to run down the canyon…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

to run down the canyon. They had not gone far when a bullet struck Ophner’s cartridge belt in the rear of his person, exploding two cartridges, from which his body was terribly lacerated. Kirker continued running until his companion fainted. The Indians, feeling sure of getting their men a little later, had ceased firing and were given their attention to the horses and the pack animals. Kirker left his companion behind some rocks and ran to a spring, about three hundred yards distant. He filled his hat with water and started back to