Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
RENINTsCESCEs OF 1913.
Judge shaw Conti9ses Fiis Narration
of Easly Jyhian Wars.

)bN!IlI idotg bi'dhi""t
mounted our horses and marched as
fast as we could to the front, hoping
and expecting to meet the Indians
at some cho,en battle ground at
any moment. We were on our guard
and kept our picket guard well to
the front. They kept us posted
every few moments. We marched
as fast as our horses could he forced
along, and aIout noon we reached
! the place where our scouts had the
engagement with the Indians on
the day before, but found the In
dams had retreated on up the val
| ley. We moved on cautiously until
about night, and came to large
spring on the hill, just east of where
the Deschutcs bridge, at the mouth
of rye valley now is, md struck
camp, and Immediately put our
guard out, also picket guard which
/ did some reconnoiiei1ng mat even
ing and learned thai the enemy was
at no very great distance from us,
and eXpoc ing US to attack them for
they b d pickles well out towards
our line and 1T all the passes.
We slept but l',t!e this night for
we were expecting to be attacked
E,fore mornin !. Our officers spent
the most OF The night in preparing
for the enyC cement which they
expected to commence at any time,
bit we were permitted 10 r'main in
quiet aII night and at an early hour
we were up and in our saddles
marching to the front. We had not
gone far until we discovered the In
dans. They were across II deep
canon and not more than two miles
away when first discovered. We
marched forward down steep hill
to The bank of Al creek that puts into
the Deschulcs river Just below the
Tye bridge, near where the immi-
grants of 1915 who were in what |
was known as Meek's cut OF, passed |
over the Deschutes river. Every |
seventh man was detached to hold |
horses and guard them, and the .
balance were Immediately ordered
to the front. The ground where
the Indians were was so steep and
rocky that it was thought by our
that we could only
reach them on foot. The Indians
were posted on the right and left of
the Meek road, expecting that we
would undertake to march up that
way and make the attack, but we
were too smart to be caught in such
Il trap.
Our commander came along our
line Just before he made the order to
march and made the following little
speech. He said "Now boys, you
have been saying that you desired
to be taken to the Indians 50 that
YOU could take some scalps. Some
IF you were going to have one scalp,
some five, some ten and some twen-
ty. Now We are near the Indians
and you see them in front of you on
those hills. My command is that
you charge ON them and take us
many scaIps as you can"
After this lttle speech he turned
to the captains Of our companies and
gave each one his station in the at
tack that was about to be made.
About half were to 90 to the
night and attack strong position
hat the Indians had taken on
high hill among the rocks, and the
other half Were to march to the left
md attack another hill where YOU
'ould see the redskins almost as
hick rs bees arounda hives mouth.
This attack was TO be made simulta-
Deously by the whole forca. (
While these arrangements were
eing made part of the time we were ,
Exposed to calling fire from those
Indians posted on the right, and | ,
mast say that ! could not help
lodging at every fire, for although
hey had only muskets, vet they q
reached our command aud threw up
lac dust in our faces in such a way
Is To cause us Ia feel somewhat
'hilly-a sensation that almost
very soldier has felt when he was /
lnder fire for the first time. The
rider came at hist To forward q
Earch, which was responded To in
.ouble quick time with II shout that a
made the hi'ls ring all around us in
u'h a manner asto awe and almost |
nc1pac.tate our enemies for few
lomvuts, Our way lay across "A |
.ocp canyon which we soon passed t
nj commenced to climb the hill at |
his po'uC The Indians poured on ;
50 hot hM which was returned
'ith u viii 10y oar whole line. We .
ieadily moved ON them and drove
''m from one position after an
'h,r until they became panic u
.nc6en and rerWated in great q