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and commenced in a small way to become quite prosperous. In October of that year the train of Mr White was attacked by the Apache Indians, Mr. White was killed and his wife and children were taken prisoner. A command was promptly organised in Taos to go in search of them with Leroux and Fisher as guides when they reached Rayado I also was employed in the same capacity. We marched to where the depredation had been committed and then followed the trail of the Indians. I was the first man that discovered the camp where the murder had taken place, I found trunks that had been broken open, harness that had been cut etc.? every thing had been destroyed that the Indians could not carry away with them. We followed them for some ten or twelve days, over the most difficult trail that I have ever seen. Evidently they had left their camp together; then they had broken up into groups of two to three which had travelled in different directions only to meet again at some appointed place. In nearly every camp we found some of Mrs. White's clothing which caused on our part a renewed energy in the prosecution of the pursuit. We finally came in view of the Indian camp. As I was in advance I started towards it calling to our men to follow me the comdg.? officer having ordered a halt however none of our party follow my lead. I was afterwards informed that Leroux the principal guide told the officer in command to halt, That the Indians wished to have a parley, the Indians seeing that the troops did not intend to charge on them commenced packing up in all haste.Just as the halt was ordered the comdg. officer was shot, the ball passing through his coat his gauntlets that were in his pocket, his shirt and its energy having been spent was stopped by his?skin. It did no serious damage, and only made him a little sick at the stomach - the gauntlets