After  the  murder  of  Lieut.  Casey  old  Red  Cloud
knew  matters  were  coming  to  a  crisis,  and,  in  company
with  his  daughter,  set  out  from  the  hostile  camp  for
the  agency  and  nearly  froze  to  death  in  making  the
journey.  The  hostiles  were  desirous  of  keeping  the  old
warrior  in  their  midst,  and  he  had  to  steal  away  in  order
to  accomplish  his  purpose.  While  plodding  agencyward
through  the  deep  snow  and  bitter  cold,  some  of  the  hos
tiles,  who  had  either  followed  him  or  were  out  in  the
hills  scouting,  fired  on  the  old  chief  and  his  daughter
several  times ;  but  they  threw  themselves  in  the  snow
drifts  and  escaped  the  bullets,  finally  arriving  in  safety,


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though  nearly  frozen,  at  Pine  Ridge  Agency.  There  seems
to  be  no  reason  to  doubt  the  statement  of  Red  Cloud
that  he  was  forced  to  leave  his  home  and  go  to  the  hos
tile  camp  in  the  badlands,  as  he  certainly  sent  word  from
the  latter  place  to  Lieut.  Casey  ( when  he  saw  that  officer
coming  toward  the  hostile  village  on  the  morning  of  the
7th)  not  to  approach  nearer  for  fear  of  being  killed,  and
he  also  sent  a  request  to  Fine  Ridge  for  the  authorities
to  rescue  him  from  the  hostile  village.
