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little steven now wounded one day in June abut the 7 or 8th a [big] party of warm spring Indian Scouts and a company of [cavelaman] went out to [rout et?] Indians if they could. the modors saw them coming. they all got ready to meet them which they did. they fought a hard battle nearly all the afternoon.

when the scouts and soldiers withdrew the modors had lost their most beloved warrior. they looked for him they found him dead face down. a hole in his right breast told the tale about fifty feet from his body. laying side by side was two warm spring Indian scouts both dead one shot in the face the other with a bullet hole right over his heart.

only one soldier was hit that day just a little flesh wound on his left shoulder

the modors all blamed one another for the death of their [?] Bravest and best fighter. they took sides and quarrelld all night [next] morning they lined up to fight only afer [?] took capt Jack and John [schonchins] side. Jack told the people he was not the cause of [ellens mans] death if you [?] think I am just open fire on me I will return the fire if I am not killed the first [volly]. [I] Just as live die fighting my own