Show THE INDIANS FOUGHT FOUfa HT utah june JUDO 18 1897 I 1 heartily endorse the semi bemi centon centen nial celebration of the P pioneers onders 0 of I 1 utah tut fur several rea reasons sones chief of which Is that much ot the history of utah would never have ap appeared pearel to mo me world without it through it much has come to light of vers personal onal valor heroism patriotism luff dring anu and sacrifice which will be down oot hot only to future generations era erat tiona ions but bui future ages the whole world will become better acquainted with the true character and aad virtues or of this thie people and their post experiences through the semi centennial as was wag similarly brought out through the columbia exposi at chicago taua step by step will be revealed the magnitude ot 0 the w work ork ot of god through our aur labors anu and sacrifices rif ices our oar love ot 01 country rud aud re i hope that some enterprising MU man will collato collate sou anu compile all th ih s ikemi ot personals personal local aunt aud general pioneer P totor mation und had ceremonies brought to light by the coming oele aele bration rod and publish them in book form almost every olaes class of labor and enterprise mite bs been spoken of aud and published whether of wan manuras urao lure business bue loees operations improvements la in public and private work travel ira vele indian depredations and out our assistance to the same there to la one event of early date how ever that has baa perhaps nut attracted he attention of the public in thesel pioneer limesand time sand that is the pioneer flint flight 9 1 or farat battle with indiana in ubah jl I 1 know of only one man main living be aides myself that was in that fight viz john lowery ot oi mantl if there toe oe others living I 1 will be pleased to hear from them that fight took on the ath day or of maron 1849 near the mouth of et hattle battle creek canyon in utah valley from abion battle the creek took its if name and it always has appeared to we one that Plea pleasant pant grove in as a name for or the town or city was a poor exchange why not lot let the history of the coon ry and localities therein be perpetual adlo all in the pioneer names battle crook creek is shorter and grander I 1 the locality selecter teu tou by the party of indians destroyed was a naturally well fortified place where five mou men guns easily could have withstood fifty the indians indiana had bad been stealing Jing cattle all winter wouter out on what was then called louth willow creek at what Is now draper the herdsmen bad ewillow a willow up and a tent ten where this he state rad crosses the creek that was the hartnest place south seuth that any of our car people lived or even camped president brigham young who was waa ileo aho gover governor vor sent out sixty men under command of colonel john joba scott with dimick huntington Huot logton aa interpreter to find and if possible the he law breaking band of indians they were known to be somewhere in utan uran valley the company rendezvoused at the cardew herders her ders cabin the first day and stayed there that night the services ot of a friendly indian enabled us its to locate the he thieves our instructions from the governor were to arrest he jaw lawbreakers breakers the 11 same as we would white men and try t them bew by the civil law jaw it if they could be found we were to branic them either alive or otherwise and thus thua touch leach all indians a salutary lesson that was to be be introductory lesso to the natives in civil govero government inelo a and od 13 president young realized realised reali sed the I 1 am of it being thoroughly aught laughl we had at the dawn of day aud and when they discovered the presence pree enoe of an enemy they made a break tot for the mountains in which they lost their leader then came a parley and explanations on our part of our presence and designs advised anem to surrender with assurances of safety it if they did and an assurance of the consequences it if they did not our surrender they said they hey would fight and not surrender gurr vur eoder render and they did as bravely as 89 ever indians fought they were then advised to send ou on t the women and we did not want to hurt them and it they ro re mahood together they mib be injured with stray bullets ballets they would not come out whether from their own volition or from restraint we old fid nut not know later in the fleat the colonel ordered every man to load himself with rocks and then to contract the circle which circle was ordered to be kept complete with regular didt auces between men during daring the whole engagement which lasted about four hours so eo that hat no in IB dlan dian could escape we could hear bear the women and men talk slid and knew just juat where they were located and when the circle was sufficiently contracted the order WON wae given lor for every man inan to abo rocks rock upon them they soon cried for quarters and all the abe women azid and children came out that was waa a now new mode or of war a very unexpected and unpleasant way of being killed but the abe men pre preferred preformed forked the old method A fire was wai soon oon built to warm the women and children and make them comfortable as ai possible poa aible for some ha bad d boon been in the water and some ome were hurt with rocks rock one girl perhaps sixteen 1 I ate an or of seven even teen soon years yeara old topped stopped up to go the be I 1 in n ter tor preter as aa gracefully as a prince and stated that bat she he had a brother brothe r down in there and she abe loved him wanted to know it if be could be saved and not be killed she was told to alog bring him lut and he be live down she he went into the abe deep gulch which was waa covered over with lapping wilio willows wf that was waa surrounded with more scattering willows willow while we oc 00 mostly open ground tile youngster was probably twelve or fourteen yeara j old but bat was wag good w with iab a bow ants and arrows arrow bialick talked to him a 11 little and the youngster youn gater told him to go ft 6 and let them alone then be inquired bow many men down in there here he said three then dimick asked him how many guon guba were down there he replied one he was told to go and bring the gun out with dignity be replied 1 I you want that gun go and got get it dimick took the young brave by the ear thinking no duat that it was waa eadler slot to scare him into getting the IOU gun than to get it some borne other way and kiich eater so 80 be gave the abe ear a vicious pull and bringing a revolver into position salu you gayou have no good isare ears tu to beer bear get ENO that gun or I 1 will epou your f eara are and ana you will beare bear I 1 stood not more than a rod away and could see lee every wink of the eye and beer bear every growl the boy looked dimick square in ID the lace face just juet a moment then hie ble eyes fell and he went slowly away into the secret retreat and after some parleying parl eying end aou rapid conver conversation satIo 0 he be gains came out with the guo gun and in the act of delivering it be partly throw threw and ana t artly artly struck it ou on the groundland ground and uke ruke the stock clean off thus bua render ing it of no service to us ua that over then came the iffarth and last laet act of tae tragedy the three men in the bole of the gulob made a simultaneous rush ruah for liberty hut but the leaden bull ball fell too heavily lot lor them to escape ono one minute had sit alj ION waa over ever with them they bad thrown away all their sir ar tow at ua ON except two or of three lot each to ID nil his quiver for the lost opportunity for self preservation we then looked over the spoils ot 0 the eremya ls camp they consisted of about a wagon load of dried beef beef bides green and dry and lariats in ia every stage of manufacture to perfection itself the tee dead that we could find were brought together for or burial and we returned to our horses about a mile dit distant tant with a promise to the women and children that when we return returned eo to our jabot lb we would take them nall all to our nomen homes they should be well provided with food and clothing whoa we returned 0 01 horseback to the late scene of terror there here were neither living nor deau dead indiala to be seen all the spoils we leja belt as a we found them except the guo gun which was waa afterwards made service able the rot result alt of thle this three days daye campaign were tar roughing reaching tor for the safety of the me inhabitants of these valleys the turn tarn of events caused by that battle conid not have bon been foreseen forea een by auy any mind except him film who la Is the be author anthor or of all events they could nc net 9 be related in ao an article like thle it Is GUMO jent to say gay that through it brigham young was waa brou brought glit into a position tuat exhibited blis bid 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