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was both broken below the knees. both his wrists was broke. he crawled all that distance he had walked the [fore woon] on his knees and elbows. the way was rough rockey and bushy the poor fellow crawled up to the men on pickt duty at gillians camp just as day was breaking. the soldiers saw him [changedied] him he did not answerr. they fired him some [?ar] twelve times he laye still when they quit fireig he said you d -d. fools cant you tell a white man from an Indian. none of the shots hit him the boys pocket the [all?] dead man up and carried him to the [hosptal]. the Doctors amputatid both his legs. below the knees and both his wrists. he had nine wounds his knee caps was exposed the skin was [warn] through. crawling so far over the rough rocks his elbows was the same the skin and near - all warn way to the bone his chin was the sam. he was the saest looking human being the [writer] ever look at he laid on his cot after his wounds was dressed and told [how] he killed his Indian after his leg was Broke he said made that buck leap fifteen feet straight up in the air & plunged him where he lived you [bet] I did I know I pluged him he was not [fire] but from me. I am satisfied boys & got my Indian I am [ready] to die. I know I can not [hire]] I do not amount to [live] what will be good for legless and handless the poor fellow just