, 1879-03-18

TO one Ut ,llc sutaws his s!sscs). WI saw
fresh ffgu III The Lava Brtle. but were unable 10
t"o" Mp wa+ g"'n o''ly week, ss;,, u. ~, , 'tal
lircnnr!. All lhe famlles nIt the "Oscrla'"l :"
uni outside ranches cams Into the scttfelntnt-
MY gnl" md hrr fnsntly rinyed Mt holne,
for pIrji s'a = i .plentll't ti,lsr uul u ,lrad
shot. was within ltfrty-tlve tncs of thrIr
pincc, md Mt one time tn,ught. uf go!ng duwll
!anl guarding tlc premises until il'c r,''s hhtl
ut, 80 went to tln Lava Beds lnssent!. 1spcnt
tho glorious 4is,< lsshfng ut tlm lakca, nouut
eighteen miles from rre, astl n. II grrat NTH
tntic. ] stotl ~ s'ow.banks ns'l l'sc,l III tho
oasli',9 n'nt 'ael!inS lask Last We eoul,l i" I
Of giant-powdcr helped us mi. ! wish yo,. wcro
l,eru just now ! think could pron!,o
you pinnly ,o,,.a o. sport There ' f. .s
prowlllg around. tic bas hce,l sce,, once, nini
Inst night lsc made terrible srrcccitng only Il
icx rs'ns fron our ratln:: It WIS So dark tint
he could nut be aecn, nnd lid mot tatc let tny
iwo pups l'ose ior tcar he would get nway With
illem. Hts trucks wcro nlhtn tllss morning.
sent after new Eun,-,l centennial pattcrn
Wincl.cstcr,-"it Il chief" had the ms
{Winclics,crl you seHt IN my ast indian fight
not nur trip to tho l.1yn feds, for We have bncu
fn thar"
The I,n!!ans on tl'rir rrtreat fro.n Oregon
cnnlc back through ttis section. \ bariy vi
thirty or n.pro rafNDcl wit tln ugtt miles VI our
'nl'1cs, uud wrsc scc BY two men. wht, gave thu
alnrt1!. Fifteen ot us tOoli the tratl n,nl FOL
lowed for Ways, Whei, five returned. n,rt ten
ol US KEPT on. unsls Snort Che wri.crl l1al thr
,Gnnr o Of being thS !yn'sv teout a. ts tfai!
= narraw caton. where In pfaccs two reds could
ll0rc Whipped The wiIulc Oulilt, hltu every few
miles VIC would come arr4,ss Il n1lyetl-olt Cay
nsu pony or horsel. They llad day's start ofus,
uni tllndr their night beiurr camp ut llpui.
.finy had cnnIpcd Mt o placer.il!ner's claim on
South 1ofsc, whose cabin they t,nta completely
Entted, nnsl which lntlc lii nl"rc nnxiu,ss to
punish tho devils. The boys agreed to give TIC
nr own way II wo,ild keep on t',e trail. Ala
o'clock y, m. we struck their cas1lp with fires
still burning. THEY Ind stonpcd to recruit
their horses before starting up n rough eai!on
they would not think we were d--d fools
cuGug to follow. So disnountcd six tncl, Tor
the advnnec. tho rest following wt.ll their
horses. Might found lis still III thu trail. At
The caion ain' plump q, thu 1ndtan CAMP, hut
It iud commenced 10 drz:'c h1.1 rain, :s,ld SO
they lid not sec 'ne. 'sou bot.h ] tnstenc,l
myself on my tlursc and wheeled him back for
held u council and concluded to camp with tlle
we were about 60O ynrls from ,llcIr cn,,,p,
where wu proposed to Stay until nearly Inyllrht,
patient walt until daylight, then t,urn loosc. I
think ncycr pasHrl Il mere miserable night.
IT raIlcl md slected u1l night, and of course
Nc did not dnsc ,tnke n IRE. Must Of us only
bud n sadd!e.blnnket wrnppcd around lis and III
0lir slifrt-s,ccvcs. tho. Three men wcrr OIL
picket bctwcen ns nlsl the Intlnl,s continually.
Onc Ut the scouts during tho might ,u[stouIt tie
other fur Ill Indian Ali! fired u hin, but for
tunatrly It was 50 dark he m[ssedt nWl as 1t WIS
showing Md blowing SO harsl we concluded The
1hluns did tut hear md so stool toourpriginat
plan. At o'clock II. III. Two uf thu bpyd secuted
towards the Indians and encountered three reds
oil the xanlc crrald. The boy6 sirG1, n,l fixed
one Of them md wounded nnutlscr. Uf course
ull WIS un thrD, SO We took n posfttun III, the
hill aud Waited until daylight. II you ever
lizard hell OIL carth It WAS t(.ru, S4uaw6 yell
il,g, hueks gfyi,Ig l!u wurwhoap, mil The boys
poppiMg away nt everything tlWt showed.
One braye role out III MI opell Elale between
It's nta the camp, ainl caictl Oh his E'e,l tu fol-
10w,-ut thc Batnc time tnllntEu. lie. Only a
few nf his inun came out III the hrusb md va
ccHtcscl our breach. .l0ntter6 Oh ilil n.d .cpoor
deyil went under. lie WAS 1luuntch u, II wte
CayuAc at.tl was we'll known to one u ONT huys.
Wo were forty mites out. no support, Nu grub
inr thirty-Bx hours, antl not strung enough To
Charge A,la tlty!odge tllell 80 the majority pro.
posed retiring, md, aitcr ta1ilE the sc;!E M Tho
only Que We could REACH, w struck dawn the
catO, and made te settlements thu middle oi
The salnu night. Tie san,c band of llLians u,lt
lcross to Timber River mid corrulfcd II trntrl
having nfne n,c, mid fought then, two days, liil..
ins o',e %hlte matt. l tht"k W must Aayy
warmed tl!cn, up vol, Us they were nlad.
used poor Billy up this sllirncr, nld Ind II. get
npotlicr hDrse. II you lave had tho patience 10
read this know you won't want unr nlurc 0f ny
lndinn experience. fotsrs, =. Nick.