Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1878-09-28
THE DODGE CITY TIMES
DODGE CITY. SATURDAY, SEPT. Is. rs
CAMP SUPPLY ITEMS.
INDIAN NEWS TROOPS DRIVEN
BACK "A FIGHTS MEN KILL.
EDS WOUNDED - INDIANS
LOSS HEAVY.
To ,he Editor Of The Times.

10 the kutlor OF me lines.
~ r-rm 40 tie On the eve Of q genera
War with the hdians. They are Determined
On hu-iIIil.e-. Some lev days ago, q Courier
arrived at tai- pot from For, Reno, l. T.
bearing dip ,tches 20 the commanding 9th
Ger here, siatIDg 4 al the Northern Caey
enDe I.drsns, under Whirlwind, had lief
that Reservation, and bid dehsnce TO til,
authorities there. The com manding office
here ordered out Capt. Hemphiil with hi
CO. Of the 4th Cavalry, TO move to Beal
creek On the Dodge road, come 45 mile
north OF this Poet, and there throw GU
scouting parties to intercept the IDdisns
Some ,hre days alter the departure Of Cspt
Hemphlli, n second dispatch was receive,
from tue commanding officer of the troops
following the Indians, that ,hey claimed
that they were only on hunting expedition
aud went ino camp Al the springs some 2:
miles ifom Reno, on the Camp Supply road
TINS information had the Result Of ordering
back Capt. HemPhiil with his Command
Tney " re scarcely in camp long enough tc
re-i, when dispatches we're again received
that the Indians had "gone" this time fol
certain; and Capt. Hemphill with his com.
pany wa, ordered TO Bear Creek on the 18th
inst, 20 head OF the Indians. by this tim.
troois had been ordered out from Fl Dodge
Co. + VI the 18th laf. under Capt. RemIn..
ton, loaded hiss company into wagons and
marched in the direction the Indians weT.
reported TO be coming; meanwhile Cos, q
ana III OF the 4.h Cav from Fort Reno were
follow ng the Indians track, and came upon
them On the 18th last. near Salt Plains,
some 80 miles northeast of Supply. A battle
eusu,d which lasted mostly the entire day
OF the 18Th, resulting in three men Killed
and ihr.e wounded OF the cavalry and Fl en-
killed and quiIe number wounded o! the
Indians.
Osing to a scarcity of smmuni ion and
rations, the cavalry Withdrew and came in.
w ass1 PS'A Oh losi iisk. W Auu IC-
cYperatr, a. well as to bring their wounded
into the hospital where they could get tire At.
meni for their wounds.
Your correspondent interviewed quite 8
number Of both q sad II companies, and
nearly all agree that these troops were com.
pleteiy surprised to find the Indiana so brave
to action. |, must be unders,o,d that the.
are the Northern cheyenne, who make il
tier constant boast that they ''never wer,
whipped" Consequently our bold noun e.
brigade found in them foemsn worthy oi
their Steel.
IL seems that on the morning Of the 18Th
ms, when in the bluiiy region at the foot o.
Ssit Plains, the cavalry were surprised te
find the Indians drawn up in battle array
prepared to dispute the passage through tn.
range OF bluff An Arapi hoe scoui at ached
to the cavalry, espied some of his poni,,
that had been stolen from him by the Chey
ennes, at distance of two or three hundred
yards from the cavalry line. The scout seiz
Ell revolver from one soldier and mounted
the horse OF smother and made charge fol
the ponies, which were protected by seven
cheSennes. So. desperate was he that b,
charged into the crowd, firing his revolyel
only when he came within close range. kill
inS four OF the seven, when be received ,
severe wound in both thighs and in the bow
els Tins brought him to the ground. 1hi
opened the hattle, The Indians charged
from every direction, having the cavslr,
completely surrounded; this tor the time be
ing threw the c4vslry in confusion, not ex
pecting the attack, and beng in vall9,
surrounded bv hills and every hill had IL
red devils whooping their war cry.
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