Show THE INDIANS by W V o b Cn BrENNE oct A courier from th e fron mhd following from ran officer with lajnes corn w t A mand battlefield milk river col oct T ad pm A courier will leave some umed with dispatches biblo the indians still ua and pour in an cHoc tivo firo from tho commanding bluffs at a civo or six hundred yards having a cross fire upon our position which position was chosen hastily on the firs day of iho fight all our own horses and all but twelve dulcis haq been killed wo sheltered t fathom as best we could with wagons hug es with co D ninth cavalry cabie to our rescue yesterday morning at daybreak after rt forced nights march thirty five miles rom bear river cheer upon cheer rent the air from our trenches alien it was ascertained who were coming A lull in the firing enabled them to come in and shelter their horses as as well possible taking to the fortifications quickly when the attack redoubled its fury galad the heights been ac ces captain dodge would have y charged them with his company while we covered him from our rifle pits but this being utterly impossible the ascent being nearly perpendicular cular all wo could do during the day was to KEEP A GOOD lookout from the loop gioles and return the fire when any indian showed his head this however was a very rare occurrence as the indians have diflo holes dark every horse but three of captain dodges command waa shot down A very fortunate thing for us has been that the andins have left us unmolested at night with the reception of an occasional shot to make us scatter to our pits we leave been able at great risk to haul off our dead animals every night otherwise the stench would bo intolerable A sally is made every night for water a distance of two hundred yards the entrenchments before last private erzer of co ia was shot in the face while out with a party after water the indians were only a few yards away driven off by a volley frodi the guard and trenched tren chea capt dodge brought us alie cheering newa that OCK dispatches BEACHED bear river safely and would nn reach Itaw lins we been counting the hours which it will probably take for relief to reaal us we ail agree that general M ritt from fort russell ti companies odthe nah cavalry the and ill other available troops wal ba ordered to our rescue as ta will be all needed to finian ahe cai alfe field of bettle was ad chosen for defense by tho iknaian Ina ian and had it not becu for t mayor Thorn burghs adrance guard commanded by lacut aberry discovering the ambuscade the entire co would have been annihilated lie saw a small party of indiana disappear aver alio hill half a mile in front and al once divided his party to reconnoitre and only discovered them when ho had flanked their position aji about two hundred yards chery rode baak at full speed with two or three men who were with him and notified aisy ora thornburgh who had already begun tho descent aiuto tho deep which TO the command the indians ircle dismounted and lying down along the steep ridge not p yards from the point where the deadly assault would lave commenced the companies wea withdrawn a short distance dismounted and deployed m line of battle with orders to await the attack of the indians lacut cherry was then ordered by thornburgh to take a de tAch ment of ag picked men and make a and communicate if possible with the indians us it was thought that they only de aired to oppose his ap Q their aenny and would cartey or have a big talk if aliey could be communicated with cherry moved out at a gallop with bis men from the right blank and noticed a like movement of about twenty indians from the left cf tho indians position he approached pro ached to athin a couple of liun dred yards from the indians and liate and waved it but waa ahot fired at him wounding a man of his party and killing his horse this was TUB yiett gnot t and was instantly followed ly a aoh voh lamfrom lay from the indiana tho work biad now begun in real earnest and kneeing the of ho hen held cherry his and deployed along the crest of tho hill to prevent alio indians flanking his position or to cover the retreat if found to retire necessary upon the wagon train which wig then coming up slowly guarded by fc and orders were sent o park ho dagons ami cover h the them company guarding the wo companies in advance were captain co fifth cavalry imd captain lawon coa E or cavalry which arre dismounted dix mounted kir on tho aft on tho right dept lawaan a brave and heroic old veteran displayed the greatest aiki courage during ciuro treat g sending up ammunition to cherryl Cher men when once hey verc nearly without it my or thorn back train in hi final order to capt to fleary tho hill and to lawson and licot cherry to cover the retreat lie must have loan shot WAY there as hia body was seen by oneff s men life extinct anil lyinus on u ficco capt aano thou in Coin inand ati beet about shot fop tho of their bobea of and corn aua flour baclit chioli quickly up for fortifier forti fior tlona ll alck ck nl were med vigorously for digging inputs Mo antimo a grelling anro won concentrated upon the command efrom fall the surrounding which commanded tho position po not an indian could bo aaen but the cs crack of their sharp s and win dealt fearful detric de truc lion among hordies and men the groans of the dying and the agonizing ariy of ha wounded told what haboc was being made among and desperate colv ian mait bound to gell hid lilo dearly as tible about this liuio ft reat danaf r iya approaching at a frightfully y rapid pace THE RED DEVILS at alio beginning of the fight hadnet firo to tho dry ayas wd sago brush to bour tio nand jt snow camo sweep hig us the flames leap leaping ghigli int otho air and dense volumes of rolling on to en gulf us it was a sight to mak the stoutest heart quail anda holinds ho lends waiting ready to give us as soon as we driven from our shelter now it reaches the flank and blankets blouses and empty sacks freely used to extinguish tho flames some of tho wagons set on firo required all orco possible to smother it yo WATER cabbe obtained and tho smoke is suffocating but the fire passes and wo still bold our position meantime a constant fire is poured upon us cant being wounded for the second d ast 1st sergeant dolan of company F killed instantly mckinstry and mckee were killed and many i others wounded our greatest danger now is past the men have now mostly covered themselves but alic poor horses and mules are constantly falling about us Just about sundown a charge was attempted but repulsed tho indians trying to drive oft some of our horses which had broken loose the attack ceased at dark and soon every man was at work i hauling out the dead horses caring for the wounded and burying the dead at daylight the attack was resumed and the firing of the sharpshooters kept up every day since and occasionally at night sending us to our in a scramble this is the fifth day of our siege but wo are determined to hold ont if it takes a month for succor to reach us but we are confident that gen merritt name is upon the every one is on the rescue us los col oct an indian runner through in eighteen hours from white river arrived at midnight reports to chief ouray that tho troops are still fightlin g strongly entrenched and able to hold their position until reinforcements arrive chief douglas sends word to ouray that all the women and children or safe his house lie has turned demoney he money and papers overto ih agents wile that ouray need have no fears from white river utes the fight is an affair of their own r i r two indians entered the office seized the agent threw him on the floor and then shot him through the head the agency and troops were attacked the em aloyes abo K refuge in a building which was fired and the men were shot in attempting to escape chief ouray gays there is no danger here all is quiet at the agency south and west iday i day show that dudley and alma are safe no indians ava appeared near them and none have boen been Tit Iuri of tareo hundred stance of arms and ammunition will be sent to leadville tomorrow to morrow the report of merritt s battle atie indians ia confirmed today by a dispatch to the governor from gen fope iCACO oct following just received from belliss at tiava lins rawlins oct the mail carrier from snake river just in reports that reached command on monday afternoon after ft severe fight seven Idd iaus A colored company joined rayno last friday night losing all their horses but two in doing so the mail carrier knows about the buoo of aba office a alie companies of tho fourteenth regiment were at least hours I erritt command signed f gaius s i i i |