In Barracks and Wigwam — page 136: what you’re looking at

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~ ie vicinity of ae Bechcy. oad hat ee: “Thunder rae 4 small escort was only a ruse to lure a detachment of troops — 4 - from Fort Sandiman, and at one and the same time de- 7 _ stroy the soldiers and capture the agency. by Indeed, he had thought of this the moment when the _ telegram arrived, but when he put the question before his advising officers—most of whom were well versed in In- _ dian craft and were veterans of many a frontier fight— _ they scouted the idea, and refused to credit Flying Thun- ~ der with any such murderous intention. So the orders oe Se ~were allowed to stand as first issued, since, while the ine colonel was not convinced, he had not a sufficient force at ; a 7 pa: ies ‘, x f ; P: ; 23 Apa) anes ee $3 Ds : Lente. A *- . - = i. . rie. -y me . S- x ny ‘df . I 26 fesseng rer from he Frc ont, Pies cards ke, ter, Lrasdiat of y tp : Ld 1 Les 7 ie ie) + ‘ A, 4 mo r t _ his command to act otherwise. -In addition to the above, other and more extensive plans were made tor grappling with the emergency. Full re- ports were sent to Washington, to all the agents on the _ Dakota reservations, to Fort Niobrara down in Nebraska, and to the scattered forts far to the westward of the Bad : _ Lands, where the Sioux would likely flee in case of a gen- eral outbreak. It was a busy hour at headquarters and in the telegraph __ office, and meanwhile every part of the fort presented a oon of stirring activity and commotion. The note of asics mingled with the tap of drums, and several com- _ panies of infantry shared the bustle of preparation with ae © the cavalrymen. -mander and vice-commander of the post, had an idea that . some of his men would be ordered to march to one or.an- _ other of the agencies, and he was bound to be ready in time. Colonel Banks, maghch srt é sts i WF ee, p eee ay FFs Rt Ps id e ea = P r * = ee wes os ‘A=, Ps «, rf a r fn oo 2 -~ . + mi, > re- cy Pe! 5 ak 7% > ne hes - Re Tw ye ee, STS MNO RNS NS Ne oe : the regimental com- In and out of barracks swarmed the eager Sees and = , Be Pee oe Be a: Sook to. | 4 ‘ia At ra ts ‘ pe tee 5 el i oun ge ees & hg e > a r . “com neck S.C 9 a nee et es ie en va f DAS A pees te “y is