, 1866-03-03
IyDIAN FIGHT In FISH GREER
VALLEY,
In Obstinate ConflIcf-E:veFy Ietlakin
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The Humboldt Rtyi4ter of Jaaua.y 20 gives
the following aceoun. Of s late aghS with In
dams: y
One Of the best fights yet recorded siaxe
mence1 hosti1itles was that made near the
confluence Of Queens River md Fish Creek,
Last week
The Indians had become so daring and
troublesome Of late that Communication be-
tween Dun Glen and Camp McDermit was
gcrous. Capt. 6. D. Conrad determined oa
| raid against the maznnaeEs. All prcPara-
tinns made, the command set out from Dun
Glen on the morning Of the 8th, headed for
Queens River. The entire command consist
cd Of ffty.sfz persons.
and long march Of three days, they 1T length
arrived upon the Indians, and immed edIately tho
fight began In all its fury. The Indiuns had
the advantage Of the ground The field fought
over Wns about two miles square, anl large
portion Of it was very much cut with gullies
and t:.rines, and bore also great quantity of
Spanish broom. The Indians could not hare
selected field better adapted to their style of
warfare. The Indians discovered the three
columns coming dusnIng down on them when
ahont q mile distant, and then they could be
distinctly seen preparing for batt1e-dividIng
OH lbtO 6fMa4H Ob lQlti Ai1u SIM HHQ GE&9ctlHR
their places for combat where It would be most
diiicult to man@t1yre cavalry. Each war1ior
had from fifty to seyeaty-ilye poisoned ar-
ruws, giving each squad from 80 TO $50 shots
The moment 1efure tho battle commenced,
owing to the extreme cold, deusc cloud OF
! frost commenced flying, so thick that horse
hundred yards. This gaye lie Indians . great
advantage, rs It compelled the soldiers to
fight at short range, so that the bow and ar-'
row could be used aud it a1so increased the
chances Of escape for the Indians. Had
the frost commenced flying eaelier, no
capped. The plan Of battle was such that
the right and LEFT columns aanked the Indians
and soon surrounded them. They fought
with desperation. In no instance did war;
rior lay down his, arms till he laid down his
lie. They arranged their arrows between
their fingers in such manner that they could
much bravery ~ any soldiers 10 the world.
The excitement was intense Soldiers, citi-
xene md the sayases, charging and yelling
each strniuing Ill lis powers to destroy the
| other; the wild, r1nging war-hoop, the rapid
Gsing Of eighty disciplined men, the thunder
Of cavalry charge, altogether created 4
The battle continued In full force for two
and half hours, when the conflict was re-
! tuced to two points. at which several war
riprs had selected deep, short gullie5, and
sseres ss making what tess knsT to be tas'r last
Tie battle, with the exception Of few
| st,ae Cling shots, was over Tho Indians had
I fought With heroisu that astonlshed every
one who had witnessed 1t. They made no
| offer 10 surrender; uttered no sound but
| wells or defiance and continued to Ere their
;Scisozous RErows until thy xeEe 50 Tsa that
tEhsy could throw them but u few feet; aud
| some Of them dying would shoot an arroT
stro;rht M Into the ais. In hope that the
deadly missile would fall on The hated
and victorious foe. At the close OF the
| battle thirty-ivc dead Indians lay on tho
field, with their bows and quIYers atil1
clutched in their hands. All OF them were
large. powerful n1en-a picked company of
braves prepared for battle. But five squavs
we're in the band, and they were acting IN the
capacity OF 3 pack train. Two Of them were
killed In battle By mistake the Other thrsc
were furnished with some provisions, and left
unmolestcl.
Scouting parties made the entire circuit of
the field, and found that no living thing had
escaped, as the enow was three inches deep,
aud there werc no trucks ieauiug from tho
camp.
On the uuion side seven were wounded.
The Indian camps were nl1 destroyed, the
wountled all cared for, and tho command
marched for Fish Greek, where water could be
obtained, and camped, the trim having A.
Rived there before them.