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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