t these Bannock Indians and chased them
back to the hills. At that time there were a few cavalrymen and the rest
was infantry. All the Indians were on horseback, and the infantry could
not very well keep up. We took after these Indians, but did not kill many
of them, as most of them had a good start. The same evening we were
requested to go with Uncle Sam's men that we might overtake these Indians
and capture them if possible. The next morning we found that we were in
advance of the enemy, and just as the sun rose two Indians on horseback
came direct to where we were. We immediately got our arms ready and met
these two Indians; one of them got so excited that he jumped off his horse
and started to run for the timber, leaving his horse behind him. As he
took to the thick brush we fired at him. I had a fast horse and was close
behind him. I jumped off my horse and ran after him on foot. I found him
lying wounded, and watched him a little while and he died. He had a very
nice belt which I took and put around my waist. Meanwhile the rest of the
people had the other Indian captured; he had been also wounded. Later on
we saw a band of these Indians coming up direct to where we were. They
had their pack animals with them. We took after them and tried to capture
every one of them, but they had already seen us, and rode away for a
canyon, where there was some thick brush. I saw one old woman--I thought
she was an old woman--but I was mistaken, for when I overtook the Indian a
man jumped off his horse and got behind a tree. When I saw my mistake, it
was too late to stop my horse. I was but a few feet away from him at that
time. He shot at me once and missed me. I was lucky that time or I would
not be telling this story now, if he had been a better shot than that. My
horse gave a big jump just as he fired at me and I kept on going, as I
knew there were some more Indians close behind me who would capture the
old man, and I went on after the rest of the Indians. Just as I came to a
little opening I saw two Indians on horseback, and one Indian lying down
on the ground; he was wounded. When I got there I learned that this
Indian was a good friend of ours. I just left him there wounded. After
we left I told the other two Indians: 'This man has been on the warpath,
and if he had a chance to kill us he would.' So I turned back and
finished his life and scalped him. My tribe captured many of those
people, and I was