Indians, Indians, And in less than A minute the timber & Bluffs were lined
with mounted Indians charging with all speed upon our guard, Horses &
camp they shot at two or three of the guard but missed them they
took one of the guard & tryed to carry him off on a horse He knocked one
of them down with his fist & got away from them some of the
Brethren snaped their guns at them but they did not go off, as
soon as I herd the report of the guns, & the cry of Indians & saw
them driving off our Horses & gathering thick & fast upon every
hand & being without either horse or arms I run to the camp with
all speed & gave the Alarm & called upon all to gather their arms &
mount their Horses. Brothers Kimball, Rockwood, Mathews, & ^99^
several others sprung onto their Horses with their guns & pistols & run
to stop the Horses which the Indians were taking away one party of
Indians had driven 5 or 6 Horses & Mules over the Hills Br Kimball
took after them. two Indians had gone over the Bluff with my
Horse & Mule Brother Rockwood took after them At the same
time about 20 Horses came rushing toward camp which the Indians
had frightend Br Young with great exhertion with the assistance
of one or two other Brethren succeding in stoping them & getting
them into camp. As soon as I arived in camp I opened my trunk
took out my belt containing 8 pistol shots & harnessed it onto
myself as quick as possible put a saddle & bridle onto a broken
down Horse for the want of a Better one & I mounted without
spur or whip & started for the chase after my own Horses. I
could not travel vary fast over the rough ground & Bluffs on a
poor horse but I went as fast as I could. As soon as I left camp &
Began to rise the Bluffs I saw Indians gathering thicker & faster upon
every hand & began to close in between me & the camp As I passed
by one Indian He was priming his gun. But I continued the chase
As soon as my horse & mule got over their fright & got out of
sight of camp, they tryed to return to camp & troubled the Indians
about driving them And Brother Rockwood soon came near
them And one stoped & met him when they found they were
overtaken & professed friendship the other still tried to drive off
the Horses Br Rockwood fired A pistol at him & He run & left
the Horses & the other Indian left also & Rockwoow son soon started my
Horses towards ^me^ I soon came up to his assistance & some other Brethren Also
came up & assisted me in ketching them & while I was doing this near
40 Indians surrounded Br Kimball who started for the other
Horses. some of the Brethren started to his assistance after I had
started for camp with my Horses. Indians were also upon every
side of me untill I got into camp I secured my Horses insid the
camp And by this time about 150 warriors had gatherd together
close to our camp All dressed in the greatest stile for a war charge
And the old chif began to address to the top of his Horse voice
the Indians And also our camp, tlelling us they were good Sioux And
they thought we were Crows or snakes. When they found they could not
get any more of our horses & 3 had been retaken which they stole they then
professed friendship there was 11 Horses taken by the Indians they number
ed at about 200 warriors on the ground & well mounted & their was not over
20 of our men including the guard that was engaged in any way in stoping
the Horses, or saving them, or retaking those that were stolen. Br Gould
took one Indian Horse & all And Another Indian brought Back Thomas
Woolsays Horse which was among the stolen & exchanged him for the Ind
ians Horse, this with my two Horses were the ownly ones retaken during the
skirmish. But when the Indians gatherd before the camp they saw we

Indians, Indians, And in less than a minute the timber & bluffs were lined with mounted Indians charging with all speed upon our guard, horses & camp they shot at two or three of the guard but missed them they took one of the guard & tryed to carry him off on a horse. He knocked one of them down with his fist & got away from them some of the Brethren snaped their guns at them but they did not go off, as soon as I herd the report of the guns, & the cry of Indians & saw them driving off our horses & gathering thick & fast upon every hand & being without either horse or arms I run to the camp with all speed & gave the alarm & called upon all to gather their arms & mount their horses. Brothers Kimball, Rockwood, Mathews, & 99 several others sprung onto their horses with their guns & pistols & run to stop the horses which the Indians were taking away one party of Indians had driven 5 or 6 Horses & Mules over the Hills Br Kimball took after them. two Indians had gone over the Bluff with my Horse & Mule Brother Rockwood took after them. At the same time about 20 horses came rushing toward Camp which the Indians had frightend Br Young with great exhertion with the assistance of one or two other Brethren succeding in stoping them & getting them into camp. As soon as I arived in camp I opened my trunk took out my belt containing 8 pistol shots & harnessed it onto myself as quick as possible put a saddle & bridle onto a broken down horse for the want of a better one & I mounted without spur or whip & started for the chase after my own horses. I could not travel vary fast over the rough ground & bluffs on a poor horse but I went as fast as I could. As soon as I left camp I began to rise the bluffs I saw Indians gathering thicker & faster upon every hand & began to close in between me & the camp. As I passed by one Indian he was priming his gun. But I continued the chase As soon as my horse & mule got over their fright & got out of sight of camp, they tryed to return to camp & troubled the Indians about driving them and Brother Rockwood soon came near them and one stoped & met him when they found they were overtaken & professed friendship the other still tried to drive off the horses Br Rockwood fired a pistol at him & he run & left the horses & the other Indian left also & Rockwood soon started my horses towards me I soon came up to his assistance & some other Brethren also came up & assisted me in ketching them & while I was doing this near 40 Indians surrounded Br Kimball who started for the other horses. some of the Brethren started to his assistance after I had started for camp with my horses. Indians were also upon evry side of me untill I got into camp I secured my horses insid the camp and by this time about 150 warriors had gatherd to gether close to our camp all dressed in the greatest stile for a war charge and the old chif began to address to the top of his voice the Indians and also our camp, telling us they were good Sioux and they thought we were Crows or snakes. When they found they could not get any more of our horses & 3 had been retaken which they stole they then professed friendship there was 11 horses taken by the Indians they number ed at about 200 warriors on the ground & well mounted & their was not over 20 of our men including the guard that was engaged in any way in stoping the horses, or saving them, or retaking those that were stolen. Br Gould took one Indian horse & all and another Indian brought back Thomas Woolsays horse which was among the stolen & exchanged him for the Ind ians horse, this with my two horses were the ownly ones retaken during the skirmish. But when the Indians gatherd before the camp they saw we