Requesting Captain Graham to keep his command where it was, I went ahead to try to locate the redmen.
Riding down a ravine that led to the river, I left my horse, and, creeping uphill, looked cautiously over the summit upon Solomon.

In plain sight, not a mile away, was a herd of horses grazing, among them the animals which had been stolen from us.

Presently I made out the Indian camp, noted its "lay," and calculated how best we could approach it.
Graham's eyes danced with excitement when I reported the prospect of an immediate encounter.

We decided to wait until the moon rose, and then make a sudden dash, taking the redskins by surprise.
We thought we had everything cut and dried, but alas! just as we were nearing the point where we were to take the open ground and make our charge, one of the colored gentlemen became so excited that he fired his gun.
We began the charge immediately, but the warning had been sounded.

The Indians at once sprang to their horses, and were away before we reached their camp.