The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-07-19
cor. roBnlSs AND rmr sCorrs.
laad.tO-Isand Connict win SIC Rnalars...
Thirty Against Eight MRnared.

Tho following lecter from Col, Rob-
bins to his wife in Boise city, records
in simple and unaffected Language the
story of deeds seldom equaled
SILVER CREEK, Or, Juno 24, '7s.
DEAR WIFE-I have few moments
to spare and viii drop line to let Won
know that | am still alive, though
nothing short Of the hand Of God bas
spared me so far We had fight with
the reds yesterday Sunday. / dis
covered them about four miles ahead of
Col Bernard's command Yesterday
morning, and sent the Colonel word
that had found them. then started
ahead with Is Of my scouts and Is
cattle men, making 80 in my company,
rs brave men as ever went into battle.
We struck the Indian camp about fifteen
minutes before the troop came up. We
were 80 men against at least 500 Indi-
an warriors, and that many more squaws
and youngsters and when we. opened
the ball they set up such a yell that it
seemed like
ALL THE DEMONS IN HE'LL
Had been turned loose. When Col.
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. A part of them got their
horses and tried to surround us. l
started to head them Off with my men
and turned them back, but in the race
we got about one-half mile away from
the command and another lot of Indi-
ans started to cut us of. 1 called the
the men together as quick as l could
and Started back, but they were too
quick for rs and cut us of. I then
started to the hills to our left, encourag-
ing the men all the time, and away we
went, shooting and running the reds
shooting and yelling all the time.
Finding that my horse was failing fast
| shouted to the boys to gain the rocks
At that moment
| WAS BEHIND ALL
But one man. Just then the man
ahead of me had his horse shot under
him, as also the man at my side. Al
most at the same instant nv horse went
down, leaving three of us afoot. In an
instant the man ahead of me, Mr.. VIM.
Myers, of Atlanta, was shet down, and
about fifteen of the red devils surround
ed Henry Pierce, of Boise City and
myself l raised my gun to shoot the
Indian in front of me whsn one behind
shot at me, the bali passing under my
arm and cutting my clothes through,
and knocking my gun out of my hand
! then drew my pistol and shot an In
dian through the head just then our
men looked around and saw the situa-
tion of Pierce. and myself AT this
moment there were only six of our par
ty within shooting distance, who turned
instantly and
DOWN WENT FIVE REDS.
We thus fought our way back TO where
the rest of the toys were and, driving
the Indians back, we who were afoot
jumped up behind two of the boys and
thus reached the command. We fought
the Indians all day yesterday and ia
the night they got out, and to-day we
have followed them eighteen miles. Mr.
Myers, the brave man who was killed,
was brother-inlaw of Mrs. S. New
conner, of Rocky Bar, whose sister was
his wife. / have no time to write to
them, but wish you to tell Mrs. New
conner the sad news, so that she can
write to Mrs. Myers, at Atlanta, and
tell hcr that her husband died fighting
to the last. We found his body this
morning and buried it. No one can
tell who may be next.