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Show Gruesome Find Of Old Soldiers' Bonis ?i Dry Farmers In Cedar Valley Plow Up the Roues Of Soldiers Whi Came With Johnson's Array. ' While plowing on his dry farm lti Cedar Valley this wcok Edward South! wick plowed up what presumably In tho bones or remains of two soldiers from Johnson's army. Tho remains wero only about ono and n half fee? under tho surface, but It Is supposed) that floods and erosion of time may! have, brought tho graves much near-or near-or the Buface than they wore originally. original-ly. Tho boxes, clothing, etc., had de cayed entirely. Nothing remained ex cept some of the, bones and the nalin at tho corner of tho coffins. The nalli' wero those of tho kind used sixty, years ago. Mr. South wick's farm Include Crittenden Dench, the exact locating; whore. Johnson's, army camped for vtk first Blx months after coming to Utah, In tho spring or 1859. During thisv tlmo several of the soldiers died awl4 It ta presumed that it Is somo of thiewl BOldlors that wcro plowed up. Early; settlers relate tho story that whll4 oamped hero, one ot tho Boldelrs ateta $5,000 In gold. Ho was court martial! ed, convicted and shot for tho crifee but tho hiding placo of tho goldyai1 novor discovered. fff |