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Show 210 INDIAN DEPREDATIONS When Ivie 7 s company reached the valley the sav-ages intercepted them, one Indian who seemed most daring rode out in the open. The Colonel dismount-ed and with his Henry rifle took a shot at him ; the redskin lopped over on the side of his horse. Some of the other Indians rode out and drove the horse with its limp rider back into the cedars. Another Indian had left his horse and was sneaking in the wash, when Orange Seeley and R. N. Bennett rushed up and got the horse with saddle, bridle, a long lasso and a buckskin jacket. Seely kept the horse as a trophy of war. At that time it was not known what the conditions were at camp, so the troops made haste to get there. After an exchange of a few shots the besiegers drew off with their booty. About dusk Colonel Ivie's men hitched their horses onto the company wagons and moved them down to the wagon road more in the middle of the Valley, where they would be less exposed, in case of a night attack. The Indians had fought the boys all day and if they had not received help there is no doubt but that the Indians would have taken the camp, as the savages were receiving reinforcements during the day, Brown's body was taken to Mount Pleasant. The writer and three others arrived at the camp the following day with provisions from Mt. Pleasant and militia men arrived there during the day from all parts of Sanpete county. Colonel Kimball and his command arrived early in the morn-ing and about the same time Major Casper came upon the scene from Moroni with General Snow of Manti in command; the pursuit of the retreating savages was hotly begun by the combined force of militia, the trail of the Indians being plainly marked by |
