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saw that he was helpless and
saw that he was helpless and
[[made?]]for him for the purpose of taking his scalp
thereupon I dismounted [[?]] and killed one of them and
the rest retired. By this time [[Cotron?]] succeeded in getting released
from the pressure on him and his horse had struggled to his feet
so he remounted it and made the camp. While this was going on I found my
own horse had become frightened and had run away from [[me?]]
But a friend named [[White?]] was not far away so I called to him and as soon
as he saw the predicament I was in he came to my
rescue. I mounted his horse behind him and we in this manner
soon reached safety. The Indians next took
up their position in a pile of rocks about one hundred and
fifty yars from us. They fired on us

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saw that he was helpless and made?for him for the purpose of taking his scalp thereupon I dismounted ? and killed one of them and the rest retired. By this time Cotron? succeeded in getting released from the pressure on him and his horse had struggled to his feet so he remounted it and made the camp. While this was going on I found my own horse had become frightened and had run away from me? But a friend named White? was not far away so I called to him and as soon as he saw the predicament I was in he came to my rescue. I mounted his horse behind him and we in this manner soon reached safety. The Indians next took up their position in a pile of rocks about one hundred and fifty yars from us. They fired on us