Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-06-03

NNhsh CAPTAIN CHANT
Tho company under the command
/ Or captain George u. Umnt started
| from Great Halt Lake city ON the fcy.
Cuth day vi February. The men
marched nil night IN The snow Tor UhH
| purpose % coming upon Che Indians
unaware. The weather was intensely
cold from ten Co Twelve inches of
snow covered the entire Utah Valley
They arrived r4riy IN the morning VI
| the slh. hlyru suffered aeVDwiy ~
The marh frnfn the Indictment weather
'rhc Indians had fortified themselves
on inc Provo river They were cna
campcd 10 q bond of this river bottom.
under low blum. from which tho
| ground rcCrdcd Co The river AN this
| bottom, nt that dine. WuH
| cpVcpd with willow brushes and c1t-
| tonW o1d tlmhtr. some ~ the latter have
ING htln cat down by thlm 20 construct
thulr ordinations.
ThClc Indians we're % warlka
| tribe. under the c1mmuuG " old Elk
ana not % ihr lower class 90 which
htnublry Hpclka There were about
/ lDNcnV warriors, possessing arms "quui
| o. thNac uf tnn expedition Hrut uut
against them-thclf afmH having boon
/ obtained frum thc m0untnlnUcrs. trad.
clH, ana Huti'Hfr. Their luutFa and
ehildfcn we've Huut into thg canyons
WHILE THE WARRIORS
thus strongly fortified awaited co., 40.
/ tack. They Wnu bold pHHa...I uf 10
/ DOUBLE luT hUuHe. The Hrtu.r ulI ro.
| urrd iu thU shelter Ul their FORT. blt
| some VI them iulurl thr uHHllHutH uu
/ Welr arrival aud ala effective service
| in tno dciUnat ut thtir citY
[ Thu fufunrd. thu indian warriors
/ kspt lhr militia at bay ilii lho evening
| "a tnc second iny. hcflrn tha latter Obj.
I iHlued Huy derluHd advantage. Mean
| time nv Indians had Killed onc and
| wounded nVr Ur rlN They frequently
/ sailed Out from their ouifUuU hmrutf.
| delivered their IRE then luirAly fc.
| treated g. thg brush 80 i1Hth Lieus
] tenant hnWlnrus uu ttuuHuurl'H CONE
/ mnnd, furgcHted muyalls battery.
| which Was forthwith cuuslruricl VI
I plank laid n.y. udErNiHn 900 the top VI
] fuuucu over which wsro thrown camp
| BLANKETS and hunnlD robes This Dat.
! tef1 wir handled hy the uuiilHutr 90
| fectiVcly aud pushed towards the IN.
] dluu lltr Uf defense, ON tnt afternoon
| VI the SECOND day. % small COMPANY vi
| cnN.nlV tHiNleeu in uumhrl was urdsf-
"a hy Captain Grant ca make a. charge
| upon ne Indian qunurrr and especial.
] - 90 Frt ulaaraHiun % the luT house.
UreNiOufiY referred a.. from which the
Indians had greatly annoyed tho mon.
The little company " cavalry made
/ duahinf charge. hut were met with
| fuch Vuliey 90 urt, wuuudinr tun or
three NJ their uumher that toe lmptt-
/ uuuHly 10 thr rhHWr was fHr moo
mcnt checked. but Burton. aud lot
| thoir hunfl into tho paHnirf
that divided the rnlma N che d1u.
] bln lnf house. uf which thHN took
poe rrilUu. Oh. indians having deserted
Do nt The unaIllsht The ludiluH. rr-
covering from thr aprrHf. uf tho
"H o. ID H I'd
detachment Win ouch yIHIony. thHt ihf
| men had tu tlkr shelter urlor thH oul
/ % tho hnuHn. hut HrNcu nr rlfht uf inn
best h0rrTH Wcrv shot down Boz Yrn
tow minute iiefWrru fhe nrlnF the
men goi Into the house. upon w hitch tbr
Indians continued in fire f1r several
hours, Ia thIa company of
slNTgES PICKED MEN
wcrc lot smith Robert y. nurion.
WILLIAM o. kimhnll, james ForFua1n.
l3phralm Hanks. Henry lohn-uu. iaan
fiyn, who was woundedl urHun Whit.
ney, and eiHht others whose names We
have not been nhie tn obtain.
"fhIH charge was CumplImNutHd hy
Lieutenant Rowland aH hnlug ua tine uH
regular cavalry would make II gave
tha advantage % che enragrmrnt into
tho hands Of the milltini Tor tn indians
retired IN the uight after tho charge
leaving their dead on tho Hfuund. ear,
rying iheir wounded with them bat be-
fore iheir retreat they supplied them,
selves abuudantiy with horse beef
$50 much bravery was exhibited hy
the Indians, ana such a. desperate dr.
Tense made, that dlHpatchca had been
/ sent 10 GrUa.t Salt Lake CitY, rssiirn tedly
fcqucitlur General Wells 90 come and
take PERSONAL command. which De- did
but arrived after tho SECOND days en-,
ruromont. Thrru was afterwards quit,
HHaH I'd
Utah Lake. al which General Wells was
present aud had personal command
captain SluuHhufy omitted tn mon,
tiou that Dr. Blake, OF Dis command
was 10 this expedition, hut bic pres0ltt
ana services 60 the wounded have bfen
remembered ana gratefully ucknowi.
edged By the commanding officers of Oh,
OLD MINUTE MEN.
And II o. worthy VI note that IL wa.
this very expedition which brought oul
the men wis have since figured nH Frn.
erals IN Utah militia. In % lot Smith
ana Robert o. Burton Tor tho urat tim,
met. ana with that change together
on thc iug house hrgau he lifelong
friendship " those Two men who. nexl
10 L.ientanant-Gencia! Daniel A. Wells
have figured tho most oonsplcuouuly 10
the military history OF Utah
Having cOm pletod their surveys and
explorations, the typographical curin'
oefa leit the NltN OF the Nlnut Nlll
Lake Tor home on the 2sth of August
1850. HtHnahury, closing che record OF
his soiourn among the founders uf thii
Territory, with The following trlbut,
10 thtms
"I3efore taking leave % the Mormon
community, whose history has been th.
subject OF 40 little interest IN this clIu
try | cannot but avail myself of thl
opportunity again Co acknowledge thl
constant Kindness and Generous huapl
tally which was ever extended Co N,
party during the golourn Of rather NOR
than "a year among them The mos
disinioreated efforts were made Co nf
ford us. both personally 0nd officially
AN the aid and facilities Within thl
power nf the people aH we'll o. FORWARD
our lahors and to contribute tu ou
comfort and enjoy meut, Dnlglul invita-
tons were sent hy the authorities q
the officers of the party while engage.
ia distant duty ON the lake. o. PARTED
pate In the celebration OF their nnnun
Jubilee, on the eith 81 July, and ai
honorary position assigned them in mi
e procession ON that occasion. Upon ou
nual departure, we were followed VIII
kindcst expressions Of repaid and nnx
, ioua hopes f0r the safety and wclfnr
OF the party upon is homeWard four