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Show 204 INDIAN DEPREDATIONS A RACE FOR LIFE. On the evening of June 10th, four soldiers, J. H. Noakes, Uel Stewart, Eliel Curtis of Springville and Moroni Manwill of Payson, were carrying dis-patches from Gunnison to Glenwood, it rained on them nearly all the way and traveling was bad, con-sequently it was late when they arrived at Glen-wood, where they found but one person, namely Art temus Millet. They stayed with him over night, as their horses were jaded; leaving the dispatches with Millett they started back to their company, and arrived at the ridge that runs down to the river at Rocky Ford, about half a mile south of the Gravelly Ford. When they got onto the ridge, they saw the Indians in the act of driving the stock across the river at the Gravelly Ford, but could not see the com-pany of militia under Pace. Noakes said, " this is no place for us ; if we go on, the Indians will get us." As they turned to go back to Glenwood, the Indians saw them, and about sixteen of them gave chase. Three of the men were mounted on good horses, but Curtis was riding a small mustang that they called Tom Thumb. The boys put spurs to their horses and made the best time possible, while the savages stead-ily gained on the mustang. Seeing this, the boys told Curtis to spur forward, and they would drop behind and check the reds. The boys turned in their saddles several times and fired a volley which check-ed the pursuers. Then they again overtook their comrade and stayed with him until their copper- col-ored warriors came close. Then the three again halted and checked the enemy until their friend was a sufficient distance in advance when they again |
