McKinney and Clark—A Meeting with Gen.R. S. McKenzie —Back to Civilization, etc.
CHAPTER XXIV.
DEFEAT OF DULL KNIFE-DEATH OF CRAZY HORSE.
The Winter Campaign—McKenzie's Prediction Fulfilled—Expedition Against the Village of Dull Knife—A Brilliant Victory—Lieut. McKinney Killed—The Cheyennes Badly Broken Up—Their Subsequent Sad Fate—Crazy Horse, the Famous War Chief of the Sioux, Surrenders—He Conspires to Murder General Crook and Escort —His Arrest and Tragical Death—Sitting Bull and Other Hostile ChiefsaRemain Obdurate—They Seek Shelter on British Soil.
CONTENTS.
PART II.
CAMPAIGN ON THE BRITISH LINE
CHAPTER I.
BEGINNING OF THE '79 EXPEDITION.
Sioux Raiders Trouble the White Settlers and Friendly Indians in Montana —General Miles Ordered to take the Field—Ilis Career During 1876-7—His Defeat of Lame Deer.
CHAPTER II.
MILES’ BATTLE WITH CHIEF JOSEPH.
Battle of Bear’s Paw Mountains — Capture of Chief Joseph—Death of Capt. Owen Hale and Lieutenant Biddle—Other Martial Episodes —Sufferings of the Wounded—General Miles’ Humane Recommendations.
CHAPTER III.
ENCAMPED ON THE BIG MUDDY.
The Author en route from Bismarck to Old Fort Peck, via the Missouri River —A Dangerous Cargo on Board—Lieutenant Quinton’s Command of 100 Recruits for Miles —The Redoubt on the River Bank —Speculations as to the Whereabouts of the Savages—A Friendly Call by Red Stone and the Assiniboines— Scared Hunters—Red Stone and Lieutenant Quinton—Celebrating July Fourth Under Difficulties—Joy of the Recruits, etc.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER IV.
MILES ARRIVES AT FORT PECK.
A Change of Commanders—Ponies for the “ Conscripts”—The Mosquito Pest—“ Smudging” the Varmints Out—Absurdities of the Service —The American Recruit—An Advance Guard—General Miles Arrives with the Main Body—Old Friends—Reminiscences of 76 —Testy Officers— Rudely Aroused—Indian Generosity— Two Moons and Long Dog—The Fort Custer Battalion—The Whole Command United—General Miles’ Reply to Old Necklace— Recruits as Horsemen—The Hotchkiss Guns, etc.
CHAPTER V.
SITTING BULL’S LAST FIGHT.
The March Toward “The Line ”—Signaling by Heloistat—Characteristics of Milk River —Buffalo in Sight—Cheyennes Pursue Fugitive Horsemen —Something about Sitting Bull as a Leader—Black Catfish and the Yanktonnais Delegation—A Frightened Half-breed— A Long Chase and Capture—Philo Clark makes a Forward Movement—He Runs into Sitting Bull’s Band on Beaver Creek—Miles Hastens to his Relief — A Sharp Fight—Effect of Rice’s Artillery—Retreat of the Sioux—A Retrograde March—Terrible Thunder and Wind Storm—A Singular Phosphorescent Phenomenon—The Wagon Train—Confusion in the Darkness—Mr. Booth and His Pistol —A Wild Scene in General Miles’ Tent—A Ghastly Trophy, etc.
CHAPTER VI.
ON JOHN BULL’S FRONTIER.
Fording Milk River—Contrary Horses—How Indians Cross Rivers— Crossing Frenchman’s Creek—General Miles’ Energy—Gallant Act of Private Dowd —Narrow Escape of Colonel Whistler—Recovering Lost Scalps—Cheyenne
CONTENTS.
Notables—Young Sitting Bull Murdered by the Crows—Old Smoke—Degenerate Assiniboines—Hunting for the British Line—We Find It—In Camp Near the Line —,Scouts See Hostiles —Major Walsh, of the Northwestern Police, Arrives in Camp—He Confers with Captain Whelan —Natural Pitfalls—General Miles and Major Walsh Confer—A Cold Snap—Stagnation in Camp—Death of Shadow-Comes Out, etc.
CHAPTER VII.
FACE TO FACE WITH SITTING BULL.
The Author Visits the Camp of Sitting Bull with Major Walsh—Medicine Lodge Creek—Millions of Mosquitoes—Fine Grazing Land— Long Dog Grows Restive—His Admiration of Artillery—In Sight of the Hostile Camp—Sioux Come to Meet Us—A Lying Halfbreed —A Scalp Dance—A Formidable Turn-out —Indian Costumes — Big Necklace—A Savage Council—The Author as a Suspect—A Deep Circle of Savages in War Paint—First Look at Sitting Bull—His Personal Appearance and Manner—A Group of Famous Warriors—They Hurl Speeches at the Author—He Replies in Kind —Broad Trail and Spotted Eagle—Bad Soup’s Sullen Demeanor—Major Walsh’s Remarks—Sitting Bull Leaves the Council —A Case of Mistaken Indentity —Sitting Bull as a Horse-breaker— He Explains His Retreat from Milk River—Wailing for the Slain, etc
CHAPTER VIII.
HOBNOBBING WITH THE HOSTILES.
Looking at the Teton Village—Immense Array of Tepees—Young Warriors Haughty and Hostile— A Message to Sitting Bull—His Peculiarities—An Immense Pony Herd—A Reminiscence of the Little Big Horn—Arrival of White Eagle—He Calls Upon the Author —An Unfortunate Skirmish— A Sioux Mortally Wounded —White Eagle’s Remarks—Remarkable Tenacity of Life—An Old Indian Acquaintance—A Critical Situation— White Eagle Gives a Warning—Danger of Retaliation, etc.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER IX.
FRENCH HALF-BREEDS—BALAKLAVA.
Savages Short of Supplies—About Pretty Squaws—Indians not Christians — Not Half as Dirty as Painted —Trained to Endure Suffering—The Half-breeds —A Peculiar People— Primitive Vehicles— Wooden wheel Tires—Farewell to the Sioux Chiefs Back to the Frontier — My Escort—Peculiar Reflections—A Hero of Balaklava —His Story of the Charge of the “ Six Hundred”—Nolan ’s Order—— How Cardigan Led—Headlong Rapture of the Charge—A Mad Impulse to Kill—Terrible Sabre Strokes—Right Through the Russian Ranks —The Ride Back Out of “the Jaws of Death "—An Irish Soldier’s Humor —An Ungrateful Country—The Homeward Ride —Bivouacking Under the Moon Rays—Captured Half-breeds —Exciting Adventure with the Cheyennes—Back in Miles' Camp, etc.
CHAPTER X.
IN THE LAST DITCH.
The Half-breed Camp—A Light-hearted Set of Prisoners—Dancing in the Moonlight—Miles Breaks Camp—The Expedition Scattered— Last View of the Great Northern Bison Herd —Extinction of That Race of Animals —Effect on the Hostile Indians—Captain M and The Coyotes —Starved Out Final Surrender of Sitting Bull the Sioux Conquest Consummated—, etc.
ADDENDA
CHAPTER I.
DESERTERS AND DOG ROBBERS.
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