New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-16
FROM THE Plains.
MORE TRAINS DESTROYED BY THE NOR
MONS AND INDIANS
of The Missouri Expositor, Jan. 5.

Contep0DdCncc OF Inc MlssOuIl fApOslVuIi JAM -
MoHAIIA, California, Oct. &c 1857
We left Fort Bridger for Salt Lake City, as the
pewe there that Gen. Harvey was on his way
with considerable force in order 10 enforce the law
among the Mormons. We met Mormon soldiers every
dsy, who showed us no favOrs they considered Us
Americans and did not pretend to make any secret o,
the fact that their object was to intercept the United
States troops.
10 travel the Northern route, as the Indians had
stopped il up and had already killed several trains;
and two trains had already turned off and taken the
Southern route and were but few days ahead oil u.s.
Az our train consisted Of families moving, we con-
cuded to incur little danger possible and accord
ingy followed after. We had not Travelled more than
one hundred and fifty miles, when we were informed
that the Indians hostile this route also. Oar
train had divided account Of scarcity Of grass. We
now came 10 Corn Creek where we found the Indians
very il-dsposed toward us, and were informed that
the Indians and M0rmons together had stopped the
trains ahead of and killed number OF persons be-
longing to them. "
We then left Corn Creek for Indian Creek, at which
mace the other part Of train joined bn set out
Immediately for another camp, Mormon settlement,
about seven miles distant. We concluded to stay
another day here, grass was plenty. Late in the
evening We heard Indians and later at night saw the
lights from their fires. Still thought of danger
although they had told that they intended 10 nave
the blood OF the Americans
We were now satisfied that the Mormons had hired
the Indians to help them fight the Americans We
numbered seven wagons and twelve men, and about
eight OF nine o'clock the Indians made their attack
both sides We drove them off in few moments by
woundng one Of their men. About this time we saw
eight men horseback, who proved TO be Capt
Lukes company.
About daik the Mormons had gone to the other
company and told them that the Indians were going TO
break up our company. That night four Mormons and
four Americans up 10 LEI US know what was gong
on. They told us that we must leave our camp that
night, or we would all be destroyed before morning
II was 10 o'clock, and we had TO go 10 the other
camp that night. But all this time the MOrmons
working ruin. We had not gone more than halt
way when the Indians commenced firing Us, but the
MorInons refused 70 let Us return the fire. although
boys were keen to fight them, and we thought they
knew best what TO do. There no one hurt though
lost cattle and had holes shot in wagons.
We low prepared 10 defend ourselves as best we
could. In the morning three Indians and the Bishop
OF that place came TO camp and called for treaty
After breakfast Capt. Turner formerly of Johnson
County, Mo} MIR. Collins OF Arkansas, and Capt.
Luke OF Missouri, went INTO the Mormon village and,
while in conversation viii the Bishop were attacked
by eight or ten Indians. Capt Turner was shot
through just above the hiE Collins shot through
the muscle ofthe arm, and Capt Luke's belt was en-.
about two inches without Any injury To his person
Capt Turner called 10 the Bishop for protection bu,
the Bishop told him that he could not protect them
They then, after an inehectua effort to get into one
Mormon house, succeeded in getting into another and
put the inmates out of doors. The Indians dared not
attack them in the house, as they still had their
pistols They then offered a reward ef 900 to any
one who would let at the camp knDw Of their stu
alton, but one would do II.
The Bishop started a man for soldiers, and our men
desired them TO by the camp and tel ten men to
come 10 their relief but, instead OF doing as he was
desired, he TO camp and reported thai the Cap
tain said not one Of Us should leave camp. In the
course Of three four hours our wounded men came
in
We now numbered twenty-three wagons, and in a
few days, after having hired men TO 20 with us
and tell the Indians that desired TO 90 through the
country peaceaby, started ont again We Travelled on
without any loss excep, what gave away until We
got 10 Muddy, where we found about three hundred
warriors. We gave them six beeves. Here was
where they had killed the last of the train that was
ahead of ns. One man said he had helped 70 bury
sixty persons-men women and childrep-all in one
grave.
We left the Muddy about toclock in the evening,
and travelled over the desert ti!l O'Clock al night.
We had about 4l0 head Of loose stock n iron, Of
train. Our interpreter had tod us tho, the Indians