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Title: History of Nevada;
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Angel, Myron, ed
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Publisher: Oakland, Cal., Thompson and West
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ong them; beat with their hands,bows or guns, the horses of the fugitives over theheads, thus causing them to fall l)ack further amongtheir pursuers. In this way the leaders pressed for-ward to overtake horsemen farther in advance,leaving those jiassed to be dealt with bj their fol-lowers, and crowded upon a number just as theywere passing down the trail into the bottom-land justmentioned. At this jioint Ormsbys men receivedvolley that filled five nameless graves down near thebanks of the Truckee River. What about the white men that jou rode amongin the nariow pass? we inijuired. White men, said our informant all cry a heap;got no gun, throw um away; got no revolver, throwum away too; no want to fight any more now; allbig scare just like cattle; run, run, cry, cry, heapcry, same as papoose; no want Injun to kill um anymore; thats all. But it was not all, for further questioning revealedthe details of a scone that no artist could paint orpen portray. A scene where the victims, tortured
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INDIANS, AND THEIR WARS IN NEVADA. 167 by fear into madness, rodo amonj;; their slayers withoutstretched arms, pleadini; and bogi^ini^ for life;crying in vain for mercy, while the jeerini; devils,flushed with victory and drunk with blood, lauj^hedat their supplications, played for a time with theirfrenzy, and then ended their miseries. DEATH OF MAJOR ORMSBV. When Ormsby left the bottom where the battlehad occurred, he was ridinjj a mule that had beenshot throiijLch the flank from where the blood wouldgush forth at every step. The Major was woundedin the mouth and l)oth arms, which rendered himalmost helpless, and as Captain Wutkins dashed pasthim in the retreat to rally if possible some men tomake another stand, ho ordered Tjieut. Cris. Harnesto remain behind with the wounded otticer and whipthe mule if possible into greater speed. Watkinsfinding that no one could be induced to attempt anyfarther resistance, soon returned to assist Ormsby andthe Lieutenant. As he reached them the Indi

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