About ten o’clock nt night‘tho cav
alry made a junction with the in
fantry on the main Wind River just
above the mouth of Little Wind
Biver; the cavalry having traveled
over at least fifty mid the infantry
thirty-five miles during the day.
Tired and broked down, the men
hastily cooked their sumter, and pre
pared to go to rest. The flagged con
dition of the men caused much insub
ordination, and it was with dlfiVtifty ,
that a Finn'l guard could bo raised.
Thrt surroundings of the camp were
not understood by any one, for i was
vcy;y dark when the command arriv
ed in camp. About one o’clock at
night, a small scouting party of the
enemy came upon our camp. Tho
men were between their blankets
buried in sleep, with no knowledge
of the ground surrounding the camp,
and when the bullets camo whistling
through, it was no wonder that for a
while considerable excitement pre
vailed, and the men shut proniu-stuous
but in a little while the men were all
In their appropriate places anilol pa ting
an attack (Yom a largo force. Thus
Uie night wore away. In the morn
ing our scoutsascertalned that ten In
dians had visited us in the night.
On the morning of the Hth, Col.
