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Show West Ilore the Ilrnnt. Washington, March 87. As was to havo been expected, tho western troops bore the brunt of much of the severest fighting and covcrod themselves with glory. " The Third artillery seems to have suffered much more heavily thw the Oregon regiment, which led the cas uallty list. Dispatches received show only two casualties in the Utah artillery, artil-lery, both wounded, and nono among the Wyoming and Idaho troops. Tho closing Incident of Saturday's battle was the capture of a brldgo near Tola-popa Tola-popa by the Fourth cavalry, regulars, under command of Captain Fred Wheeler. The Utah artillery, with a three-Inch gun, under commandot Lieu tenant Crltchlow, at a range of 10 yards drovo200 of tho enemy from the trenches to a key In tho river opposite, Tolapopa. In tho cavlalry charge six cavalrymen were wounded. |