Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-02-16
From the Salt Lake city News OF Nov. IL.

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/ RECOVERY OF CART. GCSNISoN's PAPERs-MoyE
MENrs OF WA-EER.-Since writing the article on
| Indian difficulties. winch appears III this number
of the News, aud at 10 o'clock r. M, of The 10th
| inst, Mr. Huntington arrived from his Tip after
| the Government property which was lost in the
late naSSacTe, andto recover ting deal bodies, aud
reports i'll Grirf. as follows:
He reached Fillmore at O'Clock p. NJ. of the
Sd INST, and there found Ka-n0 she and Pe-ra-
shout, Two of HE Corn creek Pauvan chiefs, who
had recovered from the PauvanS, who were in the
massacre, The mole books of the party, and all the
instruments specified III Captain Morris list, ex-
cept Tie odOmeter, aud had freely aud voluntarily
given Them up to President Call. TheIe were
three Provo Utes, and An ko quint, and Five others
of Walkers men al Fillmorr, all of whom were
very friendly, aud had gome there Tor safety, a,
of the late Indian Troubles, specifying what In
tinS were conc, ruei Iu hltiing all VINO have fall
len. They also stated thai walker and his band
had fought one another, and split up, and that
Walker had gr'ne tothe NuyajOrs.
On tie morning If the 4th. air. Huntingdon dis
patchei eight men, aud two friendly Indians, I'M
der l resident Call, 10 search for the, dead. This
party found the flesh OF the bodies almost entirely
eaten up by the wolves, and the bones gnawed,
and widely scattered. After careful and patient
search on foot, and on horseback, they succeeded
in obtaining nearly the entite skeleton of Mr. Pot
ter some OF the hair, and one thigh bone of Cant
GunniSou, and several bones oil the balance; the
Latter were all carefully buried oil he spot, and
the relics of Capt. G.. and Mir. Potter were taken,
to Fillmore anu INFERRED, except the lock of Capt
Cps hair, which Is now IN The possession of Gov.
Young.
Mr.. Huntington having also recovered several
horses, mules, guns, pistol, &C., nd ACCOMPLISH
ed all that could be done in the matter, started
back oil the 18th, leaving al friendly On his re-
turn, lie made treaties with the Pah-o waits who
live on Chicken Creek, and near the Sewer Ford,
aud with the Utes about Peteet-nee and Summit
Creeks; and also hud friendly talk with a few
Utes, near Battle Creek, who came in friendly and
are now living at that settlement
In The expedition, Mr. huntington has displayed
much dispatch, skill aud energy, aud by his sue
c. IS demonstrated still further his influence with
the natives, and the sound judgment OF Governor
Young as to the best policy in cases of emergency
requiring prompt action. ai -
Ii may be well 10 remark in addition, that the
massacre on The Sewer was entirely unconnecled
with the late Indian difficulties, but was the direct
result of the foolish and reckless conduct of pnr
y Of emigIan,s from The States, on their way to
California by the South route, who killed Pau
van Indian on Corn Greek, and wounded two
Others not long since; hencr followed the Indian
rule OF revenge OH the next American party found
on their ground. A more perfect history of the at
lair will be given hereafter. a