The Indians now turned and made for the…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

The Indians now turned and made for the large mountain range about four or five miles distant in the direction of the Rio Grande. All the available men started after them gun in hand. We overtook them at the first table of the mountain they had just ascended and here they made a stand and prepared to fight. We were about a quarter of a mile off, almost under when they opened a terrific fusillade of shot upon us. We were in an almost prairie, not a bush or stone to shelter us from their fire but fortunately their aim was too high, nearly all their shots passing over our heads. We saw that this position would not do and determined to make a fight with effect. We now started to go up the trail on the bench where they were and succeeded, when they retreated further up the mountain. This gave us an almost even break with them and the fight became general from the rocks until we routed them from their position. It was now almost dark and one of our officers was twice wounded, mortally by the last shot, a few of our horses were shot and two men. We were now compelled to retreat and start for camp about ten miles. We had