The Link (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Link The opening of the Bozeman Trail in Wyoming was the final straw for Red Cloud. Wronged and justly angered at this trespass into the last Sioux hunting ground he met the white men at a conference, reminded them that he held their guarantee that the land would not be taken, and upon receiving only added insult told them quite frankly what they might expect in return. The whites, though knowing full well the integrity of this man chose to ignore his ultimatum, and he stalked off with blazing eyes. Gone with this treachery was his incentive for peace and diplomacy and he returned to his hills tight-Upped and furious. All night he brooded, his men not daring to approach though they too were sleepless, and during these hours he changed from an intelligent and honorable man into a raging devil of an Indian intent only on the destruction of his enemy. In the morning the raids began. Fort after fort and train after train of emigrants felt the deadliness of his swooping attacks, and countless stragglers were taken captive to live a while in agony before he was done with them. He waged war with the intentness of a madman, killing in one place, thieving and pillaging in another miles away so that the entire area shivered at the mention of his name and only the bravest dared enter his territory. On the Platte River, where the Bozeman turned north, a great bridge, one thousand feet long was built to aid the travelers in the trek to the Montana gold fields, and near it was erected an army post from which soldiers could be sent to escort them some distance if trouble threatened. The lot of the men stationed there was not a happy one. Red Cloud, while never directly attacking the fort, kept it in a constant state of siege, dealing psychological blows by keeping wagon details in constant terror, so that the personnel could never be sure they would receive needed supplies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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