Weekly Phoenix herald., 1883-12-13

e' sion, with the description given b, Roberts of the men, they were foun, to tally exactly. Roberts furth . stated he was satisfied the men wer, still in the neighborhood of Cherry Creek. as reports of their guns could be frequently heard. The following morning Sanders took his shotgun
 and started in tho direction lndicat
 ed by Robcrts; after going two and a
 half miles up the side of the canyon
 Sanders discovered man. By
 stealthily crawling, he managed to
 get within a few yards of the camp,
 where he saw three nien whom by
 the aid of 8 field glass he was able
 to identify as the men he wanted.
 He waited some time expecting the other two to come into camp and l tioally made up his mind the others
 had separated from them. Return-
 ing 10 Galeyville he organized the
 posse, consisting of H. L. Caples, J.
 Fl. Wilkins, q. B. Roberts, Dr. G.
 B. GOodfellow who had in the mean
 time arrived and Pony Duncan aud
 A man named Bradley, aud in the
 face of q blinding snow storm slart-
 ed with the posse 10 effect the 1 capture or death of the rob |
 bers. Orders were given 10
 ueglE, and shooting at them
 when the camp WAS reached. The party proceed' d up the canyon and
 when nearing the camp devided en-
 tending to attack inc camp from
 both sides. They had proceeded
 but a short distance when Goo-fel-
 low, who twas on a knsll little
 above his par y discovered three
 men riding down the canyon and
 about two hundred yards from him.
 They were all heavily armed and
 had their blankets strapped on thelr ,addl es. Goodfellow and posse started towards the robbers and at he same time Sanders who Has iearer them alss discovered them md springing into the run got within abou: s yards of them, when ie reached open ground. The rop> ,eTs were now nesr a clump o. rush whea Ssnders fired at the oremost robber and he cather fell T got of his horse. The stAers 2l- u o dismounted It once and got into - he brush with their animals, In s' hc meantime GoodTeilow and posse d approached within 100 yards '' hen they met open ground. To s' ave attacked the robbers would | ave neccessitated an approach over al pen ground from Ootk sides for at u ast so Va ds with three desperate ol en heavily armed and in cover, n' loo,ing at tseIa. Darkness was e' ,proaching and the snow storm !'t creasing in violeuce Several sl cts were fired in the supposed la cslity of the robbers by Sanders O' Id Goodfeilow s parties, but the, sa at with DO res3o nee, The rob osrs cii d the best o; the situation and as ey husbauded their ammunition. in eing the futility of remaining and na { being able to get aid from Galley re Iie tie first draft having exhaust, or
 he c mp tbe posse returntd to ID! n2. The following morning gr rtion of the pesse returned 10 SGT ,ere gAe robbers were the nj eh, Iu' fore, but the birds had flown, tit ing .le direction of Cloverdale fh' Adley and Roberts st.ried on the col <: of tne robbers, and Sander, sol pies and Wilkins returned z9l
 Bowie, from w.tnce Sa.~ se' rs notified every place TOT ith and east of the robbers Aa vlng left their eyrie. The hnrses IoV den by tue robbers are not the oF ne they had when going into the ne lyon; they have been outf1tteJ l'o' h new animals and blankets by ton known parties since their agrivai o'- Q horses now ridden by the rob- sus s are two of them duns and the id'' CT little bay mare with large tho r in the forehead. oi