Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-06-17
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Another Attack upon Enigrmls by
Indlans. on saturday msi u rumor was
In circulation that another company
of omlgianls had been attacked IN tho
vicinity OF Cty Rocks near the junc'
ton of Sublctrs cut.on Win the SAT-
Lake road and that about Onc'half
their number had been Killed, The re-"
port was confirmed In the evening by
two OF the party Mr. Charles Mcbride
formerly of kentucky ana Mr. John
Andrews, who came IN passengers lhnl
afternoon from brigham tllY by The
northern stage coach These gonllc'
men state that their company consisted
Of 10 men. some Of them from c0lllor.
mia ana some from carson Guy Cold
nm and other places IN WnHhOc, VINO
met At l.asson's Meadows which place
they left ON the 3rd inst, some OF them
bound for Denver ana the balance OF
the cmpnny for Missouri nnd other
states whore they had formerly resided,
The company were well mounted, wen
armed, and had four pack IN addition
90 their riding animals,
They Travelled up the north aide of
the Humboldt, and arrived ut the june.
ton OF the roads, near city Rocks, on
the evening OF The llth without inter-
riptlon, In the vicinity Of which place
they cnmped that night The next
morning, having taken the SAT- Lnko
road, they travelled but a nlle or Two
when they heard the lowing OF cattle,
which led them 20 suppose that n com.
pany Of cnlgI0nts were onrnmpod
near by, and on docrylng u smoke proc
duced by camp llros, n short distance
from the foud, some two or three men
rode towards Il for the purpose OF pur.
chasing some meat II possible, Of
which they we're IN want, They hnd
not gone far before they discovered
that the smoke proceeded from AN In.
dian and not nm omlgrant camp Mcot-
ing with some OF the Indians, who np.
pcarod very frondly, among whom was
their CHIEF or leader, ana soolng very
large herd of cattle some four on llyo
hundred head, near by which the ohiof
said belonged ~ him ana his band they
made known their wants. Tho chief
told them that " they would go into hls
camp he would sell them all the beef
they wanted, They did not miatrust
that there wnB anything wrong lill they
had rode on n short distance further
when the chief asked one Of the men II
he was cnptnIn ana being told that he
was not, the chief told them to 30 back
To the road and tell their captain 10
come into tho camp with all his men,
and they should have all the beef they
wished, They accordingly returned TO
the company but Instead Of going into
the Indian camp, mlslrusting tlonchory
they thought II prudent IA Increase the
distance between them ana the WHY
led men, and proceeded on their way
but had not gone far before they were
fired on from The road side, at which
they started at full speed, followed by
from 30 10 40 Indians, mounted on good
horses and well armed, ANA by "A much
larger number on foot, \ running lghl
was kept up some 20 milos, during
which all their horses were wounded,
y, only one man was hurt, and he but
slightly,
on reaching De Cassuro creek,
branch " RAFT river, having been com.
PEELED 10 abandon four Of their horses,
and two others giving out, which dis
mounted two of the party they took up
into the canyon, ana endoaNored 10
galn position among the rocks, whore
ihoy coudl defend themselves, az 10
proceed would bo certain death to all
who would be endorsed, while the say.
nprs continued their pursuit which
they would IN all probability do untll
the last man should be- Killed hut the
Indians anticipated their movement
aud before they ronchod the rocks three
" their number were Killed, From that
time, which was about tho middle OF
the day, they fought the Indians, who
swarmod around them thicky until
after dark, during which time another
man was Killed aud -four wounded, two
mortally,
ON obtaining possession OF the AMI.
malls M about or o'clock M the
evening most Of the Indians drew OF
whoopng aud singing hdoouBly Soon
after the Indians retired tho seven
men who were unhurl, with the two
who had onch nm arm broken. left their
position lust M the moon was rising,
iaklng With them the two who wcro
moltnlly wounded, and carrying them
down 10 the bank of the creek whore
they placed them side by sldo lie IN
each being nearly extinct and then left
them and moved slowly and cautiously
IN the direction Of tho settlements In
Boxoldcr They were I'VE days without
food aud fortunately met u large com.
pany Of onlgnnia some six miles be-
yOnd Bear River. bound for Humboldt,
from whom they Obtained relief sam.
uol RlloN one of the wounded men, and
two others named Jackson and Grant
returned with that company who had
some 80 wagons and about so armed
men The other eiikC Mcbride, j.
Andrews, James WIN, Ell Wilkinson
..-.-.-.. Lawson and johnson Foster
the latter wounded IN the arm, came ON
10 Brigham CITY whore they arrived on
Thursday, and from thence to this ety.
whore they VIII remain few days ana
then proceed ON thin way to the cuHt
The indiana In addition To their
horsoT, blankets otcu Rol u consider.
able quantity of ammunition, uud most
Of the arms with which the company
was well supplied, How many Of the
Indians were Killed Hud wounded is
not known but many Of them Worc
seen 10 lnll
The names Of the Killed os given hy
Mr. Mcbride, were John Conner whose
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