Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-12

~, ~ WI w;,iiar, PAD ana Trnmas Clark
,.ars s,iiad nv Indisns nj the uintah
snrings' sanpeie Valley.
October 2-At n skIrmisb between the
whites and Indians, at Nephi, Juab
county, eight Indians were killed and
one squaw and two boys taken prison.
ers.
November o-Chases sawnii ~
pese sounss was puin ,s oy hnrnad six
A Mose u, 20, VI G,na,l san,aonin.
No~smhar i2-.The mail train was at
tackled by indiana six miles from Lara
mic and three men were killed. @. A..
Kincade of Great Salt Lake was robbed
Of $40,
,ss.c,rs ~, MUIR ouSs,son pARry
~
One Of the most atrocious onslsughts
a.. ~ III -. Ia aa,,ss..
IN .ne ,o ~, .s .rss, n.
yaa ..o o. a., VI an sr,.ss. 1iy,n,
nor toung teceiVeu III eAptess Nis,"k
an accounted the massacre on the ION
OF that month, by Indians, oil Capta u
John w. Gunnison ana seven OF MS
party, near the swemps OF the Sewer
river. Captain Gunnison and twelve
of his parfv had departed from the
rsst nd wbiI. at breakfast. n hand q
InJ; ne irt.nding n destrov n Nor.
80. ,,',i.r. ,a., =, h.ra cnma npnu
mn III a. Iii, .'e.s 80 apsn
.nem auu
turned by the Gunnison party. but
they were overpoWereo' anu only IouI
etcspeo' ounn,son 1u s"e.y
nrfows SUI. INV US oouy, ~"
Mnen Iounu nsu gus VI us s w.
bean nearly COMPLETED, tpstru ments
And the animals. were taken by the
Indians. Governor Young immedi.
atelv aept aid To CRptaiu Morris, to re-
Isaac him from his critical posltiop IN
ire miast n, the Indians. and endsavor
80 ,ht.I,, n,s io.t nrnnar,v
,s'a as.ana IL 1.a,,s,.,,o,
us i1ssssxo W vuo nos' s'.. VI
'na' yeai oo'einoi "u"s e"'u'
In tho military department of the
wcrritory there il Int lille change from
last wears report. except an Increase OF
about soyen hundred names 10 the mus
Tar rolls. In the southern settlements a
q, aat portion Of the troops have been
Tent in almost constant seryice in order
IN nreserve the inhabltants and their
pronortv from Indian arpressions. . . .
During tho late troubles. twelve of our
citizens have been killed at different
LINES, anu many wouhaeu; anu seven oi
Li,,aS On ,he Sar,ar 'o
c.,,sr,c ", rrp ro cu,rp wA,xrp
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One Of the Interesting Incidents Of
the war OF 1858, is the following caus.ic
letter IIom Governor Young to Captain
Walker the noted Inuian CHIEF:
Gpp.r sA,r JAup c,rv
~ Juiv 81 is5a
c.. ,v.u rna -.
baoap ~ s,nnha in tho monntains when
na,' az, ,oua.nms You ara foo, for
fiph,inp our best friends, for we are ,he
best friends, and the only friends that
YOU N.Y. IN .ne wosu. ts ~, 10y o.se
mouiu NH you II hoy e9u.u se'u ,s,s ~.
you BY nunsiy nonu a ~.
luan uown W .he svs.' s.,ie i aau W.
IN h're you HHS p , 1919 a.u , ,iy"i
you hre aIaiu Vi sno ,ouaoso mnion
senu you' you ean 20. sono y, u ps,
uheIs NY Nnrss anu .non you WI. hnow
sn.s :. 10 sVoui uI9 ~. sos sovu
natuieu again woulu nke 70 soe YOU,
y yo you Lille you ~o ,n ~ han. .e,,
iou hnow 'nat nays Always peen you'
peS' iriehu' phi"hA@ iooNu'
The Indian wnr OF this period closed
In tn a,rinv of 1884
c,,,v co,,N,,, .p,v.rpD mo
The records show that large mum
ber Of pro minent citiz,ns called up,r
the CITY Council on the evening o
Auaust "a. 1874. and nslitIoned IN.
boav in tasa st.os IN tha dirac,ion n
nr...w,i.a ,,ss.a,ra 81 dan,aa..;a y,
Aaaso .nu
" VIC Auuia ? "noso uotoiosD n.'ach'
were 'etIotizlng Wnlte settiers IN al
paris OF tne otate. Inc prese nee ant
object OF the petitioners AT the meet
Ing ,reierTe to are set forth In tn,
s 'Ao 'oo""e '"n
The Bishops and representatives of tn,
Bishops wards-by reports of meeting
held in their various wards, by citizen
OF Great Salt Lake City and by verba
testimony we're unanimously In favor o
building wall around the city, us de
Iense against Indian aggressions; ever.
"a sr, OF .he cry was represented;
o,an nayoi lniu,ieu i. oi 'Io ona,f ma,
wera reaav IN ranor, an ordinance ~
the regulation of the wall being built
Mr.; Felt reported that the committe
had not any well arranged measures de
nned. The COMMITTEES thought proper L
defer the introduction OF a bill until ate
this meeting.
Governor Young lwho was IN attend
ance ana permitted TO speak called upo
the citizens present-if any there wer
who were not In favor OF the wall beih
puilt,-io bring forth their objections.
Judge snow SPOKE OF the cost an