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 all the other scouts, rendered service of the first value, as will be seen from a glance at these pages. General Crook had succeeded in planting a detachment of infantry at old Fort Reno, which was rebuilt under the energetic administration of Major Pollock, of the Ninth, and had something in the way of supplies, shelter, and protection to offer to small parties of couriers or scouts who might run against too strong a force of the enemy. This post, incomplete as it was, proved of prime importance before the winter work was over.

We noticed one thing in the make-up of our scouting force: it was an improvement over that of the preceding summer, not in bravery or energy, but in complete familiarity with the plans and designs of the hostile Sioux and Cheyennes whom we were to hunt down. Of the Cheyennes, I am able to give the names of "Thunder Cloud," "Bird," "Blown Away," "Old Crow," "Fisher," and "Hard Robe." Among the Sioux were, in addition to the young man, "Charging Bear," who had been taken prisoner at the engagement of Slim Buttes, "Three Bears," "Pretty Voiced Bull," "Yellow Shirt," "Singing Bear," "Lone Feather," "Tall Wild Cat," "Bad Boy," "Bull," "Big Horse," "Black Mouse," "Broken Leg," a second Indian named "Charging Bear," "Crow," "Charles Richaud," "Eagle," "Eagle" (2), "Feather On The Head," "Fast Thunder," "Fast Horse," "Good Man," "Grey Eyes," "James Twist," "Kills First," "Keeps The Battle," "Kills In The Winter," "Lone Dog," "Owl Bull," "Little Warrior," "Leading Warrior," "Little Bull," "No Neck," "Poor Elk," "Rocky Bear," "Red Bear," "Red Willow," "Six Feathers," "Sitting Bear," "Scraper," "Swift Charger," "Shuts The Door," "Slow Bear," "Sorrel Horse," "Swimmer," "Tobacco," "Knife," "Thunder Shield," "Horse Comes Last," "White Face," "Walking Bull," "Waiting," "White Elk," "Yellow Bear," "Bad Moccasin," "Bear Eagle," "Yankton," "Fox Belly," "Running Over," "Red Leaf"—representing the Ogallallas, Brulés, Cut Offs, Loafers, and Sans Arcs bands.

The Arapahoes were "Sharp Nose," "Old Eagle," "Six Feathers," "Little Fox," "Shell On The Neck," "White Horse," "Wolf Moccasin," "Sleeping Wolf," "William Friday," "Red Beaver," "Driving Down Hill," "Yellow Bull," "Wild Sage," "Eagle Chief," "Sitting Bull," "Short Head," "Arrow Quiv