The Ordway new era., 1905-09-01
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II IrUIn NeoIkc niLu 1Tiu-
q ncll's rcmInisccncc Of FIRE.
mont's Expeditions, now
running In Forest and
bately Fremont's party was
u the annual Santa Fe cara
hitch insured them good grass
|amping places. They hnd not
Il before they met parties Of
Indians. who seemed friendly
but on the day following. two
b.. man and n lad. came Into
Hing OF their party of six lav-
b attacked by Indians, about
niles beyond the encampment.
nd with them about thirty
and we're suddenly attacked
lrty OF Indians. who had pre-
been In camp and seemed
The horse guards-the two
ID just come into Fremont's
)rove their animals through the
IL party and escaped with their
which they had left about
miles behind on coming TO
t's camp. When the white
bne 10 the place where the
bad been left 1t appeared tl,nt
mails had been driven or by
hans. Carson and GOdet, with
alcan Fuentes, started after
nt in the evening the Mexican
his horse having given out.
e afternoon OF the next day n
bop was heard. such ns Indians
hen returning from n victorious
se, and soon Carson and Go
kearcd. driving before them n
horses, recognized by Fuentes
ri Of those they had lost. Two
Pcalps. dangling from the end
vs. gun. announced that they
rtaken the Indians rs well us
les. They informed us that af-
h,es left, from the failure OF
te. they continued the pursuit
bd toward nlghtfnll entered the
|ns. into which the trail led.
inset the moon gave light. md
bowed the trail by moonshIne
in the night. when II entered
" deiile and was difficult to
Afraid of losing II In the
OF she defIe they tied up
rises. struck no fire and my
sleep In silence and In dark
Here tlicy lay from midnight
hing. At daylight they re-
be pursuit, and about sunrise
ri the horses. and immediate.
uniting and tying UP their own
bt cautiously TO q rising ground
ptervencd. from the crest of
icy perceived the cncampment
lodges close by. They pro-
lulctiy, and had got within
forty yards Of their object
movement among the horses
them to the Indians. Giving
shout they instantly charged
camp. regardless OF the mum
D the four lodges would imply.
ians received them with
arrows shot from their long
pc of which passed through
shirt collar. barely missing
Our men fired their rifles
steady aim and rushed In.
lans were stretched upon the
fatally pierced with bullets;
fed. except . lad that was
The scalps OF the fallen
tnntly stripped of, but In the
one OF them, who had two
ough his body. sprung to his
blood streaming from his
head. and uttering a hideous
IN old sQuax, possibly his
topped and looked back from
ntainside she was climbing.
ng and lamentinE. The
specatcle appalled, the stout
our men. but they did what
required. and quickly ter
The agonies Of the CORY saw
fy were now masters of the
lieh was a pretty little recess
ountain. with a flne spring.
prently safe from invasion.
fparatlons had been made to
lrge party, for 1t was a very
pee for n rendezvous, and for
ration Of such orgies rs rob-
he desert would delight I'm.
y the best horses had been
nned and cut up. for the In
Ing In mountains and only
ITO the plains to rob and muir
no other use of horses tlinn
em. Large earthen vessels
the fire. boiling and stcwIng
beef, and several baskets
fifty or sixty pairs OF moe
|icated the presence or expec-
a considerable party. They
pc boy, who had given strong
of the stolcism or something
e savage character. in COM
lis breakfast upon a horses
oon as he found he was not
u, but only tied as 4 prison
object accomplished, our
nered up all the surviving
fteen In number. returned
trail. and re5oined ~ at our
the afternoon Of the same
rode about 100 miles In, the
nd return. and all IN thirty