The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1905-11-03
FOUGHT INDIANS
IN PIONEER DAYS.

The tollouing IL reptoauoed.by Request
lrsm the Dsssrst News Of July %, 1905.
-Four ns~ nance have bssu added to
the list since published and will be
iouud At the bottom. OF the list.
An organization ell but lost sight Of
during the recent celebration Of Piobeer
day, vas that OF the "Ninute Men,"
the hrst military orsArita.iin effected
Ia Utah. This body Of men was mus
tered into being At the special r'qussi
Of President Brigham Young, Who 10
March, isl9, directed George D. GRAFT
aud William H:KimbAll TO fern such
a eozpany for the purpose OF immedi-
ate a,tion, should any emergency arise
requiiing IL. These men Immediately
set to work aud In a short time had
mustered into service IRON the Piouseri
Of isl7 as and members Of the Mormon
Battalion" sufficient number o. -en
To carry out the purposes Of the or
rauiration. Il NUT be remembered
thu. a. that tlne the Indians were
veay hostile aud the settlers Of this
valley had Ersa, diiieul,y 10 protecting
life and property trou their rAvsges.
The original company consisted OF 90
men. but At the time Oitss Walker war
in 1880 At Provo. rsintsrcsmsats: TO
the number Of 10 men we're added, and
later . number Of others Joined the
ranks. They saw service In manJ
portions Of the territory now embracing
Utah, Idaho, Nevada and wyouipg,
And through thsir efforts the Indians
we're held In chsek Ia their dspredations.
Each man was provided with gun and
plenty Of ammunition aud he vas aned
In the sum Of 800 II he was no, prepared
for Immediate action. Il IL stated that
At enc time word was recslvsd that the
Indians we're coming down TO Ogden
for the purpose Of eEterminating the
settlers Of that locality. Imuediately
the minute Men" we're dispatched
thither aud surprised the Indians b
, iutsrcspting them on the way and pat
,ius them TO fiiTht before they had time
to understand the situation. Thu
What nigh. have been q terrible butch.
. cry was avoided. y.
. rwFSrY SURVIVORS. y
. OF the original company 20 are nov
a living aud some Of then participated
4 In the Pionssr day parade. One, Char
Z s,illman, died about two weeks ago
at his hoas In Mill Greek. while thsr'
arc some Others whose prsssst where
shouts, or whether living or dead, d
. unssriain. Following iS the lis,, With
> the addresses Of those surviving accom-
panying;
George D. Grant captain; william II
KimDall, CoAlville, fret lieutssani,
Jas. Ferguson, second lisutsAaati Ma
. thAsisl V. Jones, third lieutenant Is
"a g. Williams, doctor, Ogden; orson
+. whitney. orderly sergeant; John 4
whitney, private, Nsndon Jshn Wool
leu, private, Davis Frank WOollsy,
o private; ChAs, Decker, private; Eph-
riam X. Hanks, Privatsi william O. A.
smoot, Sugar; Aurelius Miner. private,
Salt Lake; aaron Farr, private ALFRED
, Randall, private, GilOsrt Ralph. pri-
= vAis; Benjamin Ralph, private; Gidsor
Gibbs, private, Nelson Merkley, ph
vAte John Nsbsker, Peter Nsbetsr
George Nebsker, Rich oounty; Chaus'
! coy W. West, william Walker, Manson
n Walker, Andrew Cunningham, RObsr
7. Burton, Sal, Lake william EnpsY
4 John Turnbow, ST., rhos JSrklns. Sal
Lake; Dan, Macarthur, St. GSOrEs; Jo'
hurdOck, Harrison sporry, Salt Lake
4 Benjamin Pendlston, Asdrsv Perdls