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left Rife's camp, at 5 A. M. yesterday curving around the Mts. West & South, intending to prevent a junction between the Cheyennes and Kiowas, and certain by the course they took to cross the trail of the former, or keep them on their left. We are hoping to hear from the [strike] Major Kidd today.

  The balance of the Indians are quiet altho they knew yesterday that most of the troops had gone.  The Cheyenne & Arapahoes [strike s] Chiefs were in yesterday and I dined with them