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Show t : , night, unaware of the large band of Indians looking 'down' on them from the bench. In the morning the Indians watched the emigrants break camp, each falling into Its allotted position with military precision and start away from tt creek. About to attack ;.a foe superior in arms and ammunition, the Indians had few guns, but they depended on their greater numbers, their bows and arrows and their me. , him - , 'ven a young arkness through their way Wne' ' the?1 a'ft Later Party W consisting' two women. one baby,, made their reached Raft Rlvetesc the stream through its the ft S se( ta two who had dei traveled in a ", rection over the Black Pine valley thod of attack. valley and across into Bear Biver Vai They allowed the train to pro- tory ceed slowly southward away to a herd house ow from the creek until the rear by George Reeder and Parsons. Soon they Wei wagon was some distance from the creek, then at a signal they and brought to Brik surrounded the surprised emi- from where rescue par grants, Who managed to cor- immediately sent, ral their stock inside the circle the other three on the er at the location ot of wagons in spite of the Ranch. Sending the . thirs-of blood the yells on to Brigham City ti ty savages, who were led by Chief Pocatello and others of continued on until they e. fuone of the mas the Bannocks and Snakes of the entire party si Shoshone nation. With the train find cut off from water the seige be- the wagons burned, t ies of gan, fought in traditional Indian were the unfortunate buried in the we, each Indian fashion, shielding himself, reserving his ammuni- had tried to dig, and tl tion and harrassing the emi- evidence that many lived to be torture grants until their ammunition had was gone and they were famish- o fthe Indians visited ed for water. Most of the In- tlements displaying s dians secretely, retired to their their victims tied to thi camp in Indian Grove, leaving and bridles of their poi This was one of the to enough of their tribesmen hold the seige and from their tions of the (Indians vantage points picked off with to the arrows or guns anyone who at- Chief Pocatellos band tempted to escape or obtain wa- eral 'Patrick A. Connor ter from the creek, holding the California Volunteers seige day and night. With ter- Battle of the Bear Rivi rible yells they terriorized the Preston, Idaho, in 18 people of the train to impress Volunteers .had enlisted upon the hopeless emigrants in the Civil War and the overwhelming majority of disappointed at being to Utah to guard the m Indians. As the emigrants realized their and telegraph lines ove mounta position they dug a trench under each wagon with the dirt plains. They arrived ii thrown to the outside and start- October 1862 and on th ed a well in hopes of getting October, marched thro water until they realized the fu- Lake City to a site t tility of this work. All who tried half "miles east of It to bring water from the creek where they founded Fi were shot down and the Indians las, first called Camp were or named after Senator St constantly killing wounding some white man, wo- Douglas. The Volunte man or child .throwing the par- pied the post until the ty in greater grief and confu- the Civil War when t relieved by troops from sion. Panic stricken horses broke loose and ran frantically- around Jim Bridger Was the enclosure, while others were snorting, rearing and trampling First White Here the earth making great columns Though there is no of dust rise, through which fran- tary proof, it has be tic people ran In the confusion. endary that Jim Bridg of The fate of the doomed wagon nal trapper-explore- r train, famished for water . and carved his name on a surrounded by screeching, yell- the top of Willard Peal ing Indians was .too awful - to Bridger was the firs . , ; n man to discover Set comtemplate. On the third day of the seige park, the first to taste t the stock were turned Jose, to Salt Lake and the first be immediately taken into pos- Utah. session by the Indians, On the He knew this area j fourth night the guide employ- palm of his hand and ed by the train gave up hope of this was hired byj and planned his escape. With passing through as aj S' Z e hair-raisin- These Box Elder county farmers filled their limit on deer the first few days of deer season. They were killed in the mountains east of Brigham City and Willard. Each fall mound practically everyone in the county try their hand at hunting in their ' - r . tains. Most of them bring home the game. back-yar- - ALL BUT FIVE WHITES DIED IN NORTH B.E. INDIAN FRAY Survivors Of City Of f route to California. the They were equipped with everyRocks Massacre possible to thing they Found Way To Brigham make their thought journey safe 'from cut-of- Near the border at Almo, lies the grotesque formations of the City of Rocks, which to Califorthe southern nia from the Oregon trail passed through. It was here that the massacre of the City of Rocks, also called the battle of Elmo Creek took place. Out of three hundred emigrants only five are known to have escaped the bloody inferno in which the Indians tortured and killed the party of emigrants. In the spring of 1861, the train consisting of more than sixty wagons and about 300 people left the Oregon trail on Utah-Idah- o cut-of- f the bands of Indians swarming through the country to prey on the wagon trains. Their equipment of arms and their driving and management kept at bay those who had tried to molest them during the trip from the Missouri River this far. With added courage they looked upon the Indians with indifference seeing only small scattered groups at W'hich they began to take long range shots perhaps killing or injuring some of them, which aroused the anger of the tribes through the region. The rich wagon train with its many cattle and horses began to loom as a desirable prize for the red men and they laid plans to dispoil and possess its belongings. Indian runners were sent out and smoke signals arose from the nearby hilltops and soon the largest band of hostile Indians ever asembled in this area gathered south of Almo Creek to await the arrival of the wagon train. Just west o fwhat is now Almo is a large timbered mountain bench known as Indian Grave where the Indians fathered, to watch for the train. Traveling in confidence to Raft River, the emigrants then headed south over the Sublette. Cut-of- f to Almo Creek, which was named Plenby the Indians signifying Since leaving the ty Water. Oregon Trail they had sighted no Indians, but tok their usual precautions at their camp on the creek, making a crooal of their wagons, placing strong guards over their stock and sleeping peacefully through the . Pack FLAVOR in Your Picnic Basket! SHOP WHERE QUALITY AND PRICES ARE RIGHT! 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