cheyenne river, 100 miles
north, en route to Join Crook. A cou-
rier suddenly appeared from the agency
with dispatches stating that 800 Chey-
ennes were making preparation to
leave for the northwest to Join Sitting
Bull, thnt ho was to throw himself
across their line of march In time to
Intercept them, and Merritt had to
make eighty miles before they could
make thirty, but off he went, and
Sunday night found him with seven
companies hiding under the bluffs on
War Bonnet or Hat Creek square up
to their front.
“At daybreak Monday morning Lieu-
tenant King, commanding the outposts
to the southeast, sent word that the
war parties were coming over the rldg«
from the reservation. Joining him at
the advanced post. General Merritt
found the report correct. The com-
mand noiselessly mounted and was
massed under the bluffs a quarter of n
mile to the rear and out of sight of the
Indians.
“At the same time the wagon train,
under Lieutenant W. T. Hall, now
The Kind You Have Always Bought* and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of
- and Baa been made under his per-
■ " * *0 w AllOWuO ouc ucuuivc JWU iu uinm
All Counterfeits, Imitations and ** Just-as-good” are boh
experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment*
What Is CASTOR IA
Castorla is a harmless substitute for Castor OU, Pare-
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narco tie
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cufes Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep.
The Children’s Panacea—The Mother’s Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
The Kind You Hare Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THt oiirr.ua oomnon, rr mm aranr. an* ms on*.
BUI,’ sliding backward down the hill,
‘now’s our chance. Let the party
mount here out of sight and we'll cut
these fellows off. Come down here,
every mnn of you.'
Glancing behind me. I saw Cody.
Talt nnd ‘Chips.’ with five cavalrymen.
Misery in Stomach.
Why not start now—today, and for-
ever rid yourself of Stomach trouble
and Indigestion P A dieted stomach
gets the blues ind grumbles. Give it
a good eat, then take Pape’s Dlapepslo
eagerly bending forward In their sad-.. “ , P u.apepslo
dies, grasping carbine and rifle, every t0 8tart ,he dl?eetiue Julces working.
‘ There will be nodyspepsia or belching
of Gas or er uctations of undigested
dies, grasping carbine and rifle, every
eye bent upon me. watching for the
signal. Not a man but myself knows
how near they are. That’s right, rinse
In, you beggars! Ten seconds more
and you are on them! A hundred and
twenty-five yards—a hundred—ninety
‘Now. lads. In with yon!’
‘There’s n rush, a wild. rlnrlnT
cheer, then hann. lmng, bang, and
food; no feeling like a lump of lead in
the stomach or heartburn, sick head-
ache and Dizziness, and your food will
not fermennt and poison your breath
with nauseous odors.
, Pape’s Diapepsin costs only 50 cents
in a cloud of dust Cody and his men for a large case at any drug store here
“mons ,t|lem- Bin’ , and will relieve the most obstinate
closing on a superbly Accoutered wnr- ^ . . ,,
rior. It Is the work of a minute; the C89e °f Indlse8lion and Upset Stomach
Indian has fired and missed. Cody's iin flve minute8'
bullet tears through the rider's leg j There is nothing else better to take
in a hCart' a"d thPy tUrable (Jas from Storaach and cleanse the
other shot, hut Cody's second bullet 1 °ne trUnKule will <%est and prepare
hlffl tha mn t*h It I ~ — • ffiH nnni' ™ i I .. . ! f . ■ . .
It is now close i/uartcrs, knife and knife.
for the reservation, tearing behind all
their provisions. General Merritt pur-
sued them until night, when the whole
command went Into camp at the agency.
“The Indians left their dead and ad-
mit having more wounded. They lost
•lx ponies. Their friends at Red Cloud
say they never dreamed that the Fifth
cavalry could get there In time to head
them off.
“The regiment sustained no loss. It
arrived at Laramie yesterday and
leaves for Crook's command tomor-
row.”
The above la from the New York
Herald, Sunday, July 23, 1876.
From Captain Charles King’s "Cam-
paigning With Crook." published In
1890:
‘By Jove, general,’ says ‘Buffalo
hits the mark. It Is now close quar
ters, knife and knife. After a hand to
hand struggle Cody wins, nnd the
young chief. Yellow nand. drops life-
less In his tracks after a hot fight.
Baffled and astounded, for once In a
lifetime beaten at their own gnme
their project of Joining Sitting Hull
nipped in the hud. they take hurried
flight. Hut our chief Is satisfied ‘Huf*
falo BUT Is radiant. His are the hon-
ors of the day!”
General Cook, commanding the de-
partment. who had started early in
spring, was up in the north and had
fought the same Indians who after-
ward destroyed General Custer’s com-
mand.
He fought them In the battle of the
Rosebud on the 17th of May. This
was a very Indecisive contest-prnctl
rally a severe check to hlm-compel-
Mug him to take up permanent camp
on the Big Goose creek (where Sheri-
dan Wyo.. now stands* and there
await re-enforce men ts.
•sl^r'dnn ordered Generals
Merritt and Carr, with the Fifth env-
airy to make forced marches to Join
Crook at Goose creek.
I was with this commnnd as chief
of scouts and guide, and we had been
operating In northwestern Nebraska
keen th‘ T''Iher" T°rt °f Dakota to
keep the Indians from the Red Cloud
north8^"ml xaKr"°le" fro,u Kolng
Bull.
for assimilation into the blood all
your food the same as a sound, healthy
stomach would do it.
When Diapepsin works, your stom-
ach rests—gets itself in order, cleans
up—and then you feel like eating
when you come to the table, and what,
you eat will do you good.
Absolute relief from all stomach
Misery is waiting for you as soon as
you decide to begin taking Diapepsin.
Tell your druggist that you want
I ape s Diapepsin, because you want
to be thoroughly cured of Indigestion-
An exchange calls attention
to one of Abraham Lincoln’s
gems of philosophy, which is
as follows: “f like to see a man
proud of the place in which he
lives, I like to see a man who
lives in it so that his place will be
proud of him. Be honest but
hate no one: overturn a man’s
wrong doing, but do not over-
turn him unless it must be done
in overturning the wrong. 8tand
-uu opouea Tan agencies frow „oln„ v*lth anybody that stands right,
north to Join the hostile* under Sitting 8tand Wlth hi® while he ia right
and part with him when he goes
wrong.”
usually have
some kidney or blader disorder that
Mips the vitality, which Is naturally
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stin.6/. C°.rreCtB ur‘nary troubles,
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Acld troubles by strengthening the
Wneyssothey wi„ strain j the
ani^z ett'eSiD the “^le.
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of winter, and it purifies the blood by
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