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Show A HIT 1IISTOKV. The Battle of henrt frrek and teueral Connor's Command. Colonel J. M. Chivington. in the closing chapter of his reminiscences of Colorado troops, which he has lately contributed to the Denver Republican, thus talks of General Connor's command com-mand at the battle of Sand Creek: Several days before the troops left Denver, General Connor, w ho was in command of the district of Ciah, had been iu Denver, and mv impression from the day of bis coming was- that he had been ordered lure by the seerctarv of war. to see whetlierwc were efficiently efficient-ly prosecuting this campaign against the Indians. In this conviction I was confirmed when the general came to me. alter had mouuted to overtaku the troops, and said to me: "I think from the temper of tho men that you have and all lean learn that you will give thcM Indians a most terrible ter-rible thrashing jf von catch them, anil if it was in the mountains, and you bad them in a canyou, ami your troops at one end of it and the Bear river at the other, as I had the Pi-L'tes, vou could catch them; but I am afraid on these plains you w on't do it." I said: "Possibly I mav not, but I think 1 shall." ' Well," he said. "I repeat, if vou catch them but I don't think you will you will give them a good' dressing down." - To which I could only reply: --f may not, general, but I 'think I will catch them." And as 1 was about to ride off ho said : "If you do catch them w ire me just as soon as you can get to a telegraph olKee, for I shall w ant to know it, and I start by the next coach for Salt Lake." I promised him I would do so, w hen he looked back at me an said: "Colonel, where are these Indians?" I said: "General, that is tho trick that wins in this game, if the game is won. There are but two persons who know their exact location, and they are myself and Colonel George L. Shoup." Ho said: "Well, but 1 won't tell anybody." any-body." I said: "I will bet you don't." Ho said: "Well I begin to think that you will catch the Indians." Colonel Chivington and his troops performed their dulv in a manner lieartilv approved of liy General Connor. Con-nor. The batt le of Sand creek has long since passed into history, and tiie total defeat of the Snakes, Bannocks and Utes gave to this section of the wesltrn country an Immunity from Indian depredations de-predations that has never since been interrupted. |