from oldwestdailyreader for 07/29/: 1857 The Battle of Solomon Fork (KS); The U.S. First Cavalry Regiment under the command of Col. Edwin V. Sumner charged a contingent of Southern Cheyenne warriors. The Indians, having been told by medicine man White Bull that they could not be harmed by the troopers bullets were shocked and disheartened to find themselves faced with the first saber charge of the Indian Wars. The chase went on for seven miles before the Indians escaped. Light casualties on both sides. 1874 The distraught wife arrived from Caldwell in time to watch Welllington, KS Vigilantes visit the local jail and present three resident horse thieves; her husband, William L. “Bully” Brooks, L.B. Hasbrouck and Charlie Smith to Judge Lynch. Hasbrouck and Smith were quickly gone but poor Bully danced for a while. 1877 Attempting to travel at night for relief from the heat and drinking only blood from their dying mounts the soldiers press on. Capt. Nolan sends some of the strongest men and horses on ahead hoping they will return with water. They make maybe twenty-five miles towards the Double Lakes. No one returns and that night desperation sets in… Day Four of “The Thirsting Time“.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 14:38:47 +0000