▁Creek ▁post ▁in ▁later ▁years . ▁After ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁conditions ▁on ▁the ▁Northern ▁Pla ins ▁were ▁un sett led ▁and ▁the ▁trade ▁often ▁deg ener ated ▁into ▁the ▁supp lying ▁of ▁cont rab and ▁arms ▁to ▁Indians ▁resist ing ▁government ▁efforts ▁to ▁force ▁them ▁onto ▁res erv ations . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁Jim ▁Bor de aux ▁abandoned ▁his ▁western ▁interests ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁F t . ▁Rand all ▁on ▁the ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁several ▁government ▁contract s ▁to ▁supply ▁hay , ▁fire wood , ▁and ▁other ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁army . ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁p neum onia ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁at ▁ 6 4 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁Bor de aux ▁left , ▁Francis ▁B ouch er , ▁son - in - law ▁of ▁Sp otted ▁T ail , ▁head ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁B rule ▁Si oux , ▁occupied ▁the ▁post ▁on ▁Bor de aux ▁Creek . ▁Probably ▁with ▁the ▁t ac it ▁support ▁of ▁Sp otted ▁T ail , ▁B ouch er , ▁known ▁as ▁“ B ush y ” ▁to ▁the ▁Indians , ▁played ▁a ▁dangerous ▁game ▁of ▁sm ugg ling ▁arms ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁to ▁the ▁war riors ▁val i antly ▁fighting ▁against ▁the ▁army . ▁Und ou bt edly ▁guns ▁and ▁cart rid ges ▁from ▁this ▁post ▁figured ▁in ▁the ▁defe ats ▁of ▁Gener als ▁C uster ▁and ▁Cro ok . ▁Finally , ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁army ▁tro