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Show IISTDIAN DEPREDATIONS 113 ing the fact, and defying the survivors to " come on." Meantime the infantry, whose advance had been checked by the swift icy waters of the Bear Kiver until horses furnished by the cavalry had assisted them over the stream, had joined in the engagement; and a successful flanking movement soon afterwards enabled the troops to pour an infilading fire into the enemy's camp. This was the beginning of the end; for though the savages fought with fury they were now at a disadvantage and were met by a line of sol-diers at either end of the ravine, as they moved to-wards the lower end. The colonel ordered his troops thither, disposing of the calavry so as to cut off escape. One company stood at the mouth of the gorge and visited terrible execution upon the enemy ; at a single spot forty- eight corpses were afterwards counted. By ten o'clock the savages were complete-ly routed and the slaughter was ended. Two hun-dred and twenty- four warriors, it is claimed, where found dead upon the field but this number may have been exaggerated. Among them were the chiefs Bear Hunter, Sagwitch and Lehi. The first it is said falling into the fire at which he was moulding bullets, and being literally roasted. Sanpitch one of the chiefs named in Judge Kinney's warrant made his escape, as did also Pocatello, and probably fifty braves. The fighting strength of the Indians were estimated to be over three hundred. One hundred and sixty squaws and children fell into the hands of the victors, and one hundred and seventy- five ponies were captured in the camp; seventy lodges were burned; and a large quantity of grain, imple-ments and other property believed to have been stolen from emigrants. That which was not neces- |