The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22

/ handsome monument still stands to tell
of their bravery. May they rest in
peace. Among the dead Indians found
on the field after the battle were the
bodies of many squaws, but this shoot
ing could not be avoided. 1t was quite
accidental. The squaws were among
the braves, making bullets, loading
guns, etc, and when it came to the
hand-t hand fight, the squaws were
in it as we'll as the braves. When the
fight was over $50 squaws and many
children were found in the camping
ground Conner ordered that pro-
visions be supplied them and that they
be unmolested. The army then re
turned TO camp, bringing the captured
horses. mules. etc. These Indians were
the worst that had ever banded to-
gether. They were chiefly renegadeS
and survivors from the tribes that had
been nearly wiped out by the settlers.
For II or 10 years these had infested
the northern Humboldt route, murder
ing and plundering every wagon train
that passed. 1t will never be known
how many emigrants persisted in this
way. Though they had earned rest
from such work, they were very soon
called out again, for in April of the
same year the Indians in the central
portion of the territory broke out
against the settlers BY the prompt
dCllOH anu Qu4Ck movements THIS W d.
quickly nipped in the bud by Colonel
Conner and his men. At Spanish Fork
on April 10. 1865. the Indians were very
severely beaten and lost many men,
only few of our men being killed. /
wish to contradict every statement
and accusation against Colonel Connor
and his men.
In conclusion 1 wish to say that l
am a living pioneer; that I came TO
Utah in 1917, in September; that
can solemnly swear that the facts
above stated are true. To all religious
bodies (save fanatics in any l bow in
Difference; for all l hold equal respect.
| must say that gross misrepresenta-
tons of this people-commonly called
MOrmons-have repeatedly been made
by religious fanatics. These fn1S-
statements. though oft repeated, have
become truth TO them. and so under
the name of religion. and even wear
ing its cloth. they have maligned and
abused this people Since 1858, and up
to the present date, / have always
been and still am engaged in contract
ing supplies for the troops at Fort
Douglas where l have known every
commandant and officer to the present
date, and I refer any inquiries as 10 my
record to the war department al
Washington, D. c., and to the military
post here. l am not afraid of nv
record being searched, for l know 1t
is clear. I wish TO say that no act OF
disloyalty on the part of these people
can be suostantiated, except the gov
eminent wagon train affair.
On every July 4. our national birth |
day; on July Is, when the Mormon
battalion was drafted; on July "a, when |
the pioneers came; on Feb. p, Wash
ington's birthday. and on other ma
tional occasions, the national flag has
always fioated at the masthead, until
the passage of the Edmunds bill, in |
1862, and even then matters were |
speedily Strengthened out and "Old |
Glory sent to the masthead.
This is an unbiased, unprejudiced |
record, whether it be welcome or other /
wise FREDERICK HEATH, Sr.
Signed in the presence of Frederick |
]. Vincent, Nat Ward Fitzgerald