The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1889-07-13
BATTLE OF oaisXAnY.


About two miles west OF orlslany, the
road was crossed by . deep seni-circular
Eaygne, cpneaye toward the east The bot
tom Of tins Tavlue, writes Prot John Fishe
100 The Atlantic, was a swamp, across which
the road WINS carr b. causeway Of logs,
Hui the steep banks on either side we're
tlirlly covered win trees and unierbrush.
The pr4e-eed cy OF Thayeudsuesca at once
perceived Tho rare advantage Of such "a POI
siugl, and an aiulIs,r ado was soon prepared
wiih e fsil - deadly u that which once
had wrecked tho proud army Of Brad1Ock
Bot this iiIae II Wa meeting Of Greek
with Greek, and TIE Wiles OF tho savage
CHIEF were f1llel By adeap@rats valor witch
uaiig- could ovG.rome. rs ten O'Clock the
ra.h .lT q lleTlamcf's army had descend
el .u,o ,se rlyine, followed hy the wagons,
wh..1 mo ear-guari was sfiil Ca the flslns
around behind. A. this muurat they were
greeted by a raaulcgo3a vallcy from either
side, while JohrsoL's Greens came chars-
iur down upon them 10 front. aud the
Indians, with friEhtfui yells, swHrmed
no l,h.ud .Ed cut on the rear guard.
which W.s thus obligci 20 rutr, ~ 10
1aYc i'frlf for moment tho main
b.dy was thrown into eaEiusion, but it
sgdn rallied and formed itself in circle.
wH-ch neither bgyouet charges nor musket
Gre c1uI break or penetrate. The scene
which cassea was one Of the most Internal
tIai tta history II savage warfare has ever
Witnessed Toe dark rlg.ua was filed with
l...ss Ul lfisgH hundred human beings,
.crr-rf'ts 4Hi -1r1fsr :. b. pIlls lH the g4.rr,
pushing "a at-lfFIins. s-is. lg clrlfofl1 r.
ihruAIs. fiatliuf. aluafits gad ssh.ug ont
h-aas. tizl..a ~ E,isthaFa re after.
wards i1-ul iglns ia the t1I', where lhey
had sasa Gown lH q te-tE frappie, taeir
cold hands si.l FrtFpEg tho knives
puusu'i iu each r'l or hears
E.rlF ia che hght q ul -szet Ian siew Her
EG FH t5TH. rHI shattered Do u--u leg
i,f b i9-= ffH Iuea; l8f Ilf Cd harl, moth
iHs u-1Hisi, AID tafirs nothing Of MS
oaIHrss la the m1-t q tao hgrr.i
s'rs--e, had The a-iiis t4krn from his
lr-ih re md D. LACED ztiht foot Of great
ua- tfr, vaef1, taking his sea, and
'af.ar aIs plpe- BE clatinuei shouting his
saiyF1 -4 q 1t.a f1r'lu veier aat directing
o. pTE-z-ss q ne battle. Nature present
iJ crl ar-i To- luri hlrrar O. TIE sr1uc.
rre 3 ~ q its Augsst 'n1suIug hal been
,H'o.al st.e, cad back ihgrIer,..a11s, over
Aaa-trs tae trsp ras7Ec a. The tssluEiugo Of
iho arii7ar lad cuve.li.ri o. IN a tzrzHcss
iI.r a.. 10 list'. Nuu re ra.l came p1ar-
lrfiH iErrEta, while F.sts q ffind ElWlcI
iara1rl Iaa iga--'0!s. asi racris 81
ilslulag lasAeI IN gE.eL slrca-s loo,
u.tH O. el-iln-llf rl-F % thlldor ik4t
lpaut4 no uU.s1 of the fray. The lfs'
~ e c-.i-3 ~ lri.-rr De nrrli, but hatrl.',
lHIfo and bzyusrs Clrr1ed On tfc work %
t-'rL-r', uEtu. lfieF lzlFu ttln I've uul
.s,. fzea l-.l t1ea KIDD 90 traaliHt. iA6
iu4l211 e1sc Say lr4 RS .a 90 l.rrefi1ua,
slI a. IlsF sa.4.rrl, d.ssEEgsFtCi. brsal
60 rl.re-l Up ttr tTlrirEa Elaa. while Tho
f4'fl. ar.f rr'-a-a.us in p1ssess.ln %
- Laul-Haa Seas, ieA .tssl! TOO vvzglo
pursue ieeE
~ th.s mIu.sHi, as the si5rsa eirar,d
sway and i1uE rays Of sgusAisc Leraa
nlllrfIaa thrlE- tho y.r' !rarra. 10
an4ad u tf- itFvu sisall-ssaa7 eslar l1a.Hs
Iu ( ',-as..H tho alF. sad rrerrufly sharp
rr.rs.4nf lf wts-r'Fy vas Ae4rt ir1m no
iIrrr' .aa u 4'ust htauws. Hia.tird ly this
l-l.f ges aacH, fs Eprea f4l-i- 40 pcsHlt.a
'u sc 20 sl shrir csu army. WHALE the
illr.1ts h51riH u shelly JT1gpdrsl on liicra
z fG1 Laa-s, rrt4rI 81 "a sal pro.
rHaar 20 outsaEy. VITA tEr|r Caa.
u-lurr Arlpirss an4 rsoFr th.a one. tAlri
II thcT u4fshr- s.ais Or dlsahild. ihey
wegr % aasua4.t.1n 60 engage Ia C fnask
epti 70, ali snwi.li1rIT nalirssesi that ghc
fafrls1l az .gri . faU.siE inEst BE- l-ft 20 10
- -; g 80 -ur< ai1ae urau tho a.
F..ai 81 tic . .tssH-srs Co1rri Caulc-
sHA'NH AH=aA ~ Univ NHHN|aA - H|aA Nass
ugton. iis griur.iaaI III sfyatnT.1Es d..
tHs Ia tho forest. saw that urrari-r tnaa,
uaFr le-a rruua'ufriy af;as.'sri. aad
ordered ala scribe Instantly, o. servo -
disCfsiau- Tao t1ritr uAs brilliant sur.
cess. s'r John Johns, O.. with bis Torres
ana i-ai--s, gvzs cla p.cir.F fuetcd and
Irrru -s.fffs she rlgrf. Co'rrri NariHua
WaicJi took porrcssl9n u III, cas4p, aud
bod 4 a..ilo scgca waEaa. w,rr ihrcr
illrr issdo1 with spoil and seat 10 10 un.
iDlsiUi y. ftf fort Amor -. iAis sped. To-
gcih'r ,s.ih abundance OF froi and drink.
b.auEsis and clothes, tools zsi ammunition,
the y.rinst captured fsc nrsIIsh standards,
and ail Iaarseu'a iapcr-, maps and mcm
brands, rpnialr 2 fuI iasiractidna for the
prplrc - eanpr'-n Aficrttis uarfll *.
. Ia.f, Colonel Wiloii returned % the fqs;
aud u.si-si the captured British standards,
while usrr thc;l be- rairvi "a uur1gth rag,
irirstri TO rrtrr cent tic AmcFlaaa star.
4fi stripes, which C1uErrss ll.i nllriad
iH igEr A. the National banner. This suLo
Has. hastily cEfru. rrd cut % white
lHrf, ~ oid tiur lsr.ri. sud semr s;riprs
Hf rc,i rig-h FROM tAr friiisllt 90 q -1.d.6t's
wife was she art' Arcrisiu fias with lars
aud t'rpr, that w-s ever hda'ci. Euu IL
SOS ffst nuuR 10 toe br.rsc Cu tho mem.
ouh.o dag % uriskauy. August q, is..
% ~ tho rl;i.es ci &c r-yniutl5.. this
was rlrLsI. tho u1ost rhst.u.ic and mgs.
dorC-H Each alic seems 20 have Loot no,
ic1a than cnr-tbiri Of ia whole number.
and - those lost. ucasiy at were lalici. as
it tr..a iargciy n hart-iohlud stsaFg.c. like
The La.iiei o. ancieat t-ss, end % quar-.
ter Wa gwen on cIihfg side. Tho number
q srrssv4Hg wounded, who were carr cd
uirE 20 o. iskHny. d1gs not seem TO hlvr c,.
cerird forty. Among those was tho In.
1umI'abir HcrAmrr, whose shattered lex
was 20 uuskiliuliy treated that be died a
few GAYS later, nif'.re ia bcd prdppcd By
piliJwn, calmly smoking hin Dutch p.pc and
reading his Dib.cut tho thirty 81 ..th Psalm.
Two friday. In ons Week.