, 1879-01-29
THE C1fEYENNEs

'A'eN"A'* - A"E F'Xnk s$fHf I4tNff Hta&f..
Dispatrh n Sen Inrk Hernia '''n'
ON THE F1RIp, NEAR Dtury sr.+,ox
., vfa FoRr 1sontNsoS, Ian, A,-It v,, ,s. ~
between Capt. Vessels, commasdnr ccn,aet c~s.iet
II, an'l Lieut.. Chase, Company 4, 10 cb,ra. y.
Indians, who BsiIl answered. tl,c desnt,,ess .as
KEEP. up on them At 200 yards range. Tn .a' We
tIun af the lndlsu& WAS in IN ol,vnr ,,o,. tosf
thirty fcet 3o1E, ten or twct7e feet r1da 'as wy
vt feet deep, "1t1, ridges In L hero and tIo..
whtfc the invested Indians Ind dug orr ss' ,o.'
holes, 20 as to got down law from Tie rsnq. y,
our fire. and alternately staul up On TIN fd,s.
to deliver theirs In return. THU was Will.
few feet OF the ctlgo OF high bank which hro..
oil abruptly from tho dry bed OF tr,neh ~
tnhtan Greek. thirty feet below, au, about nv.
miles from Fort Koblnson and thrrc mir, fs f,a.!
Bluft Station On the Hat Creek Roa,l '''a
A eoon II tho charge wns provided fo, H..
companies on the ground wcrc ,lep1,rea M' ~
sklrInlsll-Ilne, At three n11 four PAGES aI,,,,,
making scmtciFrlc 80 as to bring the risht 49,
left Of thu line respectively towas,1 The c,lco n,
the steep crce1s-bauk. Part OF CumpanY + ~.
scns 10 strengthen Company II, and past of y
put where another company hn1 been, PM =.
Companies Ii anil F Wcre sent up the bed nj ~
west sI1o Of the Indiana position. When IN. ne
pa1iyA a clnBed tp the 'front.' from the nortl,e,It
side. they gut up nearer than thu rest nf Il.
tsoops, nnl Immediately lost two mru, Srro,' '
'inrEcrt, farricr, anA Private Nelson. his w.,
sltha fifty yards Of The pit. 4 stea'ly ad!aus,
aml fire were KGpt lip until Within ten yarlf.
Cnpt. Vessels said to tue troops beture III.
muycfncnt commenced: ''s
ave hare lost cliuu9h men now uattIn,
for thesc Indians, nn,l va mist charge tlIf,n i
liz looked toward Lieut.. Ct'asc, who ptouptl,
said:
"Cantain, Ithou!a like to l,ayc cornpan, 4
to ctasgc with YOU. We must yet Compan, +
where ynu arc tO cover your adyanech
Immediately Company 4 tell back un!er Or.
t1cra niGl threw u!E Their cnats md gun tl,ne.
eofng round by Company +, which was d,,h
Conlpasly a went TIL the north hank Of 1ls
crcck. under tho pusiliun OF llle Indians, ,mi
Company II, With purt of Company r. wtrs
aunt hrlo". During this time The Drketu wtte
loatel 81 AZ to serp tho Indians lawn con.
pany II. which t,lada tho lutour around the If,
1T the pit In Wcatcrly direction. Company +.
under LIeuta. Ilartleo AMI EaxtcE, taok to ths
position vacated by Company 4, wll.lt II apI
Fdetnchn'cnts moved I'M tu the easl unl rear oi
tho brhetsed. Capt. LawAon strurk down fru,a
tho west md rear, swinging out 50 Us 10 jola
thrt. In tho charco, which WIS to bc .tRnarI
by yell from Eicus. Chase. COMPANY A tnos-d
mp too near, nnd, ~ ntovv stated, lust IN sdort
tlme ttiroc K!ilcn. u ncse were so'ne"hat rash'
y 1s5!a ahts.ncsM thsouGM ''npas!fnce. ,a.
ing hnsenien. M ~ ,i ncteaf eteatls slsanse,
men rapidly pressing together Qruw thicS shout
the pit; and 1t te a Wautttr more soldiers Ncre
not killed hy thu Indians. Il was certainly
rfoslaao1'a1 thas ,hs AUGMENTATION a. tI'e ri.
The linfo mid i1ro' down ut MI angle, anl tIru
full back 10 reload, Tue smoke OF tic tl,lny
actually grew 20 great tllat ilu soldiers had 10
pause a'it1! II flcarea away 20 scc "Acre thu
Mt Has. ~ one LING l'c inasans ceasel nEne
ai,u e'nenGeu .1;s a'oHaR. ~ va taougat 'has
!ney weae eithsr ~ wou"uSa ILL.,. or wanted ! 70
ltrlng, when naa grown go oppressive W.. IRON II
appafctt ~nut Q! oppositioh llal tLe eoh'lrtloa
lllat IL WAS ahpe9hoous' A"e pcatlo9 aeaa e''
cae*. H., ,,...,,.
i'uuh0 Luc in1l Capt. ~ e"4el's eallca on the
ChoYennes sill rct'laiiliit!t to slrrvn,ler stl
sas!' sumo Hoius III SloaS, sae! as "NAshss,' y
D9t nn"i1alats,{ inc nnsngaaeu tGssenf1ea @ otsa'
en ali Sel1!. Neeti, ~ .gn.
pa"p - .ta tssalJ' "ute ,. Sua.ueo ,h H.! III III
voi!ey. ~ NV IVY .! cntt' mtasss .as ~"
Wne!rateu ~ ue 1oIehsau ~ snc ieat sS' pssslus
under the seaip' ni',a tnaN'ng i,alniu' pus 90.
ssrus noaa, ~ nas anM w.. sa1nents WITS as'
piefeeu III nanf p,eeca' my MT!ns agsa e9sa. ~.
ao ". " ,a ~ nour ~ in W. oIs 1+c, tfs tts
casu y! ~ ~ ""n 1te, s'u'e9 aae'. IT,. !s.s
SHOWER OF bullets faincd upon y. Capt vet
~
Just nelore tHe nnat reslstanee o. lne Yet ~,
eatlss tnrce o. taoh. the lass sisS Ju.'peaG G vss
tnc ~ M,'u l*Sea .no tto1ps s'iot ~ ~
aaN pist9! hno IVY han hn'ses, Wa.e.a TX! X
os"hu!aneu lHe "nIsols "nlio Iuan,nE - w.
tfoops; une sp7at!E ~ 1u'nr11~ tLlS s'lEaps. a
tnsnt' gut WE speeoay l'uuleG w'ta , ta.s l..
Wefo tns oIncE tMo' L!euts tlAsy H. ~ ~ ,|
cRat0o q hih eompauy III Ias cohV9 o. nss .,a rts,
GaVo chtet anu insp!!e1 tngIM' Nnen tap'
Mesaet!e Mas "ouHacu Auu 1st Dat. = .sns"s .s"1s
Cap1. LAWSON hept saying 1'se !. ~ 'tta Stas
nFs; oott !eaVo ouo 81 tncM. ttsuS sf,..o,, "a
gethYcs company II Huesian. "as cons9,suvu. ~
1or nss cooll1ess NM bravery He ~. e,Ias. ap
eieauf a4saaess ,klhE HSnt Ut ~ .w,.,irs asuans
corpora Cfouee' Cnmpany a, was a!so snees"s !
u Ha e1ccntDh. Selgt. Amero.e. Ce,1ipany w., s.,
lcseFses ,Hohtson1 gnteFsal lchtl'iEs1 ~ uV'a
70 tne Raliant eonuuet VI tapt; neaSens a.'
!4lcuts' Cnasc alia iafucc. All LII "''"'@'
tettaqc0 blafety. -, ~,
| When 1oe smoxo cleared away ins "! s ~.
| ecnteH slnGular oha Aort,pio np'Ia.s ars,,ts sM
!Mtnut.su M .s, sukenes e II" p1es ~ "c!o ..o 49,. nm.
I iii s,,1vIyInv vrrr ~" younw jndiau r,.t
| uwrl ii nnl III. 1slyerni will, ,]ust and unie,
fhc hoxllcs 1T xt,,,nr fn,rEs WIN Ind fallen tic
ics. ,,r,n,, tI,c,, md Al tlrat rnttrajtI them
1i,ex ,Sarr snv",1 ~ 1ll,,on, tn ,nujrr lAe pttt
NJ I'm ,,n,r. (lnn Il nn,r,.l H,NneFr, md usc
tn wrttn he, nnu,s wniln i,n,,risnneI hcfc With
s1r neon,a. Tin .nt,rarancs Of thc pit wa II
| thm,,,h IL hal h..ar, Iiif,ai win sana bagk
1tr,,t T,r.n INN es.tr nr.lrrr,l cng,uauy 10
iii in. anI sent IIrtaiI into The ueatbls chasn