Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-02-22

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by the old emigrant route. This wal
in the spring of1857, and the emigrant.
were told their better way would be tx
go through Southern Utah and Nevads
to Los Angeles. They proceeded al
advised, and passed unmolested tol
some days through the settlements o.
the Latter Day Saints. About the
fourth day after passing through Cedar
City the emigrant band camped in lit
tie valley well grassed and watered and
sheltered by hills on either side. 1t was
beautiful spot for camp, and they
admired its natural advantages, looking
upon that as an earthly paradise which
was SO soon to be 70 them field Of
frightfll slaughter. While in camp al
this point there first intimation Of dan.
ger came in the form Of what they be.
lieved to be an Indian surprise at the
rear. The attack was sudden, but was
met with the promptness that charac'
.eslseo the nonuefsmen OF snaI slme'
"1'A ssea. iA 'n0y pA.Aeu .aep
wagons in lines Of breastworks, behind
which were gathered their women and
children. They dug trenches and ar.
ranged matters so that water and some
.e' soo ~ p1o '' "isav.' oA'n
.ae sle4set .aue Po''ueu. ilnes' WIZ
'.el lous i44se' ''.eS Aep. - way sns
a ..S'A ps1. "..aoo' 'o''' peyouo
'Ast aus'aueu ~ sue eaps4o ~ -.o'. !.
aaanA's, wn'ca y e1e fuu % a. vac a1S'
are' 81 t4s 67a1tSi
a fhViFAcEHo siAs'h' g
~. i've aaIa .Ae assau. was Aep' ny
ana me defense sustained W'snoul any
oenni.e result Dcans arrived NJ. Z AN slhs
1'ine tue appearances lno.caeeo 'oa1 'he
atsacklng party were saVaSes. iney
were dressed ana painted Ike 1nolans
ana lnlsated tner ways 80 wen as 70
compieteiy deceive the emlgrants. but
WINE mere were prooaDly Anew In0ans
among the iot tne majority OF those WHO
harrassed the unfortunate travellers were
members OF the Y tan militia, headed by
'MajorJohn y Lee. Whle the siege
lasted some OF these tends amused
themselves by pitching Quoits and IN
dulsng u other pasumes wnen tempor-
arlly relieved from DUTY. AT last, ind
ing the work too slow Lee sent word
back that his ngnt was not wnoly sue
cessni. on receiving this information
lieutenant colonel Isaac Haight' OF
Win INSTRUCTIONS TO those gong 10 Lees
ASSISTANCE tnat All put tne httle chill
dren OF the party were TO De killed."
Halsht at the time hao just returned
nom mhtary mead quarters" at
farowan, where a military council had
been heid' ana ne was out giving utter
ance 70 inc aecrees Oh the Churcn"
devotlns the company 70 destruction.
" hen the relnforcements joined Lee
ne lnasseo an the troops near q httle
spring anc maze 'nem a Speech telnng
tnem MS ofoers from heao quarters
were 10 XII an OUT 1he h''le cnl2oren."
Ahen' At sne heao OF MS command ne
tne em.srane camp, most
OF MS mock Anola's ha'lns meaa~hne
paint ana leatners. AS ne
ne sent out nag Oh truce, 10
.ne great JOY OF the emsrants, VINO
dressed pretty young sifi OF ther
party l
ALL IN WHITE
and placed her outside their defense, to
show that they, too, were disposed to
be friendly. Then followed a parley,
and Lee told the emigrants the hills
were alive with INDIANS. He advised
them to leave Their arms as measure
o. safety, as the Indians wanted plumber
and not blood, and his men would
protect them back to the Norman settle
ments. The emigrants, at first, objected,
but finally consented, and marched out
Of their Notifications, without the least
apprehension Of danger from their pro-
fessed friends. Not an Indian was in
sight at this time. BY Lees order the
men were separated from the women and
children, the latter going to the front.
Half . mile the devoted band had
scarcely gone from their camp when, at
the monster Lees command, they we're
shot dead, every one except the seven
teen little children OF the party, whose
lives the council had ordered to DE
spared. Before the women Of the party
had all been Killed one young girl is
reported to have rushed from the crowd
toward Lee. Size first threw herself on
her knees before him and begged him to
let her live. She then rose up and,
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