The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-09-01
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F,tfn sflrIosj augs ia, 1890
En- Mo1STA ISEEhs :.. 7 4. y. s.,: n s
DIAN ,sIA; Sines tie commensurate q;
Indan difficulties On thisrosd, there have beeii
70 many rgmoTE ailopt, and reports 0f express
riders etc, etc, having been shot at, sotsis 81
rhich have proved FALSE. that have not con;
sideTed tbs stories q that kind which have
reached my ears lately, worthy u notice.
A couple of weeks since iiie express riders
from Raby, To Deep Crsok Haid they we're shot
AZ IN Antelope Kanyona Tho early Fart Or
last weeks news; came 10 Hubby that aoire
Eetnigrants were attacked IN the same kanyoA
Both these reports we're discredited Until the
ernisFant train II question Rrrived al Rsby,
when one Of the men who had his horse shot
from nildsr him BY the Indians went ~ fee
hept Perkins. Arrangements were iainedi,
atsEy made for sending troops 10 that IA rec ION.
Lie1t Perkins being very III with nouptsin
fever, Lieut.. Weed took command and left
Ruby WI th twenty nix men nm the morning 81
the ! lth inst When within eight miles 81
Ekap kanyon, the express from the west over
took Aem. but the rider on getting ia sight
tof the station, fonnd il surronnded with III,
diana snd the door closed Hc accordingly
rode back 70 inform Lieut.. W., who though
very unwelh himgeisl itptaedihtely made mr.
fangsnlerits to- relieve ths station He took
uliet mounted men he4had l-eig hteef, Eeafing
The balance with TIE wagons. anil hasteneil on
Qn arriving In the valley, they al scattered
PITT and BY this means deceived the hostile
|Nollves Into the belief that they were more Of
.I1lrown band come To- assist them so soon
01Nnyef,a a. they discovered their error, they
N|||eFed 20 Tetreat. Lieut. Vs. Intention
FI| ~ endeayor to get part Of his men be-
||N the Indians and the kailyon, so as 10
f[.Etnt their fctfeatf hut ia some way his
nfI|| were misandeFbtood, and Corporal Nit
artR aha
ding In getting on tile other aide 81
|10. " the Indians But ii seems the sudden
ON nd scattered them 10 such an extent
N vas impossible with the few men Ut.
M 10 surround them; and Mr. M . rsesiY.
'et in his thigh during the charge
1diAns cred the first shot, moFtaily
private Cowley, who died atliahy
Ie' ..I morning, Ptiyate Hertsog was shot
Sri ~ y e neck His wound Il verysdanRer,
cu| n1t mortal They also had two horses
Az flnnlars had from Corporal MitehelI
|ls ~ here must have been upwards Of $50
bout rs armed with good fities
teI@1fl|' y at Ruby, He and Shocnb thiak
thtII hAse been Bannacks there Those
lAtmI n rifles stood Gre well for about
Given n'1utes. Indeed, SO long as IL was,
~ ~ 1eht. Mt. NJ said they did mol
4 sen 0'.|I 20 give ground but wlieneyei
ss "A gst as@ Ss sssy E ssa g S. NJ
i tetn Indians killed, and as many wounded
There were number Of the natives unSrined
who did nothing hut run in and out Of tit
melee and carry off the dead and wounded
/ Five, however, were killed SO near the station
they could not take Them away. z.:E. +
i'll ltproyed . more serious affair than tlfinE
all the Go-shutes In these mountains are able
70 make II, and those engaged found il To- be
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