The New York herald., 1876-12-11


train just camping the willows, neal
the middle OF tho village, and was engaged ~
disposing of late breakfast. 1t about two
O'Clock now should Judge. and the pack train had
been in the canyon Two hours, but only just
going into camp The mules had their packs on for
twenty hours II just mo that most
OF us had been in the saddle about the same length
Of time. AS arrived at the pack train General Mac
kenzc was sending out despatch 10 General Crook
then over days march on by the shortest route
to bring up the inian,ry THIS looked as II Gen.
cral Mackenzie expected that the Indians would
light him from the bills until 10 reinforced Ny
first despatch TO the HERALD out about the
same time that General Mackenzie sent Tor the in
ianiry The extreme caution exercised by the hos.
tiles early the fight in the use of ammunition indi
Gated either a scarcity Of the article or determnatioE
10 save 1t for long battle At first we did not know
which way TO interpret their action, but just after
eating learned that they had left nearly all their
ammunition behind and that considerable quantities
being destroyed in the lodges already set on
nre keg OF powder also exploded with loud report
in one the burning tepces. Doubtless this depriva
ton made them all the more determined to make
every shot tell
AN INDIAN sHARPsHooTgR.
One Indian had found a secure place the hills and
played sharpshooter nearly all day with Of Sharps
long range rifles. The gun must have shot cartridge
containing about l2o grains of powder Every time he
fired the report seemed rend the very walls OF the
caynon, echo.ng like the Of cannon from hill 10
hill Late IN tho afternoon cheer went up from
some OF boys in front and the big gun was silent
thereafter. subsequently heard the fellow was killed
by one OF Captain Davis men, hut tao other Inolans
near him got away with the gun Gradually
Indian fire ceased until toward sundown when II
had stopped altogether. All our Killed and wounded
but man. VINO tell on exposed bill near the end
OF tho canyon had been got in before this timc, aud
just after shutdown his body was brought IN. AS
tMil ght Tell upon oi Indian soldiers
kept popping away at hostcs, who IN The covcr OF
darkness were creeping from their hiding places IN the
rocks; but do not think they rcd with much effect
Numerous Apckets were posted on the hills before
nghlfa, for we apprehended renewal OF the fight by
sundown little atterward But night fell upon
battle ned, and with II came peace ana silence about
tho hostile village
Our killed and wounded had been transferred from
tho side OF the field TO thcsheltcr OF the olu
the right and here found the extent OF loss
| one oilccr ana i've men killed and twenty i've mon
and Indian wounded. The small proportion o
Indians shot in the nght raccable 10 their familiarity
with the OF fighting OF their people and tc
| The shrewdncss with which they evaded fire the
neld while lighting az times quite as well as our regu
lars. Their cbiei usefulness however, consisted IN
their employment as scouts and IN leading the hrs
dash at tue hostes to capture the. and dcDora
ize them by showing Them THAT their own people we're
arrayed against thou. They cannon be disciplined to
fight ike whito soldiers. Two OF the shoshones and
OF the Sioux had horses shot under them and yet
escaped unhurt. During the light Three Bears had
his horse shot under him and rode back past me
mounted behind another Indian, in search oi pony
on which to renew the hight
sCALPs
In the evening saw scaps that had been taken
from the lodges. and among these was the scalp OF
white girl l also a number Of blank books taken
from the tepees the leaves OF which had been
skctched the exploits OF several Of tho Cheyenne
braves alter the manner OF Sitting Bull, sketches OF
whose sangulnary appeared In the HER
AID last summer. After ngptlal effort was
made to count up the Indian loss and the lowest
figure at which 1t placed twenty-five killed
outright l saw the Pawnees parading SIX scaps early
in the evening; two soldiers showed me Two scalps
fhau had nrah ErQn (rnn rd rnf in Linn
tenant Allison killed an Indian Captain DAVIS
pany killed six eight tho Shoshones killed four,
one-eyed froncrsman with one party OF Indians
killed and The Sioux and Arrapahoes KILLED about
a dozen but did not take any scalps. Others, loo
count hasbeen yet received the whole l should
say the hcstilcs had fully fifty killed and mortaily
wounded
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The following IS complete list OF the killed and
wounded on our side:-
Lieutenant John A. Mckinney. commanding Com
pany NJ. Fourth cavalry
Corporal Patrick F. Ryan, Company d, Fourth
cavalry
Private Joseph Mengls, Company Il. Fifth cavalry
Private Alexander Keller, Company &, Fourth
Private John sullivan. Company B, Fourth cavalry.
Private Beard, Company y, Fourth cavalry.
Private Alex Mcfarland, Company l., Fifth
airy, died on the 2olh.
WOUNDED
Corporal william Lynn, Company M Fourth cav
airy, hip joint fractured.
frivaie G. II. suckney, Company H, Fifth cavalry,
|
Sergeant Daniel Cunningham. Company H, Third
cavalry, foot fractured.
Private J. +. Tallmadge, Company H, Third cavalry,
flesh wound
Private Isaac Mcguire, Company NJ, Fourth cavalry,
flesh wound
Private Charles Folsom, Company II, Fifth cavalry,
fracture of thigh.
Sergeant Thomas H. Forsyth, Company N, Fourth
cavalry, flesh wound.
Private James Mcllahon, Company NJ, Fourth cav.
airy, lesb wound.
Private Charles +. Lurig Company r, Fourth cav
al
Private Henry Holden Company II. Third cavalry,
flesh wound, shoulder.
Private Patrick Rcardon Company NJ Fourth
airy, flesh wound arm
Private Charles Thompson, Company F, Fourth
cavalry, flesh wound, shoulder
Private 4. II. ivson, Company NJ, Fourth cavalry,
flesh wound.
Private L. l. Buck, Company E, Fourth cavalry,
Corporal W. Il. Poole, Company l, Fourth cavalry,
Private August strick, Company E. Fourth cavalry,
Private Edward Fitzgerald, Company D, Fourth
Corporal jacob schauner, Company /, Fourth
cavalry fractured arm
Private William HARRISON, frac ured foot
Private George Kenney, Company /, Fourth cavalry,
flesh wound 10 tho meek.
Private Daniel stephens, Company /, Fourth cavalry,
wounded lung
Anz. shos1one Indian, wound of the abdomen
Besides these there were three four very slightly
wounded by having their hurses ia them or being
scratched by bullets giancng from the rocks
FLAG.
Late in the afternoon learned that party OF
hostles on hill 10 the right showed white a three
or four times during the light but would au
exposed head after It's exhibition just the
When the tight was over, General Mackenzie sent
out some Indians with Roland the Cheyenne inter-
prefer. to taix with the hostlles The hills they
old Dull kniie in tue distance and he them
that his three had been killed iu tho fight and
that he was willing TO surrender, but tho others were
not. They had been told, he SAID, that the whites
we're coming 10 make treaty with them, but instead
they came aud fired into their village consequently
they could not trust the whites. A heap OF their peo-
plc he said, had been killed In the fight, and tho rest
were ready to die.
during the night the hostcs camped within four
miles oi the village and IN the morning they
ged TO Kill six or seven OF ponies ood The
carcasses were found by indians In the hills The
night was very cold and windy and day we were
enveopcd in heavy snow storm Alter burying pr,.
vate Beard on The battlefield the rest killed and
wounded placed ttcrs, hitched at one end 90
mules and with the other end dragging the ground,
and we prepared TO leave the canyon by Sun
day. Before starting the General out the inter-