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Show A SCOLT F0R30 YEARS. A True Story That Eeads Like a Eeal-istio Eeal-istio Dime Novel or a Page of Fiction From Fancy's Labratory. LAWRENCE KINGSTON'S CAREER. He Served in All the Recent Indian Ware and Was On the Ill-Fated Alaska's Voyage- A novtl dinner was given at Mill Jale by Fred Kinsinger. The guest of tho occasion was Lawrence D. Kingston, who enjoys the strange distinction of having spent the most of a life of thirty-three thirty-three years on the back of an Indian pony. As the well roasted veal and the brown fried catfish disappeared Kingston recited re-cited in the unvarnished style of the scout the details of a life as exciting aa Monte Cristo's. Kingstou hud been on his way to Washington Wash-ington with a lot of trappings when by accident, at Chattanooga, he lost them. He came to Covington to arrange for a settlement with the railroad and to call upon a young lady who had been en-gnged en-gnged to his twin brother, a scout, who was killed in an engagement with the Apache chief Geronimo. In Covington he met Mr. Kinsinger's engineer, Charles Fulmer, who had ben a soldier during the Modoc war, and had then known Kingston, and a visit to Milldale was the result. Kingston is a native of Colfax, Yuba county, Cal. When he and his twin brother were mere babies, not a year old, their parents were maesacred by the Mo-docs, Mo-docs, but for some unaccountable reason the infants were saved by the reds and carried away with them. They were raised by their captors until 12 years of age, having become proficient in all the traits of their adopted people. A company com-pany of United States soldiers under Col. Cheatham, raiding the Indian retreat one day, rescued the two youths and took them to his camp, where they were placed in-charge of Donald McKay, chief of the Warm Spring Indian scouts, to be educated as such. Two years later, then being in his 14th year, young Kingston began what has proved to be a very eventful career, being be-ing placed on the trail of the Pintesin Nevada, who had been on the warpath for some tune. Since then Kingston has scarcely been out of the saddle, and so valuable have been his services to the government that he has been in constant demand, both iu the north, south and middle of the wild west. . He has repeatedly covered the famous great trails of the country, and hHS done sconting against all the noted tribes and rebellions chiefs. He saw active service in the Modoc troubles in 1883, and was one of the party with Gen. Canby when he was assassinated. After the capture of Captain Jack he was transferred to Gen. Howard's command, which was then engaged in subduing the Piutes. He had a hard struggle with the Chief Winne-jnncca. Winne-jnncca. The latter was killed by a young bugler when he appeared to be having the best of the scout. He performed Becret service duty during dur-ing the Mormon troubles of 1 875, and was with Gen. La Coma when he was killed by the White River Utes. In 1878, s year that will always be famous in the history of the far west for the terrible Custer massacre, young Kingston was sent to that general with dispatches, and was ordered to report to the latter and chiof of scouts, Bill Campbell. He reached their camp at 4 o'clock on the morning of the fatal day. The Indians were like locusts in a flight, so numerous, and every hour after they opened the attack seemed to swell their numbers. At 1 o'clock in tho afternoon after-noon Custer, seeing that the situation wan getting hopeless, started him to Maj. Reno's camp for relief, he having been expected for some time. The mission was certainly not a pleasant one, sur-ronndedasthe sur-ronndedasthe brave company were on all sides with the ferocious Indians. He managed, however, to get through the lines, but not nntil he carried with him several wounds, one a very severo one on the head. He reached Maj. Reno, who was seven miles away, and when he returned two hours later the terrible slaughter was over. Not an Indian was insight, but they Lift some harrowing evidences that they had been there. The dead were piled everywhere, and surrounded sur-rounded by a barricade of bodies, both of savages and whites, they found the remains of Cnstor. He spent two years watehing Wells, Fargo & Co.'s stages and chasing Apaches, and in 1879 was with the government gov-ernment party that took tho Alaska to go in search of the lost Jeanette. He told most interestingly the history of that fatal ejqiedition, their sailing up to 76 degs. north, the mutiny of tle crew, skirmishes with the natives and his escape with three companions from the death that afterward came to the company. They found the wreck of the Jeanette, but the survivors had started south in another direction. Tiie return of the Alaska crew was one of intense smTering from scurvy and from attacks from natives. He and three comrades got awgy and were helped sonth by the Flathead Indians. He lost all his companions com-panions from scurvy, and when he finally reached the Blood Indians, after terrible experiences, he was nearly dead from the same affliction. As soon as his health permitted he was sent to the Apache country, where Geronimo had murdered the Bryant family. He was with the soldiers when, in a skirmish with the Indians, he started the firing that brought down Spotted Heel, one of Geronimo s strongest strong-est friends. . During 1880 he did active service against noted outlaws and aided in the capture of several of the worst, including includ-ing Roberts, who was their chief; also of "Arizona Sam and Rattlesnake Jack. After that he was on trail against the Piutcs. spent a year carrying mail I through hostile Indian country, and in lb!4 was with Gen. bheriiU-l in the Ban- Kinirrton is now stationed on a reservation reser-vation at Fort Walla W al la. He speaiii U tne Indian languages and handles English exceptionally trslL Cintinoao Enquirer., |