Show I 1 I 1 for the news I 1 who knows warrert vy arieti hubbard wishes to know the whereabouts of his son chauncy hubbard who left rock river ill may vi ay 1852 will some seme one who knows tavor favor g a poor old father 2 by writing to warren hubbard junction dupage co ohio Ati anthony thony J pierson crawfordsville Sport Sp ortenburg eDburg di strict district S carolina wishes information concerning his brother james W pierson who was attacked with the cholera before lie he aniced at salt I 1 lane arid and put up with one mr james mcgon or gan will hinted the abaye I 1 some one ac acquainted answer i and tell mr P whether his i s brother is dead or alive and where he is ac mr john abbott wishes to learn the whereabouts of his bi other walter abbott 5 feet 9 inches high fair complexion and much maikel mai ked with the small pox any pet son having the location of walter abbott will confer a livor favor by informing iii formin john abbott at naples scott county illinois I 1 susan E lowry of springville Spring ville mo wishes any information that can be given conc concerning eining her brother i win C who started for california in 1850 with ill mr patrick awl anil fane who ever knows the distine of mr layton please write susan E lowry and relieve an father mother and friends california copy all this above and if any one can give concerning either of the above inquiries do as you would be done unto write forthwith ed news I 1 mr aug roy to leam the whereabouts of his smi paul roy whoever knows please inform the fattier addres addressing siu your sotir letter mr aug roy to the care of mr A 9 faize i i ze hoi horologer olo er pa passage si sag ge de la bourse new orleans louisiana I 1 california papers will please cupy copy its as it will be of I 1 much benefit to lo paul roy to have his location known to his father I 1 I 1 weber april 1853 1833 mrs rodney B bidger ider respected madam madain jt it becomes my melancholy duty to impact to you you thu the supposed loss los los s of your worthy husband yesterday in attempting to furd ford the weber an emigrant who was tra velim in our train with his own wagon arid and family inaam made I 1 the lie attempt after one of our wagons had crossed jakely ja fely his wagon being I 1 light our dagou master with mr badjer badger allen alien taylor arid and john liess hess insisted on 0 iiii hij taking 11 out the family lit but lie he refused arid and had I 1 been pre sent I 1 should ha have e adri advised ed the salue the cattle became unmanageable and the wagon went kito hilo deep water the bed with his theand 6 children floated off mi ali badger without hesitation heroically threw himself into ahe stream and risked and iiii lost liis his own life to save others the accident occurred yesterday yeste iday 2 and yet the search has been and yet is making lie he has tot not been found to offer you condolence coni i e for such a loss would be useless as roy my feel inga while I 1 write overpower me and what whal must be I 1 yours yours his wife ao to lose a husband who was beloved by all who knew h him ur arid and as a proof of his worth aud and goodness of heart i risked his life tor for stran strangers ers it is use useless less 0 to o say the shock to lo me is great and the C camp amp is i in n L gloom cri 00 in truly yours in affliction W H HOOPER P S the mother and 4 children were saved I 1 W H H I 1 P ovo may 31 st A D 1853 to the he editor of the deseret news thinking that a short sketch relative to my south e ern rn tour would be inte interesting g to many of your readers I 1 give the hie following being ordered south by the lieutenant general I 1 left provo pro vo april with 45 men arrived at nc phi in juab county on the here I 1 received of orders ders from the lie ejective Exec tive to lake 30 men and go g 0 south through millard irois if OH and washington cou counties n ties to inspect their military strength arid and preparations to visit the several indian tubes and learn their dispositions toward the whites with ansti instructions actions how how io 10 proceed in case of a war with the utah indians also to an arient eb t any and all pinions pe whom I 1 should find i trading ading ti with the I 1 radians Indians without licence contrary to law or otherwise violating c the laws reg regulating gu lating in ill dian didn I 1 we came calne to F fillmore C city ity in millard county about 72 miles from nephi the seft settlement lent is much beatt ered the fort very much out of order being jaitly tc acin in down andl heie isa is a great lack of aluni lion the fort is 13 badly located for defence in 11 my opinion which however was but hastily foi formed med from balt bait cheek to Pd rOwan our camp was re every j nieth jath by horsemen one horse being bei g shod as we by the tracks at beaver bea two fides were seen it at a distance but saw no in indians dyer jans para oonah fort we round loudd in good aider and the inhabitants well prepared for delte nee on the shortest notice as also all the settlements in iron county parowan carowan Pa rowan I 1 cannot pass by without particular notice as we advanced upon the lie fort the first thing that presented itself to our view was the stars and stripes which float majestically ver it we were very hospitably received jece received ived and treated more ai 49 missionaries than soldiers pre ident deitt J C L smith called on the biel bi ethien hien to take us home arid and were well received and furnished with all necess anes at their hoaas and tile the citizens citi ens gave the company a party the night before we left the regu regularity larvy clemi cleanliness and good order of the place surpasses sur pases any any other that I 1 have yet vet seen in the valleys af ilie llie mountains it posse possesses ses all the security rl 4 a t fort combined with the convenience veni ence of a town towi and it in my my judgement jud gement would be a good pattern for new IK VV fail at carowan parowan learning from D 1 B huntington that g L i walker arid and his bandor band aur aali L bah iah indians had le left ft for the east bratich branch of the sav S er river I 1 left the main boily of tile the detachment taking inking with me w ten men und the freshest fie horses anti and continued conti aued southward bou hward at coal ci cieck eek we i uund fund tile llie settlement in a prosperous condition I 1 stated s to thi president henry lunt the object of ow our i isit and called for quartet quartets teis s which was cheerfully hindered by bishop kliu gunsmith gin smith the pi evident and others I 1 I 1 iron works work saw some good specimens of their castings in the evening elders A lyman and C C rich preached I 1 gave the required instructions to the military officers the following darwe day we left parting will elders lemaa and rich who continued their journey Jol irney for san bengardino Beni ardino seven saven miles south of coal creek is shirts fort hei licie e we were kindly received arid and a dinner i was wab pi prepared pie pared for us by mrs ijohn john hamilton hamilto n that would well have great geared ed the table of a ehg 1 mia ia planter la in one hour and a half we j were again in in saddles moving tor for harmony about I 1 20 10 miles distant mrs 11 expressed much good feelings at the privilege af battin waiting 11 upon the soldier er about 5 miles from shirl foit t we found an old indian alij muil tip was planting corn we crossed his water ditch about a imle from we stream from tins this place en to harmony the country is covered with a rich luxuriant growth of grass which is generally very scarce i ia hi section I 1 at hai harmony we receive dsa heaitly acs ni N i jonii iiii by bros john 1 D le charles dalton E 11 groves and I 1 solomon chamberlain arid and made to understand that we were at home and and had every attention paid to us that could be acceptable to a weary soldier our I 1 animates being wea bealy ay iy we thought best to tary tar y it a day and ami rest reat I 1 here were a dozen or more indians they appeared to be perfectly under the control of I 1 major lee hey seem honest industrious obedient and anxious to conform to the manacis s and customs of tile whites they excel nil all other indians indian in these Par particulars culas that I 1 have ever met with in the mountains I 1 saw the son of the old indian chief To luar from tile rio virgin lie seems well disposed aud and wishes to have the tiie mormons cormons settle there I 1 and learn them thein to work gayb they did know how to I 1 work once but their got to t 0 warring and became I 1 lazy and loit lo it the ait said they were afraid of walker that lie he would kilt kill their men and take their s squaws and children prisoners fort harmony is well situated on a com commanding comro andine mandina eminence on the ane north bluff of ash creek and though small and few in number it is secure being well and the farm nearly all picketed in with leu leti teet feet pickets there is considerable timber coli consisting of pine cedar ash and cottonwood but it is choit i and scrubby here they made a supper and had a dance in the evening in honor of our visit I 1 I 1 had severa several talks with the different chiefs of plede and s they said their hearts were good towards uie the mot mons and they wished to live in I 1 n peace with lia zaid said they were glad ad to have the Moir come in among them said they were afraid of walker said lie he stole their children and when he cannot ste aLthem lie he will kill the parents parents and then take the children and betl to the mexicans from the best information that I 1 could get walker I 1 in willing to live in peace belice if lie he can have lia ve his own I 1 wa way i in n lealiu steal iiii I 1 other indian children to sell them to alie mexicans A 1 0 for guns I 1 1 in fuld and ammunition ion or if we willi will i I 1 1 T buy those children of hini him abid give him guns tins and ammunition to enable him to cont continue dinue his robberies the company were all willing wiffing to do their duties we had prayers morning and evening I 1 did not consider my orders justified my pursuing walker on to the sevier I 1 returned to provo may I 1 11 ath til all in good gdud health and spirits ll no accident oc curing having traveled Q roo anil miles and our horses did well while vibe ve were 0 out stand and ro returned turned in 1 good condition very respectfully your obedient servant WM M WALL commander of Detach detachment me nt I 1 great sill gilt lake city may 1853 mr editor sit j 1 I was called upon by nis his excl exal lency lupei intend en ent t of indian affairs april ap r it ast 1st I 1 st to go to iron county to settle a misunderstanding J between the whites and I 1 the lie I 1 indians ri namely walker I 1 found and his b band and on the spanish foi foik I 1 they all Li endly I 1 saw se several erdl bands all friendly on my art anuval ival at fillmore city I 1 found the Pah Pati somewhat excited on the report of galket I 1 soon reconciled thew them an aa at ai riving at parow an I 1 found walker had fled on hearing I 1 hat there had an express express gone to the lupei intend ent he had taken the spanish trail over the wasatch mountains and left word he was going to kampitch Sam pitch I 1 sent a after him who came caine back and said walker had run so fast he could not avei take him I 1 found the pie ies fes all friendly and many have gune ganeto to live with vi th the whites white some are learning trades othe s farming and are a great help in building up the place more especially at hai mony major J john ohn 1 D I lees settlement aney can cut and set pickets as well as yv whites hites birther lee lias has them under gool contrell con troll capt wall company A of the i auvon legion re the country south put the indians into a panic I 1 never saw a more scared set in my life tae governor ordering on t capt walls company is the best thing that hat has ever hap happened lined to lo the nation it is the best teaching that they ever heard and if y continue to hearken beai ken to it will be their salvation on 01 our return to fillmore I 1 found the Pah Pali in possession of IQ 16 acres of wheat corn and potatoes p put u t 1 in n by the mormons cormons on coin coi n ci eek ou on my arrival t ll 11 a at spanish fork I 1 found Peteet nete had bad gone with all his band up tip provo kanyon to wait and see how the battle wen went I 1 arrived on may and suffice it to say I 1 found a good spirit among r all the settlements that I 1 visited yours i especially D B HUNTIN huntington N mr huntington is a general interpreter for the tribes in this region and shares largely the confidence of the indians a as well a as s the department |