pert marksmen, therefore, their services were much needed when
the Indian village was discovered. Although nearly broken down with
fatigue, yet as soon as the electrifying news of the enemy being so
near at hand reached them, it seemed to inspire them with new vigor.
They dashed ahead, and gallantly led the van in this assault which
terminated so favorably to the side of the Americans.

[Footnote 11: D Company, 2d Regiment U. S. Artillery.]

Colonel Fauntleroy was not satisfied with the victory already
obtained; but, after having accomplished all that was possible for him
in this quarter, and having scattered the Indians to the four winds,
he determined to make forced marches in order to surprise another band
of them who were supposed to be located in a distant mountain haunt
well known to his guide. His object in thus hurrying away from the
scenes of his late triumph, was to reach and surprise the Indians
before their friends had time to travel to and apprise them of their
defeat. In this manoeuvre he was also successful. He came upon this
second band also before they were aware of their danger. They were
routed, and after severe loss were followed far into the mountains.
At this camp, Blanco, the celebrated Apache chief, was driven to such
close quarters that he evidently began to feel that the safety of his
whole tribe stood in jeopardy. He made his appearance on a high point
of rocks and asked the white men who occupied the plain beneath for a
parley, which was granted him. He said, in the Spanish language,
that he and his Indians wished to make peace; that they were tired of
fighting. In reply, he was informed that the terms he demanded would
be listened to on his coming into the soldiers' camp. He was going on
to say that he was afraid to trust himself there, when a bullet was
sent whizzing by his head, which caused him to decamp in all haste. It
was ascertained, afterwards, that a Mexican, who had great antipathy
to this chief, had, unknown to the rest of the party, crept secretly
up into the rocks. When he had reached a place where Blanco was within
the range of his rifle, he fired; but, as the reader has inferred, he
missed an accurate aim.

At this latter camp or village, and near the close of this same day,
another incident happened which will long be remembered by those who
witnessed it. Two Indians who probably had been absent to some distant
section of the country, having no knowledge of the matters whic