Show MURDER OF EMIGRANTS hf IN THE HUMBOLDT COUNTRY A few weeks bince tince the bodies ot of twelve human beings are reported to haye have been discovered in a it kanyon near the about eight miles from gravelly ford by a compan company y of emigrants who were passing westward weg weB weg on that route the corpses were badly hadly mutilated and had bad been thrown into a deep hole bole in a stream of cold water which prevented their decay although it was supposed they had bad been lying there for over a week the following is a description of the bodies AB as published in the silver ulm ply de one boyk boy supposed to be about 12 years of age with irith dark hair having two large cuts in the back part of the head a lady with dark hair rather small in size supposed to be about 25 23 years perhaps not so old of age with several frightful gashes on the bead and face and a small plain silver ring on the third finger of the left band one boy about fere fire years yeara vears years of age with auburn hair a severe cut in the back b ack part of the bead and on the cheek one man with dark hair years of age cut through the back part of the head bead and stabbed in in th the back had bad an old scar on cne leg below the kne koe indicative of having havin 0 been broken another 35 years of age throat cut bullet hole in back dark hair had bad on a blue jeans vest checked shirt and new white woolen socks a comans womans woman supposed to be 35 33 or 40 year years 8 of age stabbed in the left breast brewit hair black and braided dark calico gown a little boy boys about 4 years of with age light hair large cut in heady beady head bead a boy boys about 14 years of age sandy candy hair cut in head one infant girl about 7 months old stabbed in in back part cf deck fleck also one girl about j ten ton years of age sa bandy sandy addy complexion cut in back part par t of the head bead a girl about 4 or 5 years of head age cut in the j the ile bodies were taken from the creel creek and buried in one common grave by those who found them A book was found near by in which was written george W smith the ile murders were supposed to have been committed by indians but it seems to have bare been believed by some that white men had llad something to do in the matter subsequent reports had reached carson stating that other bodies had been found not far distant from where the twelve were discovered and active measures had been taken by the citizens of humbolt Hum bodt to raise a company of volunteers to pursue and punish the he murderers whoever the they j might be or wherever found gov nye was moving in 1 the matter and application was immediately made to the officer in command commend at fort for t churchill but there mere were ere no troops at that post rest which could be sent out to hunt bunt up the indians or white men who had committed the bloody deeds col connor at ruby was then apprised of the state 0 of affairs by tele teiei graph who announced in reply that a company of cavalry would be dispatched on the uit to ascertain the facts and if possible alejo to find and chastise those who committed the murders the ile enterprise in referring to the murders and depredations committed by the toe indians on the northern routes in the v vicinity of fort hall says bays it is quite time that something was done to teach the savages a severe lesson and suggests that as winter is the best season to operate against them themy the matter should be attended to promptly and as 1 I col connors boys have been spoiling for action that it would be a wise plan to let them vent a bittle tittle little of their pent up fighting spirit upon the savages who if let alone and not punished for their atrocities will soon become so emboldened in their acts that there here will not be much safety beyond the limits of the larger settlements DAVIS COUNTY FAIR farr the report of the awards made at the davis davia county count fair held on the uit has been received and wil appear next week |