Crossing the hills, they stopped at a spring leading down to the northwest. Here they rested after their pillaging of the old post.

At this time a dashing young Sioux warrior, with a small band of young braves, came down from the north, thinking perhaps to meet some of their ancient enemies, the Arapahoes. His spies discovering the camp of Kiowas, and being somewhat indiscriminate as to who should be his victims, he attacked the Kiowa camp.

The attack was well planned, being made at dawn, and although a much smaller number, they made up for it in fire and youth. The Kiowas were utterly annihilated. In the exultation of victory, the Sioux scoured the hills for refugees. A young squaw was found stolidly beside her dead brave, and was quickly sent to the shades to join her companion, after the manner of Indians. The leader of this band was Red Cloud.

THE STEAMBOAT EL PASO HERE -- REULEAU, THE TRAPPER

Several persons have mentioned of having seen in Morton's History of Nebraska, and elsewhere, references to ruins of old adobe, where formerly stood a city or station of considerable proportions, including a blacksmith shop, as being upon "the east slope of Scotts Bluff," along the old Overland Trail. This reference is no doubt to old Robideaux, as no other such ruins exist, or is there any memory of them among old timers. And there are none on the line of the trail that leads through Mitchell Gap.

The naming of several gaps in the bluffs is clear. Robideaux station doubtless led to the naming of the pass of that name, and the passage through the hills to the north of the old post, toward Fort Mitchell (the pass south of A. C. Morrison's place) was formerly callid Scotts Bluff Pass.