A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times . romAlsace-Lorraine (Europe) with and seventy-five traveled Indi-ans for the purpose of helping to stemthe tide in a condition of affairs thatthreatened to give excuse for theeventual annihilation of the recalci-trant Sioux. Peace meeting of Gen, Lee. MajorBurke, and Indian Leaders Red Cloud, He Dog, and others hadbeen rushed out to the hostilecamp by the war party during theattack on the agency, and RockyBear and a band of pacificatorsgained ac
A thrilling and truthful history of the pony express; or, Blazing the westward way, and other sketches and incidents of those stirring times . romAlsace-Lorraine (Europe) with and seventy-five traveled Indi-ans for the purpose of helping to stemthe tide in a condition of affairs thatthreatened to give excuse for theeventual annihilation of the recalci-trant Sioux. Peace meeting of Gen, Lee. MajorBurke, and Indian Leaders Red Cloud, He Dog, and others hadbeen rushed out to the hostilecamp by the war party during theattack on the agency, and RockyBear and a band of pacificatorsgained access to the leaders througha night march with instructions togive them an ultimatum. It was,that Gen. Miles prayed for, hopedfor, and desired to lead them to anhonored peace as their friend, butfailing in which their chastisementwould be such as to leave few of themto weep at the ensuing obsequies. After repeated exchanges betweenthe negotiants, a flag of truce partyinformed the general that hostilitieswould be stopped until they couldmeet some white friends that wouldtalk straight and not with forkedtongues. 96 BLAZJXG THE WFSTWARD WAY. Spotted TailChief of the Brule Sioux assassinated by Crow Df^ An armistice was arranged, theIndians in the cordon anxiouslywaiting and the troops on hill anddale standing guard day and night—both at a tension liable at any mo-ment to be broken by the most trivialincident or injudicious move of thelined-up guard or guarded. Many names were parleyed over,and at last the general conmiandingwas informed that the Brules Siouxwould listen to and believe in theGreat Fathers First Good Manthat had been sent to them as agentafter the War of 1876, Capt. Jesse (Capt. Lee afterwards attaineddistinction in the Spanish-AmericanWar, in the Philippines, and waswounded at Tien Tsin in China, andlately retired as major-general.) Capt. Lee was in California, andthis necessitated a further delay ofseven days before his possible arrival—seven days and ni
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