Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-14
Hardships Encountered on the
Way TO San BernarliuO in
The Early Fiflies
INDIANS WERE VERY HOSTILE.
Some Sent to Happy Hunting Grounds
For Interfering With Pilgrims
Other Incidents.

ed Mormon Pothnnders Guests Of Sen
ator clark This reminded me that
7 was something Of a pioneer myself,
and although not the "Od Pioneer |
mink that | would come in good Sec
ond
It was on the 18TH day Of December,
1853, that the writer struck the tran
over the southern route to California,
IN company with j. and +. Reese and
some g5 young men. There were also
-four or FIVE families on their way to
the Golden state, An went We'll with
U5 until we struck the Santa Clara,
in fouthem Utah, This happened ON
the FIRST day Of January, 1854 In the
afternoon Of that day, some 12 or 10
Indians came 10 our train while we
were ON the march. The natives Wero
anxious 10 have us stop the train ana
donate Tor their particular blnehI
shirts tobacco, sugar. aud many other
things The Indians were informed
through our Interpreter that We would
60 into camp soon; then their wants
would be considered However, TINS
was not satisfactory 10 the lndlnns,who
finally succeeded IN getting ahead OF
the loose stock which was I'M charge
Of John Y. Green, Carl Murray Dr.
Lynch and Mr.. Atwood,
FIGHT WITH INDIANS
This was a very favorable point TO
hold up train, the road being very
narrow. with thick brush and trees
on one side aud high ledge OF rocks
ON the other However the boys did
not take much time to consider the
situation carr Murray drew his rec
volvcr and fred, sending ono OF the In
dlans ON his way 10 the happy hunting
ground. Whether the shot proved IA
tsl or not, we could not say, as he was
Immediately taken into the brush by
his COMPANIONS About this time busi'
ness began 10 get lively. a number OK
Indians rot on tho ledge Of rocks, by
the roadside, and as the train passed
out Of the brush into tho open wounded
three of our men. The wounds were
made by arrows, as the Indians IN
those days know but little about fire.
arms
ANOTHER DISPATCHED.
Within a short distance Of where the
trouble commenced the train was
stopped A number Of the boys, arm
ing themselves as quickly as possible
and started back with Or Lynch In the
lead armed with q double barrellcd
shot gun, As an Indian was about to
nun his bow string ON the doctor, ne
lot Mr.. Indian have the contents OF
both barrels. which seemed more than
the Indian was looking for, and 1t was
believed that he went 20 keep company
with the one that Murray shot
A FLAG or TRUCE,
By this time it was getting a little
too warm for our friends, the enemy
ana they made break for the cedars
and cactus. We were not molested al
ter THIS, bu. two days later when we
struck the Rio Virgin, we discovered
n number of Indians on the opposite
side OF The river. waving white mas
The Indians were half mile or more
from the road, but we could distinctly
hear. "Mormoney Wanga vino which
our Interpreter informed us sgnited,
"Mormons very good but we did not
feel very good, and ! am almost sure
n Mr.. Indian had been near enough
We would have given them a few shots,
PROVISIONS RUN SHORT
About January 6 we comped on the
Muddy. near where the railroad
crosses that stream. and two days more
brought ma 20 the Las Vegas. The
next important place was Resting
Springs AZ this place an inventory OF
tie provisions on hand was taken,
There was but little left besides -four
which amounted 20 about 2R pounds
for each individual II was yet goo
miles 10 san Benardino, and quite UNI
certain when our expected provision
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