, 1892-04-11

nett, drove the Indians from their am
bushin the brush along the river.
The sayages mum bered about 800, and
/ were disposed to be ugly.
Being driven from their valley, they
intrenched themselves in their rude
Notifications upon the buttes. A how
itzer was used in our first attempt to
dislodge them, but the shots fell short
and a charge was made upon the enemy
| by the commands under Major Haller
| and Captain Augur, assisted by a corps
OF volunteers, who charged up the rug
ged face of the mountain, forcing the In
dams from their position and compelling
them to flee down the opposite side Of
the butte in hot haste.
Finding that the whites were deter
mined to force the fighting at short
range, if possible, the Indians made no
effort to assist the elimination, and kept
| 2 safe distance out OF range,
That night we camped at the base Of
the buttes, near the river, and the first
dawn of the next day disclosed the un-
welcome sight Of numerous Indians
lurking about from place to place upon
the butte, and to emphasize their pres
ence they occasionally sent a stray bullet
/ into our camp. An order was at once
given to drive them from their vantage
ground, and our command separated, !,
one company going up the face of the
hill and the remainder coming through
the canyon between the two buttes.
Just as we reached the north side an
Indian on horseback came at break
neck speed around the bluff within fifty
yards of us, and as he passed, Lieuten-
ant D. B. Hannah jumped from his
horse, and, taking good aim with his
rifle, made an angel Of that noble red
man in less time than it takes totell it. 1t
was near the same place, on the side of
the mountain, that l made the first
notch in my ''trusty rifle" by swelling
the mum Der of good Indians in the happy
hunting ground.
A party of us went out, contrary to
orders, to see if we could not have a lit
| tie fun and reduce the number Of our
foes at the same time. Going to the top
of the mountain, we were greatly an
noyed by an Indian who, from the shell
| ter Of large rock in the gulch below us,
was trying to play q hand at our game.
He would step out in full view and fire
at us, and before we could bring to bear
on him he was safely ensconsed behind
his natural breastworks. Watch
ing my opportunity, slipped away
from the crowd and rapidly made my
way around the hill, out OF sight Of the
pesky redskin. Unsuspicious of dan
ger, he stepped out to try another shot
at my comrades, but before he could get
his gun in position / let him have one
in the ribs, and, throwing his arms above
his head, with a wild yell he gently
passed into the spirit land. Years after
wards his skull was found by H. IL.
| City, and it is now in my possession
Having run the Indians from the hills,
we started on the 10th Of November to
follow them up the Ahtanum valley,
and, in company with Joseph Buff and
an Indian guide known as ''Cut- Mouth
john, y / separated from the main body
OF our command and started around the
mountains. "a we had hog proGeedea
gf9at olsCance wlieH ottr onlayli!@ gulqe
calleo OUT aGlenOlon on 70 an lnGlah Wllo
Tz Was coming ni lull tllt II our dlfectlon;
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as | pulieo me Trigger OF my gun,
y thsS morse 1 roae gave = suuoeh spring
tHfoWihg Ulle hluzAle ~ q my gun ~ Ghe
a!r, Where ~ vas alschsrgeG' Mf. "a
dlan came up WlGhln a leW Ieet o[ me,
swapping an ola Hudsoh pay company0s 0s
plstoi, anout tWo 1eet long, rlghC at ne'
Dpt Il 1alied 70 20 Oh, and ouf dusky zee
/ Wheh Y, Whl3zlhg pg, tolioWed RY my sag
qle animal ana CuIrMouCn-J ohn close
1 pehlnd' Our gulde was flolng q gooa
morse, ana soon overlook the neelng
savage Flaclng the muzzle OF ms gun
Fqlfectiy between the shoulders OF the
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