The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-02-05

a rsual Next day the Indians were
followed and sxirmishing was kept up
necessarily. Lieutenant Schenofsky on
that occasion came near being am
pushed and had a few men Killed
This continuous skirmishing WIS kept
up for three days, with myself almost
continuously m the saddle. and while
we were To front the general sounded
the officers call for. consultations. J
will permit General Carr to tell the
story Of an, affair In which he punished
the Indians severely while the story
relates also to- my connection with the
matter:
Il had heard sorne firing in 'front.'.
where the advance. guard had gone out
Of sight My orders were for the ad-
vance guard to regulate on the r1alr
column and always Keep IN sight Of II,
but rs Major Babcock and Lieutenant
W. p. Hall. now General HILL were 30
ambitious and anxious for fight |
thought ! would give. them chance.
and so let them alone. After hasty
consultation regarding lack Of supplies
I sent bugler to recall the advance
guard. He came back saying he could
NOT reach them. as thew were sur.
rounded by Indians. The Indians had
got into four ravines which headed
near the trail. two on each side. The
half dozen had led the advance on
with insulting gestures and defiant
words lsome could speak and swear In
Englishl. and when they came between
the ravines the whole poured our
around them Babcock dismounted his
men and formed them in circle and
stood the Indians OF. sent Lieuten.
ant Brady with the next company to
open communications. and the Indians,
supposing the whole command was
coming. went on as before.
"Reaching the scene. we could see
the Indians scattering In retreat A
figure with apparently red cap rose
slowly on the hill For an instant II
puzzled me. as II wore buckskln and
had long hair. But on seeing the
horse | recognized that II was Cody's
Powder Face and saw that II was
Buffalo BIZ without his broad brlm.
med sombrcro. On closer inspection
I saw that his head was swathed In n
bloody handkerchief. which served not
only rs temporary bandage. bur as q
chapenu. his hat having been shot OF.
the bullet blowing his scalp badly for
about FIVE inches. II had ridged along
the bone and was bleeding profuseiy.
very close call. but lucky escape
However. II would not do 10 turn back
Immediately after such Impotence. SC
took TO the gallop and ran them for
twelve miles 20 and across the Eepub-
llcan ard up the bluffs on the south
side. where they acted IN their usual
| aggravating style by scattering In
every direction after dropping good
| deal OF plumber. We could see them
on the distant hill. but could not catch
4 them under the circumstances or with
out means OF some counter strategic
cunning. so we went back and camp
ed north Of the Republican. The ad
vance guard had been relieved and
the Indians severely punished. with :
loss on our side Of but four or fiys
killed and few wounded. this with
Babrock's horse wounded and cody''
narrow escape as the resulting casual
ties. The object OF the campaign wa.
nearly accomplished. but our greatest
need was supplies. which the bot trai
had sidetracked In the excitement o.
the necessary pursuit of the dehan
foe. Az the country was infested will
indians and II Was fifty miles TO th'
nearest supply point. Fort kearny. Of
consultation with Cody he decided tina
II would be best 10 undertake the fol
himself. q point characteristic Of him
as be never shirked duty or faltere'
In emergencies. gave him the bes