CHAPTER XXI.
A MILITARY EXPEDITION.
The Fifth Cavalry is Ordered to the Department of the Platte—Liquids
vs. Solids—A Skirmish with the Indians—Arrival at Fort
McPherson—Appointed Chief of Scouts—Major Frank North and the Pawnee
Scouts—Belden the White Chief—The Shooting Match—Review of the Pawnee
Scouts—An Expedition against the Indians—"Buckskin Joe."