Show I 1 A BRILLIANT CAN CAVALRY ALRY EXPLOIT 41 au alic erl bior f the annj li anif auvy Aiu niaL sir 1 obi c arvo hl in youir youx paper ortho of the I 1 ultimo copy of P an al brevet major f G general cooke in eichho hi chho highly mid de compliments lieutenant armes second U S Ga valry on oil his brilliant success i 4 against ai wt ft a m wai 11 valev P 1 1 of sioux siou indians ins ini said bald aider oidor occasion ii s made to sato that lien tenant presents to the pr IMI iani It ni the lve greatest cavalry foat feat on record without to take from tin an offices tiny mcburn v for duty gallantly executed peili deimit tit me ine to pies clit brie briefly fly the me lumo of oa bear river U T fought un derth command of brevet blovet major gent general rill 13 bedr edund mj connor brigadier gen eral end 1 volunteer n then colonel third california in infantry tafil ry tanu r ry ay 2 cuell cuip Pon jdouglas glas utaji nt at 5 p sr of I 1 the ho ath january with mounted ii moni cai fowzi 6 i tin 0 of f 1 from four companies of af the second Calif onlia ca alty A ia ic gimont 1 I hilo knoon wilm v est cht of the hooky mountains as the Tigh fighting ting second at 7 A at 0 or the following follo ying lom morning lille lie halted the cociu column it brigham city measured miles 1 froidl camp douglis Dp aci closed two largo lame sti callis aang the night in addition to so sov v cral onci olneq yet laigo enough to causo cause delay L and i 1 wic only one of the streams v i 1 i pen 1 ell to beay bear the weight v of a I 1 gorsd hoi he each of the others s C excepting aing the hm allu one had to lie bo c cut ut open so that tho the t horse i a Uli outi djury E vry en fool of 0 tho the I 1 was wab covered wit lisnow snow md abild tho the night ito itoi i intensely cold 1 tha men so badly frozen froze ill ill that it the they 1 I had ai to be left jil jn Brigham hani gity on 14 alic iii night lit of the the command traveled roi doity ty miles crossing the divide du ide between silt sail 1 l N t lake and alid cacho valley valleys va lloys any an soldier foldier who has ir in west understands I 1 N hat ins sing oi ocr ct mountain divide in mid I 1 winter muter mas n on the the command marched auty oven miles vs A 2 x M of the jtb when it the match march eighteen miles mid striking lang I 1 V the backof bear altier just st at day daybreak bieak of the ithe naci was wide deep imd and I 1 groat great mw ss of ice float nig ilig do n u it maling any ally attempted brosin crossing ili i extremely hazardous haza idous the indians mere cro on t the other siclo ting of the col 1 lial dmn I 1 ill lb but I 1 I 1 ecot inot 1 walo I 1 it afas so inear secret fco Lo 2 c r D aft 11 ij binter in thirty rt 1 liou ii pull nd ordy only baity hours horns fromi its camp 1 1 aej it a mountain divided divi dei and over snows from froid vi I 1 i vuc lie feet deep croiser crois ed I 1 a dozen large 1 4 l reams and endured dendiu ed too lucli to i allow gargu land dangerous to stop I 1 I 1 t it without a moments momen tsa hesitations the com comi i lucind li biml to men plunger C into I 1 the stream and effected a crossing the walterl IJ 1 4 vi evor the saddle seats and in numer 4 j i instances italic ac q the floating mastes masses of ice hurlus 1 I J ing horses borses fi om aliber foothold and dashing f 1 t them walh their rit riders lers down the stream A the I 1 tj tho the indian line in insie sur 1 iii ache dindial L 1 nora strongly t ried red illa nud find admirably situated in I 1 e or 1 ett far a and d desperate eshem t e P so was thawed that before T the hueu i bre fairly engaged pal I 1 A bicle ofir afi lothing wet in m crossing the river nver i as frozen stiff niomi their bodied badiea this force i 11 i 1 thus em engaged of tho the 68 chosen warriors of 11 i th the 1 I 1 no tribe gathered ei yain I 1 ani cihi i lei 1111 t 1 lon ofil fi fight lit sometime during the win ter ji t lithe itha soldiers bol diers und end alfy wire were so i 4 it ident 9 that they hail had their ji a famme families s and au all their pi property the battle 1 kiil liil q his listed led from apy daylight light until 10 A M u i ed acda af follows 1 0 I o rl 11 j 1 indian farrior or laed lori field es e 51 1 tit nate m to swim the ww iv j 1 i 23 25 accidentally killeri kil ledi anavo st t hildien out bt not fesq thim th mione onla hundred 1 it I s i J it w L s pr oper to 0 say hero uro that aff as astruon Troon g pon ra the thea S 40 V 11 acua I 1 s end and children chil dien rol hoi 9 diem 1 cr i did not deho to kill them they came 4 E out 0 a I 1 0 of f the he raine ravine ra ine and quietly to ona our il I 1 11 1 J tear lear the resul tedi in ill oca p wib j of everything i n g belonging i ng to fothy the village 0 r SK 11 nid i the ato hoops ois wel were 0 i 11 i I 1 ia ill ea wounded rounded boand 10 dua I 1 ld who sull sufi 1 ered amputation of fingers and jp I 1 toes A detachment df elry I 1 4 4 to fhe phird califri ahia was in the JT y i I 1 ment luent haTing been fit arted s 6 ins his sel of tha bayah ca yah jt t tit 18 11 i scifo IC Ifo nta of courage soil bo r vi y y cold ca wt tny tit atmosphere that vary may many of 1 I r the raon men coul donly loul load by sight havill ha loit loft 1 e it dl all selmy i in n the fin dingels gels ab the night hi U lit an j following the chef F buttle anly amy abne one co commissioned lie 1 1 Z il cete ax nd 25 men could be 0 obtained bam ned for or J fi ti 19 exhausted d vas nas the g F I 1 wm lulov I 1 11 T ij J v bhella vh liena ella theaty was amz I 1 I 1 that tribe rt eteter eter loss than li is herein clail lied 1 fa wm aia being eon con I 1 rince nie I 1 to tb report astrow II 11 1 JI tit TI t atilia attempted tom to ait 1 1 troops neither 4 j 1 li lii las i it trad it in the sli with t 1 t culig cuu boother or her per sous us ai atvas wo s ili 1 l ul I 1 prior the worst fc 1 lin I I 1 tribe ludi afis 6 on ii 10 the the property 11 h t 4 chhai paid pa id al of rm 4 k the sedition expedition i edition 1 I il 1 that battle most uio t bitt bitterly bittell eily 3 don tea and A fa stally lally th iticia ant I 1 i I 1 to io d m ah cavalry feat 1 iii of 0 f western IV atun indian faro auld I 1 betha healier het bet hF lier i it excelled takena taken 4 able vy by 11 I 1 I 1 i I 1 illy CAA 3 similar si stion tai dair 1 11 1 b mg ing the lecont rebellion at a ta a tune time A 1 I i I 1 j rhent V hen hH 1114 country countr y ate w I 1 engaged ge ingul ref sing 1 I 1 ft acied ironson ir otson jit alid not attract a W oil east i judt dd irv ep the watt office 1 I i i mii ortance abid placa t t upon chinor Co Wim inor orji eho aji 9 ea ijoyi aar I 1 0 iol dier ei ad L wa was honor font cont conferred I 1 berred delft thu tho war I 1 1 ili I the th e 11 iti titue is today to day a icil lesti if shaina auit upon the indian tribes west ivest of the 4 I 1 M 17 rocky cland although lie ditc itc now r 1119 in ill audisho ilmo vii dt thoy 11 r it yet pf af oum aldia d MV hiir utah asi 4 Con climor normen cincu J I 1 the 0 a 1 m v veil to all ai ile pa I i I 1 wed of thoE ocy 31 ta 1 and n to lauy luau y ha fit e ehst bf ano babi di e il 1 1 eel el the battle of ar iziver I 1 tt i it i A t 11 i lm lt A bil 4 T 1 ail I 1 J Pe cei cember uber 7 i 1 m ap wl I 1 ll 11 Y I 1 I 1 0 i |