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Show ' D.P.I): Chapter Here Tells Where Whites and Inndians Signed Truce A successful effort to ascertain the exact spot where the peace treaty was signed bringing to a clcse the war between the whites and Black Hawk and his followers, has been made here by the Mount Pleasant D. U. P. chapter, announces an-nounces the captain, Mina S. . Bjelke. "General Morrow came down with a detachment of U. S. soldiers from ! Camp Douglas especially to sign I for Uncle Sam," Captain Bjelke ! said. "The soldiers were camped i east of town. The Indians came j down Twin Creek canyon over the 1 Twin Creek trail from Joe's Valley. Val-ley. " 'Indian Joe' was the chief of the Sanpitch Indians at this time, and it is no doubt true that this mountain valley received its name from him. "The main body of the Indians camped out by the cemetery and Black Hawk and Chief Indian Joe came to the home cf Bishop W. S. j Seely, where the parley was to be held. They were accompanied by a body guard of four or five other Indians. "Black Hawk, who was tall and slender, was dressed in black broad clcth trousers and a black shirt as befitted the solemn occasion. Chief Indian Joe was short and heavy set, and wis dres ed in buckskin. No warpaint was seen on their faces, according to eye witnesses. "They entered the Seely home I (located immediately to the south l of the Jacobs Mortuary of today) i and were ushered into the north j rrcnt room, where the treaty was j signed with all due formality." This I much has been learned of the his toric event which brought to an end one of the most important conflicts con-flicts in the history of early Utah. The treaty was signed on Saturday, September 7, 1872. Indian Joe was later drowned in the Duchesne river. He was the father of Santaquin, who lived on a ranch at the mouth of Nebo canyon can-yon fcr many years. Black Hawk remained at peace with Uie whites until his death, which occurred at Spring Lake villa. His body was buried in the hillside nearby. Later the bones were exhumed and taken to the museum on the Temple block in Salt Lake, where they remain on exhibit, together with the ornaments orna-ments and trinkets which every I Brave needs when he reaches the "Happy Hunting Ground." The lecal D. U. P. is engaged in writing a catap or locality history. Any information in that line will be greatly appreciated by Captain Bjelke, she stated today. |