The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-07-09
BUTTE vs.. SALMON
SERIES CLOSED MONDAY

Louis W, Shurtlitf ahead. they being
delegated by Thomas s. Smith, Pres
ident Of the Salmon River Mission,
and President Young, to carry the
mail and Information TO Fort Lemhi
They made the trip by riding DAY
and night with only une camp along
the waS after leaving President
loung's party.
la May, 1857, the colony had u
pleasant visit irom President Bvig.
ham Young and q large company OF
others, including Heber q. Kimball,
Gen. Daniel IL. Wells and prominent
citizens Of Utah. They Expressed
themselves much pleased with the
colony and tue president said he
would seod them more aid to
strenRi hen the colony. lie ad yised
them to build Spanish wall for
their better protection, which they
did, at the suuIh end of the fort.
The wall is still standing. This
same year, they raised about 1000
bushels OF sheat, besides other grain
aud vegetables. THIS was the frsI
grain raised Ia Idaho Nv Irrigation.
In fultillment OF his promise the
President sent the following named
persons To streng then the settlers at
hort Lemhi: John l.. Dalton, james
Wilcox, Jane iladlock, Oliver Robin.
1 u
ton, Henry Smith and wife. Jessie
smith and wife, william Smith and
vile, William Marler, Frederick A.
Miller, Reuben Collet, Fountain
Welch, Orson Rose, Andres Quigley.
William Perry and wife, William
Taylor, Levi Taylor, James Alfred,
Alfred, Martin II. Harris, Jonathan
Bowman aud wife, Joseph bowen,
stephen Gheeu and wife, Henry HaT-
man and wife, and James Mcbride.
They arrived at Fort Lsnhi October
27tn, 1861.
Arrangements were at once made
Tor building new fort some four or
five miles below Fort Lemhi, there
b. Increasing the acreage and the
81 engJh OF the colony, and also CIV
ing mors room for the new arrivals.
A mum beI VI log houses were erect
ed Oh the plan 0I those OF tue upper
Tort Milton Hammond was appoint.
ed 10 preside over this little com.
munlty Everything went along
peaceably aud ali we're taking mold Of
the needed work, 10 prepare for win.
er
November 18th, President Smith
ana l.. w. ShurtlifI started With the
mail for Salt Lake City, but we're
compelled To return, arriving on tho
llth day of December, and reported
that tue snow was too deep and they
found IL impractlcaule to cross the
mountains.
The thfeshing OF the wheat, (shich
was done by oxen and tie cleaning
occupied all winter This clea~in
was done by tanning mill, which
Was constructed by ID. Moore and
others. at the fort
1t was Ia the spring or late winter
Of 1865 that the hostile Indians he
gau 10 gather from th" North. There
were several hundred OF them. They
wbUop ID aDd yelled. aud sncIrcled
US in their Characteristic warlike
fashion.
Feb. 2sth, lsJs, tjol. smlht saw the
Indians In a hostile attitude. lie
Sagdied his horse and called the men
10 follow INN, aud then started To
head oil tie cattle which the red.
skins we're stealing. Many Of the
men st,rted tr follow him, but Col.
Moore, fearing that the fort ~ould be-
left exposed ~ the foes, organized q
COMPANY OF ten To fOllOs Col Smith
and detained the rest TO defend the
fort. The Indians fired on tie co,.
onists. 6OeTgs McBride and James
Miller were killed, aud Col. Smith
and four Others we're wounded. Col. |
Moore detailed men TO bring ia the
dead ana SOUNDED. he foresight OF
David Moore saved tile fort. for .it
sas discovered aftersards that the
Indians expected that the colOnists
would punue then, when, having
soms Of their tribe in ambush, they
would take possession, Xiii the mso
aud carp off the women and child
rem
An express ~As sent BY Is. II. /
Watts and Ezra Barnard to President /
Young, informing him Of what had
occurred. lie Immediately sent out /
one hundred aud aity mounted uisn
ana t~snty wagons with provisions, I
under the command Of Col. Cunning
ham 70 relieve the colonists and es-
cort them 10 Utah.
The fort Was vacated March 2sth,
ls5s. Then men were sent forward