Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12

my assistant to take the lenders by the
bis, keeping the horsts between us
anc the FIRE and | would lead the
others, hpt he would not do it. In
this eKtrt me momeut there was no
time to hesitate or argue the pint, so
/ Jumped on the front axle, popped the
whip TO tho borses and Grove around
double quick nn1 took the canEon of
without being hit or one Of my horses
hurt. The cannon was thon placed
oeyond the range OF the rifle. The
firing OF the cannon wns kept up all
day, the balls cutting large limba rom
the trees but awaited nothing and the
Indians laughed heartily at the
"hsrmless big gun"
The attack was resumed on the third
day anu the firing from the cannon
WAS kept up without any particular
results but q ppmber OF while BRAVES,
sm0ng them Bishop II. b. ClawsUn,
Cot. r. Il. Burtou, Edwin Walker,
Eph. Hanks and Lot Smith, made
charge and took possession
OF log house which WAS
nearly surrounded by the reds anu go
situated that the chargers could not
enter the door but rode up to one END
OF 1t and dismounted quickly aud
crAwled in. Using tho cracks for port
holes they almost Rilenced the Indians
but could not route them. The riders
had scarcely dism u nted when nearly
every horse was shot down; only
three that stood 10 the center aud close
to the house escaped the cross fire.
The same dsys company was esDt
around to come In upoa the IndiaI's
rear. Bishop Higbee's con, being
rather venturesome. went ahead, and
In crawling up through the brush was
shot and killed.
The fourth day the cannon was In
the field but ives not used much for
tactics were changed. Two moving
batteries were constructed. Two in h
planks were placed on long sled,
forming a sharp point in front, like
letter V, and high enough 10 afford u
good protection tor ten men in each
one. Hanging blankets on the outside
made 1t safe in case any bullets should
come through the plank. Wneu tue
Indians saw theee batteries gliding
over the snow so nicely and moving
toward them, and that they could not
be checked In their onward course by
firing rapidly 90 them, their laugh ng
was Iurned into howiing, as much ~
10 say they were whipped.
All was over then. AS the day
drew to CLOSE tue batteries were
withdrawn and the Indians los. no
time in packing up their traps and
moving as best they could. Their trail
was strewn with articles they conIu not
pack any further, including o number
OF pappooses, which were wrapped up
US best they could and left on the
enow. They were picked up and cared
for by the whites.
Tho detachment pursued them into
the mou ntains (at that time there were
no roads) but did not overtake them,
80 returned to camp ut night. The
nth Jay we startsd In search OF an
other hostile band around the head OF
Utah lake. We could not make much
heauway as there was no road ami the
snow was dsup. We camped ON Hobblo
creek. Ii was thou mt beat to leave
the cannon, wagons aud supplies
thare in camp under guard. The sixth
dpy company OF mounted men start
cd in search OF the band, taking moth
ing but q little lunch in their pockets,
expeoting to return at night.
But sometime after dark messenger
arrivedsaying that they had found u e
Indians, had them under guard, anu
wanted provisions and blsnkets; mt
no one In catnp was willing to take