| Show IN tofele too ToC tELE COUNTY oa on friday morning last as we e have been informed by letter ietter from mr willia VV illiam m empy emy a company coo com eany pany of eight indians made their appearance at garra herd around runa rund in skull skuli valley county on a visit soon after day digh the first intimation given of their presence was wag a discharge of ferea fire a aims at the tent in which there were at the time ony only two iwo persons john garr and empy They rhey continued contin tied to fire at he tent ti til 1 the we men thought bought it best beat to re ire for barely safely when barr ran to the co corral arall which was wag not far distant dista nr I 1 to loop en their horses and ard empy proceeded to the he rear je the yard and let down the fence the indians indiana firing at them the while without doing any injury ailjay further than the wounding of oneff one ona of their horses assian As boon soon as possible hey they bey in antea anted each a hore horse and fleet the indians after the men cefic ed their escape plunder plundered eA the jentof tent of everything there was n it 11 including clothing blanke blankets P provisions buffalo robes saddle saddles etc killed a fine cow and ana calf that were in the corral packed up what they could carry away set bet ire fire to and arid divided u up the balance including n a good wagon wagon 0 and then put in arx driving away a a y 1 about oxe ore ond hundred and fifty lifty hea head d of cattle As eoon soon ag as the men were where out olf rif danger rode in in hasta haste to tha the herding camp of oe I 1 j hooper knowlton bome some miles distant ds d stant tant and i aap ave the alarm J Q knowlton with eight men started soon boon after basins been lorme normell norme fl of or what had transpired f for or the scene of the savage depredation depredations 3 but the marauders had da camped with their abety boaty and were about eight C miles away v m hen know enow conand his men arrived at gans cans camping campins pla pia place pursuit was commenced instanter the result not yet transpired trans alred emny empy was wag leit left in o min win extinguish golsh the fires which the in lians had set and jo to arrange things as weli well as possible that no further damage might sight accrue after accomplishing abing which he be started for grantsville Grants ville where he te arrived at lark dark that evening the next morn rj ng ten een men w ara sent seat out from grantsville Grants ville 0 io o jender render whatever abs aes assistance istance might be aw F protecting rove rote clin cAin the stock in villey which had bad not beben driven off end aid if possible poss 3 in ihbe ihfe r recovery of that which habbe had bad been ert eri t taken ahen away akay to what band bad or iribe indians wh who 0 the successful sally jilly heleng 0 diun cm apy py d does oes des not noi 0 tate elate 1 and ia probably p he did not know he reports as the reason why be be and garr did not return the fire of akins skins instead of run running ninn dinn that they tiley bad had nor no suitable j arms and but two charges of pow er he admits it they lb ey had bad had bad good guns and plenty of ammunition they could have defended themselves successfully against the attack of the ravages and could have either killed or drove them ff they certainly would not have been considered good indian fighters it if they had not vanquished the tha assailants under the circumstances circumstances with but ordinary raeann of defense why men who have bave been in these mountain vallea for many years have haye not learned the use aej vaine value of firearms fire arms and that without them and thore those tco too of a superior quality no one can be really considered safe in person or property fro perty when in a an n exposed location we vve are k at a loss to determine had each of thebe these m men been provided with one on e or two tac good r flea the presumption is they would not lot ot ha have ve been teen troubled by the indians |
