Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-10
Daily Nirainian.
Life and Death on the Pla ans-Mormon
and Indian Massacre Terrible Details.

and Indian Massacre Terrible Details.
The San Francisco Herald of the 9th instant
received by the last Overland Mail contains the
subjoined narrative Of o se,i les OF Mormon and In
dian atrocities, related by Mr.. james nj. Hswk-
ins. who had arrived at San Francisco via Salt
Lake City:
He eays there was large number Of trains on
the way, amounting in the aggregate to over one
hundred and twenty wagons, and Ave hundred
men bnt they were divided up into small parties
OF from twelve to fifty individuals each. These
trains travelled about five, ten, fifteen aud twenty
miles apart. The emegIants got along, without
difficulty until they arrived at Graycly lord. Kin
caids party camped there in the evening about
four O'Clock. and let out all thoir animals to grass
About dark, the guard tending the cattle discover
ed twelve Indians secreted in the bushes. lie i'm
mediatey reported the fact Ia kincaid. who hitch.
cd up his cattle for another start. just at this time
he was Joined by Sheppards train. and Knoaid
proposed that they should travel in company to
Rock Springs, to which Sheppard consented, and
they proceeded to Rock Springs. which place they
reached by daylight next morning. AT the Springs
they found another small train, under the charge
Ola Mr.. Trink, who had fifty head Of cattle. just
before arriving kincaid went aheud, aud discoy-
cred baud OF Indians sampoding 1rinks cattle,
nj LOT which they drove of. Trink proposed that
they should stop Mt the mouth of the cannon and
wait for more companies to come up. to which
Kincid agreed, but Sheppard drove on few
miles further into the 'ann1n. Trink asked Shep-
pard to lend him his hor, recover his lost cat
tie, but Sheppard replie that his horses were for
the use of hls own company exclusively. Triuk
then applied to kncid. who Immediately loaned
him his horses.
In the meanwhile some OF kincd's cattle had
got mixed up with SheaparI's, aud he followed
Sheppard. who had progressed about three miles.
To recover his stock. lilo WAS accompanied by his
brother and Mr.. Hawkins. our informant. They
had got within sight OF Shcppards train, when
they saw Sheppard and his man fred upon by In
dans' who were in considerable force, kincuid.
his brother and Hawkins wheeled their horses and
iod back toward their own train, but they were
met by IL party Of thirty Indians, whereupon they
took to the mountains, pursued by twelve Indians,
while the rest went help in tho fight against
Sheppard. kincatd his brother and Hawkins
were pursued for three weeks, during which time
they subsisted on berries, small game, &c.
In tho meanwhile the U. $. Taoops in Utah had
got some information of wha, was going on and
detachment was sent out. The troops iohnd Kin
cads camp unmolestcd, and were informed Of
the circumstances. A party sent to trace
kincaid, and found him after some search Un-
der escort of the troops kincaid, his brother and
Hawkins were restored TO ther camp. The sol
dicrs then went out to hunt up the Indians, and
succeeded in finding party of twelve oi the dep
redators, ten of whom proved to be whites, Nor
mons. The whites were all hung by drumhea
court martial, and the two Indians turned loused.
Sheppards train that had been attacked, con.
sisted of twelve men and several women, of whom
eight men and one woman werc killed. Another
woman and her husband, together with their
child, m infant aged eight months, mounted
mule and fed but the infant fell of and the pa
rents could not stop to recover it. A day and
half afterN ards the babe found lying where it
had fell and quite unhurt. \ teamster was shot
while driving his wagon; he fell back in the vehicle,
and Mormon mounted to examine it, when, dis
covering some whiskey in jug, he took drink.
found that the teamstcr. was not quite dead, when
he exclaimed, damn you, amt you dead vet"
and then beat him on the head with the stone jug
until all sign Of life had departed. On the next
morning n train of one hdndrad wagons and 400
men assembled in the cannon near Rock Springs,
where Sheppard had been attacked and they pro
cecded on their journey with kincaid in tie nd
vance and man namdd Gam in the rear. Gam
had got about half way through the cannon when
lie was attacked by 2S MormOns and Indians who
shot four head Of his cattle. A party under Min
card and Gam went in pursuit and continued it
for day, killing one Indian. The company had
become separated again, and at Stony Point the
Mormons and Indians stampeded Cams ca tie;
but they were all recovered except 80 heai.-
That night thirty Mormons and Indians again at
lacked Gann's camp, but were repulsed with the
loss Of eight Indians killed. Kincaid, Gam and
Sheppards train. proceeded in company 10 90
miles station where, when they were informed
by Mormon residing there that wood. water
and grass could be found in the canon of better
quality and in greater abundance, and they went
to the canon where they found another small
train under the conduct of Mr.. James. That
evening the Mormons at Twenty mile station
tered their camp asked a good many questions,
and then won't into the bush; and shortly afscr-
wards james train was attacked by 90 Indians.
Ana,her train led by Mr.. Adgerson, consis-
ting Of 1G men and boy, was wholly destroyed
at Gravelly Ford, with the exception OF the boy
men lost three who were killed by Mornons and
Indiys he also lost five horses out of thirteen
After leaving twenty mile station, the emigrants
had no further trouble. Mr.. Hawkins could not
reoullect the dates of the above occurrences.