Ye young men must
hear!"
"Ho, ho!" was the ready response of all pres-
ent, and the drum was struck once according to
custom. The pipe was filled and handed to Zuy-
amani, who gravely smoked for a few moments
in silence. Then he related his contribution to
the unwritten history of our frontier in these
words:
"It was during the winter following that sum-
mer in which General Sibley pursued many of our
people across the Muddy River (1863), that we
Hunkpatees, friendly Sioux, were camping at a
place called 'Hunt-the-Deer,' about two miles
from Fort Rice, Dakota Territory.
"The Chief Soldier of the garrison called one
day upon the leading chiefs of our band. To
each one he said: 'Lend me your bravest war-
rior!' Each chief called his principal warriors
together and laid the matter before them.
"'The Chief Soldier at this place,' they ex-
plained, 'wants to send a message to Fort Ber-
thold, where the Rees and Mandans live, to an-
other Chief Soldier there. The soldiers of the
Great Father do not know the way, neither could
any of them get through the lines.
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