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06/08
Road Trip Junkie
Radio Show
Scenic
Byways of
Nebraska
Gas saving
tips
(Rochelle
has gone
from 26.5
mpg to
33-34mpg)
Keepin' It
Green
(Recycling
on the road,
saving money
and removing
plastic from
your road
trip)
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Motel 6 \ Grand
Island
Econo Lodge \
Ogallala
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 The
Bean
Dog
taking
in
the
sights
on
the
famous
Lincoln
Highway. |
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 Location
of the Cheyenne Outbreak
On September 9, 1878, after
a year of suffering on a
Oklahoma reservation, some
300 Northern Cheyenne
Indians began a trek back to
their homeland. Dull
Knife's hand of 149 Indians
were captured and taken to
Fort Robinson. For
months they refused to
return to their hated
reservation.
Captain Wessels, Commanding
Officer at Fort Robinson,
imprisoned the Indians in a
log barracks and attempted
to starve them into
submission. Using the
few weapons they had
smuggled into the building,
the young warriors began the
Cheyenne Outbreak about 9 pm
January 9, 1879. After
a desperate running battle
on the snow-covered parade
grounds, the Indians managed
to follow the banks of the
White River, scaled the
cliffs and escape.
Unable to find horses, the
Cheyenne eluded pursuing
troops for 12 days by
heading northwest through
the rough terrain of the
Pine Ridge. Soldiers
discovered their hiding
place on Antelope Creek
January 22, but the Indians
refused to surrender.
During the outbreak, 64
Cheyenne and 11 soldiers
were killed. More than
70 were recaptured and
several escaped. The
number of casualties made
the Cheyenne Outbreak one of
the major conflicts of the
Indian Wars. |
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