Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-30
An incident in the Early History
Of Sautaquin,
AN EXCITING RACE FOR LIFE


To look az the fenced Holds. and
farm. the ploasant homes that dot the
Landscape 49, You go south from Payson
todn,-with the pretty little village OF
spriig Lake. nestled close in under the
moustniu, with It's picturesque little
shoe Of water. whence u derives It's
nnfto. and then on up the slope 60 the
dyiio that separates Utah from Juub
valley. with santnquln browning the
hcEht. one could scarcely Imagine In
iooiing upon the grand but peaceful
acdie. that but fofty-nye years ago. the
blood curdllng war cry of a merciicss
band OF Indians was heard rcHounding
frm hlll 20 hill
fet ON October IAN 1854. this terri
b. cry rent the air a little southeast
u the present site u santaquin. near
no present cemetery. II was the time
81 the Indian trouble known as the
'NNnlker war; The settlers " Santa
qiln had been driven from their homes
and had taken up their residence at
fayson. It being more populous city.
tnd able by ~ strength Of numbers 10
defend Itself from the uavages. who
we're then on the war path under the
lead Of their war chief, walker
Crops had been planted ~ santaquin
that spring and n small party owning
lands 90 snntnquin had come from
puyHon that morning 10 harvest their
potatoes Among the number were
jonathan 4. Page. Fcrnco l.. Tindall,
sybrunus Cabins Ga battalion boyJ
ana John Sheffield then lad Of about
nftcuu years. These harvesting parties
came from and returned 10 layHon the
same day
ON the morning n this day one u the
boys going over tho hills with some
companions. cHplcd a wolf and could
not resist taking shot az the brute
which was contrary 10 orders IN those
days, as the nrinr ~ q KUN was the sig
nal announcing the approach uf In.
dinus. The Older people were alarmed
ON the instant, but upon nndinE out
the cause OF the shot. rcprlmnudod the
boys ana returned 20 their several
patches NJ potatoes, working with "A
viii 10 secure them Tor their winters
use.
About .. m. airing was heard again.
but the men had grown careless think
Ing 10 was the boys shooting again.
A. the shooting continued the party
became alarmed. and Jonathan 4. Page
md Lyhranus CnllNins, who were work
Ing together, looked up from their
the distance, firing at fcrnce l.. Linz
DAN ard the boy John Shcncld, They
Jaw Lindull run quite "a distance and
then fall They lost sight OF the boy
entirely.
'The Indians" said Captain Jona-
than 4. Page, Who narrated this Incl
dent ~ the early Indian wars, came
straight on towards Us, hrlug az uH as
they came. We nrst prepared To take
on our wagon box for "A breast Worl,
unM MwhN NhHmu hut mWmM OF them
camO into view through the oak brush
and corn, that We decided 10 leave and
run 20 the main body N harvestors'
We had two yoke OF cattle with us,
one yoke was chained 10 the wagon.
They got poo excited ana fnEged back
ON the chain that We could not unlock
We started IN driving a yoke Of calk-
in's cattle before uH hut they were H0
heavy and moved Hp slow, that We
The Indians war Whoup was ringing
iu our ears, and the bullets whiaulnF
around as, / was young ana good
runner and with that horrd war crA
Co urge me on, ] cleared the three foot
sage brush iu our path like deer
CalkluH who had been exposed Ia hi.
service IN the battalion, could not krof
near mc-und called out, Page, you
amt going 10 leave mcT
Hncltcnod speed until he came up
The bullets and arrows were whlstlinr
and screaming around uH again.
We renewed the puCH, the INDIAN
pressing close hchiud uH, until We came
10 thlokct N large oak brush, int
which we rushed Tor Hhcltcr3 the In
diunH soon approached above MS on q
tidge-not rnE on them. Their RCD
bodies Hhonr and gllHtuncd IN the sun
They must have been creased. They
danced about on the ridge, waving IN
scalp OF poor Llndall, and ahoutlnl
Nf.HF Az
eject Is felt when Initiated In our shan
battles In the celebration u tho 2itl
OF july. but In the position which We
wore ln at the tltne, It's terrifying cffec
had fun force and our hair stood OF
a. We dashed Into the thloltct OF onl
brush o. saw Abel Huttpriield Ga maj
noted for hlH great size ana strength
on another ridge, we called 10 him tina
the Indians were upon him ana that M
had better run Tor safety. IL secme,
TO daze him, az we looked out from on
hiding place, We could see the old maj
1--WE always called him old walking al
and down ON the top OF the slope up
poslte the Indians, waving his arms
and calling with his stenlcrnn voice 10
the boys Of PaysOn and the boys o
Spring Creek a. come on, This ruse
no doubt. had lts eject for the Indian
did not advance farther.
Thcy continued to cry TO ms TO com
out " the brush ana attack them
They dared not come near US. ! hni
Kentucky rifle that carried bal
about a. hlg us n pea, while Calkin
had an old time Taylor rifle" Ate
some tlmc the Indians withdrew am
went TO the wagon and the cattle VI
had left. There were two other yOt
OF cattle there belonging to Jane
Holman. The Indians shot and klnc
tho oxen chained 20 the wagon an,
drove on the others with them.
Luke Holman and Low Colyin CAM
up TO the thiCket whore we had hid
there were now i've Of u.s. and We FOL
lowed on after the Indians In hopes %
getting tho cattle back, The Indian
saw us coming and divided their part
some continuing on with the cattle
while tho rest made southeast toward
Rantaquin canyon. Here | had "a goo,
opportunity To count thom, and mad
out thirty-ninc. We thought the!
might have had horses az the mouth %
the canyon. and concluded We had bet
ter turn back for fear they would Gu
" on from the main body of the hnr
Vesteis We then went back TO the res
OF the people, who numbered ahou
nine
Low Colvin had pair OF horse
there. and Jonathan Davis mounted on
OF them aud rode down 10 Payson AM
gave tho alarm; and soon had nhou
forty men In wagons and on horsebacl
hnstouinr 10 our relief In charge of Co