Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-20

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snro enongh. whom the sun was about
,i,,se hour hgh the captain wnicliul
,,,. ,,w a moving spot On the prsiria
.,,av As tho southwark. \ shifting
-, mas, that to,o ON the ridges and
a,.reudcl again into tho valleys. Ike .
1.,,t AZ sea coming Ia with the roll OF
no tide. constantly growing larger and
coming nearer
into mounted Indians ON tho gallop ny !
inc over tho prairie almost witt tie /
,pecd Of the wind. a lew moro miles ]
md the war paint could b, seen upon |
thoir faces as they were up,urncd 20 tho /
tuu. their long, black hair streaming ia !
An wind. and the feathers Of their head /
lrasses tossing from side to side. Some
al them wore cruel Spanish spurs with /
which they r0adcd Tao little henats be-
meath them, aud all camo on pcllmcll,
Thirsty for palcfacc blood aud traders
WHISKY.
Ouifidorl from the camp on the Ar
kansas mot the re-onforccmcEi3 Two or
thr,e miles out GA She prairie, and oyi-
IDENTIFY rueuuntol 90 them the situation
OF No foe. 4 council OF war was hold,
and IN less than another hour tho most
ddmoniacnl whooqs and yclls broke upon
the ears Oftho listeners, and tho indians
started toward tho corral.
IL Is well known That fer long timo
hack in the history Of the w1,t tho wild
Iraiaus hayc been MS well armed as amy
whitomon whocncouutCrod them. These
bands were no exception. They carried
exactly tho same kind Of riilesnd many
of tlcin had royolyors. The only dilcr-
enco botwc,n tho arms Of the men In
.Ioso Valdez corral and those Of tho In
dinns outside was that the Indians car
RCD bows and arrows IN addition @
their other weapons. Tho mon Ia tho
corral were well supplied with nmmum-
ton, but It was not 10 ho wasted, and
CAPTAIN JosO cautioned them to mako
oy0ry shot count
IL would Seem 10 ono unfamiliar with
Indian tactics that the corral had greatly
the advantage. but 10 must be rcncm'
bored that the instant the advancing limo
was within rifle sho, every Indian throw
himself ON the side Of his pony, hanging
there out Of sight with u bullet proof
brcastwurl1 between him and his foo.
The Indians fired under tho horses nccks,
aud whenever u painted face or u leather
ffingod leg was visible q suro shot from
the wagons struck II and It's owner rolled
over into tho grass. a littlo nearer and
little nearer drow the death dealing
coil as IL circled around and around. Tho
Indians were frcnsicd by the sight Of
their own dead. who had lain near tho
wagons since early morning, but They
could not mako break in the barricado
through which to rush upon tho handful
OF men inside. That wis what they cN-
ygc,Ol 10 do and that was what tho men
IN tho corral feared they would do.
Whenever on Indian fol- another took
his place. ana IL possible no was carried
away. Ihcro was q considerable force
IN reserve, about two hundred Indians
in all, Captain Joso Thought. But for
the overwhelming numbers Of tho In
diaus and ono other consideration tho
men IN tho corral would have been or
dcrcd 10 shoot tho ponies aud nftcrward
thUir riders. This thuy could easily
bayo dono for u time. but they feared
that such q courFo would mako tho sny-
ages fro the prairie. That, they know,
would DO tho last resort. The Indians
wanted to preserve tho grass in that Vi
Cinity Of their camping grounds, and
they especially wanted to secure the
powder belonging to the trains. AZ that
time each wagon carried ono or two
twenty-five pound gcgs. Thcro ws.l
policy, too, In docciving tho Indians in
regard 20 the supply Of ammunition. II
the men were reckless IN firing and
wasted bullets on ponies unnecessarily,
II would Immediately make known the
fact that they could hold out u long
time, aud the Indians would accordingly
husband their resources.
The SUN rode high Ia tho heavens, and
the blue sky Of tho morning turned TO Il
white heat. Tho cattle in the corral
bawlcd for water IN every lull Of tho
firing, and raised their great horns and
looked with dumb wonder out OF thcii
CLASSY eyes when tho noise began again
and the Sitting smoke pulled in thc.i
nos'rils. A detail Of tho drivers stooi
guard over thcn 20 prevent them igom
s'ampeding from side 10 side OF tho cor
raj. Ohcc IN awhile ono OF tho beast
fell over with bullet holo In his hide.
The strategy OF tho hour was 10 gain
time. II was folly 20 think Of weaken
ing such band Of Indians 20 that thol
would abandon the siege. Tho rid ha,
evidently been Wcll planned, and tn
tayngcs were doubtless well aware of th
value Of the booty. Constant yigilnnc
on the part OF every man IN the CORA
was maintained for hours. For lon
timo tho two women oboycd orders an,
sat IN baricadpd wagon that had hcol
retained within tho Enclosure for thci
use, but tho excitement WAS too great
they could not endure tho inactivity
besides the wagon masters vito coul
load gun ~ wcll as any man, and si
had been In more than ono lndiUu fight
They climbed down cautiously and sh
w9s assigned a position whore che coul
Ioid Tor sharpsho0ior, so that no NIGH
not lose u single opportunity to bit
Jedskin.
Just at that moment two Of tho mo
In the corral fell over, ono MORALLY hi
and the other with shattered arm
ThCn the woman from st. Louis ha
eonlelhing TO do. Both tho mon wcl
borne into the shade Of tho wagon, an
IN worry few minutes the sergeant VIII
knolt beside the unconscious man pr,
nouneed him dead. \ few gentle hr