| Show lael it Gunni sons death A war about which little is known says field and farm denver is the one in which gunnison and party were slain I 1 0 one of the bravest explorers sent out to force a trail thiu the rocky mountains in the early fifties was gunnison after whom rivers were named in colorado and utah it was unfortunate that this band should have bave continued their expedition into southern utah at a time when the indians were on the war path against the mormons cormons for they were bushed ambushed am mid and their bodies ruthlessly mutilated on the sevier river 1835 the clutes murdered gunnison and his men in revenge for the dearil of several of their warriors who had been previously killed by col hildreth ildreth EI s party of emigrants from froin missouri bound for Cati california fornia this battle was fought at pine creek utah the bucks were too weak to fight the whites successfully and after they recuperated their forces the they y took reven revenge revene e on gunnison those were indeed streng us days on the frontier the land of the mormon dixie the settlers suffered great loss in time spent in military recon ois guarding stock the e abandonment of fort johnson the entire destruction of para goona and much loss of crops and stock on one occasion several hundred head bead of cattle were taken from iron county to apak 1 lake city by order of col geo A smith when he returned with the northern militia to prevent their capture by the ho hostiles stiles express rushed north day and night 0 carrying news of murders and raids by the sav ages every settlement resembled a military camp all men capable of bearing arms m met et for roll call morning and evening to be ready at any mom ent to repel an attack or ride at a moments notice to the relief of some remote settlement the war was conducted by three chiefs named walker Grose feen and Squash head |
