BEHIND THE 601
lthough the name “601” was shrouded in secrecy, eporter Alfred Doten thought he had the answer. “It is known that the [vigilance committee] members were all successively numbered on
Spencers Prove Their Worth
In the summer and fall of 1868 Sioux, Cheyenne and Arapaho warriors on the Great Plains kept busy raiding and plundering their traditional foes, the Crows and Pawnees, but also westbound emigrants. The latter looked to the Army for help, but when con
