Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-05-27

Vencrateu age ihefe mas grown Wy
In our isir hnu generation wnose OK
perience Is not married ny 'ne 'o,'s'
snxietie, ana sorrows OF 'erf'o'e
interDecine conflict. But the memory
ofthose who offered their lives as n
asc,if,c. IN p,rnstuat, the Uuion IL
r., l.,
e'eie"'iS o"e.i'"'o, """ ~
OF each succeeding MAY, "tno nion'n
If fiowere," comes with Its smiles OF
sun.bin. and t,ara Of rain, the beauti.
~, !, n,-.,o,I,I nav a,ouse
i"' oeienno"'v' VI ',ouV -,
tenderest feelings OF the living 'o"hrus
the sainted dead Flowers for their
,Yav., aud vorda NJ praise and afiec-
Ho"' oo''Noh Wv ''"fa"'
mon exist tof 'hose Whohe p'esence
Ia mortality 10 but memory, whose
conpaniopship In immortality Ia n
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eacteu OCCASION IL no" mhuo 10 ihoiuue
I'll lovsi ones who rest In the quiet
ruy,. tepatdless of whore or when
=, 40 ,,o.saI IA. a,i.r, ,,yar
N'Os.' vs.
many theIe are VINO nave ihilen on
batileHelds other than those OF the
war for the Union. who nre ontItlea 10
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thelr heroisnl ana eAcflnco In ueianu-
ing the hVcs anu MONIES OF inc people
against savage anu bioodthirsty Toes.
IN thls number may Dc incluueu thOso
VINO ioht their hves IN 'he BLACK HAWK
Ahulsh war IN OIah, Wnloh IolOWed
cl0sn upon tue suppression OF the ke'
b.iliOD. In that war many Utah PEG.
Pic were victims OF the rcd mans
oAuly Jury, anu the now lair anu
u ufishing Sanpete Valley and sur.
founding country was the scene OF
niaDy sanguinary deeds ere the strife
Ial ceased.
The month OF May twenty
seven years ago found the Utah
militia engaged In determined anu
nfduous campaign to compel the
inulA1s 70 accept terms OF peace ana
crase their murderous incurslons into
Few months later their efforts
were crowned with success IN an effect
OF the defeat OF the Indians at the
battle OF Thistle Valley. Most Of the
militia engaged In that battle were
Young men who still reside In this
Territory. The officer who command
rl the infantry In the fight was
captain Jesse West OF this city. To a
NEWS representative he thus narrated
the circumstances connected with the
engagement;
"In 1855, about the last OF May, 1
was ordered TO Shnpete with the hfty
men under my command, ~
aid In protecting the settlers
there from the Indians who
Were then on tue warpath. Shortly |
after my arrival at Moroni was sent
lOrwaru win thifty.six men TO Thistle |
Nniiey. NJ that time there was posi- |
tnere, under command OF Captain
Albert Dewey: who had about twelve |
cavalrymen. Their camp was located
on the south bank OF tho creek, their
wagons being placed In semi-circlc,
,he enus OF which rested on the creek.
M9st OF the horses Were herued out.
tlde OF the camp, In front, when we
arrived there.
"Ihat night sentinel observed
what nc supposed was an Indian I
crawling along the opposite bank OF
me creek, and hred his musket. After
thlh alarm we MI laiu IN readiness for
hh altack until Daylight. We then
hhaue an examination OF the gr0unJ,
ana iound tracks resembling the
pnhh OF mah,s knees, and OF tho
tnlck part OF the manu- Az hrst some
thought they were bear tracke, but we
were soon convinced that they We're
not,anu that there We're indians about.
o'uets were issued that no one should (
venture outoi camp without permle-
SION.
'LNerytnlng seemed quiet anu safe !
Wheil, ABOUT hali.past niue O'Clock that
morning, June ~, the sharp report Of
rino startled tue post. Looking In
the direction whence the sound pro.
ceeueu, 1 saw, ABOUT hve hundred
yarus distant anu Just emerging from
me cedars, Two OF the men from our
camp, put not OF my command: they
Weie thhries brown anu Dh'iu Jones'
EVIueniiy tue former was wounu-
Gu, US ne was pslhB hsnhteu ny MS
companion 10 walk, Just then, from
snoft us'anee IN mo rent OF the Two
men, n'e mVun,eu InuIauH usrheu
lotwaiu, shooting several atlows,some
o. ~hion STRUCK tue "ouhueu mar" VINO
ion'
"a. uh Juhc,uI1 'he survivor uteW
ne loNoiNeI, ahu hiso .na. oi nls uh.
,o'uhatc oonp"hlon, onpueu ool, w
.no saVhges, anu posAn 10 retreat wheh
aimos, su ii. ,, he men VINO
were guAroing me hoises were nearesl
70 whore ,ho Houuie was, anu
u' az nn tnuian WIZ ABOUT 10 scalp
htoWh ~ no my uylnB' one OF the 1
! untus, Young PrVAto hhheu carr
!, uei' u9wn, tooN ehIeiui h,m, anu
",'N. MS sno' seA.'eieu .ho lhuihns,
v Nv IebIoalcu " tho COURTS III nhsle, |