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Show The Indians said they were Mormon boys, and on inquiring what they had come down in such a hurry for, they answered nothing. After some little confusion when we first drove up, the Indians became quiet and appeared glad to see us. We remained with them until the 25th when, as the weather was becoming more inclement, we returned to Fillmore and put up at the house of Mr. Peter Rabison where we were received and entertained in a hospitable manner. In the evening we were visited by Mr. Edwin Pugh, who invited two young men of our party, R.W. James and James White, to accompany him to his house which they did. But they had not been gone long till some persons began to storm the house, some of the rocks passing through the windows and smashing the lights. Mr. P. ran out and asked what they want. They asked what he was doing with those damned Americans about his house. Mr. P. said they were not Americans but Mormons. They replied that they were no better than Americans or they would not be with them. I state these facts as they were related us the next morning by the two young men. Mr. Pugh informed us that they had been sent by the Bishop to tell the Indians that the Americans were coming to their camp to arrest the murderers of Captain Gunlson (sic) and to advise them to look out. As we were about leaving I did not investigate the matter any further. But as the subject came up again in the evening after we had camped for the night, I thought to ask Piu-tuts who had accompanied us from Spanish Fork if he had heard the Pah-vants say anything about it. He said when he reached their camps just two or three raids ahead of us the Pah-vants were in great confusion and some of them were running off. They said that the Mormons had sent them word the Americans were coming to tie them, but he told them that they were fools, for we |