Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-09-19

i Lewis, and he was getting his ans
.lsmunition from somewhere. We got
| Word at the fort that Mormon militia
| men had secured evidence to the effect
\ that Bridger was furnishing it. and
| Bridger LETT the fort before tnGy came
| to arrest him He had IA secret trail
| through the mountains, Independent ot
| all the wagon routes. and he went
clear across Wyoming to Laramie
without ever once getting on 10 the
road.
~ was with Bridger ali tile time. and
/ Know he gave his men the stlctesJ
orders not To sell To Indians of Black
Hawks. tribe for any price. lsnpM
how they got their ammunition how
ever. The friendly ShoshoneS bought
1t at the fort as usual and then sold
to Black Hawk al q price three times
as great That's how he got it. and
the mil5tiamen, Knowing tneir am.
munition came from the direction oc
TT. Bridger suspected him of selling it,
After he left his partner, Naslue% sold
the fort to Louis Robinson OF the milI-
tia, but Bridger went on down to
Laramie and sold 1t to the government,
their expeditions, which he held from
that time on, coming back into Utah as
the guide for Johnstons army.
when the militiamen came out 10
Bridger there was Il Frenchman there
we called big Bill He sassed the
halt he refused, and they fired upon
him j came up to help him after he
fell, and Robinson asked if he had any
message he wanted sent anywhere 1T
anyone asks about Big Bill, he said,
lust tell them he went to h with Il
lead mine OF his own to keep him COM
pany.''
There is a record made by Eticnnu
Provost, from whom the city
of Provo and the Provo river
1923 he was set upon near tho.
mouth of that river by II band OF
Snake Indians under II chief named
Mauvais G;tuchc. and n massacre re-
suited in which all but himself and
three companions out 81 men were
slaughtered the massacre beginning
While the whites We're seated smoking
The pipe of peace with the Indians.
Therefore the story Of Mr.. Lewis that
in 1887 he had a hard fight with In
dams on What is now known as Bat
tie Creek, north of Springvilie has.
historical confirmation. at least 10 the
point of making that country a bad
Indian section.
WAS a BAD INDIAN.
This Walker was bad Indian long
before he fought with Brigham
never could depend upon him. My own
trouba began during II trading "trip.
Bridger had sent me in with IS men
and a trading outfit and told me not to
start Trading until | saw Walker and
got his permission. so there would lie
no trouble He pledged his word that
he wanted peace. and then Just as the
trading was at its height, he slapped
HIS hand over his mouth and came at
one of our traders on y full run. the
others joining with him.
THAT means war said the man
nearest to me, and / answered here =
where WOULD as soon die for an old
sheep as a lamb and opened fire on
Walker With thas he and his In
dams slipped over the brow of HILL
and we quickly prepared our encamp-
ment for a fight. t was case Of
blaze away every time anyone showed
himself and pretty soon flag OF
| truce appeared In Il new direction Up
| Fe. They told me they had been track
| Ing Walker who had stolen their cattle
and horses and wanted to join US in
! the fight, declaring they had been
| guided to us by the sound of our arms,
! which were very different from the
| Indian guns.
Well we left the Indians to the
! Mexicans and pulled off up the canyon,
| figuring that the Indians would take to
| the rocks as soon as they got a chance.
! When they got to the rocks, we were
| already there and in the roc<iest sec
ton we opened on them at close range.
| giving them "A mighty good two hours
of fighting.
INDIAN SLAVE TRADE.
Fremont mentions this Walker again
in the pre-pioneer period, as does also
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