The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1859-09-17
COMMUNICATIONS.
rae cEpAR VALLEY RIo.TI.

MEssns. EDIfohs from me dePosiuons ~
s.,,,.en feniden.e in Fort Cedar, az taken BY
I. -. = anaw p,oba,e Iodea ~ Caaar
tne noh. 8. '.", d.
County y appeaiIs'--- ~ \ 1874. 4. q
THAT. between the hours or II i. M, of
-. ~ ana 4 am, Of The 18th, Al. d. 1850.
49, "a AZ 40 armed men from Camp Fiovd sci
a. d I hay stack al Fort Cedar, and daring ten
=. es..s minutes rapidly fred bullets into sad
Fat Sreaiiv endanRefine the lives Of the men,
.,cr,.s md children therein.
I. q That immsdiately after the firing ceased
three II the residents Of Fort Cedar went TO
na,,n FIovd some five miles distant. and receiv.
" ,hs nrcmise Of Col Smith that he would Al
a,.s ssnd guard FOR their protection: but NO
b 1917 1870 tlat. nIoht 81
4 THAT On the 18Th Of August -four residents
:, Far, Cedar y,sited The Commanding officers in
Csmn Floyd whel, one Of said four received the
{ 90 ,hat ! guard Of dragons would be sent to
Fort Cedar that evening, and that il Infantry or
s's,.,ss -.,,, s,o,nd fIsir Eo,t that Mani nav
49, ~ nv GOOD from thet, and abou, II
= un. n the 18th, 4 guard came, bntthsy were III.
t.ntyv 81 foo,iner and NOR. DRAGONS. and the me.
,.st sectlent nrevented their being 6,ed nnon. n
sccordance Win what was deemed 4 cor
~, nn aerstandIpg. n &. Il 4
!. q. That some 81 the aforesaid guard told
soma a. The Inhabitants % Fort Cedar that IN
- IT, "a $500, ~, Il i. s,,,,,,,sa5 H. $500,
"a atInl ne fFiV 4
ssa,a 5sst,oy ihs nisce ana "a sa;d ans,d
,b,sasen;ns Is ;oin them n 20 doing 80 .''
: < TIRE, 10, fa, n ~, ~ Fo,t A., h.d :.
,,.. :. h.s,d - Kin. IA
e,hs nnbl;cat;on ~ ,hs bresE;sg ~ Snencs,.s
sLa ~ lie s1orssaid ts,I,s. "a ~, g,s.,'..s
- ~, n.,.,, N re !, ,I..
~ ~ ~. ~ ". ~
.lsys x = :. AAe 'au "sssh V9e',
~ rs. 80. -. 81. 80. !,
"l,sI s1nsu.ss,on aIon ,ne Ntsat q
81 tnaso 9 ~ .ne sloiesau gnArn, tne
1919 =, ialles s, ~ ~. oedar removed lhen
~ - ~ ,s,.i - places q sare.y on
~ os ms, ~, Il. 'a ,,,a. .s..
=, 80 ~. e,su ,,, rnY ,N,slttu lam
soms othsr ~. zen aho
what acme sold;ers ma anna ~, s,. ~ ia n
$780, ~ ~, n, uus =. selH
,e co,,,,tJ n "a
49,, $1,000 .,a.i,,. W mnlcn Sol Stos'
~. 1880 h, zen Esh.
.las. AZ. = anu having 'he't
q Irha, IL. IL Il. z, - 7.
60 soldier M, ,sn 3, NV, ~, = sons - y, =
an tSs;, y = nS ,a q aug ~
~, Is ,.a .s sn !. asked MN Wne-
M. ..rl,;rs. se. 600. :, sna, upon
Ia ~ Y. IVY. sfhsie tney efjoineed secrecy
: q. Ina, ~. seo,...;d .;,,,,...., 1, -. a., s.
an soliays 80 - - = - - e.
L lam inf.n,ry 49, -. ). - =
IL. - y r. ~
10 TSs, ~ N 4, ( Y $3.50
az soms "a ~ m soJa,s ,,1.,.i NJ,
thew came ont from and ,e,',rnsd mt Gs mn.
Floyd near the headquarters ofsaid camp.
:, - t.al on me ION ol August, Col eros,
McNsiI. fba ind;sn ar :, Goesa 80, Maa a,
ialhs and The one In Box Elder Kany on, remark
ed, II cannot guarantee safety 10 you nor 70 any
moe. eawnn,,sS Nv ~. ,1s sG many out
CANNOT CONTROL the sol iiers.n ut.
u. That Lieut.. Dadley, one If ihe officers
WIN NE Aforesaid lnlan.ry gnard Of Aug. 10,
Won ara NJ, sf,s '''0s ise X opsnest
Is, Thai on the nth al Angus, o., Iobn-
Ston. after allading to ontrapes which he said
the Mormons had committed, asked, "Who the
go. an aas @heh sueh ont
IL. That Col. Crosman wished Tor the yaIua.
ton q The property injured and destroyed on the
ION ~ august, saying mat the fthssrs would
tion of NJ. army nsI ~ Lsa. Is ~ =. 'ue Iela's-
j: rs. That. pursuant 10 Col CrosmanI,s request,
bill Of The properly killed, dsmsged. and dss-
Wy 49, g. osasr on sns is9t OF august 70,
pfesen,ed 70 ssid C,osmsn ana 49, ..D =,
Camp Floyd for payment, aud that said Cros-
man man, without examining said bill, remarked,
macS sras..r IN ~. .hss. 20 we as.aess were
fore thew had conrh,dsd NO, 10 .ns.; rs t'Fte'
The fo,eoo,,o .,s,..,. ,,.n, o,,.,;a. !,
which Il. foIlosi,e 20 J. g.,,. !
Aft.r Gen Johns,on,. I, ~
nile 81 Utah ], .sInns 81 1sss ) .,,h.,
whatever viii s. Is any,v.s ;n,.r,..as ,,,h ss 4
moIestsd h NJ. per.on :, ,;.h,s !, s. * 800
full pursuit. of N. ,yocs,lans - ,,an ~ 8, IA;
elpis Of honor. q eon.,,,e,,on = gl.,a.. ~.
Gen Iohn,ton,s !, s 4, -. =,
n,on.r,. ~ 3 ass,,oy ~
p.rsoi s.clusiysv acs,n,.a dr. -. -. 80 :
pur,nit az ,heir ,ons9,, . r.
If the peopls 81 Fort c,adar f.,,,. ,d.,.,aa,