The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-08-24
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erers BY Wyoming Herders-

erers BY Wyoming Herders-
VIM. M. Daley, in a Iletter to his
brother in Denver, tells the following
interesting story: a1l
CHI xENNE, August 19.-One week
ago last Tuesday freight wagon train
was going up to the post, and when
about fifteen miles from our rancho it
was attacked by Indians. The train
boss was killed and one of the drivers
wounded, two or three of the wagons
burned, and several head of cattle killed.
The same night the Indians went to the
rancho on Horse Shoe, and stole their
horses. One of the men came to my
rancho next night for help. / was GO
ing to commence gathering beeves the
next morning, Thursday, but instead
we made hunt for the s'reds." Nine
of us, mounted and well armed, all
from my camp, except Mr.. johnson
from the Horse Shoe camp. We went
to their crossing on the Platte, expect
ing to intercept them on their return.
We took dinner in grove on the
North Platte. While dinner was be-
ing prepared, johnson and l climbed a
hill close by, and discovered horses
about three miles below. We dined,
broke camp, made detour to the north
of several miles to high ridge running
to the river near where we had seen
the horses. johnson and l made an
examination Of the situation, and dis
covered seventeen head of horses, with
a camp of horses close by. We then
went back to the boys, held council of
war; concluded to go down the creek,
and follow it down as near the Indian
camp as possible, and then act as cir
cumstances might dictate. When
wi hin about 500 yards of the
camp one Of the Indians came out to
drive in the horses. Fearing he would
discover us and give the alarm, we
made a charge ON him expecting to get
him before he reached the camp, but he
beat us. We ran him to within fifty
steps of where they lay in camp. We
were then between the Indians and
their horses, to which we turned our
attention, and succeeded in getting
away with them. The Indians follow
ed us up on foot, shooting very reckless
ly and fast, all Of them being well arm
ed with long range needle guns.
AS soon as we got the ponies safe,
four or five Of us turned on the noble
reds, dismounted and went to business.
As soon as we commenced fire on them
they broke for the brush, some of them
who were concealed still keeping up
their fire on us. One Indian was shot and
fen-got up and walked few steps,
fell again and lay there. While I was
watching him spent ball hit me, &C.
ing through my cartridge belt and
clothing, and stopping against the flesh.
/ thought was hurt, and the boys all
stopped the fight to see me out of it. l
got on my horse and went to the herd
of ponies, helped to get them safe away,
and then examined the wound and
found it as described above.
In the meantime several of the boys
h Id gone back and were shelling the
Indians, but they hid in the brush so
that their shots were not effective fur
ther than to frighten them. The firing
was continued until nearly night. We
then made an examination of the cap
tured ponies, finding seven head of Mr..
Johnson's,; which had been stolen the
night before, eight head of Ind an
ponies, and two killed by the Indians
while shooting at US.
To sum it up, Mr.. Johnston got back
seven head of his horses, and each of
the boys got a pony for their days
work, and the Indians went home on
foot, leaving one of their number on
the finId I'4NF .'l 80