Tombstone epitaph., 1914-12-20

up and stsrtsf fos the hor.es ~h-i
 there wss tbt . hats Ii ed ct me b,
 Indians. Tne boz. boiler d at me
 cu1,e back and 1 came back behibf
 tbe rocks. Joho saw one oI tn" In
 dians xua barrel shining behiod S,
 mountain and he fir. i tbIee shots sl
 1t Bunx fired one shot. There wer'
 s'I sb~t in sll fired by Ouf pat
 When we ~er- sittIng there about tws
 hours Roi.k ssid ,O sais until d d.rl
 ss there would be no danger. l told
 Bunk ] wanted Q make a s~cooc
 bseat tr he horses. The Ind an,
 we're poor sf ots and I wAnfsd to ys
 the h"rsts and get out. But be told
 ms not to. "for they rsy accident }
 nis ,ou By th ( time two shot,
 went fl from large gup.-must hay.
 n. en 45 csiiher-I holl~rea s, John
 .nt he would not ans yer me. l hoi.
 lefed five or six tiTes and then I hoi-
 cred. John. wby don't you snsuer
 mel" Funk [ Id me he thong h, .orn. thing had happened to him. ] .old Bunk l w.. going to find out.
 The words were scarcely ou' of m, mouth whes . hot took Bunk in the s'de of the head. He put his hand up to hie head. iesned back sssio-s the
 "ck dead. got aronnd on tn" north side Of the rock and drew my gun scross 10 but could not see anyth,ns 'o shoot at. So jumped up vi h my gun in ny hand and ran. While l ~ss running 1 counted eix"t shots fred ct me from different directions One sbct knocked of my hat and . mother cut off p.rt of my hair I ran up the hill about fifty ,arde and then got down in the canyon sD or q 100 yards and thre~ my gun behind . rock and lift W, and ran ID iuto the mountains. iouad my Zu'' next day ~hen returning. Iran ! bout fifteen miles and go, into camp about 9 .'clock.
 Rridser wac about fifteen feet iron; nc wh-.I he vas sho,. When ~s. ur ming I ran right bv where Br dge vac aud saw tim sitring with blood n his lace This was FridaS the l2th
 oo'y saw one Iodisn the others Eers hid. There must have been 'ish; Iudisne. The beef was found m the l0tn. It was . GOV that w.. ,ilied. I msie my escape about 'cloek We vent up the hex, cay '.,d brought ths bodies there were
 bout fii,e.n-MV Hail. A Potter Hsnseo P Pottee. s Hiidrsi so' there. When we got clo.e to the 'l.ce wher. the snoot,ns occored ue
 CD w here the Indians had f., lowed ne down the csny ID. They hal oi .. owed me about . half a mile. Alter 'e had ths bodies packed up we took
 diffe ent rail hack, going down to he msi" canyon of the Gua5elupe. 'e'ore VT got to he capyo ae es~ '-sh tssc ks O. the Indians. looking ..
 they h-d been made that morn."g, oioR south up the hill. Accnroink ) the in iicstioo- the Indians had 1 cen camping for . mouth r more at nat place. ] told Lieutensnt Clark 1 bout this when he was there. w 1 'nnd . moccssn track srornd the sef. I2 or l4 inches long. The place here the killing took pI .ce ,- about i 'teen miles north from the mopu. 'ens at the corLrr of Ck,hushus i ris nc sn New Mexico. very ci.ee Co ! ,e lite between Arzons and New | eIico.
 When l left the bodies they were tting ID with sbeir guns. When
 saISe5 inc cin, he. were cut of and ! .ey sere all bruised up. evidently ,oe with a stick ,- club. Bank v. iog siih his Goat re. Everything as gone ID che shape of guns and Ahont fiv- wreks he. re the shooting ~hil. the boys Lsd a 'ond up st Sycamore they saw fresh 'disn r.cks-moccasia 'rsck-s 10; water Wiley Fitzgersld went md ,f Litu'eBsnt Clark and h:s sc,ut. ,d showed the che Indian tracks Id Lieutenant Clark e. I'd he seoat. sde the Tsck-. About s monsh 70 Cisrk wss camping at our cen D sh- Gusd.lu,-e and I told him tn. ra. seeo ir sh s,gns of Ind d.-1e, no; fer sweniy-four hours o;J. He 'old . tLst his sceufs had been bunting 'me there. Thoy cam: cd ,he.e four | 'ys. Toe 6r-t dsy they vent ou, ,n,ioT deer iu the Cajon BosIsa 'nyoD; the nexs d.y they went out 'p'osing . cave op on The m uut.in 's next day they went npon the o:mss vsiley b osiag antelope aod lied 6se some of the .couts led Vupd camp end O bess went where i 'ey vsnted o. with nou"dy so look Ger shen,. On the fourth day it 'nsd and they sssyed 'D camp. On . 6fsh dsy sbsy i".iIet gut about ,oe.
 Alter she shootiog of shsre two men , tLe 12sh she Indisns took our k.- I