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Show 112 INDIAN DEPREDATIONS for the past fifteen years, and the principal actors and leaders in the horrid massacre of the previous summer. I determined although the weather was unfavorable to an expedition to chastise them, if possible. Tuesday night the 27th, the cavalry force overtook the infantry at Mendon, Cache County ; but the infantry at once resumed the march and were again overtaken during the following night at Frank-lin, twelve miles from the Indian encampment. COLONEL CONNOR'S BATTLE AT BEAR RIVER. At 3 o'clock, on the morning of Jan. 29th, the infantry was in motion and an hour later the cavalry set out, overtaking and passing their plodding com-rades about four miles south of the river. The battle began at 6 o'clock. The Indians having detected the efforts of the mounted troops to surround them, and defeating it by at once engaging them. The posi-tion of the savages was one of great natural strength, and they had improved it with considerable ingen-uity. A narrow dry ravine with steep rocky sides sheltered them from the fire of the soldiers, who, advancing along the level table land through which the gorge ran, were exposed to the murderous vol-leys of the concealed foe. Steps cut in the bank en-abled the Indians to ascend and descend as necessity required, and artificial copses of willows served as additional defenses where the ravine ' s course left an exposed point. The battle opened inauspiciously for the troops who quickly saw the disadvantage at which they were placed. Several fell killed and wounded at first fire. The Indians gleefully not- |