The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-09-09

CALDWELL, September 1.-Sevcral thou
sand people, principally from this anG
neighboTing counties, spent the day in at
tendance upon the soldiers reunion. Tn.
camp Is located about mile from town, il
pleasant wood, which, with its tents ant
shanties, looks very much like camp. The
formal opening Of the camp occurred at
O'Clock. After PRAYER, an address, full o
welcome, was delivered by J. NJ. Dalson
I'm original poem was recited by
Colonel II. Il. Shaw, OF Marietta
Short addresses were delivered
by Col. Mcconnell and several Others. Sen
ator Cockrell, who was Senator from Mis-
souri,, was presen: As the CUES, OF the compa
nv, and spoke in substance rs follows: I'll
gives NE great pleasure TO appear before
you to-day. Soldiers, probably have met
many Of you before to-day, and under ial
different auspices. was invited TO come
here, If willing TO meet you halfway, and
am here. always tried TO meet YOU halfway
on the battlefield, and l am willing to sc
farther than that now. l allow Nc
man 10 80 farther than myself in my love
for my country, and wish for her prosper
i:y. What say to-day are the real senti.
ments Of nv heart. | am glad that I an
here, for feel it will be good for all Of Us
Humanity is the same in all ages of III:
world, and We cannot divest ourselves o.
our humanity, even il We would. We cam
always control ourselves when laboring I'M
der great passion. and don't want Won Il
hold me responsible for all l have said un
der circumstances incident to cruel
and fratricidal war, but an
willing 20 ask your forgiveness for any rea
wrong have done ! like to talk to sol
diers, for We have met on the march, il
battle and in prison. You will remembel
those OF You who were before V;cksburp
what jolly times our picke;s hal under i'm
provised flags of truce how they dispassion
ated and dismissed the situation. Now,
verify believe that if is could have been SC
arranged, our private soldiers, OF both ar
mics, would have settled our late trouble
amicably six months alter the war closed
but that's over now, and We won't CRY
over split milk. We have few mer
in the South, of class suppose you have
ligan said Of his t-oops-Invisible in
peace and visible in war; Now, / hope
you will not hold the good people of the
South responsible for the idle babblings o.
these doughty warriors. hope to meet YOU
Tomorrow" The speaker was heartily
paplauded.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 7.-Gov. Beveridge,
to-day, sent the following telegram 10
Hon. Jno. Carver, States Attorney, Rock
ford, ILL.,: at is reported that parties from
an adjoining State have wantOnly violated
the laws OF the State of ILL.,, by fighting a
duel in your county. l hope you will
take prompt measures to vindicate the law
[Signed.l JNo. l.. BEvERrDGE, Governor
CHICAGO, Sept THE "Inter- Ocean, tor
morrow, will contain long account of the
recent fight between the Hayden surveying
party and the Indians. The account con-
iains an official report, By Prof. Gardner,
from which the following extracts are Ia
ken:
Ga Pratte River Mining Camp, August
y, ls15.-They tried to trade Tor tobacco
and powder. As we had none 10 spare, we
shook hands, and, bidding them
adieu, started forward over tie
hill. No sooner had the rear guard
passed the brow OF the hill,
than the Indians commenced firing from
behind. 1t being in the advance, ! rode a;
once 20 the rear. The boys begged u lie
allowed TO charge the Indians, but
thought it unadvisable, considering that
they were protected by 4 hill and mounted
on swift horses, and We on tires! mules.
therefore ordered the train forward on a
trot TO get out of range OF the hill.
Taking Nader and McCreary with
me, l gaiioped toward hill on the
right and in advance, under which the
train must pass to reach more open ground.
The red skins were already on the opposite
slope, but We drove them away, and had
the point till the train was out of shot.
Taking the advice Of my most experienced
men, we camped in a sage-brush plain, as
far as possible from the Hills. The posi-
ton was, however, exposed to their fire, at
three hundred yards, from a
ravine that would shelter the
enemy, and from ridge 500
yards distant, formed skirmish line Of
Adams, McCreary and myself, 500 yards
from the camp, and 50 placed rs to COM
mand these positions and protected the rest
of the men, who were unpacking and build
ing circular barricade of the apparatus
and baggage. The Indians were thus forced
to fight at very long range, and We
were hidden in the sage brush and
fought to excellent advantage. They took
position on hill, from which most of their
bullets Just feli short OF the camp. At
sun-set we formed new picket line Of
Adams, Kiisey and myself, two hundred
yards from the bsrricade, with Others, 10
keep back the Indians, whom We expected
would row crawl through the sage brush,
anu attack US by the Eight OF the just risen
moon. They came a. anticipated. For
five hours We fought them
in their own fashion, creeping through the
sage bush, and firing at the flash Of their
guns, their shots had no effect on us, and
only one OF our animals Yas wounded. We
where beginning to suffer much from the
want OF water and food. 1t midnight, the
Indians drew off, and We were released from
duty by Madira, Creary and Worthington.
The situation became critical, AZ the In
iians would doubtless he reinforced
at night, and ii escape were attempted the
Indians would fire at Us from every knoll
in the canon, and if we remained We would
perish of thirst. However, break was
made for the plateau. We started at dawn,
and the battle signal came quickly, in short,
wild yells, from an Indian posted on
rocky pinnacle above us. Down
they came, from their hiding
places, on their flying ponies.
They Immediately occupied the eminences
within shot Of where they knew we would
pass. We were successful in driving them
from every one for the first hour, but soon
our hungry and thirsty mules gave out, and
refused to be spured out OF walk. Several
times MADEIRA and | would attempt to
reach the hills which the In
lians We could see were also aiming for.
They would gain the summit first. After
i've hours of fruitless effort, in the not sun,
tortured by thirst, it was determined to
light our way to camp, up through the
anon. The Indians poured hot fire on us,
,ut their inaccurate aim WAS our salvation.
Three mules were killed, but the men
ound refuge behind trees. Other members
II the party here reinforced US, and
Utter cutting the packs from
he mules, We forced our way along through
he ambush, the Indians fearing TO make
In open attack. In four days from the
line we scaled the bluff brought the par
y in here safe, and we'll having ridden two
hundred miles from the scene OF the battle,
tut OF sixty hours from the morning OF the
We were in the saddle forty
light hours.
The fight was incessant from five p. IN. of
he 18th till the afternoon OF the 18th, ex-
ept three hours in the night. But Of thir-
y-two animals We brought off twenty-eight.
Three OF them are wounded, but not badly.
lot a man was wounded, and none are
ick.