Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-18
A Flight With the Indians.

The Portland (ore9on) Bee prints the
following letter from Colonel Robbins
to his wife in Boise City, Idaho. It
records in simple and unaffected Ian.
guage tho story Of deeds very seldom
equaled:
SILVER CREEK. Or. June "a. 1878.
DEAN WIZ /: have o fow moments
TO spare and will drop q line to let you
know that I am still alive. though moth.
In short Of the hand OF God has spared
me 80 far. We had q fight with the
Reds yesterday Sunday. I discovered
them about four miles ahead OF Colonel
Bernard's command yesterday morning.
and sent the Colonel word that / had
found them. then started ahead with
fifteen Of my scouts and fifteen cattle
men, making thirty In my company. as
brave men AZ evor went into battle. We
struck the Indian camp about fifteen
minutes before the troops came up. We
were thirty men against at least 500 In
dian warriors. and that many more
sauaws and youngsters. and when We
opened the ball they set up such q yell
that II seemed like
ALL III DEMONS IN HELL
Had been turned loose. When Colonel
Bernard came up TO me We charged up
TO them and went through their camp.
killing them right and left. They ran
for the rocks. Apart Of them got their
horses and tried to surround US. l
started to head them Of with my men
and turned them back. but in the race
we got about one-half mile away frUm
the command, and another lot OF Indi.
n started to cut US oil. / called the
men together Us quick as could and
started back, but they were too quick
for US and cut US of. / then started to
the hills to our left. encouraging the
men all the time, and away we went,
shooting and running. the reds shooting
aud yelling all the time. Finding that
my horse was failing fast. / shouted to
the boys 10 gain the rocks. At that mo.
ment
I WAS BEuiSD ALL,
But n man. Just then the man ahead
Of me had his horse shot under him, as
also the man at my side. Almost the
same instant my horse went down, leav-
ing three OF us afoot. In an instant the
man ahead Of me, Mr.. William Myers.
Of Atalanta, wal shot down. and about
fifteen OF the red devils surrounded
Hery Pierce, OF Boise City and myself.
/ raised my gun to shoot tho Indian in
front OF me when one behind shot ut
me, the bali passing under my arm and
cutting my clothes through, and knock
ing my gun out OF my hand. l then
drew my pistol and shot an Indian
through the head. Just then our men
looked round and saw the situation OF
Pierce and myself. Al this moment
there were only six OF our party within
shooting distance. who turned instantly
aud
Dows wES 1--WE nEDs.
We thus fought our way back to
where the rest OF the boys were and,
driving tho Indians back. we who were
aioot jumped up behind two OF the boys
and thus reached the command. We
fought tho Indians all day yesterday
and In the night they got out. aud TO.
day VIC have followed them eighteen
miles. Mr.. Myers. the bravo man who
was killed, was q brothsr.in.law OF Mrs.
S. Newcomer. Of Rocky Bar, whose
sister WINS his wife. I have no time to
write TO them, but wish you to tell Mrs.
Newcomer the sad news. 10 that she eau
write 10 Mrs. Myers at Atlanta, and tell
her that her husband died fighting to
the last. We found his body this
morning and buried 1t. No ons can tell
who may be next.