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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 41 to kill him. A parley ensued and the robbers were imbued with a more kindly feeling. One of them went home with Mr. Severe, and the latter sent a messenger into Salt Lake City for an interpreter. On his arrival a personal treaty was made between Mr. Severe and the Indians, after which he always went wherever he wished in safety, regardless of the difficulties the Indians might have with others. Tne last raid made by Indians on the the animals of the citizens of Tooele Valley was, doubtless, brought about by some thieving white person. Not far from Tooele City an Indian Chief known as Naraquits had a son, about sixteen years old, who sickened and died ; with him, in accordance with the custom of his people, he buried a rifle and some buckskins for his use. After an absence of several weeks he returned to visit the resting place of his son to find that some sacrilegious white man had robbed the grave. It was but natural that his vengeance should be aroused. Shortly after this some one hundred horses, mostly belonging to Nay-lor and Bringhurst, were driven off. It afterwards transpired that they were taken to Fort Bridger and sold to U. S. Soldiers, who at the time were stationed there. In 1864 General Connor's Command was used to protect the Overland Mail Coach on the road from Stockton west, where the Indians had committed some depredations. Detachments guarded all sta-tions and a guard of two or three men were killed at what was then known as Bunt Station, near where the town of Clifton now stands. At one time thirty men were stationed at Government Creek for sixty days. A little west of the creek Captain A. Smith |