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for our guns, they for theirs and then a feirce fight immediately began a man named Markhead and I were Head of our party and overtook? two Indians that had remained in the rear of them concealed behind two trees. I approached one and my companion the other. Markhead was not paying sufficient attention to his opponent, who I noticed raise his gun to fire at him I forgot my own danger entirely and neglected my Indian for Markhead's just As this Indian was ready to fire I raised my gun and took aim at him He saw mw and endeavored to conceal himself but it was too late, I fired and he fell. The moment I fired I remembered the other Indian I was after, I looked in his direction and saw the he was aiming at my brenet?, I could not load in time so I commenced dunging? about as well as I could, Then he fired the ball grazing my neck and passing through my shoulder. We then drin? drew? off about a mile and encamped for the night. It was very cold as we could not make any fires for fear that the light would attract the Indians. We had no covering but our saddly blankets and I passed a miserable night from the