, 1874-11-18


stock had boon captured md driven OIL carly tn
tho a.thck. On the aixth day. early In tho morn"
lug, thoy discovered lnreo body pf men coming
nl Tho road from toward Cedar City. No firing
had hoon dono that morning, and no supposed
Indians In sight. A wh1to flag was hoistcd BY
tho white mon approaching Them. md thcso
tioonod emsgranfs, believing tho newcomers 20
ho friends. drogaol a beautiful young gll in
IN token Of fricndhl'lp: Tho prosumcd friends
tcr~Day saints,-andQ iloadod by John D. Loo,
tho ina., Just arrested for crlmiaa1 participation
in tho t,aHsncto that followed.
4 parloy ellsuod. Leo told tho emigrants TINT
thoro woro largo nnmlors OF Indians III tho hills;
but II they (lo emigrants) would lay down thor
nrnls they would protect thom and take them
oack to tho Mormon soltlomontu, they thon
and near tho Novada l,no. Altar long raf-
Icy tile omgrants consented to the proposition
OF Ice. 1t may DO horo remarkod TINT these
e1njRtauta had With them about S1b0 0n0 In gold,
qsa Hss ey % ed b eSs sap pESowns @ y Yen, yse
took tlioir nrms with them tho Indians wero Ii,
such great numbers that they would massacre
thotn. Plunder, said tho Mormon chief, was ali
tho Indians wore after. the pioueora then laid
valuableB as they could conToIllontly carry, and
consented to accompany tho Mornon8 back
to Codar Olty-12 mitea. Tho omigrantB mnrohod
out of their Notifications III tho direction OF tho
aboyo-named place. Tho 1formona, headed by
Leo, fell directly In thoir rear: At this time not
an Indian wae In eight, and 900 yarda from tho
wagons OF tho onigrarta WAS inanguratad Tho
scouo Of this torriblo dsod. Leo and his party
commanced firing upon tho omlgrants, shooting
several Of tho most prominent mon through tho
hoad on tho trst fire. The etniytans being eli.
troly unarulol, tho slaughtor 1Yaa MI easy task.
After nl the mon and most Of tho wotnon lad
been killed. young lady Of l8 summers sprung
forward, aud, clasring her bands fol- upon her
s 6se il sa font a Of los Sssnsa him ospsa 10 RrF' % s
around tho neck, declaring to him that
slle owed her lifo; that Bho was ongngc1
to marry him on her arrival there. Lee. aftor
hor, aud then With lis knife cut hcr throat,
leaving lcr body on the spot to bo oaton by
wolves.
Sixteen innocent children wore aaved from tho
genoral massacre. Two Of tho number wero 7
yeara old, the balance between mud 8 yoars Of
After Mr.. Rogers, the Indan Agent. had
buried tho bones OF tho emigrants TINT bad been
loft to bleach within u miles Of tho Mormon
tho children in tho hands Of tho Mormons Loo
having TWO Of tue Number. Tho Mormons
asked pay from tho Agent for taking caro Of ll,o
children. Up to this time tho wtrid supposed
tho emigsantH wore murdered by tho Indians,
but tho subsequens relation will ehow how fur
tho snyago Indians weTe connected with tho
affair.
lIr. Rogers gathered tho children together, re-
fusing to pay tho rausom demanded for thor re-
lcaeo By tho Mormons. After ho bud tho chil-
drcn in bis camp, near tho Mormon settlement
at Ccdar CITY, TWO OF thon. thon about = yoala
Of age, told 1lr. Rogers TINT Leo aud tho wlllto
men murdered thor parentB. OF conrho Dir.
Rogers was astonnded Ut this. tho iirst informa-
tion 10 Ind received Of tho real authors of tho
diabolical massacre. Ho pursued Lis nvostiga-
}ffItu fhH nffif1ran nnH THAR faAfinHnp