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Show THE REDS. A Night of Terroi Bulldozed by the Boys. Au Indian Scare, With Nothing iu It. Last evening tho following ai-ccinil was received of a supposed uttark by ludians upon a party of young un tlemen who were camping in the mountains for pleasure. We Imvn reason to believe the writer's first knowledge that he has been nvule tbe victim nf a practical joke, will he ac quired this morning, when he reads the true version of the aflair, as given below by one of his fellow pleasure hunters: the attack. Head of PkovoCaSox, July 15;h, 1S77. EUlura LLcruld: That the settlements hereiibouis may receive proper warning to hold them selves in readiness for a prob.ible I Lillian incursion, we deem it proper io acquaint you with the following occurrences: A party of nine pleasure sevkers were camped on the 1-lth instant near the ranch of Mr. Hen. Walker, Irom whom we learned that since an Indian was beaten bv a white mau in Spanish Span-ish Fork, there was imminent danger of an outbreak. About half past three o'clock thia morning while everybody was soundly sleeping, the camp was alarmed by the report of two ritl-s in close proximity to th e tire, and alter the lapse of a few moments, of a third Bome two or three hundred yards in the willows. The sound of horses galloping soon afterwards, added a fresh dismay, for it was evident that an attempt was being made to stampede our stock. Six of our number at once ran towards to-wards the disturbance, and no doubt frightened the raiders oil, for they left our horses, together with one of their own, and fled over a hill close I by. During this sortie one of our! focce discovered that the ludians had . even entered our camp tor his pistol had been tampered with, and the j caps taken on. During the flight of the Indiana three of our number who had heroically heroic-ally made au advance up the hill , came upon them, when several rills j shots were exchanged, without serious . injury to our side, thougn one of tr.e i boys had a bullet through his hat and ' another received one n the knee, slightly bruising the skin and penetrating pene-trating his clothes. Alter this encounter en-counter we deemed it expedient to vacate our camp, which we accordingly accord-ingly did, our movements being accelerated ac-celerated by tbe presence of the red tkins on a neighboring eminence seemingly intent on watching our preparations. Eight head of Mr. Walker's cattle are missing, no doubt stolen by these same Indians who attempted to stampede our horses, aud who, Mr. Walker says, belong to the disafiected'Yampa Utes. Yours, etc, M. tub explanation. Head of Provo River, July 19, 1877. Editors Herald: The description of un Indian fight handed to you may tend to! create public excitement, and ' attach blame to innocent parlies, and with a view of acquainting you with, the tacts of our adventure (detailed by another correspondent amid much excitement and a shower of lead) we1 deem it proper to make the following ; corrections: Mr. Walker's yarn about a possible Indian outbreak was no , more than a display ot that gentle 1 man's inventive genius. Toe two! pistol shots that were fired in the wil-i lows near the camp were fired by twoj of ths boys who kept awake for the purpose and who let ofl the pistols while in bed; the firearm that was ex-1 ploded 200 yards up the cuiaon wi-s fastened lightly to a slump by means : ot a string whose other end was in I camp; the sound ot horses galloping was imaginary, for they didn!t move fi'iyyarls during tbe whole night. The pistol thai was tampered with had 1 been uncapped by a friend ot the i owner as a precautionary measure against sell destruction; and the war I whoops that sounded naif a mite down j the river were made under the bed clothes. Ihe shot in the leg was made with a jack-knite, and the hat was bung on a tree when the bullet was sent through it. The Indians who were seen on an adjacent hill, and who wore pointed out by Mr. Walker to the entire satisfaction of all, were composed altogether of atmosphere, at-mosphere, for there was not a "red" within ten miles of ttie place. Mr. Walker did not lose any cattle, and bib determination to leave bis ranche within a tew days will no doubt be given up, as he was in the joke from its incipiency. J. |