East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-12-09

mroning, hearty meal was prepared
and partly eaten when the Indians
came with increased forces. retaking
every position they were driven from
the day before. Lieutenant Pillow
with Company A and Lieutenant Han
non with Company H were ordered to
charge the Indians out OF the brush.
Lieutenant McCauliff with Compa-
ny B. Lieutenant Fellows with Compa-
ny r, Lieutenant Hand with Company
I. and Captain Cornoyer with Compa-
ny x, were ordered to take possession
of the most available positions on the
hills and to assail the enemy at every
point practical. They fought with all
the skill and bravery of the previous
day, especially in the brush, where
they fought like demons. Three of
Company II and one of Company a
we're wounded while charging them
out of the brush.
A draw or slough extended from the
foothills to the river and was covered
with brush. While in this draw Lieu
! tenant Harmon pulled off his coat
hung 1t on stick, put his hat on top
! and raised 1t above the brush. In an
instant the brush was moved down
around the object by bullets from the
enemy's guns. The contest lasted till
dark. when the warwhoop ceased, and
the Indians withdrew from the battle
field.
That night courier was sent with
n dispatch to Fort Henrietta for Com
panies d and r to come to our assis-
tance On the morning of December
they were at their work again, but
not so early as the preceding morning.
The volunteers being fatigued and
nearly worn out. Colonel Kelly chose
to act on the defensive and hold the
positions the same as before until
: Companies d and T. came to our re-
lief.
During the day attacks were made
: on A and II in the brush and B or
the foothills, which resulted In great
7 loss to the enemy. The other compa-
7 nies on the hill did good service ir
r repelling the attacks made on then
( during the day. Thus another day!
I work was done. Late In the evening
Q the war whoop again ceased and tn,
: Indians withdrew.
December 10. Early this morning
It was discovered that the Indians haC
possession of every available position
:. held by us the three preceding days
: AS soon as breakfast was eaten Lieu
: tenant McCauliff with Company r
' charged the Indians, who had takei
. possession of their breastworks throw
u up the day before on the point of
hill to protect them from the flynn
bullets Of the enemy's guns.
They had not taken such dee
= hold in the brush as usual on accoun
'' Of the severe loss they sustained tn
! day before. Companies A and II 500
: recovered the brush and drove ther
10 from the pits dug on the hand knoll
u the day before. Sklrmlshes were fire
: nuent TIL afternoon, when the com
panies on the hills made preparation
for charge, and as many as ha
II horseS suitable for the occaslo
II mounted and CALAMITY charged the en-
emy in the face of heavy fire. Nine
i teen whites were either killed q
" wounded in the battle.
'e II is difficult matter to get tn
" exact number of Indians killed in tim
t. OF battle. The bodies Of 80 wer
'r counted on the battle field after It wa
'r all over, and II Is estimated that {
~ least 30 were carried off in time {
battle and that many more were drat
e. ged away at night by putting ropt
'e around their necks and pulling thei
m with horse.
q It was plain to see the trails whei
es they were dragged away. At that tin
he no one put their loss In the field
III less than 100. The ratio OF wounde
al to the number killed is generally e.
tImated at two and a half to one. !