THE CENTRE DEMOCRAT, BELLEFONTE, PA., MARCH 11, 1909. SAVING A HERD BY BUFFALO BILL FROM TRUE TALES OF THE PLAINS” COPYRIGHT, 1908, BY WILLIAM F.CODY UNE 18 1869, under General Eu gene A, Carr, saw g for a band of Indian “dog soldiers” who were, the Irishman’'s flea, here, there at times every where. Nebraska, Colorado all excited over the these renegades. They right and left, had ca hundred mules and horses ed wagon trains, the trail of s« intensified our desire to pu#ish ture them was the fact t some white captives whose husband and chil killed, and Mrs. Weigel band an« il pacred, known to be s At last we g us huntin like and and Kansas were depredations of had murdered ptured several and destroy- d tell by yme shod animals. What or eap- had a8 we cou and tired as | in two or three d the Indians were having come to retrace his steps and catch them sleeping. So, being that there were no Indians in sight be packed all the grub possible on the mules, burned the wagons im pedimenta and Immediately started to make forced marches in thelr tion, As I had surmised, they were head ing for Summit Springs, a few mil south of the Platte river and among the sand bills, which formed a beau fifa] little oasis, as it were, for a camp ground. Striking thelr trall by Judging from their dally campfires, we made In one day the same distance that they made in three, but when near the Springs, as we saw the trall getting fresher, we covered four of thelr day's journeyings, with all thelr $mpedimenta and village outfit, In one day and landed at the opportune mo ment ready for business, while the ene my had been thrown off thelr and gave us an opening that resulted so gloriously that this battle nized as hav! f the sure st direc et ] guard 1 we is recog “I shot him off his ho st fovisel nim back and sald: ‘I have seen It is over a ridge valley” We had not some 1 They had f custom tralling along where a ime of we had dismountes and g the high that any one following ther visible from camp [a to get around, beyond and between them and the river He changed horses quickly and went on, and 1 tool to the gallop for several miles throug the deep sand and got to the top of a sand Lill or mound, Some P away off to the left on the bluff beck oned and 1 went. The Pawneos pointed over the ridge and » id, ‘Hoss poss.’ I saw what looked like a band of ponies, but sald, ‘No, buffalo’ They said, ‘No, no; hoss, hoss.' They took my glasses and looked and sald, ‘Yes, hoss,' 1 looked, and, sure enough, they were ponies grazing, and the camp no doubt | was below, I permitted the Pawnees, os going over groun I WO by iid Wiv's Kea wa me, AwWnees | was their custom, to their saddles and all their but to keep on thelr drawers, so as to be recognized as friendl) I had sent word to Colonel Royal, and he Major Walker's company and came on with the rest. I placed the IPawnees left and two companies of the ifth cavalry in the center of Price's on the told Crittend« 1ke com uld take atrits nt trip and 1Iform informs, sent up on the ind one right. 1 tot ugene n £64 standing that it is thelr custom to car ry away the wounded and bury the dead found dead bodies on the field.” to hide or we sixty-eight * . » As chief of accustomed to go for the 1 Indians got away with started for the bluffs sout! All was excitement, but, custom, I had my war b Buckskin Joe,” near at hand ar mounted in time to make a nolssance and note the direct which the Indians had with the government stock General William H. Em bugler sound the “boots and saddles and by the time I for In structions five troops of cavalry were busy saddling up, getting thelr arms, ammunition and some supplles. One company-—I, Fifth United States cav- alry—were the first troops saddled and ready for the chase. Their officer, » young leutenant by the name of Ear D. Thomas, now Brigadier General Thomas and in command of the partment of Colorado, was just out from West 1’ full of ambition and delighted to be In command in the ab gence of his superiors. General Em ory and myself agreed on the necessity of quick action, and, to the delight of young Thomas, he was ordered with his troop to follow me, while the other troops fil sOOn Ns ready would follow “Fours right! Trot! Gallop!” And we dashed off. We followed at & gal lop until dark, but did not get a sight of the Indians, and the tracks showed that they were whooping it up on the run A halt called the pufiing horses a rest, and Thomas con sulted me. Ills orders were to follow and recapture the animals I told Thomas 1 could follow the trall at night If necessary and awalted his an swer. “1 will follow you, Mr. Cody, as [ was told to do so, and I will go wher ever you propose.” After a short rest, “Mount and forward!” was the order and the chase was continued. During the night the Indians repeatedly dou bled on trail, We did not reach Medicine ¢ where water for men and h k the next day The trail that the Indians were headed southwest, In the diree- tion of Ned Willow Springs. Knowing | that there was no water between Med. | feline creek and the Red Willow, I was | sure that the Indians would make a | “Old was ree d recon disap CAT a wry had his returned de int, was to give thelr reek we got wraes, until 11 o'elox showed | stop there, {slightly GREATEST HUNT 7 | “INCURABLE" $3.70 Worth of a New and Remarkable Personal Treatment Will be Free to Any Afflicted Reader As a Trial as it was many miles from there to the next water. We decided It was best to keep continuously on the Job and as the Indians must make some stop to rest and eat could overlap them. When the horses were rested, and as we had nothing on hand to eat to delay us and haf had noth ing since dinner the day before, our best possibility for a meal was to over : DROPSY CURED we By the Specialist, Well Known Heart and Dropsy Fanklin Miles M.D, L. L. Death from dropsy is like drowing in take the Indians, surprise them, whip them and capture what dried nw they had After le the creek in their old tricks in trying to | thelr trail by de well know me, but I paid attention knowl Ng what must t be thelr next ping pl and I was as fam that part ot the country as the; Straight e kept to the Sprin cept that occasionally we went the direct line to keep in between the sand hil seen, ed four n vising The the water of one the It aving beg vice 4 1¢ on w ) ¢ i% BO aS Ol At O o'clock that night wi In from the Springs. nas to allow the men to saddle and unbridle, letting ond man hold two horses by their ters, 0 let them feed on the gr changlug the two hour the 1 my locate the each and ¢ men every uld get 1 Indian some BO N08 The one bu | now th Given lis ( Standing by His Convistions Much all agitation over the Stat vith ade Ie ference granting ™ FL ¢ AN AUTOMOBILE FREE, Also an Upright Piano and $160 in Gold to Readers of This Paper An Old Story to be silent until my return lefore 1 | they have taken in the matt left, haif of the tired men of the | band were slumbering. 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Beezer's awakened of them we Many had k« near them, ar escaped w r ba: favor whi him } lot were surprised when meet thelr foes Nine sent to sleep forever thelr ar horses hastily mounting, several ph ked horses from ou Among them was one of my war horses, Powder Face of them who probably knew appropriated for his own use As soon as the fight was over and saw that we had captured their herd as well as our own I sav that Powder Face was not with the: but I recognized him half a mile awe his rider heading for the hills, TI made me Lot, and, knowing that the Indians would think others were f lowing me, | dashed after them. © Buckskin Jue soon began to fain, 1 got near enough for a shot M shot killed the horse that an was riding alongside of Powder Jad and his rider was soon up behin a the usual manner they try to save warrior, riding backward, shooth me with his revolver. Po was as swift Joe n rough sand hl id ha welght to carry, got me I kept closing want to hit my Face When I though were riding up over The Indians through bot} heard my he ran tow whinnving. and. with two of t! who had been ordered to foll behind by the | turned to the camp In bh found a lot of dried buffa moat and some fresh ant with accompa: and coplous drafts of spring a few minutes’ reloleing was detall was quickly made up to b the dead and had but three wounded and five ho knocked out the enthusiasm ean Iy be described w they h « Nomination Primaries some al Scott’s ~ Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypo- phosphites should always be kept in the house for the following reasons: First—Because, if any member of the family has a hard cold, it will cure it. Second Because, if the chil dren are delicate and sickly will make them strong and well Third Because, if the father or mother is losing flesh and becoming thin and emaciate it will build them up and give them flesh and strength. 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