Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-12-05
News frem ilo Plains The Late Emf
grant Murder MoFm0nS, Sc

The San Francisco papers, of the Bird No
vcmber, contain long accounts from two
travellers named Power and lloned, who
had Just arrived there from a journey across
the plains. We make some interesting ex-
tracts from them:
We found the Mormons making very de-
termined preparations to'fght the I. States
troops, whenever they may arrive On our
way in we met three companies of one hun
bred men each, armed and on the road to-
wards the pass over Fort Bridger. | SWas
told at Fort Bridger that at Fort Supply,
twelve miles this side of Fort Bfidger, there
were four hundred armed Indians awaiting
orders they also said that there were sixty
thousand pounds of -four stored at Fort
Brdger, for the use of their army. We
found companies drilling every evening in
the city. The Mornons declared tous THAT
no United States troops Should ever cross
the mountains. And they talked and acted
as if they were willing to take a brush with
Uncle Sam.
We remained in Salt Lake 1--we days, and
then pushed on, hoping We might overtahe
larger train, which had started ten days
ahead of us, and which proved to be tho
train that was massacred. We came ON the
Bpttermilk Fort, near the lone cedar, one
hundred and seventy-fve miles and found
the inhabitants greatly enlaged at the trains
which had just passed. declaring that they
had abused the Mormon women, calling
them VS., &C. and letting on about the
men. The people had refused to sell that
train any provisions, and told us they were
sorry they had not killed them there !; but
they knew it would be done before they got
in. They stated further that they were hold
ing the Indians in check until the arrival Of
their chief, when he would follow the train
aud cut it to pieces.
The next place where we heard of the
Grain was on our arrival at Beaver, $50
miles from Salt lake. Here we learned
that when the train ahead was eucamped at
Corn Creek, which was thirty-fve miles
back, and ut which piece We found the lndi
ans so friendly an OK died, and the Indians
asked for it. Before it was given to them,
a Mormon reported dat he saw an emierant
70 to the earea anil cut it with bis knife,
saul rs he did So Wali pour sone liquid into
she cut from It TltiaI. The meat was eaten
by the lndans aud three Of them died and
several more of them we're SICK and would
die The people At Beaver seemed to be
almost incense sainst the train for the
-same reason AZ fore reported. asked an
Indian at Beaver. Il there was ANY truth in
't''e poisoned meat story he replied III Eng
i.sh that he IL net know that several Of
the Indians hafi lied, aud several were sick.
lie said their Haterneions had made them
all sick. AID h believed that the Mormohs
i'l'l poiseH q turn
On Friday, the 18th of September We
iicft ParoWaff AID arrived at Cedar City,
some cighteoa laiies aaout o'clock bur
ing the a'terHe n an express arrived from
She Indians, stsline one OF their warriors
IN run up an i'.'lie.l into the coral and he
supposed that "aely five nr six at the enll
grants were Tiled yet Those were the
words ef tie esHressmsn. The siMe tight
four men wefe ss.iii I'll from i'arawan 70 80
a1d learn What was the fate of the train,
and. a. ttey pretended, 10 save, ii possible,
s'ine e IL Rembers.
omitted 4 l'fs''itin. in tiio nrorer l1aeel
hat ar. Dime. ttfesident Of iarowan, III
'IofHiod me that the attack on the train COM
.nenccoi on Monday the liih Of September
asked h1 i he could raise company
anu - cur ana relicye the bcsie9ed train.
~ II f##tf' tf#'th a ''"ti ~ ''"' '''h teNe
tiicm a@af II aift.f, t'A he cared act -'he
dared not dlsohey counsel.
On saturday at l. o'g'"-@, 1re ielt Cedar
3iiy. About tht middle OF the afternoon
10 met The t'iar ahcH who we're sent cat The
aitht previous, returning. Silrn they left,
Mathews told NE the entire tfala had been
cut on and, as II was St''i dangerous to
trFel the road. taeA had concluded 1t was
Litter for T. To oass the SPOT N the night.
We Continued on without 'hF"ch ccAvorsa-
lion, ail itbout dusk net Nh. Dame, q did
not know that he had 1eit Cedar City,) and
three otter white iran, coming from the
store 81 iif'.shtet, IN company Slili band
o, Sama tVaat1 indian warriors. One OF the
inen ia company @1sth Mr.. Dame was w
'Hai@ht. President OF Ccdnf City. Mr..
i)aae said tirS had been oat TO see the btu
tying of the dead; hut the dead were not
i'urIed. ffoa wsai hear't, bellcYe the
bo'lics were LIT iyinE'n tked on she ground,