Cha-tan-ska,The White Chief,His Mark
E-to-kee-ah,The Hump,His Mark
Shon-ta-kee-desh-kar,The Spotted Bear Chief,His Mark
Mah-to-to-pah,The Four Bears,His Mark
Chan-tay-o-me-ne-o-me-me,The Whirling Heart,His Mark
Mah-to-a-chachah,The Bear that is Like Him,His Mark
Taa-hoo-ka-zah-nom-put,The Two Lances,His Mark

There were also attached fourteen other names with the signatures of the Commissioners of the United States.

THE OLD COMPANY QUARTERS AT FORT LARAMIE

In April and May, 1868, treaties were finally concluded at Fort Laramie with the Brule, Ogallala, and other Sioux, also the Arapahoes and Crows, and were signed by scores of their chiefs and head men; General W. T. Sherman, also Generals Harvey, Terry, and Auger acting on behalf of the U. S. Government.


[CHAPTER XV]
Red Cloud on the War Path

THE statement that a satisfactory treaty had been concluded with the Indians was communicated to the various parties of travelers who were camped near the post. There being a sufficient number of armed men and wagons to conform to the rules of the War Department, ready to proceed westward, we were ordered to move on.

But where was the great chief, Red Cloud, and his savage warriors who, enraged because of the precipitate advance of the U. S. troops into the very territory that was under consideration at the council, had struck out westward with the avowed purpose of defending it against all comers? What were the experiences of the hundreds of men, women, and soldiers who in that fateful season were traversing those Wyoming trails?