The Press., 1892-07-21
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If dR I,ldian had appeared in Hlcir midst
 tt could not hdDc surprised them more.
 Sure enough, when the sun was about three hours high the captains watchful eyes saw moving spot on the prairie away to the southward. A shifting brown mass that rose on the ridges and descended again into the valleys, like a boat at sea coming in with the roll of the tide, constantly growing larger and coming nearer.
 The field glass soon resolved the mass into mounted Indians on the gallop. fly ing over the prairie almost with the and the war paint could be seen upon their faces as they were upturned to the sun, their long, black hair streaming in the wind, and the feathers of their head dresses tossing from side to side. Some of them wore cruel Spanish spurs with which they goaded the little beasts be- heath them, and all came on pellmell thirsty for paleface blood and traders whisky.
 Outriders from the camp on the Ar kansas met the re-enforcelnents Swo or bluO6 u1l1cS OuG OI LuO dllR 6tl- dently recounted to them the situation of the foe. A council of war was held and in less than another hour the most demoniacal whoops and yells broke upon the ears of the listeners, and the Indians started toward the corral.
 It is well known that for long time back in the history of the west the wild Indians have been as we'll armed as any white men who encountered them These bands were no exception. They carried exactly the same kind of rifles and many of them had revolvers. The only differ ence between the arms of the men in Jose Valdez corral and those of the h. dians outside was that the Indians car ried bows and arrows in addition to their other weapons. Thee men in the corral were we'll supplied with amnuni- tion, but it was not to be wasted, and Captain Jose cautiored them to make every shot count.
 It would seem to one unfamiliar with Indian tactics that the corral had greatly the advantage, but it must be remeln- bered that the instant the advancing line was within rifle shot every Indian threw himself on the side of his pony. hanging there out of sight with ,llet proof breastwork between him ainl his foe The Indians fired under the horses nec,s and whenever a painted face or leather frnged leg was visible sure shot from the wagons struck it and it's owner rolled over into the grass. A little nearer and a little nearer drew the death dealing coil as it circled around and around The Indians were frenzied by the sight of their own dead, who had lain near the wagons since early morning. but they could not make a break in the barricade through which to rush upon the handful of men inside. That was what they ex- pected to do and that was what the men in the corral feared they would do
 Whenever an Indian fell another took his place, and if possible he was carried away. There was considerable force in reserve, about two hundred Indians in all, Captain Jose thought. But for the overwhelming numbers of the h. dians and one other consideration the men in the corral would have been or dered to shoot the ponies and afterward their riders. This they could easily have done for time. but they feared that such a course would make the say