The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-05-25

account of snow and cold, but with morning
came the onward march. In very short
time we reached the place where the savages
had encamped the night before; the fires
were yet burning brightly. Now all was
excitement, and we pushed on with renewed
vigor Suddenly the Indians and cattle
were discovered about mile ahead. 1hey
were hurrying forward with all possible
speed. They were making for some valley
land mile away, where they probably ex-
pected to find safe retreat and fine pastur-
age. The chase now became very hot. Inc
Indians forced the animals at even greater
speed, but we gained rapidly. Soon we
were near enough to charge, and as we
rushed forward the redskins abandoned the
cattle and their horses and shot down over
the bluff into the canyon below. We opened
a hot fire upon them, and downed several
before they scattered and hid. One OF our
men was slightly wounded by an arrow
from wounded Indians bow, the savage
having hidden himself in some undergroWth
and been routed cut by the soldiers. Quick
as thought two bullets
PIERCED HIS BODY,
and he rolled over.
The cattle were now driven into the valley,
and we went into camp on the second bottom
land. near the west branch of the river
After nightfall the Indians gathered on the
opposite side of the river, and commenced to
poster us with their bullets, which sang all
around rs. but no one was hit, and we re-
turned their fire with such good effect that
in a short time we were left in peace. The
next day a scout was made for the Indians
in the direction that most of the redskins
had gone the day before, but it resulted IN
nothing: so we started back TO Camp Lyon,
taking two days for the return trip, and
leaving he cattle at the ranch where they
belonged.
During tie Spring most of the Oregon
troops were mustered out of the service and
their places supplied by Regulars from New
York. who knew little about Indian fighting.
Up TO the time that l left the camp for my
Kansas home, which was in June, there
were other raids, pursuits, and skirmishes
with the savages, but a recital of them would
perhaps only weary the reader. A few
words, however, in regard to our scout,
Charley c., and / am done
Sometime in the Fall he was down at the
mouth of Cow Creek, not far from DIR. In
sleeps ranch, hunting for evidence of thiev-
ing Indians. who were supposed to have
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his way back to camp by way of the Chico
road, when he espied some redskins lurking
In a small thcket near the road. They had
not seen him, so he left his horse behind the
hill, cTawled behind a rock close TO the
road and waited. Presently two covered
wagons came in sight up the Chico road.
Just as they drew near, out stepped an In
dian and leveled his gun at the old man who
was driving the first team. In an instant
more the old fellow would have been killed,
but our scout was too quick. He let
drive at that Indian and sent him instanter
to the happy hunting grounds Then
with his 16-shooter and his revolver he
sent such volley of lead into the chaparral
across the road that the other five redskins
"lit out " without so much as saying good
by.
AN AFFECTING SCENE
followed. The emigrants rushed forward
TO thank and embrace their rescuer, and 10
and behold, these people were the ones
from whom Charley c. had parted years
before Sarah was with them, and she had
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appeared Well, the upshot of the meeting
was great happiness for rybody, for the
old man removed his objections and Charley
got his girl.
1t iranspired that the rebels in Missouri
had made it so hot for old man s. that
he could not stay there. They burned his
house and his barns, and ordered him to
leave the country. He went.
The Winter had found him and his de-
pendent family with some relatives on
Boise River, in California, but in the Spring
he had set out for new lands over the Chico
road, and had not met any trouble until
that from which Charley C had so op-
portunely rescued him.
Under the scouts advice, the old man
settled with his son-in-law in Ruby City,
and for all the writer knows they are
living there yet. Charley c. sometime
before this had discovered what turned out
TO be valuable quartz claim, and he soon
left the Government service to attend to its
development When last heard from he
was yet following with uncertain steps the
all Of vraoJfh
The End
Thankless sinner.
Boston Journal