| Show an indian shot we have been in formed informed by bishop stoker bountiful that on thursday evening last a company of emigrants encamped for t the h e night near the forks of the road between beaw en the lot hot springs and the first settlement in north banyon kanyon ward davis county and staking out heir animals placed a sentinel to watch them and keep them from being 0 stolen during t the night as is always a safe course for travelers in such case to pursue at about ten at night t the sentinel is covered an indian in the grass near the borses a short distance from the lower road who he believed was there for no good and watched him closely to see what he would do on being discovered the in indian dhan than drew up his pin and be he and the emigrant both fired at nearly the same instant til the e bullet from the white mans rifle piercing the red mans left wounded him severely but not dangerously gerou sly whereupon he fled and went wen t to the louse of mr hatch some four miles distant bishop stoker on hearing of the occur occurrence went to see the indian and heard beard his bis version of the afi aft affair air and then to the emi emigrant 0 rant camp and heard the tale of the man on guard the stories told by the white man and indian did not essentially vary the exception that the indian averred that he was not there to steal horses and the watchman was confident from the circumstances that ile he had bad no other purpose in view the white man went to see the indian and the matter was amicably settled between them thefil by ay iy the present of some blankets money ac the occurrence was unfortunate as the indians are somewhat inclined to be hostile just now but bishop stoker is f fully tilly of the opinion that the emigrant was not in fault and it is hoped that the wise course pursued by him in getting th matter settled will prevent any f further arth r difficulty with the indians on that account |
