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107 the center of their camp ground. the Soldiers bullets and motor Shells could never reach them. the deadley motor shell and Spring field rifle bullets were harmless. never an Indian could the boys in blue see all they could do was to fire at the puff of smoke from the Indians Spring field rifle as they had the same kind of fire arms that they had taken in their former battles with the Soldiers the first Indian braves killd was a day or so before the Indians vacated their caves. one after noon two young braves were sitting in a cave with some of the squaws eating dried beef. they had been fighting all morning and been on guard all night. without eating any food, they all saw what they calld. the big soldier Bullet fall near the cave they were in. the motor shell rolld a few feet and stoped it did not explode. the two young bucks was eager ti see and examine it they wanted to see how it was made. what there was about it that made so much noise when it exploded. one of them ran out and got the Ball. and took it in the cave where the squaws were. the squaws made him take it out side. they told him it might go off. and kill all of them. the other young brave Joind his comarade. both begin to hammer the shell with a rock one of them went in and brought an ax and file they comenced to