A Century of Dishonor: A Sketch of the United States Government's Dealings with Some of the Indian Tribes |
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Page 79
... camp near the North Platte road : as the mail - wagon was passing , two of the Cheyennes ran toward it to beg tobacco . The mail - car- rier , terrified , fired on them , and the Indians fired back , wound- ing him ; the chiefs rushed ...
... camp near the North Platte road : as the mail - wagon was passing , two of the Cheyennes ran toward it to beg tobacco . The mail - car- rier , terrified , fired on them , and the Indians fired back , wound- ing him ; the chiefs rushed ...
Page 80
... camp and all it contained . The war - party , thoroughly exasperated , attacked an emigrant train , killed two men and a child , and took one woman captive . The next day they killed her , because she could not ride on horseback and ...
... camp and all it contained . The war - party , thoroughly exasperated , attacked an emigrant train , killed two men and a child , and took one woman captive . The next day they killed her , because she could not ride on horseback and ...
Page 87
... camp of friend- ly Indians was surprised at daybreak , and men , women , and children were butchered in cold blood . Most of those who escaped fled to the north , and , joining other bands of the tribe , proceeded at once to take most ...
... camp of friend- ly Indians was surprised at daybreak , and men , women , and children were butchered in cold blood . Most of those who escaped fled to the north , and , joining other bands of the tribe , proceeded at once to take most ...
Page 90
... camp without any authority , and had there traded off eleven one - dollar bills for ten - dollar bills . The Indian on whom this trick had been played found Mr. Boggs out , went to him , and demanded reparation ; and , in the ...
... camp without any authority , and had there traded off eleven one - dollar bills for ten - dollar bills . The Indian on whom this trick had been played found Mr. Boggs out , went to him , and demanded reparation ; and , in the ...
Page 93
... camp - a hardship that could hardly be endured , and resulted in serious suffering . Their rations were not enough to subsist them , and yet , being cut off from hunting , they were entirely dependent on them . And even these inadequate ...
... camp - a hardship that could hardly be endured , and resulted in serious suffering . Their rations were not enough to subsist them , and yet , being cut off from hunting , they were entirely dependent on them . And even these inadequate ...
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