Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-07-02

He would fight until he died"
We considered it recklessress, but
it was utterly impossible to persuade
him otherwise. We saw him enter
the timber on the opposite side of
the prairie. and Immediately heard
the report of three guns aud en- In
dian yell, and very naturally sup
posed that was the last of him.
We kept in the brush and t,av
elled until dark, and then s,op,.cd
and held quite consultation 40 to
which course to pursue. Some were
for returning 10 Capt. Hays camp,
others for making the settlements,
but we finally concluded to make
for the settlements, believing that
we could get assistance to Col.
Moses sooner. The weather was very
disagreeab!e, rainy aud dark in
the forepart of the night and freez-
ing in the afterpart. We all be-
came so exhausted that we could not
travel but short distance at a time,
sometimes up to our waists in water
and at others entangled in the i'm
mense thickets of underbrush and
fallen timber. While we rested, two
of us would lay down on the ground
and the other two upon the top of
them. When the two underneath
would get little warm, We would
then change positions: AT other
times, when we would get to a hol-
low stump or tree, two of us would
enter and allow the other two 10 lean
against our breasts and blow the
warm breath in one anotherrs faces.
About daylight we crossed the immi-
grant road, but dare not travel in it
from fear of discovery. We took q
course as near as we could for the
crossing of the Puyallup river, and
struck the river at noon about three
miles above the crossing, then trav-
eled down the river until we sup
posed ourselves opposite the upper
crossing and went to the river, but
found ourselves too far down. We
here undertook to cross large deep
swamp. This was about two hours
before sundown. On reaching the
opposite side, we found ourselves on
the edge of Lemons prairie, conse-
quently We were compelled to re-
main in the deep mud and water un.
til long after dark, all the while
shaking with cold SO much that on,
cartridge-boxes ratified like cow-bells
About an hour from the time we frs
came there, we saw two Indians ap
proach close by and secrete them
selves in small willow thicket
We supposed them to be spies, and
could have taken them prisoners OF
killed them, but TO do so we we,t
afraid that we would have to fire {
gun, and to escape without observa
ton required much care and anxiety
having to scrape away the sticks ant
leaves from under our feet, as W.
stepped, until we were out of hear
ing. We crossed the Nisqually ant
took the immigrant trail direct t,
Steilacoom, and arrived at Mr.. Tai
lentire's on Friday morning at
o'clock all very much exhausted, hav
ing been three days and nights with
out food. Mr.. George Bright, be
coming SO much fatigued that it wa
impossible for him to travel any fur
ther, laid down and went to sleep
the rest of US being so weak that w
could not carry him. On reachin;
the house, we dispatched Mr.. Tai
lentire and friendly Indian, VIII,
was with bin, in search Of Bright
but he slept so soundly that thei
following would not rouse him, ant
the dark being so intense he coul'
not be found until morning.
After reaching Steilacoom, we q
once informed Lieut.. Nugent Q
the above circumstances, who imme
diately detailed Capt. w. II. Wal
lace and command to the relief 9
Col. Moses. Two days after th
body of Col. Moses was found b
Capt. Wallace at the spot where lei
by us. The body CT Joseph Mile
,, was found some fifteen PAGES frol
, the spot where he had been see
alive with bullet shot through hi
neck, a large knife wound in th
back and one through the rigf
breast, likewise sixty small penknii
? stabs in different parts of the bod,
showing that he had been torture
most fearfully.
? Some may enquire, What of D
Burns? He was found by Cap
Wallace hid in barley stack at M
Lemons place in PuyaIlup bottom
and the time he had is best describe
o by the following letter written
!, himself to Gen. Tilton:
; To ADJUTANT GENERAL TnToN-Si
Please contradict the report that | WI
l. killed by the Indians on Wednesd:
!. last. killed seven with my own hand
, They hunted me through the brush 4
Z one mile with dogs and lighted stick