The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-09-11

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70 AhecRAS7r 0unAL WHr11n-
Pons1Ast 20 ord<n- iron the coomand-
10 0so<rsl. dsted August %. 70 ares,
he lsdiAa Doctor Mckay Se'kIiune ..
soos = practicable sld = formal rsqses,
Sron he AgesL lated he I5,b, to
aneSt % Eli hin or both. I ard hoped
20 ssresG hin vAsn II cane to hold his
6asSsS and iD-eantatiops here. bat he
~ - hSsp his sppOirtnsut- then
500 - IAdian eoat with . message
ihAs I wasted 70 SO him on Sunday,
Aag~a 2oth- I rvesivsd an svsHivs
snsvtT from him, add next day With
Troops d and Z, SIKH Ca,alrJ. Eod
Company A. Irdisn scouts. the con-
Dand E~unberirs sig CHEER. and
ssvesiy-nias soIdisrs and tueniylhree
IndiAs seouts. I reached his village on
Abe S0Ih and arrested the medicine man;
As professed entire willingness to eone
With me, md said that be would not try
- saeape and there uouh Be no .it.rpt
- rescue. bu: - ue we're making camp
nj scouts and many other Indians
opened IRE upon u. killing Captain
Hsntig Ara, and ran oH the animals
already tanned out to Craze. The nedi-
cine nA1 vas killed ~ Dor a. they
commenced firing. and re drove them
Oh after . severe Sight. in which Ne Los,
Captain Heniig. sbo, ia the back by our
Indian scouts ~ he turned to get his
gan Ro0T priystss we're killed. one
sergeant and three priVntes wounded,
two MORALLY. After buTying the dead
1 returned ~ speedily "A possible. sr.
rivinz OF the 3lst. Some OF tho In
dams bad preceded me, and bad killed
eight men on the road 10 Thomas. S.1i
morning they made . demoLStrntion
against this post. and attacked on the |
afternoon. but we're rspulsed. Our total
bss 10. killed: Captain z. c. Henug.
SiJth Cavalry; seven priVatss Of Troop
ID. Sixth Cavalry. and one private Of
Troop z. Sixth CavairJ; tvo pi-ates Of
Company d. Twelfth Infantry. The
wounded are: Pirst Lieutenant C. @.
Gordon. Sixth Cavalry. IN leg; one ser.
gsAnt. Troop z. and one private. Troop
Z. and kkrty use horses and ten mules
killed. Souudea and missing. The
command btbAred Silh the utmost cool. !
ness and g~allADtry. and encountered
dangers, hardship and fatigue With the
greatest cheerfuIness, ia spite Of the
sudden and most traitorous nature OF
the attack. In the midst Of the camp,
s9cers SD soldiers spraDg to their
aEms and defeated iheir plan Of mAssa-
ere and subsequently held their post. !
and $40 ready for further service. We
require 6fty.nins horses and ten pack
mules. The officers here are Major
Coehrane. Twelfth Infantry; Captain b.
MACEDONIAN, commanding Company d,
Twelfth Inisniry; First Lieutenant C.
u. Gordon. SiAth Cavalry. the Post
pusTtermaster, wounded; VIM. Stan.
ton. commanding Troop Z, who moved
forward With skiTnisbers and most
handsomely chased the ssvages out OF
the bushy bottom close to camp; W. II.
Carter. Regimenisl Quartermasier Sixth
Cavalry. Adjuiant and commanding
Troop d, after Henlig's death; Second
Lieutenant Thomas Cruise. commanding
A. Indian scouts. and afterwards Troop
ID. SiItb Cavalry. on march and battle
held; Assistant Surgeon George Mac.
Crssry. US 3. A., who. besides faithfully
performing hts personal duties. used a
earbins snectually. Ny young son G.
u. Csrr. accompanied tho expedition
snd desires 70 have his name mentioned
10 the dispatch. There are for.y.nyo
civilians here Who are assisting in the
defense Of the Post, and I am ralioninR
sueh as require Il. i armed four pris.
sn"rs. two Of whom belong to the Ninth
Cavalry. They fought bravefy. and 1
shall recommend that their offences DO
psrdonsd. ! received no dispatches
from you later than August 14th. until
sitter my return. Then came those OF
the 18th. which are the lates. now on
hand. I am confident that The Indians
have been preparing for this outbreak
IL months. Cody IL here. also Pbipps,
n whose employ Cullen was when
killed,
There have been only o few Indians
around the Post to-day.
CAsa, Commanding.
while lamentiDgth the death Of Captain
Hsniig and tho men Who fell with him.
] feel rejoiced TO report that The massa.
ere Of Cars command IL not true.
MCDOWELL, Msjor.G General.
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