The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-09

snv SeNcHtn cavalry must also haro
iailen Ind not Gibbons appeared TO res
cue them. Nothing is known 81 Iho
baltic Ill which Custar und his co,n1
rides perishedr except what can be SIR
missed from The appearance of the masses
oil lhdiHns ON the left flank Of Iscuo's
command: iho Indians opened Il heavy
hEe rom the Dluli and ut the same timo.
IhnIGeu III Inc front. The troops be-
"reu g9iiahtiy' driving tho Indinns
o"eI' uu' ING hro from the blum was go
severe 'nnt heno's men wcre forced to.
~" .he river: Ito ordered them into
s nri anhoer' where they disnounted To-.
hight on foot, and tho Indians Ir;oJ 80
erai times to dislodgc them. bnt ;no,
lcctnally. They charged Lotb. nm 49,
and on ponies, md tried TO wort ronn.i
to their rcnr, but Reno chnr,,oJ ST.
through the timber. The Indians Loro
pressed SO hard and were 20 nm,na-n'.
that Reno ordered his men To- n,,U.1
ana cut their why out. 4 wild Scrn,nIJo.
Tor life ensued; it WINS every ,nun Tor
himself. Tho wounded dug riilc.uiIs
and prepared for battle. Tho Indinns.
charged on foot and nndo tremendous.
efforts to rout tho soldiers. Tho fight
was desperate md hand 10 hand. tho
Indians finally retiring. The fighting
continued ut intervals, and mt night tho.
troops were completely surrounded. At
daylight on the Goth tho battle was re-
newed, the Indians numbering from
three 10 four thousand and Rcno's COM
nand barely 400. His men being with.
out water for SO hours wero rendered
desperate; the horses and wounded mon
perishing from thirst, and tho water.
only two hundred yards of, hut tho.
ground was full Of Indian sharp-shoot-
crs Oh both sides of the river. Reno,
determined to have water nj all hazards.
1t was hanh 10 hand fight, one SOL
dicr having sometimes M many as
five Indians upon him. Tho troous.
used their rovolvers Mt short range, and
dnshin8 through the timber, crossed
the river, md assembled the high bank
opposite, the Indians meanwhile main.
tanning deadly fire.
CHICAGO. July g..
The following is full list Of the
wounded:
Davis Cory. Company I. in right hip.
Patrick Mcdonnell left leg.
Sergeant John VAIL, Co. II, in back-
Michael G. Madden, Co. ], right leg.
VIM. George. Co. II, left side; died
July 81 ut 1 II. III.
First Sergeant Vim. Helm, Co. 4, left
knee.
John AIcYay. Co. c, lip.
Patrick Corcornn. Co. X. right
shoulder.
Max Wieke, Co. X, left foot.
Alfred Whittncrc, Co. c. right elbow
Peter Thompson, right hand,
Jacob Dean, Co. A, face.
J. II. Myer, Co. VI, back.
Roman Buttrell, right shoulder.
Dan. Newell, Co. NJ, left thigh.
james Mullen, Co. II, right thigh.
Elijgh Strong. Co. 4, right leg.
Sergeant Polk Carry, G. VI, right hip.
James l.. Kinnctt, Co. ii, body; died
July 9TH, at 3 o'clock.
Francis W. Royca, Co. 4, left hand
and body.
james Wilbur. Co. VI. left lex.
John L. Phillips, Go. II. face and
both hands.
Samuel SIcrin, Co. II, both thighs.
Frank Brum, Co. NJ, face and left
thigh,
Corporal Alex. u. bishop. Co. II,
right arm.
James Foster, Co. 4. right arm.
W. Harris, Co. VI, left breast.
Chns. II. Bishop, Co. II, right arm
Fred II. OlinBtrd, Co. \, left wrist.
S,,.cnut Chas WI,itc 10 NJ ,iuI,I
o,,n.
TLoa. Egrncy. Co NJ rirld car
ChHs. CmnpbclI, Co. q. rirht shuul-
'!cr.
John Cooper, Co. II, rirIt elbow.
John Mcguire, Go. G, lipht ann.
Henry black, Go. II, RIGHT hand.
Daniel MoWilliams, Co. II, right leg.
an Indian, nnihe unknown, was left
nj BcrtLOlL.
Sergeant Riley, was left nj Iienuford.
David Atkinson, Co. L., vas also left
at BuRufOrd.
\ meeting WAS held ut Monroe,
Michigan, the home Of Gen. Custar,
yesterday afternoon, Mt which rcsulu-
iiums al coincidence were adopted by
tho citizens.
W,uu,.urox Jrlva
Ec1. -. r. S6,,uyo, ynnr ,ii:naicI,
il received. | think Il nrcuotmro In
think of nskiuu far yuluutccr cavalry
with tho attendant cNpcnre. n mem,
brr5 % the Twcnly-sccOnd Infantry go 10
Gen. Terry no will have about 1000
men. Crook in II iow days viii have
300 men, and ! sent him Mcrritt'S
eight companies Of the Eighth Cavalry,
$50 strong, which will make him about
2,OJo mon. We are NIL right; give us II
little time. | deeply dcplorc the loss
Of Custar, his officers aud men. fear
it wns nn unnrc, ssnry sncriiicc, duo 20
misrepresentation and II smrcrnbundunco
"i courage; the after was cxtrnUrdinn-
rally developed in Cuslar. | will keep