Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-20

Nv ne AN'6o'rs 'O'A ',
pointed Indian Agent. was instructed
during the summer of 1858. TO proceed
to the scene of the massacre and res.
cue the surviving children. Accord
ingly he took a company Of cavalry,
and left Camp Floyd for Cedar Civ,
near The seem of the massacre. On
arriving at the ground he found
The Bones Of One Hundred and
Fifty Human Beimgs,
Men. women and c~hildren-the once
flower and pride of an Arkan sas viii
lage. Let us draw, if possible, the
impenetrable veil of forgetfulnes~ over
this CHASTITY scene. The gloomy con-
temptation, even at this distance of
years, is better put aside as a mirror
of horror now shattered by the hops
of the avenging angel coming - the
hangman's moose now dangling threat.
eningly over the head of John d. Lee.
In gathering up the remains for burial
it was discovered that 4 large number
of persons had been shot through The
head. The wolves aud coyotes hal
eaten the flesh from the bones, but the
terrible evidences of this inhuman
slaughter were strewn thickly upon
the scene. Children's trInkets, baby
shoes. woinen's toilet articles and wO
mems hair Law here and there, wea. her
btaieu, vet still recognizable. II maj
be asked here who were these unfor-
tuna.e ones WIN, crossing the bleak
and barren plains to our hospitabie
coast, were 40 ruthlessiy slaughtered
by Mormon fiends?
In 1913, upon tne IrSI eAc'e'hent
created by the gold discoveries in CAL
;f,rria savaral nionaers of arkansas
- C.,,..-I.. ..-...u. go,
"e"' W C"''of"'" >" So"i'n vi s"'"'
They were very successful, ana with
their accumulated gains thew returned
~ their homes for the purpose of TAX.
ing their families back to The new
Dorado i'm which thew mad been so
fortunate. The train which WAS soon
made no. consisted of forty wagons,
a large mount of fine bl0oded cattle
and horses. and one hundred and for
ty.six men. women and children
nrobably n of the wealthiest trains
that had ever atte,npted to cross the
plairs. The start was made i'm the
early sprinv of 1877. wa nnw forget tho
exact date. and the first part of tn. trip
was made withont accident. On arriving
At Salt Lake. however. the eve of their
dire troubles WAS upon Them: for ON
vettinv into the citv tn. y we're told bv
the Mormons that il was too lale to
c,oss the Sierras throuyh the aid emf.
grant pass. and that there was a be. /
mass nv going down through Southern
Utah. pas,inv throuuh The O bern
part of Nevada. going over the range
IF the AMI coming ont near
Los Angeles. Placing i,npIicit conf
dence in The statement. the emi.rants
started NV The southern rou,e. Passing
through the settlement. of the Latter
dav Saints. they canned At what il
NOW known as M%ountain Meabow..
a little. narrow valley Il vid,ny the
hills and on ea,.h side. with
a plentiful suDplv of wood. grass. and
water-a beaut FIJI MACE To ca,nu. Lit
tie did these moor mmiprauts think
that mi, beautiful sDot would i'm a
short time be their sepulchre-tbe
scene OF a sanpuinary ma~s-acre-the
most horrible butebery of which there
il anv record i'm the annals of Ameri
can history. even thouvh wa 90 back
To the bloody deeds and horrid story
of the Indian murders in the valley OF
the Wyoming. While TIM, encauIped
ana fearing no danger. o~nia,lv Resin,
in tbi, To-. civ plot. thew we're sutd.n-
ly attacked from behind the adjoining
hills bv. As thew supposed. Indians
Az ths first fire sey-ral of the emf
grants were wounded. but the pioneers.
however. were used to Indian warfare
and we'll SIX lied in The use of the r;i..
and at the first onslaught had no
trouble in keepiny their a~s.ailant.
At long range. Their waron.
were quickly drawn / o a circle,
the wheels sunken into the eartl, to the
hnbs. works thrown M. and a
hastv Int thorough defense made.
Here. lehind their rude breast works.
for i've long DAYS and terror shrouded
nights. thew sustained themselves sue
Va ssfulIv against The attack. ali thi.
lime s~npnosinv that their a.sailants
we're indians. Early on The mornin.
of the sixth day. however. To their ioy
thew discovered a large bodv of viii e
men approaching the belea yuered
cainp. II proved TO he John d. Lee
the commander If the Nauvoo lepicn
ard his followers, AMI in this fatal
hour began the scarlet tinged history
of the slaughter that follow ed. Under
tha yui.a IF ~fr;opdsh;u .nJ with a