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Show VEIBUH RECALLS HE ;. INDIAN FIGHTS OF i PIONEER DAIS ; Henry House, of Corinne, veteran ' of the Civil war, noted scout and In-! In-! dlan fighter, and one of the oldest Masons of the Utah jurisdiction, was a visitor at Unity Lodge No. 18, Free and Accepted Masons, last night by invitation of the "Worshipful Master, John S. Lewis. At the close of regular business, a i treat was given the attending members mem-bers when Mr. House was asked to give a short address to the lodge, recounting re-counting some of his early-day experiences. experi-ences. Although the visitor made no pretense to skill In oratory, he related In simple conversation incidents that made history In the days of the Civil War and later In the days when the Indians controlled much of the country coun-try from the Missouri River to the Pacific Pa-cific Coast and the white men were gradually working their way west, Mr. House was closely associated with Wm F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) and a score of other celebrities of the eai-ly eai-ly days. He was an Intimate friend and fellow fighter with the late James F. Pender, who was for many years an Influential citizen and peace officer offi-cer of Ogden. Mr House related incident after in cldent connected with his experiences among hostile Indians and the simple recital ofg the heroic deeds performed perform-ed by his associates the speaker dwelt very little on his on exploits was as thrilling as anything in written fiction or history. The veteran served serv-ed as master of transportation under Captain, afterwards General, Custer, and was always In demand for piloting supply trains through hostile country. ,On nt least three different occasions, Mr. House and his associates were surrounded by overwhelming numbers of hostile Indians and each time, by coolness and courage, "managed to hold them at bay and extricate his forces from threatened annihilation. His favorite plan, when attacked by bands of mounted Indians was to order or-der his men to shoot at the ponies, leaving the Indians afoot and putting them at a disadvantage. In one experience, ex-perience, when only seven miles from an army fort, he, with six companions, were surrounded in a ravine and stood the Indians off until night fall. One of the party then crawled up the ravine, ra-vine, eluded the savages and reached the fort in time to bring help to his hard-pressed companions at day break On another occasion, Mr. House befriended be-friended an aged Pawnee chieftain and his son, sharing his tent and scanty scan-ty supplies of provisions and horse feed for two days during a driving blizzard. Later, when he and a wagon train were captured by a horde of hostile Pawnees and were about to bo destroyed. Mr House caught sight of this aged chieftain and suddenly breaking from his captors rushed through the crowd oiid appealed to his former guest for protection The property prop-erty of the entire party was immediately immedi-ately restored and an escort composed compos-ed of sons of the old chieftain guarded guard-ed the train across the danger zone. Although Mr. House is considerably past the three score and ten period, he is still vigorous and alert, and ono of the most active and Influential citizens citi-zens of the lower Bear River country. After his intensely Interesting address, ad-dress, the lodge unanimously extended extend-ed Its thanks, and a light repast was served. |