Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-08-25
Massacre on the Plains, by the Indians or Mormons---NineteenP Persons Killed.

The Coloma (Califorua) Republican, of the Sd inst, contains the following account of an Indian or Norman massacre on the Plains:
 The following story was told to us on We'd nesday last by a MT. Peter Johnson, from Jackson county, Mo-, who has just come in from the Plains, by way of Carson Valley, in a simple and straightforward manner, and the feeling evinced by him while telling it we don't think could be easily assumed Our readers can place what reliance on it they may see fit Nlr. Johnson says he lost everything he had, with the exception of what he had on when the attack was made, and has arrived among us worn down with sickness and fatigue.
 He says he left Independence, Mo, with his wife and two children on the 25th of June, 1857, in Col. Gilpus tra,n consisting of twen- ty-one persons, bound for California. When they arrived at Salt Lake City, they were stop- ped by order of Brigham Young, and were forced to remain there until Governor Cumming entered the city, when they were allowed to pursue their journey. They met with no trou- ble until they reached a spot near Stony Point, where they camped for the night This was about four weeks since-our informant does not know the day of the month on which it occur red. About 10 o'clock at night they were at tack ed by large band of She Pah Utah Indians S- ed as Iudans-this belief being strengthened by some remarks which he heard Brigham Young address to Col. Gilpin, before they left Salt Lake, to the effect that not one of his com- pany should ever reach California, ard in fact no emigrant should come through until the United States should make restitution to them for what they had suffered, and allow them to live in peace. At the time the attack was made they were all asleep, Git appears that they kept no guard) and the first intimaton of dan- ger they received was volley from their foes, who were right among them.
 Our informant states that when he got up he could discover none of his company alive, and thinking his only chance for life was to get away, he immediately V started and succeeded in gaining ledge of rocks, which were at no great distance into a crevice of which he crept and thus escaped observation. He remained in his hlding place four days and nights, when he con- cuded that he had rather take the chance of getting away to remaining there and dying of hunger and thirst; he started and succeeded in getting to the river At thai time he discover ed some persons coming along the road, and thinking them to be Indians, he thought his time had come, but as they came nearer he discover ed that they were white men-men who came to Salt Lake with the army, and were packing through to California. He soon made known to the party his condition, and accompanied by them, went to the scene of the massacre There they found the bodies of sixteen men, his wife, who had been scslped, and his two children, who had their brains beaten out
 They buried their bodies, portion of which had been devoured by wild animals. While engaged in that melancholy duty, John Lytle, another man whe had escaped the savages, came to them. It appears that he had also gained the shelter of the rocks where he had lain concealed. When he came to them, it was the first time he knew that any, with the excep- ton of himself, had escaped. They came the balance of the way to Carson Valley with the packers who had so opportunely come to their rescue. Mir. Johnson left MT. Lytle with the packers in Carson Valley. He mentions the names of Robert and John Moore, John West, Wm and Peter Nolan, as being of Col Gilpns tram, and among those who were killed.