The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12
GRrAT- HERoIsM

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TaE following very interesting remarks
mon liz bravery and heroisa q our gal
lant army copied from tlie Ieyad q
scent date.
4 s,,si I Sp Navy The War depart
j,,sat ias itIsl issued III pamphlet form z
3sTeil,le tfibsteto he iistYeSy, etldnFancg
md nalyiiotistn Of that portion Of the VI
army Which Inns RECENTLY been4engaged
h, conflict win Indians 5tiscaIlcd Order
81 Sd / 4. aud describes, ina pltlisaiit man
tiar ne chief eigagttFlcls " tlit Summer
r,a,i, Mig iii theilepartnieist DC the West
sbe SsTyice 81 Major seiswiek stoanlapd
!. sra;iIst ne KiaHas Iatbe department
". Texax Lieiit. IfazclH's expedition, Cor,
ijoral Collins plack, and Meier Hsiatzel.
man operations, aud other gallait ne
3iIons iptiie Departmental New Mcxi-
II the NaSajo war furnishes several exs
4t.iur chapters. IL tie department Of
. Utah. tie late depreaatious committed
jiI,oa emigrants; mid III the department of
5jalifornia The incnfsious of the PaiRts
iSarnocks. and Shashoues are commented
.ol III detail and furnishes iEInamerable
eTideBses Of Tho trinis md energy of
nnr soldiers III eAnmeratiug iitstans
fi,s Or individual hcrOism, with which
Elie little document Is studded, the en-
ploits 81 two Irishmen receive deserved
Prominence One Pat Collins, Of the
;;ecoud CaTalry, attacked twelve Indians,
sflled one, Wonnded enc mortally, and
TWO slightly; and routed the remainder.
Private Wheelan. Of the First Cavalry,
having been surrounded and attacked BY
zinc Indians, and wounded in both legs,
i;ianagrsi 10 kin two Of them, and broke
hree sabers on the skulls OF his assaiI.
ants, xhea three comrades CALAMITY res.
eaed him.
OF the whole matter itmay be said IN
81 good nature thai, Distance lends en-.
rhaDtmcnt to the sicN.n what Minor
.5sssdgwicks command may have dono
. liong the Kiawas il hard 10 tell. The
eonduct Of tie gentlemen ID Texas IS also
father enigmatical; but Or Corporal Col
:ls's pluck We dare NOT nationally have
he least doubt IS. 5.
When we come 70 the department Or
tab NE aFe most seriously indebted to
lie Void for the Iate and most startling
aowsfrom Utah. The coursge Of our
friends Pat Collins aud Wheelan il not 10
l,e questioned; hut where Pat found Tho
Twelve Indians 10 charge npon nnhclpedt
q how tho discipline Of lis party per.
united him to be So karfally and soil.
farily exposed l. difficult 10 Determine.
All the party but poor Pat wou;d not
ike To- be called runaway roNards, leav.
lag the unfortunate IIiberniaa 20 fiEh,
itlonc. Private Whcelan Was most lucky
i{. being able 70 obtail SO many sa6fes 10
break on tlie skulls Of bis assailaais; willie
tho Government might be considered
lightly - fault ii permitting suellbrittle-
metal 70 enter The hits Of their braves.
We would further request information
regard to The particular locality 81
those tribes called Paints. Bomiocks, and
5lltshopes, who furnish Ly their daring
such 'iInnumerable evidences 81 tue trials
and energy Of our soldiers, SurIl tribes
IL those We have not yet lleaf,I ii. Arc
tAey as lietiliogs as the tales We arc re.
liearslag We bare travelled AMONG in
flstribos commonly supposed tu.liye in
tab Territory, but have heard 81 none
such.
The information thus given tof The world
aecoancs a source of real wrong and foI.
u springs from the SAME Fountain
thence somaay evils hate originated s.
disappointment Of Individuals tom places
Tor which they are not SHIFTED. Every.
body in the Territory knows tint The state:
'tents referred toare aanitigatedly. IN.
true; yet they VIII no doubt receive Of.
,hlial endorsement. WIN the time never +
ZONE TIA: Indiana agents and other official
aPpointees shah be selected, or elected.
who know their duties and how Il, dis.
charge theml