The Press., 1892-01-21

eAA0 tAAAA0 OtA4 AAA AIt5AO0 nAcf lS' tie speech the Indians were no more tkaa four hundred yards away, and. now De- gan to shoot from all parts oE their tri. angular line. along the whplaA lenafh el which their firearms seemed yo be pretty evenly scattered But this eAlute did us no harm whatever, and we were great ly relieved to find. from the flashing lock pans and round. full reports, that all their pieces were the old dintIoCk. smoothbore buffalo guns weapon far inferior to even common army musket.
 Hardly checking their speed after this first volley. and relocating without the use of ramrods, as they scnrried along the enemy, emboldened by our silence. charged rashly on until within seventy-five yards, then drew sharply up and delivered mixed fire of arrows and bullets Most of the former. of course. fell short, and the latter did no damage other than piercing one or two M the wagon tops. The captain was about to give the order to fire, and some of the men were already taking aim. when one of the women, Mrs Morris, who could not be kept in her safe retreat, suddenly screamed, Great heavens. captain. look therel" and to our consternation we saw rushing down on us, from the mouth of the pass, compact body of mounted Indians, ninety or hundred strong,
 "The ruse of the cunning redskins was now plainly apparent Those at tacking us on three sides were to keep us in play and engross our whole atten- tion, while their allies. taking their cue from the firing, hoped to approach un- observed on the fourth and get among us with tomahawk and knife, when our complete annihilation would be easy and certain. The situation was one of imminent peril. but our veteran guide did not for 8 moment lose his head Quick as lightning he moved eight of us to the new point of danger. leaving the same number on each face of the corral. and then. for the first time raising tIis voice to shout, clearly heard above the increasing din. delivered his short, sharp commands with sort of grim pleasant ry: Wal boys. he said. it's root, hog or die with us now l reckon. We'll do the rootin an let the reds fill tother part in the bill. Don't waste ounce uv lead no ways, only ter plant it in the carlxisa uv hoss or Injun Now thens Shoot keerful; fret
 By this time the fresh assaiiants, fortunately still in huddled mass and sitting erect on their ponies were rather nearer to us than were the other bands. and as the eight rifles allotted to thast side belched forth their contents no leas than eleven of them bit the dust thrte of our bullets havi ng evidently found double billets The discharge was abso lutely simultaneous all around the da renses, ana when the light wreaths Of smoke cleared away we saw that nine. teen ponies in all lay upon the groundr,- some already dead and others struggling yainly to rise. All the unhurt riders took refuge behind the carcasses, but some, not 50 fortunate, were stretched llifeless upon the plain.
 We had thus, at the very first firs. killed, disabled or unhorsed number Of the foe greater than their own, but yet, though temporarily staggered, the four bands, supposing us to be now defense- less, came on, while their arrows fiesv in hurtling clouds and their demoniacal yells of rage rent the air with harrow ing discord which only the ravening hosts of hell might hope to rival. h less than ten seconds they would be upon usl To reload and cap would take even our practiced hands twelvei But now tho reyolvers came into play, pous- ing out their fifty-four shots in one con. tinuons stream, and with such effect that several Of the wild riders fell at each round. and the astounded Indiana. utterly upable to account for the phe- nomenon, recoiled in terror, wavered for a moment, and then, on all sides, turned to fly. Yet not without further scathel for tWenty-three rides were by this lime recharged and, as they wheeled to go.s nearly every one of them brought down