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Show Incidents. Continued. Sunday, March 24. This morning morn-ing we started and on reaching Hawleys Spring, we halted, took bread and cheese for lunch and let our stock drink. Monday, 25. Two Indians came to our camp and said they were going over to the humbolt and wanted to travel with us. The next day we made a short drive and camped. Here we were vis- ited by a number of Indianp. Captain Smith told me to run a lot of bullets and for all hands to keep a Bharp look out, etc. On the 27th two of our cattle died and were supposed to have been poisoned. On the morning of the 28th when our campers awoke, the two Indians bound for the Humbolt were no-where to be found, and on looking around found the following follow-ing articles micssing, 2 blankets, 2 guns and pouches, 1 buffalo robe, a tin cup, 3 bridles and a snck of clothing. And this " not all, for when we began to yoke up our oxen and count the stock, we found that there were 14 head of cattle missing, and which we found had been driven off by Indians on horse-back. The guard had not been on the alert. A party was sent in parsuit, but the red-skins had got so far in advance that they were not over taken. Tle captain I was wrathy. There seema to be no end -to his anger about the carelessness of the guards, the two men who stood night-watch. This occured at -what is known as the city of Rocks, n6ar the junction with the old emigrant road by way of Fort Hall. June 3rd. This morning 25 Indians ,on horse-back, came to ! our camp and followed us until noon, when we halted to dinner. Tho Indians were treated to some flour and a sack of hard bread, by, our Captain. This seemed to greatly please them and they left. |