Letter from George Albert Smith, 18 October 1857
[sideways text] G A Smith [end of sideways text]
Canyn Head of Echoe
Oct 18 1857
Bro Woodruff I received yur letter
paper a envelopes &c & an muech
othyrs I also recd the 90 rounds
of sharp catreges from R C all [hole in paper]
right cold stormy & snow all
night & is snowy to Day & very
Disreputable in camp the enemy
fired 30 Guns at Lot Smiths men
on the morning of the 16 the enemy
set A trap for him but he
escaped & not any one of his men
hurt though were in 150 yards
when they fired Lot mistok them
for mules and charged up to them
captann ^capt^ mary said capt smith
you cant see vry good this morning
Lot replied you we can see as
well we can were Blind Bidly
as Maryes men were 75 mounted on
mules they looked some time & then
turned their Back on eacpe & Lot
rod off at A ston fence but the
enemy made an atte[m]pt to serund Lot
