The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-11
FIGHTING THE RED SKINS.
TIE TROOPS UNDER COLs. PERRY AND
UIIPPLE SURROUNDED
Lieut. Rains md Accommodating Party OF
Twelve Men Killed The Desperate Charge
of Capt. Randall and his sixtecn Men.

OF '"p'. fs"h""i ana MS sixteen MEN,
SAN FRANc1sco Julv -Dosnotches from
"N' "A'O 'o'' o"i' io' Do9p"'onoe NUN
Lewiston. VIA Portland. give details oil the en-
counters with the Indians on the Sd, 4th. and
s,t, ,ns, a. co,,'in,,''1 ~, r,,'atn,, C,I
v ,.' '', "'"i '".'""'"u' "" '"''""' ''
Whipplc sent ont Foster and Bewcttc scouting
for Indians i'm the direction of Gen Howard's
oo,,,, 49,, so,,,,,,, .,,, nj, Lol 90, ,,onn tor
amp Vn '"'i'on river "oy ",u no' tv"o i"i
when they met three or four Indians. who ran
them back toward cnmp Blcwette was un-
hnrsod Inn, oscnnod. T,s,,r raached comn Col
nvi S'" W" V9O"pv"' ioS''i iV'''''" '","P' N'''
Whipplc ordered his command in readiness to
,',o ",'', III 'nu 'e'n ,.,''u wv"
reconnoitrc. Rains and his men rode over the
first rise this side of Cottonwood and down
,,,, a,Ia .,,.,,o ,,ha.o ,io rooI
into slde raVino where the rohu
crosses before tho ascent OF Craig's
Nour,oi, o,I ,,,ro o,,oclod p,forc
,,., - H.. -. - -, A. a.
Nhlpple coulu ger 10 MN a'''r iie hearu .ne ir-
ing. Rains and his whole party were killed. in
-, -, a. IL, -, ,,,t - a., 80.
Waru ana iormeu IN llhc OF pa'ue On 'he cast
side Of the ravine. and the Indians on the west.
nil in omen ground about ono thousand Yards
-. o. 1t -, ,,, x,,,,, h,.,,,, ,ho,,,
apart una WIN oh'y 'i' raNihc pc'Moci, 'non''
Here they remained menacing each other Tor
ahout two hours until dark moss came Whinple
,h,, =, ~ ard ,ho trd,a,s nassn1
over To p' >iht ON thc Noupnw!%3u % uni! 70 'rais
crTrsssihs, 40 nvl. WIZ 'VNTp p % t'nt %nisnr; ,hi
way To mcet Col Perry. who was expected with
hsurply tralh from ihpwul. ana ktp' out ms
Skirmlsh INES along tnr rouie. my 4, met Sol;
ltrry WIN ms tr"lh near brulu nouSr, anu
escorted hlm 10 thc amp on t"ltonNWoou Irnrk.
balrd anu Two ihnn arrived rom Npuh, VI la iuano
soon hllrrWhru, anu III hninu. . , VI. ino pI,s
were nnnn,d lnd TWO 1iNuilEs piiv'.h IN posl-
t!on: Inc indHns made s'i'r.' hatvini,s To-
storm ne riil. plis hut We're KEN AT dlstanco.
~ ~ a,Vur =, VI; , LOT ,ui ~, vi,
ne morning vi the yth TWO couii'fs arrived
from zen; h0waru, nmase1 h ,n'2 ,." amp 10y
indihhs' soon nrtwhtu, tln ihuiihs, m.N',,u
their camp. WIN about LOO hcad oi stok'
arross the pralrir IN tnn ulrectl3h OF . III. ent,
mhMoou' NO movement wis ni"ue 10 in'cfeep'
them; IL. g.. t,,
untccrs from Mount Idaho Appeared in sight.
About 100 lndians Intercepted them Mt the
junction OF ,the Elk ,lty trall WIN the stage
road. Col Pfrry was unsed 70 So WIN ,,.n tho
! troops 10 thelr rescue. ne r,pll'd uiut u was
no use' thry We're gone, hnn ne wpulu not or
der his men to the rescue. me volunteers say
them To charge and break the lines of the In
dians, dash over toward the creek bottom. dis;,
mount and return th, lhdlhn nre ana, h9ii
their position. partly under cover of II small hill
until thg force at ihe Co,,onwood could i rgacn
,hsmr Ih1 c9mm1nh was @ No s29m"r mem sHGn SG
| the charge. broke through III" lhdlan me-
! rea'hed y" position named dlsninuhi'd ana
| returned IRE. In the rharg. APT. htnda'l va,
| mortaly wouni"d. Benz. Evans Killed. AMI
! tufe" or IN" n'h. r. WouhH"'ii iuN lvusnt
~ Tor I"tS an haHr; any S0p, ,, ih N ',yns
/ known that the Indians had th" volunteers IN a
/ ught place. Col Ferry guN' orders i"r MY mon
| they werr relieved IN about "n" hour. Af,rih'
| charge. no pursuit oi IN" Indians Was ordered,
| but retreat was made io camp, ana y, yut7at
| had been made since W to NE tlme oi Norrlll Z
leaving on IN" night "i ths bth. IN" NolIhte'rs
say they know thry klH"d scN.rai lhdlahs, aui
wounded many DINERS. anu thry "a" lhulahs
pt ~ n'ilS IL oi % .'n' , ~, H. nv H. ,,,h ,h, ,olu,
On th' Shiii' u Sht w 'hNih', WIN W N'i"t
tccr force, arrived az tutvnWopu from liuWaiu =
command. On the 9th a detachment oil seventy
| five men und.r McConVille. was sent us an
| escort tn n wagon rurryinx the killed and
! wounded To- Mount Idaho Morrill, SAYS that
~ ~ H., 4 ,',' 4
| iNnuhll. hlt,F u" WIS H"I"uy MnuhH-n hhI
! had got into his posltlon, sat upon thc -Erpunl
| and fired many shots at the Indians.
the last onr moi moro than five min .
,tes h.fora n. fell hnrk dnn1 Not ono
| - s.i,'.,.t i,, ~, H.,
] VI us ,S'N'hN'h lo.'irN ~ W
! or showed lnr. Whlte l'hlhrr', uouSii naIu
| pressed by loo Indians nor uil on" 81 them
| seek to run for the Cottonwood after they had
| broken IN. Indian line but strictly ol.yDl
"rin, " ~ ,p' ,r,,n, IN, i',v,,,, ,r