They knew that it would take regular soldiers a few minutes to turn out, and fancied they would have plenty of time to stampede the herd and get away.
In a running fight of fifteen or twenty miles several of the Sioux were killed.

I was mounted on an excellent horse Colonel Royal had selected for me.

For the first mile or two I was in advance of the Pawnees.

Soon a Pawnee shot past me.

I could not help admiring the horse he was riding.