One of their very bad habits is that they drink more than is good for
them. When they are under the influence of liquor, and no longer masters
of themselves, it is their great sport to kill an Indian.
The Indians naturally do not sit quietly by and allow tipsy cowboys to
kill their friends without revenging them. They wait their chance, and
kill a cowboy in return for the Indian. This results in very bitter
feeling between the cowboys and the Indians, and warfare of a small kind
exists between the two parties, each seeking opportunities to kill the
other.
A few weeks ago a sheep-herder was shot while out looking after his
sheep.
The sheriff looked into the matter, and found that the young man had
been sitting down on the ground smoking when he was shot. All the signs
showed that his enemies had crept up behind him, and killed him without
giving him a chance to defend himself.
Traces of Indian ponies were found in the neighborhood, and these
convinced the sheriff that the work had been done by the Cheyenne
Indians from the neighboring reservation.
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