Wichita eagle., 1888-11-08
morning for breakfast

IS -
next morning for breakfast
for the man to come down where the
soldiers were quartered and let them
know and for the women to be as long
getting breakfast as possible.
Well, sure enough, they got hungry
and called for something to eat and the
men sent runner to camp and file of
ten or dozen soldiers started on the
double quick and got there while they
were eating their breakfast: that made
six of the ten that were accounted for.
Three more of them struck west along
the edge up the foot hills. We followed
along pretty close behind them to Devils
Canon where we expected TO get them,
but they thought best not 70 be there.
We were too late; they had left the hour
before. Here one of them went TO look
up the one that was crippled. The other
two men went southwest, stayed st a
ranch on the Huerfeno creek and from
there struck straight for the Butts, two
very high points of Ian d IN the noun
tainS thirty miles away, covered with
timber and brush. We tracked them
till we were certain they went there, and
knowing they would want food they
must have settlement, and as our
horses were about given out we quit the
chase. Suffice it to say that we got all
three; the one that was wounded by the
miners in the mountain fight
was never caught that | know of. l
have always thou ght he went 10 the In
dams and was at the Sand Creek fight.
started once to say that Lieutenant
Shoupe was in command of the outfit,
but he was not. do not recollect who
was, but we left the soldiers not far
from Canyon City, fishing and gazing at
the sights. Veto Cleveland would have
had a nice time there catching those
speckled trout and other fish. and oh,
what good eating, besides our other ra-
lions; but then it was not Decoration
day. Well, the soldiers took charge of
the prisoners and moved down the river
towards Pueblo; along towards the last
of August they started TO Denver with
the prisoners.
Marshal Hunt left some days before
and had gone to Denver, Lieutenant
Shoupe and stayed behind for some rea-
son day or two, and some three sol
diers stayed also. The second or third
morning after the prisoners started, the
rest of us started, all but Shoupe, and
went to Colorado City that day, forty
miles, and those of us that had money
went to the tavern. got supper, and went
to bed like white folks.
All along the route that day the folks
were scared about Indians: everybody
was on the move; some had made II kind
of q fort for protection. We We're urged
to stay and help them, but the Indians
were not after such small FRY that time.
Nail I hal "A oh o'al,ol-
that night [ heard big noise and got up
to see what was up. | soon heard
that Indians had surprised the
soldiers with the prisoners at noon.
that day while they were eating dinner
and had run off all the horses and
mules but two and did not give them the
least bit of warning. The heathenish,
barbarous creatures left them afoot and
alone twenty miles to Colorado City, the
nearest point of settlement.
| should have stated that there is two
routes from Pueblo to Denver; one is
called Squirrel creek route, the other
goes by Colorado City. / generally went
by the Colorado City route because it
had more settlements on il and was
acquainted all along the route.
Next morning | started by myself to
Denver with the message To Chlvlngton
that the herthenish Indians had taken
all the government mules and horses
that belonged to the outfit, and these
noble red men, this hunting party that
stole this outfit of mules and horses. was
no other than the party that sent the
challenge to Fort Lyon to come out and
fight him, for some of these same horses
We're recovered at that fight. But Chiv-
ington did not do right not to send the
Indians word that he was coming so
they could get out of the way and save
their scalps and stolen property.
No Chivington did right to avenge the
Hungate murder and recover the stolen
property. Up to that time the Indians
were committing depredatious ever few
day. After that they behaved better
ZARAH MCCLUNG,
Co. Il" Col. Init.