The main body was keeping straight on toward the village when it was discovered that Schinosky and his company were surrounded by five hundred Indians.
To save the company, General Carr was forced to order a halt and hurry back to the rescue.

During the short fight Schinosky had several men and a number of horses killed.
Valuable time had been consumed by the rescue.

Night was coming on.

The Indians were fighting desperately to keep us from reaching their village, whose population, having been informed by courier of what was going on, was packing up and getting away.
During the afternoon we had all we could do to hold our own with the mounted warriors.

They stayed stubbornly in our front, contesting every inch of ground.
The wagon-train, which had been ordered to come up, had not arrived.
Fearful that it had been surrounded, General Carr ordered the command to return and look for it.