New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-30

TO slsy al who ere not sant.l A terrible e1snpls
seems Necessary TO prove 10 them the power Of ID
hey Are ibps laugh, to slsugh.er-sn example 81 fear
u that IT sbsll be remembered 10 ell their villages
.nd shall axe them trembls With whsL they hesr
| the An ericsn NAME
The following statements (which have slresdy
eN.n 10 our public both 10 EDglsh aud Sp,ti2hl |
| took down from the lips Of the gehtemen nsmsi The
msnIer CT these gentlemen was truthful aud sna ht-
forwaro ard the utmost COL hdence placed In their
staten ebtr which have been duly sutheniicsted and
| forwarded by mail 10 Washington. They arrived in
town on the 10th instsnt. II viii be seen that they
were not permitted TO zee snything Of the nassac
that they were detained ore day near PAroTsa, that
they might rot arrve al the time Of the msssscre and
that they drove all right that the Of the
sacre might not be examined. notwithstanding these
precautions scarcely fail TO convince the M
pr.Juoiced reader that ell there men saw sad heard
eo.s to establish the completely OF the Mornocs with
| the IIdars in the Wholesale butcheries reported
that If these Saints 10. actually engaged in the
slaughter they must have stood pitlessy by, AMI
cousged the Indians whose vindi tive character they
have go nodded ss to mako it unsafe for an Ameri-
10 travel in that region unless he be under their
protection.
Mr.. George Powers of Little Rock left Arkansas.
ard with bis train, arrived at Salt Lake 10 August.
lie says:
ave found the MornOns making very determined
preparations to fight the United stes troops when
ever they may arrive. On our wsy in, We met three
| Companies Of 100 men each, AIMED and on the rosd
toward the pass above Fort Bridger. vas told at
Fort Bridger that ct Fer Supply, twelve miles this
| SIDE OF foit Bridger there were 400 armed Infsns
awaiting orders they also ,ad that there were 90 oo9
their army We found companies drilling every even.
rg in the city The Mormori declared to us that no
Tilted States troops should the mountsrs
sId they ia ked and acted ss if they were willing to
take brush with Uncle Saw.
1--WE remained in Salt Lake five days, and then
pushed on, hoping might ovsrtake larger train
which had started ten days ahead OF us, and which
proved to be the train that massacned. We came
to Butelml Fort, near the Lone Cedar, l75 m les,
arr found the inhabitants greatly enrsged a. the train
which tad just passed, declaring that they had abused
s about Rs Ths people 70
eel that train any provisions and told US they
sony they bad Lot Killed them there; but they knew
it would be cone before they got in. They stated far:
tber that they were holding the Indians in check until
the arrival Of their chief, when he would follow the
train, and cut it in pieces.
I'VE attempted to purchase some butter here; the
set it out to us and as we were taking away,
the men came running and cha ,gng, and sxore We
should not have il, nor anything else as We had mis-.
used them They appeared to be bitterly hostile and
would hardly speak to u.s. We were unable to get
anything We stood in need of. We camped a. this
place but ore night.
At Corn Creek we found plenty of Indians, who
were all peaceabe ard friendly. We learned nothing
of the train except that it had passed that place sew
eral days before, and were glad to fad We had
gained so much on them The next place where we
feard Of the train was on our arrivS at Beaver, ~
miles from Salt Lake. Here We learned tha when the
niles back, and at which plsce we found the lndians
80 friendly an died and the Indians asked for IT,
Before it given TO them, Mormon reported that
he saw sn tmgrart 90 to the carcass and cut it with
bis knife, and be did So would 20 some qrio into
the cut from vial. The meat was eaten by the In
dans ard three of them died. and several more were
sick and would die. The people az Beaver seemed
also to be nce nsed against the tran for the res
con as before reported. asked an Indian at Beaver
if there was any truth in the poisoned meat story he
replied In English that be did lot know-thsf sew
III l.xl aosak
He said their ws.ermeors made them all si,k, and he
believed that the Mormons had poisoned them.
eve laid by at Beaver several days, as thu Bishop
told us it was dangerous for 10 small company a.
ours to 70 on. Our train consisted of only hfee wag
ops and We hurryipg on to join the larger one
"Wbile waiting here, the train Of VIM. Msthevs
and Sdi ey Tanner Of San Bernardino came up, and
Imade rsrgements to come with them. We
came on to Parowan, and here we learned thst the
train ahead had been atscked by the Indians Q, the
Mountain Meadows, 50 miles frcm Parowan, and hsd
returned uptn their road five miles, TO spriug and
fort fed themselves. We then drove out OF PHowsn
five six miles, and camped at what is called the
Summit
next morning an express arrived from Mr.. Dame,
Pretident of Parowen requesting US not 70 proceed
any further ii at day if pleased also that Mshe~s
and Tanner should return to Parowan, and bring ma
held, at which it was advised by Mr. Dame tina.
should 20 back to my train they did not wish
to bave strangers in their train. He also stated that
at clock that morning he had received an express
Ind sps who bad killed two or three Of their number,
ard ssking for assistance While We we're talkicg an
express in from Beaver stating that tae Indian.
ba attacked my train in the streets OF that psce ana
were fighting when be left. One reason gwen was,
that ten miles tie other ride OF Beaver an emgrSat
TIA had shot an Indian whch greatly enrsgsd them;
that the people Of Beaver went out IN the night and
brueh. the enigrants 10, and were followed oy inc
Indians, who made the attack after tn cir arrivak
"On the receipt Of this news another private coun-
Gil was held after which was called in and told that
in COZ sequence of the fight behind, it would BE- for
their advantage TO bring Inc through PROVIDED
woud obey cour eel and the rules Of the train To this
/ assented being anxious TO get on, and asked what
was required Of me. Mr.. Da ne replied that IN pass
ing through the Indian country 1t might be necessary
for ne to be laid fiat In o wagon AID covered with
blank cts for two three days. as the IDdiacs were
deadly bostile to ell Americans that vas seen II
would endaneer the safety Of the whole tram Ny
friend Mir. Warn was told that he could $50 30 on
upon the same conditions.
terest to brig through the Elders had no control
over the Indians while a. Butermik Fort they we're
able te restrain them they declared, under great
provocaton.
wan and anived at Cedar City, come eighteen mise,
about O'clock During the afternoon, an express ar
rived from the Indians eta,ing that of their var
rioIs bad up and locked into the corral and be
supposed that only i've or Elk Of the em'grans were
killed yet Thee were the words OF the eAsIessman.
The anne night four were sent out from Parowaa
10 90 al what the fate OF the train, and a,
hey pretended to save, if possible, some Of its mem
bers
"a" omitted to merton, in the proper place. ha. Mr..
Dame informed me- that the attack the tfaia con-.
menos on Monday, the l4;h of September. asked
him il be could not rase compsny and 80 out aud re-
Eeye the beseged train He replied that be could go
out and take them away In safety but he dared not
he dar, not disobey counsel.
"On Saturday, at ~ O'Clock, We lef Cedsr City.
About the MIDDLE Of the afternoon We met the four
mer who were seLt out the night previous, returning
in wagon. Mathews and Tanner held council with
them apart, ard when they left Mathews told me the
entire ain bad been cut of and still dangerous