| Show Revives Old History Of Of Millard County Call manager Mr Anson Call manager of Sew Sew- Sewells Sewell's ells oll's Is enjoying a visit from his hU father Willard Call from up state I stepped into the store storo Tuesday and was introduced to the father The visitor Willard Call Is the son sou of Bishop Anson V. V Call of Fillmore Fillmore Fill Fill- more who was bishop there at the time father was killed at Corn Creek and 1 wenton went wenton on tho the war path and a few days la later later la ter slew Captain John W. W Gunnison Gunni son and seven comrades south of of Deseret Bishop Call warned notto not notto notto to take any chances and not to expose expose ex pose himself to danger to keep a away away away a- a way from spots where he might be ambushed but ambushed but hed-but but a man cant can't walk a away away away a- a way from his fate After the massacre Bishop Anson V. V Call was the one in authority who came ame back with a party and buried the remains Only last year at the town of Meadow the last living survivor survivor sur to that act of at mercy died died died- Leo aged about ninety eight very feeble brain dim with years It t was with the utmost difficulty that I could talk to Mr 11 Stott but buthe buthe he ie was firm that Gunnison's remains were Here not nat taken from the spot tho the the he remains of Potter were That was iwas in 1853 1853 In 1858 Si Call and Sam Brown rode ode to Nephi to trade they bought each euch a big blue army overcoat Now If f there was any anyone one thing the Indian In- In fan ilan hated it was the Mer Ier his name for the uniformed med agent of Uncle Sam So When the Indians Indiana spotted two of the supposed hateful crateful coming they ambushed Brown and Call at the theop top op of the hill which was then call call- id ed Chicken Creek hill It Is now lust just slightly off the road The near near- ne nearest r. r est et place pUce to it now is on the Zion Park ark Highway Just after you have on the banks of the small Juab Reservoir coming south and lave have Eave taken the dugway which now now cuts the hill which formerly the old oad road mounted At the first shot of the Indians Brown Blown was killed His horse led bled fell tell and threw the lifeless body nto Into a cedar tree where It remained from a foot fast Call put Dut ut up a running fight and was not Brought rought down for probably two miles mUes or r so Rumor says that Call put up upi upa a i good fight and was brought down only nily after aCter he had exhausted all his supply apply of ammunition Si Call was a a. of the visit visit- ing ug ag Willard Call and Mr Call Is In Ullard l to accomplish among other oth- oth er sr r things the erection of a rent fo the of Sam Brown BrownI I md and SI Call On the main highway where here all autos will wUl se it shall stand land a fitting filling marker saying some some- thing like this Near this spot Sam rown and Si Call were slain by In- In such day in 1958 1968 lians ians such and a m t t will be he near enough for all cal Ical purposes I was very glad to met Mr Call as ast asIt It t revived ancient history I knew know a i Bishop Call at Woodruff Utah many nany years ago perhaps forty |
