| Show THE BLACK HAWK KEUN lON today august 19 la Is the aunt of the signing of the treaty of f peace at the close of the black hawk haw indian war when that chief and his hia followers fol lowera formally agreed to cease hog hoe tili ties against the white men for an two iwo and a half years an indian war bail bad been raging involving all of the southern and central counties of utah from the south sooth line of bait lake county to the state bOun boundary aary A A little while previous to the actual negotiations cf the treaty black hawk himself had bad beed induced to assum a t peaceful attitude yet his tub chiefa continued hostile operations and even for several months after the treaty W waa signed indian depredations occasion ally occurred there have been several indian ware wara during the experience of the people peoli in settling utah but that thai k known Us as the th black hawk war was of far gret greater r magnitude than any of the otheral othera and ancl for a long time placed contra central aua ana HOU southern abern utah settlements in a very verv precarious condition the victory was finally achieved by the militia the general government govero ment having del do wined dined to extend the be military as assistance slaton that was asked and that was given in n indian wars ware to other states and tern morite of the burden that came upon unon the people and militia the official report P ort points jut mat six extensive alaj an J settlements in sevier bevier and plute pluie counties four settlements in sanpete San pete fifteen settlements in iron kane and washington coun ties and two or three in wasatch county had bad been abandoned with almost a total joss 1089 of stock and improvements that about seventy white people loist their lives and that independent of any pay lor for services of the militia the expense to the Terri territory gory of military operations against the indians d i a do was this sum J justly tl to tue general government ern ment and the amount hat that should have gone to the militia for service in the campaign have never been paid the expense as here stated represented but bui a small item of the oot cost of the she war to the people and gives given no account of the great amount of suffering buffering a dured dared by the exposed settlers men women and children the particular incident that precipitated the black hawk war may be regarded as quite insignificant in ID itself in comparison with what followed in a spirit of sport aport a half drunken rilan man rudely pulled a young indian chief from hla bin horse this was as at Mantl sanpete county april there bad been a restlessness among the indians indiana previous to that time and the be chief black hawk and bin hand band chiefly composed of men bad dean engaged in several raids but the manti act was thieving leving tb the ithe match which started the blaze and next most slay day three white men were killed and two in sevier one in prom from that time the trouble nty unread spread quickly before it was over 2500 2600 cilitia ni litia wre were engaged n active service ervice contending with the indians dyons nyons and mountain last to in cany fab the two obber on en of the war were in 1866 at gare gravelly GroI Ura velly jy ford and thistle valley ua black hawk displayed to both of 0 which ain reck leae courage at the former farmer place he was slightly wounded bat bas soon eoon recovered finally after most meet difficult and vigorous olm cam sign the indians indiana found themselves vee balok worsted on all sides and agreed to terms of peace the lapse poe of thirty year since those troublous times has witnessed the balling away of many of those who took part in the conflict goodly number remain bat eren yet a brave women and they were ab ildron too who participated in that struggle and today when the survivors assemble in happy reunion it to Is most meet d them praise draise and honor for their heir v heroic berolo duty well performed in toe the days of 0 peril pria and add anxiety long of toe tae black live the noble veterans wall lo 10 connection with reference refe renoe to this goject may de be noted an incident reported xe ported at the sanpete stake conference on saturday last county wow waa to in the midst of the greatest greate Bt troubles of the black hawk war las saturday the bishop of indianola Ind lanola to ID that hat reported the condition of toe she indian settlement there thin year one of we the red me men had bad raised bushels of wheat another another and others jesa 1088 amounts from milage fierceness they have turned to arts arto of peace and look upon the white whigs residents as their best and warmest friends in the hearts heart of the war detal peterana vet erana to ia reunion a struggle Kle jakakas with there ig i also toward the indian the bet and kindlien kindliest kind lie liest feelings between the red man and the white man in utah the hostile antagonism of the past pact has gone forever giving place to uie the harmony of the true brotherhood of |
