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-selves on each side for the purpose of attacking us as we continued on our way.When we saw the Indians we crossed the river but by a different route and did not go into the canon at all. Godey, myself and another man whose name I have forgotten went after the Indians but they could not be caught. One Indian braver than the rest hid himself behind a large rock and awaited our approach. We rode up quite close to him before he came from his hiding place and commenced firing arrows at us very rapidly, we had to run back for safety and were kept so very busy dodging his arrows that it was impossible for us to fire at him. Having retreated to a point of vantage I dismounted and deliberately fired my gun