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Transcript for "From the Plains," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 17 June 1867, 3
FROM THE PLAINS.—We have been favored with the following extract of a letter received by President Kimball—
SULPHUR SPRINGS, June 5th, 1867.
Dear Father:—I arrived here about noon to-day, all well. On my arrival I met the stage from the east. They have been fighting with the Indians off and on for two days. We have just buried two men that were killed, one was a driver and the other a passenger. The agent was in the same coach. He is shot through the right arm. They killed one man that the stage did not bring in. He lies about twenty miles back.
The Indians have got all of the stock between here and North Platte. I have just been talking to the agent. He says if the stage comes from the west in the morning, we will start to morrow eve. One of the men just now says he has seen three Indians on the hill, close to camp.
I think we will go through all well. I never felt better in my life among strangers.
H. P. KIMBALL.
To H. C. Kimball.
FROM THE PLAINS.—We are indebted to President H. C. Kimball for the following telegram received by him yesterday:
Sulphur, 13, 1867.
Crisman’s and Kimball’s train safe. All well.