The grave of Rebecca Winters, on the Burlington right-of-way in the east part of Scottsbluff City, is one of the land marks on the Old Overland Trails. The original mark was only a wagon tire set half in the ground with her name, and a few important facts chiseled thereon. The buffalo and then the range cattle found it a convenient rubbing place, and it was always kept bright and shining by their constant wear.

Many Mormon parties followed during the succeeding years. According to Coutant on the 19th of August, 1S54, one of the almost destitute parties went into camp ten or twelve miles from the Fort. They complained that the day before some Indians under Chief Met- -to-i-o-way, ( Startling Bear) had driven off and killed a cow belonging to them.

At that time the soldiers at the fort had little to do, and as a result had tried to liven things up a bit by liberal quantities of liquor. Commander Fleming was in charge of the post, and dispatched Lieutenant Grattan with thirty men and two mountain howitzers to bring in the guilty men.

Grattan was a new arrival from West Point, and was utterly unfamiliar with Indian warfare and character. But flushed with ambition and perhaps firewater, he felt equal to any task.

< Mi arrival at the Indian lodges, he demanded of a sub-chief "Bear," the guilty parties. Bear informed him that the chief had already gone to the fort to apologize and make amends. Such a tame conclusion would reflect but little glory >"1 a Wesl Pointer, and Grattan determined thai the guilty man must be produced. Bear again told him that he did not consider the matter very serious. The cow was dead before the chief had knowledge of it. and that