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meet them and drive them on to an island in the Gillon stone where they fortified themselves strongly. It was late when we commenced the attack but we continued the fight till sun set and then had to retire, we lost one man in Killed a Deleware Indian a brave man, and one of our men was wounded. In the morning we started for the island but found they had left it on examination of the fort we discovered that during the attack of the previous evening they had lost several men. There was a great quantity of blood Spattered about the fort and a hole in the ice of the stream Showed us where they had disposed of their dead. We now Know that the main [[unclear]] of the Blackfeet was not far away. Bridger, an old, experienced mountaineer said Now boys the Indians are near | meet them and drive them on to an island in the Gillon stone where they fortified themselves strongly. It was late when we commenced the attack but we continued the fight till sun set and then had to retire, we lost one man in Killed a Deleware Indian a brave man, and one of our men was wounded. In the morning we started for the island but found they had left it on examination of the fort we discovered that during the attack of the previous evening they had lost several men. There was a great quantity of blood Spattered about the fort and a hole in the ice of the stream Showed us where they had disposed of their dead. We now Know that the main [[unclear]] of the Blackfeet was not far away. Bridger, an old, experienced mountaineer said Now boys the Indians are near In a short time a party of five or six hundred of them will return to revenge the deaths of those we have slain & it is necessary for us to be on the lookout in the course of [[unclear]] days his words [[unclear]] [[unclear]] At a distance of about one mile from camp there was a larger Butte, on the Summit of which we posted a sentinel during the day | ||
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meet them and drive them on to an island in the Gillon stone where they fortified themselves strongly. It was late when we commenced the attack but we continued the fight till sun set and then had to retire, we lost one man in Killed a Deleware Indian a brave man, and one of our men was wounded. In the morning we started for the island but found they had left it on examination of the fort we discovered that during the attack of the previous evening they had lost several men. There was a great quantity of blood Spattered about the fort and a hole in the ice of the stream Showed us where they had disposed of their dead. We now Know that the main unclear of the Blackfeet was not far away. Bridger, an old, experienced mountaineer said Now boys the Indians are near In a short time a party of five or six hundred of them will return to revenge the deaths of those we have slain & it is necessary for us to be on the lookout in the course of unclear days his words unclear unclear At a distance of about one mile from camp there was a larger Butte, on the Summit of which we posted a sentinel during the day