Clieyennes, several hundred in number, cnme in and settled down near Fort Lyon. After a time they were requested to move to Sand Creck, about forty miles from Iort Lyon, where they were still guaranteed "perfect safety" and the protection of the Gov ernment. Rations of food were issued to them from time to time. On the 27th of November, Coloncl J. M. Chivington, a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Denver, and Coloncl of the First Colorado Cavalry, led his regiment by a forced march to Fort Lyon, induced some of the United States troops to join him, and fell upon this camp of friendly Indians at daybreak. The chief, White Antclope, always known as friendly to the whites, came running toward the soldicrs, holding up his hands and cry ing Stop: stop! in English. When he saw that there was no mistake, that it was a deliberate attack, he folded his arms and waited till he was shot down. The United States flag was float- ing over the Iodge of Black Kettle, the head chief of the tribe; below it was tied also a small white flag as additional security-n precaution Black Kettle had been advised by United States offi cers to take if he met troops on the Plains. In Major Wynkoop's testimony, givcn before the committee appointed by Congress to investigate this massacre, is the following passage:

"Wonen and children were killed and scalped, clildren shot at their mothers' breasts, and all the bodies mutilated in the most horrible manncr.* * The dead bodies of females profaned in such a manner that the recital is sickening, Colonel J. MI, Chiv ington all the time inciting his troops to their diabolical out rages."

Another man testiñed as to what be saw on the 30th of Novem ber, three days after the battle, as follows:

"I saw n man dismount from his horse and cut the ear from the body of an Indian, and the sealp from the head of another. I saw a number of children killed; they had bullet-holes in them; one child had been cut with some sharp instrumcnt across its side. I saw another that both ears had been cnt off. I saw severai of the Third Regiment cut off fingers to get the rings off them. I saw Major Sayre scalp a dead Indian. The scalp had a long tail of silver hanging to it."

Robert Bent testified:

"I saw one squaw lying on the bank, whose leg had becn broken. A soldier eame up to her with a drawn sabre. She raised her arm to protect herself; he struck, breaking her arm. She rolled over, and raised her other arm; he struck, breaking that,