A NIGHT IN THE KIOWA CAMP 



"Captain, do you see that old government am- 

 bulance?" 



"Yes," he replied, "and I have been wondering 

 at it and was going to ask you if many of the In- 

 dians have such vehicles?" 



"No. I don't know of another Indian on the 

 plains who sports an ambulance or any other 

 wheeled vehicle to ride in. I must tell you how 

 he came by this one. In the spring of '59 the 

 Kiowas were becoming restless, and disregarding 

 the warnings and advice of the old chief, who was 

 always friendly to the whites, they were inclined 

 to follow the lead of Satank, who is always un- 

 friendly. They were threatening to go on the 

 war-path. Our command of four companies of 

 First Cavalry, under Major John Sedgwick, was 

 sent out on the plains from Fort Riley with orders 

 to range along the Arkansas River to try to keep 

 the Indians in subjection. The Pike's Peak gold 

 excitement was at its height then, and an out- 

 break of the Indians would be a serious affair. 

 Old To hausen tried hard to keep the Kiowas 

 peaceable, but succeeded in holding only this small 

 band of about a hundred warriors, the rest of the 

 tribe following Satank. To hausen often visited 

 our camps and our officers often gave him and 

 his adherents presents. Our quartermaster, Lieu- 

 tenant James B. Mclntyre, had this old ambu- 

 lance on hand, and, as it was about played out, he 

 got it condemned by a board and was thinking 



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