St. Cloud visiter [sic]. [volume] (St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1857-1858, 1857-12-24
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Itrailt IA which he came theY were
Etoponsti.t iafras 81 AZ ts
Tie Ildfalis ssi1cG tie Itff
city. They sgere behind, tfss,
had been 80 cnnelly mas sacred
CAar.* Cano.fS wosof tile.
60 the trainWFlieh .slG. II pi.,,l5ss
were wounded IN g fight With The Inttlails,
and 52o lead Of cattle driven Oft
From the statement published by Mr.
Honea, nc extra,t Tie fo,loxirg
/ 4 Will the exception q AN ttaafk Ijs lile
!. Rappahp indians on Tie AfkalIsRs river.
@ on tliG. 2Othsof june, on the co.r,stiv of
Gap. Henry, Of Texas WHO lost 81 lead
Of cattle, nothing q inter,ss st aco,sfsd on
the the Journey, p'orTdid they pcreciYe .arv
symptoms cfpppos.t;on or Of arn,e.s ,ar,;,s
,tIl.thny came tp Fort Briayer, ii. Utah
Territory Here they saw a gargr, sl.,. titv
ofsi,ro5ision st 5rcd, q consilerabl4 aun,ber
| OF lndiaGs encamped ali around the iort.
and heard the people generally speaking.
/ Of me making e. preparations t9 90 Oh, aud
i.meet General Harrey. a: Fort Reiager
was told BY g :merchan. that at Fort ;Snp-@z
!.py over 400 Indians were ctearnpel. /
awaiting nsg orders to attack the United States
troops. About thirty miles from Fort
'trHsger met three companies Of mer, gen.
orally mounted, and all well aru,etl, flay
ling abundance o. baggage, s,e;r wagons
being numbered in tI,ssses. e. -.s >-
! : On ihe 1th of August, .,,a ssel t;,r.u,,!,
! the city: Of Sal: Lake. Renainci n,l}v
! three OF iour hours - Had n.sce.eve, ss,lon
with. a mcrchayIt,a HeG1ie--Wllo stated
| that on the pra*ious sunday, Brigham
! io'ng had declared il the. 'reopIe. tl,at
/ Eioncsiort}' Utah was q separate and ilale-
] pendent Territory, and owed 10 oha :'i.nce,
or allegiance. 20 any iorn Of laws bus .!l3sc
OF their own enactment: and ;,aile<l upon
the pie to stand together and snpn:,rt
j him IN maintaining the ca1s" o. Col aud
. the Church. Was told that tn. !,oa E G.
Gilbert & Garrison hid orders from Bsi--
liam to pack mp aud ieay. bcto:e the St
! Of November.
Tho tram which his A.eu Sc e lz!;y
massacred, was under the charge Of Capt.
Baker, faniliarly known as Uncle Jack
from CarrJl county. Arkansa sas--ssii;.s Ed
p, wards and William Baker, son Of the
Captain, are also known ID have been.in
ih7 trAin, 81 Cedar City; Mr. Hone, saw
President Ha'sa; riding a large bay hose
which he reco -yn:zel as having belonged TO
Mr.. >Ias Edwards. WAS Informed by
latcis that yo'sag Baker had al ,opportu-
MY OF escaping, and went 3 hoft dis
lance, but returned was afterwards wound,
cd in the arm; again escaped from tic
massacre, and hal proceeded; abou; ten
males this side the MILDLY. when h. met
the loungs, who had escaped from San
Der1ardino, He WAS advised TO re:n.n to
-. the Muddy, which he did, when he was
met bJ~ Hatch and the Indians. AMI hy
them cruelty murdered = >.. - +,
4 Mr.. Honea says that III coming into
San Bernardino, about Is miles the other
side oi the sink Of the Alohave River he
met I mail wagon; for Salt Lake CITY.
having large quantity of pistols aad am
! munition. The driver wished to purchase
arms for the party, but they refused to sell.
To give an idea Of the, fraud and eytor~
ton practis,d by the Mornons on e,ni-
; grants, Mr., Honea states III 1t their com
;. pany paid to Interpreters, SIX in all the
enormous sum OF, Sl,sl5, The duly per-
formed by these guides and interpreters
was to Conduct the company from Cedar
City to Cottonwood Springs. distance Of
not over three hundred n1iIes. Yet tbs
contract was not filed, aIttou III payment
was male in advance.