The teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1876-1878, 1877-07-14

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the road and had his horse shot from
under him and was himself wounded
and broke down the creek out of sight
An Indian soon gave him another hors'
and he made another attempt to get u,
to the pits. The Indians were muci
scattered so that they could get no mum
Der of them in body SO as to bring
them in range of their Calling. They
saw five together on point at some
distance and brought the piece to bear
upon them and made four revolutions
with the gun. Trey endorsed sever.
al OF them but could not tell whether
any of them were killed. After that
the Indians kept at Il more respectful
distance, but kept up the 1ring till af.
ter 0 P. NJ, and no more was seen or
heard that night thcs 4sh. On the
morning of the 9th at about 8 o'clock
two horsemen were seen coming across
the prairie from the direction of the
head of Rocky Canon. Six Indians
were soon seen riding towards them full
speed from the direction of the Indian
camp south Of Cottonwood. The two
men who were couriers from Howard's
command made detour to the north
and reached Cottonwood at the mouth
of the canon under the rifle pits Just in
time to escape from the Indians in pur-
suit. After this the Indians moved
their camp with about 1900 head of
stock across the Prairie between Cotton
wood and Rocky canon and in the d.
rection Of Clearwater. They had
crossed the Mt. Idaho road. No move
was made by Col. Perry to intercept
them during this time. Soon a small
squad of men was seen coming from the
direction of Mt. Idaho and were recoe-
nized to be volunteers. As soon as the
Indians saw them they left portion of
their number to hurry off their stock
aud about $50 returned to intercept
them and prevent their reaching Whip.
pies command. The Indians first
reached the elevation Of ground on the
road about mile beyond Cottonwood
near the intersection Of the Elk City
trail with the Stage road. Thus the
Indians had completely cut off this
squad of volunteers from Perry's COM
nand. At this crisis being seen from
Perry's position on tie hill at the rife
pits, he was urged to go with troops to
heir rescue. to which he replied to the
effect that it was no. use they were gone
n, and would not order to the rescue.
Morril says the volunteers say that
heir Captain seeing his position order !!
I'd them to charge and break the line of ;
he Indians and dash over toward the
reek bottom, dismount and return the
ire aud hold their position partly under
over Of the small hill till the force at
Cottonwood could reach them. The
ommand was no sooner given than
'apt. Randall and his sixteen men
made the charge, and broke through
he Indian line and reached their posi-
ion, dismounted and returned the fire.
n the charge Randall was MORALLY
Ben Evans killed, and three
theirs wounded. They fought there
Or nearly an hour and kept the Indians
t bay. One of the men fred over sixty
bots and several over forty. A few
cid the horses. One of the men had
is horse shot from under him. Chas.
'ase had his horse shot through the
ose as he was holding him after they
ad gained their position. In abeet
alf hour after it was known that the
indians had the volunteers in a tight
lace Perry gave the order for
fly men to 60 to their relief and it !
as quickly obeyed and they were re. .
eyed in about one hour after the charge
Calling gun was taken with the j
ty but was not used, and contrary to l