Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-03-29

grain to emigrants or TO feed their
animals, as they expected a fight
next spring with the United States.
President Young did not intend TO
let the troops into tbs Territory. He
said, eve are going to stand up for
our rights, and will no longer be i'm
posed upon by our enemies. and
want every man to be on hand with
his gun in order and powder dry, and
instructed the people to part with
nothing that would sustain life.
Haight repeated the order permp-
torily, and l complied, though my
wife advised against it, and my
whole soul recoiled. finally con-
eluded / would go; that | would
start by day break in the morning,
and try to get there before the at
tack was made upon the company,
and use my influence with The In
dams to let them alone. | crossed
the mountains by the trail, and
reached the Meadows between nine
ond ten O'Clock in the morning But
| was too late. The attack had been
made just before daybreak in the
morning. The Indians were repulsed
with one killed, and two of their
chiefs, from Cedar, shot through the
legs, breaking a leg for each of them
The IndiaSs were in terrible rage.
| went to some of them that were in
the ravine. They told me to go to
the main body or they would kill me
for not coming before the attack was
made. While was standing there
[ received shot just about the belt,
cutting through my closhes to the
skin some six inches across. The In
diaas with whom was talking lived
with me at Harmony. They told me
l was in danger, and to get down
into the ravine | said that it was
impossible for me to do anything
there, and | dare not venture to the
camp or TO the emigrants without
endangering my life. | mounted my
horse and started to meet Colonel
Schuriz. travelled sixteen miles
and stopped to feed my horse. Abont
sunset | saw Schur'z and some ten
or fifteen white men and about ore
hundred and fifty Indians. We
camped. During the night the In
dams left for the Meadows. re-
ported to the men what had taken
place. They attacked the emigrants
again about sunrise the next morn
ing, Tuesday, and had one of their
number killed and several wounded.
The white men reached the Meadows
about one o'clock in the afternoon.
On the way we met small band OF
Indians, returning with some eigh-
teen or twenty head OF cattle. When
we arrived at the Springs we found
about 1000 Indians, among whom
were two wounded chiefs. The In
dlans were in high state of excite
ment. They had killed many cattle
ard horses belonging to the COM
pany. | counted sixty head in their
encampment that they had killed in
| revenge for wOunding their men. By
the assistance of Oscar Hamblin,
brother of Joseph HambIin, and
Sehurtz, wersucceeded in getting the
Indians to desst from killing any
stock that night. The company of
emigrants had corralled all their
wagons but one for better defense.
THIS corrall was about 100 yards
above the Springs This they did to
get away from the ravine south, the
better to defend themselves. Attacks
H. M
and from the rocks on the west. The
attacks were renewed that night by
the Indians, in spite of all we could
do. When the attack commenced
Oscar Hamblin, VIM. Young and
] myself started 10 go to the Indiana.
When opposite the corral on the
north, the bullets came around us
like shower of bail. One ball passed
through my hat and the hair of my
| head, and another through my shirt
grazing my arm near tho shoulder.
A most hideons yell of the Indians
| commenced. The cries and shrieks
| of women and children 80 overcome
mo that [ forgot my danger, and
rushed through to the Indians, and
| pleaded with them in tears to desist.
| told them the great spirit would
be angry with them for killing wo-
| men and little children. They told
me TO leave or they would serve me
| the same way; and that | was not
their friend, but a friend of their
| enemies; that | was squaw and did
not have tie heart of brave, and
that | could not see blood shed wi b.
out crying like baby; and called
mo cry, baby, and by that name |
am known by all the Indians to this
day. owe my lite on that OCCASION
to Oscar Hamblin, who was mis-
sionary with the Indians and had
much influence with the Santa Clara
Indian. Finally We prevailed on
them to return to camp, where we
could hold council; that | would
send for the big captains 10 come
and talk. We told them they had
punished the migrants enough and
may be they had killed nearly all of
them; we told them that Bishop
Dame and President HaighJ would
come, and maybe they would give
them part of the cattle and let the
company go with the teams. Wodnes-
day morning asked man named
Edwards to go to Cedar City and
say 10 President Haight, tor Gods
sake, for my sake, and for the sake
of suffering humanity, to send out
men to rescue that company. This
day we all lay still, waiting orders.
occasionally few Indians with
drew, taking few bead of cattle
with them. About noon | crossed
the valley north of the corral, think
ing to examine their location. / erept
up behind some rocks on tae west
range, where | had full view of the
corral In it they bad dug rifle pits.
| The wheels Of their wagons were
chained together. The only show
for the Indians was 10 starve them
out or shoot the I'm as they came out