The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-13
Company u Has II Fight.
lCononclc chief, Slh.

On Friday, the 9th ult., Captain w.
J. Maltby ordered Lieutenant Best,
with twenty-one men, to proceed to
Table mountain, which Is situated in
the northeast corner of Runnels county,
TO watch for the Indians that We're on
the war path. The weather was eX-
tremely hot, and when the party got
rs far rs Pecan springs, Lieutenant
Best ordered halt rs the trail they
had been following appeared too old to
be doing much in the way Of catching
up with the Indians that had gone out
with their booty Sergeant Israel pro-
posed to take ten men ana follow on
this trail. Upon n call for volunteers,
the ten men were soon made up, and
the sergeant and his gallant boys were
soon upon the prairies again. Alter
riding all night, aud their horses be-
coming quite tagged from Il ride of full
sixty miles in twenty hours, n halt was
ordered and the men took II rest. At
daylight they saddled up, and corporal
Saclett and private Scott, being ready
first, rode up on ridge near by for u
lookout, when Scott discovered six
moving figures not far oil, and, calling
Sackett's attention to them, they were
discovered to be Indians. The two
rangers were soon back among their
fellows, who We're lesurely preparing
for the ride-but in n moment there
was hot haste and quick throwing on
of saddles. Soon all was ready, and
the Indians came in sight, when one
of the Company II boys said: boys,
they are going to charge usW but the
Indians did not like the looks of things
ahead of them as they came charging
ON, 50 they turned short of to the
right, took up gulcl, and, for n few
minutes, they We're lost sight of But II
hard race was now about TO begin, and
at ii both went in swift. earnest work.
After run of five miles the Indians
were brought to bay. Sackett was on
q splendid animal, and was in the lead,
and opened fire on the redskins ut II
distance of about seventy-hve yards,
which was Immediately returned by
two of the Indians. Sackett checked
up, and coolly turned to one of the men
who had that moment came up, and
asked him if he chad seen them ID
things shoot at me"' and the reply
was ayes; 60 for emp and they did.
Sackett then turned loose and ran up
to within thirty yards Of them, and
reached back for his gun to give them
another shot, when his horse received
a shot in her side, and fell and rose end
bolted. The saddle turned at the same
time, throwing Sackett to the ground.
He rose up, with gun in hand, and saw
an Indian aiming his Spencer mt him.
But Sackett was too quick for him, rs
his ball knocked the locks off the In
dams gun, and set it whiazing past
LOS head, cutting his cheek, and sent
the ball into his face, shearing oil his
nose as clear as if done with knife.
This was more than the warrior bar
gained for, and he threw down his gun
and, with strong, gutteral ugh"
broke away, hut was afterwards cap
tured and died of his wounds. Another
one was killed in the fight and the
others finally got away with two NOR
tally wounded, rs there were evident
signs of the same. The horses OF the
party were so tired that pursuit could
not be thought OF. There was one In
dian in this party that did not take
part in the fight, and, from circnm-
stances, was supposed to be a sqnaw, AS
she rode so easily and gracefully, and
stood aloof during the fight, but while
on the run was constantly in the lead.
When the rangers rode up to the
wounded Indian they spoke rather
roughly, and asked him where he was
going, The Indian answered; Down
In Texas, for horses and scalps"
"Where are you FROM" "Fort Sill"
'How long since you left there"'
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