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    Lieut. Thompson with scouts was sent out in the morning to prospect the canon along the edge of the plains, he discovered a great number of trails, leading in different directions.
   Mr. Strong, one of the guides, saw three Indians with a herd of 150 horses.  Lieut. Thompson thinks there must have been at least 1500 head of horses on one trail he discovered leading East.
    He returned with his scouts to our camp about 7 o'clock P.M. having marched about 60 miles.
    Further Memorandum of march will be forwarded hereafter.
    Saturday, Septbr. 26, 1874 remained in Camp all day. 1st Battalion just [strike] joined us in the evening, orders sent to Qr. Mr. to get up the wagon train as soon as possible, it having been delayed since the 24th by bad roads.
    The Mexican guide was sent out in the morning to prospect for camps, returned having discovered nothing but Buffalo running on the West side of Tule canon as though chased by Indians.     When the 1st Battalion moved from Tule canon a party of seven Indians followed them.
    Sunday, Septbr. 27. 1874. Last night at 10 P.M., the Indians made an attack upon the Camp.  The attack was principally made on "A" Company 4th Cavalry line and was very promptly met and repulsed without any loss whatever firing was kept up by the Indians all night at intervals.
    At daybreak they appeared on all the prominent points about camp and commenced quite a brisk fire at long range.
    "E" Company 4th Cavalry was ordered to saddle and was shortly after sent out and made an attack and with Lieut. Thompson with scouts charged the Indians and kept up a running fight for about three miles, killing one Indian (whose body fell into our hands) and wounding others.
    There was one horse and a quantity of Indian fixings or trapings captured from the Indians.  We had three horses wounded by the firing during the night.
    The Indians engaged were estimated at two hundred and fifty.
    The other Companies of the Command were all mounted and in supporting distance of "E" Company.  The Companies, after being out about two hours, returned to Camp to feet and get breakfast, after which they drew, and packed on mules, twelve days rations.
    Broke camp at 3 o'clock P.M. and marched West and North by West, crossing Tule canon and across the plains in the same direction about 25 miles, going into camp at 2 o'clcok A. M. Sept. 28th.
    A very large trail was found about 2 miles from where we encamped,