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lived ten days from the time his wounds was dressd. my good and gentle reader you may think this yarn is shallow but this is the truth the poor fellows name was James Ross. the writer can never forget the poor man [Tobey] shed tears over the poor man and all she could do for him was of no [?] to him he drew his last breath with a smile on his manly face saying [?] got my man. The soldiers were busy bringing in the dead for one day and half after wright and his men was way [laid] and killed. the writer never did learn just how many men was killed that time. the Indians never fired one shot at the soldier while they were moveing the dead the Indians held their position easy as the Troops did not move against them in force. the warm spring Indian scouts and a few [cauleryman] would go out and have a running fight with the modors [many] day just a few modors would take part in the running fights one day long in the latter [part] of may [Gal mason] and his camp any [went] I can face charley and thirty two modors in open [battle] near dry Lake east edge of the lava beds [Gal mason] retreated after about half an hours [had] fighting at close range. leaving four dead in the field but taking the wounded [long]. Scarface charley lost one man his name was