Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-06-12
REMISIscENoEs OF Is4s.
Thread of the Indian War stories Cor
tinued by Judge shaw.

cation we were in the midst Of bat
tie with the Cayuse Indians which
lasted until night. Our train re
mained in the corrall until the engag
ment was ended. Our forces were
placed around our train to protect
it from any attack that might te
made and the ground being level for
a considerable distance all around
US we had the advantage of the red
rascals for the most part Of the day
and drove them back on all sides,
whenever we desired to do 80.
The Indians had some strong
places from which TO fire Oh us and
1t became necessary tomake a charge
on them in order to rout them from
their most favorable positions. So
the companies that were on the
Northeast, where the Indians seemed
to push the strongest, were ordered
to advance in double quick. This
dispatch and was SO unexpected to
our enemies, that il caused panic
with them, for just AS soon as our
forces raised the war whoop and be-
gan to make "A charge on their well
chosen positions they seemed to
get frightened ana poured on our
charging ranks a calling fire from
the cresi of hill which they
had occupied all ~ along and
then gave way and took another
hill some distance farther away,
but were soon forced back
again aud again until they became
frightened and retreated in disorder
from the field, leaving some of their
dead and wounded on the battle
field. BY this time il was almost
dark and we thought it best to move
IA short distance to more favorable
position and wait until morning 80
we could have daylight TO meet
them.
We had no water except little |
we had brought with us I'm our
wagons but we did not suffer for we
were too busy Watching for our
enemies to attack us to think much
about water. Our forces were dis.
posed Of In such way as to form
Two whole lines around our train.
The first line was a strong line, and
,he second consisted of n strong
picket force which was kept up all
light. The night was some what
old before morning and our pickets
lad to keep moving backward and
onward, from post to post to keep
themselves warm. There was
lothing happened this night only
horse strayed out of lOur lines
'ome way and our pickets discovered
lim and shot him through, thinking
hat there might be an Indian on
iim, but we found the horse to be
me OF our own in the morning.
)ur casualties were considerable.
several soldiers were severely
Wounded, among them Lieut.. Col.
ames Waters in the leg. Green
icDonald of Linn county was
Wounded lin the right breast, the !
all going clear through to the skin
N his back from where it was re.
moved by our surg con.
We were all up ut an early hour
nd commenced To move on towards S
suite creek, where we could get d
iater for ourselves and stock. As I
oon rs the Indians discovered lis I
n the march they sent man with |
white flag to ask us not to fire on I
hem so that they could bury their J
cad. This we agreed To and moved ,
II TO water and stopped for time G
nj held II parley with the Indians a
nd while this was going on some of i
le Nesperse Indians who had been h
ar friends made their appearance "
18th white flag and asked for Mr.. r
roig, who was IN our company re- n
lrning 10 the NeZ perse country "
here his family still resided. lie q
'd come down 10 the valley with
ev. III. III. Spaulding, the mission
v, and had not heard from his
mily for over n month and WAS "
ny anxious about them. As sann :,
MIR. Craig satisfied himself that v
ey were his friend, aud our com
ander was satisfied they Were per "
itted Ia come into our lines. Those
AZ came wero Mr.. Crig's new :"
ends aud were of considerable helm
Ms for We learned frlm them all
out who We had been lighting
d how many there were.
Amer this We moved ON Ia the =,
matilda river and selected u go,i -,
mp and put out all our stock tn -
ne except what our men had tn y,
We IN scouting aud picket duty.
had the evening boIon' picked
a w1unlci Indian ON the battle
'and and haulvd him along with ni