General Sheridan appoints me Guide and Chief of Scouts of the Fifth
Cavalry—The Dog Soldiers—General Forsyth's Fight on the Arickaree Fork.
CHAPTER XVIII.
SCOUTING.
Arrival of the Fifth Cavalry at Fort Hays—Out on a Scout—A little Skirmish with Indians—A Buffalo Hunt—A False Alarm in camp—A Scout on the Beaver—The Supply Camp is Surprised—Arrival of General Carr—The new Lieutenant and his Reception—Another Indian Hunt—An Engagement—A Crack Shot—I have a little Indian fight of my own—Return to Fort Wallace—While hunting Buffaloes with a small Party, we are Attacked by Fifty Indians.
CHAPTER XIX.
A TOUGH TIME.
A Winter's Campaign in the Canadian River Country—Searching for
Penrose's Command—A Heavy Snow-Storm—Taking the Wagon Train down a
Mountain Side—Camp Turkey—Darkey Deserters from Penrose's
Command—Starvation in Penrose's Camp—We reach the Command with
Timely Relief—Wild Bill—A Beer Jollification—Hunting
Antelopes—Return to Fort Lyon.
CHAPTER XX.
AN EXCITING CHASE.
A Difficulty with a Quartermaster's Agent—I give him a Severe
Pounding—Stormy Interview with General Bankhead and Captain Laufer—I
put another "Head" on the Quartermaster's Agent—I am Arrested—In the
Guard-House—General Bankhead Releases me—A Hunt after Horse
Thieves—Their Capture—Escape of Bevins—His Recapture—Escape of
Williams—Bevins Breaks Out of Jail—His Subsequent Career.