86 OX THE FBONTIEB. 



approach to charging distance. Twenty men, told off for 

 the purpose, would detach themselves from the rest ; their 

 duty would be to find and stampede the enemy's troop of 

 horses, drive all they could into a ruck, and start them at 

 full-speed straight for home. The remainder would form 

 in double line, open order, with intervals of ten yards be- 

 tween the men. Every man in the first line would hold 

 himself in readiness, provided with a bundle of dry sticks of 

 the resin-weed, enclosing a greased rag rubbed with gun- 

 powder, wound round a bunch of prairie matches, head down, 

 with a well-lighted piece of touch-wood stuck in their butts. 

 Every man in the second line would have his revolver in his 

 right hand. 



The stampeding party would show a light when they 

 started the horses. Immediately the first line was to charge, 

 yelling, through the camp, whirl their fire-bundles in 

 the air, and, as the draft caused them to burst into flame, 

 hurl them against and into the tents, so as to set them 

 or their contents blazing. At the report of his (Connor's) 

 pistol, the second line was to follow the first, and as they 

 charged through the camp, to fire their revolvers into 

 the tents, shooting down every enemy indiscriminately. 

 No quarter ; no prisoners ; no unnecessaiy time to be 

 lost in scalping. The front line, when clear of the en- 

 campment at its farther end, to wheel round, draw their 

 pistols, charge back, scatter through it in fours, and keep 

 killing until they should hear the recall. The second 

 line, when clear of camp, to form column, re-load, and 

 await orders. 



These commands given, the chief called up his head 



