Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-04-12


OF return the fivecuansop vne,rlunds
ana decided TO keep on with the
party. '
nat night we made fully twenty
miles. always in tie fields or woods
anu next day was passed in the tim
ner. We knew that every rond was
guarded, and twice during the day
squads OF cavalry were in sight
we were undiscovered and undis.
turned however, and by hard push
on the third night we reached the
eastern slope of the Cumberland
mountains. An hour before day.
Dreak, as we were about to cross a
rond. and while two OF the men were
scouting ahead to see That al
was clear. one OF Them, named Saun
ders, walked plump up to man il
cltlzen = dress who was patroIinp tn,
highway with gun on his shoulder
lie took saunders for a farmer living
IN the nelghborhood, and explained
that sixty men belonging to a com
pany recruited about Montgomery
mad been sent up there to stop refu
gees. lie said our part was expected
along that night, and that every on,
would be shot down, no matter
whether they surrendered or resisted
lie had eighty rods o. the road tc
patrol, and as he WIS about midway
OF his beat, Saunders thrust n knii,
into him, believing this the only al
tentative. He then took the bod,
and concealed it in thicket. and ouI
party crossed the highway without
discovery.
When daylight came we went into
hiding among the rocks far up the
mountain, and, while no one came
very near us during the day, we saw
regular troops, bodies of irregnlart
and citizens moving in ey
cry direction. We moved or
again as soon ne darkness came
Travelled all night without being in
terrupted, and next day lay hidden
almost at the western base of the
mountain. On this night, after We
bad been afoot about three hours
we reached the Kentucky line, but
soon alter doing so, and while NOV.
ing cautiously upon highway. We
were challenged IRON front and real
simultaneously. and we realized that
we had walked into n trap. Fire was
opened on us at once. but we left the
rnnd. climbed among some rocks to
the right. and soon returned the fire
with spirit. The force opposed drew
away 10 wait for daylight. and after
scouting in every direction and find.
ing ourselves surrounded we intrench.
ed ourselves and prepared for the fight
we knew daylight would bring. When
morning came We found ourselves
hemmed in by a force OF about 300
men. a portion OF whom were enlisted
soldiers acting under commissioned
officers.
Then occurred what war history
describes ms IA defense without its
equal in the history of the whole
struggle" They opened fire on us
from every side, ndevery one of our
party replied us fast rs a sure shot
could be counted on. From
O'Clock in the morning till o there
was mn let up, but we were so well
sheltered behind the rocks that not
one OF our party was scratched. We
were then summoned 10 surrender,
aud upon returning n defiant reply
body of men numbering $50 charged
onr position. To get Mt us at all
they had 10 appear in the open road,
and we broke them three times before
the real charge was made. Then as
they tried to ascend the steep side OF
the hill We had them Rt our mercy.
At noon we were again summoned
to surrender, and when We refused
they brought up n six FOUNDER and
opened on us. The first shot went
ten feet above our heads. and at the
SECOND the gun burst and killed four
men. At 2 o'clock they charged
again, and were driven back, an hour
later force OF Union cavalry, out on
n reconnaissance, swooped down and
bngged the force to a man, taking
IT'S prisoners, two army wagons, and
another field piece which had just
come no. We then had only three
bullets per man left, and must have
soon been Obliged to surrender. We
found. upon counting up, that we
had killed thirty weight aud wounded
sixtv OF the mob, and the only casu-
alty on our side was flesh wound
received by one OF the women. New
York Sun.