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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 215 crossed the divide and descended the steep trail in-to the head of Diamond Fork, but could see nothing of the Spanish Fork troopers. There were three young madcaps in the squad that day, who kept rid-ing ahead in their anxiety to find the Indians. When the party came within a half mile of the spot where the skirmish took place, the three boys who were still ahead rode up on a knoll and gave a whoop, for a little way in advance they could see Creer's men under a clump of trees and fir-ing over towards the south side of the broad flat canyon. With a yell the advance guard charged to-ward their white friends, followed by the boys in the rear. Just as the three mad- caps got within a hundred yards of the party they were suddenly fired upon by a number of Indians, who at that moment were in the act of flanking the Spanish Fork boys. They had found their Indians, but instead of engag-ing them in a hand combat, Dibble turned to the right and came back to the main body ; Groesbeck was un-horsed by the breaking of his saddle girth, but clung to the halter strap as his horse circled to the left and came back to his comrades in the rear. Edmpndson kept straight ahead and to the left of the Spanish Forkers, until he was lost to view by the intervening brush. The Springville boys quickly dismounted, and leaving their horses with one of the men, advanced cautiously toward Creer's command. At this junc-ture several Indians were seen to retreat hastily from their position on the south and disappear in the thickets which hedged Diamond creek. The Spanish Fork boys had been in their position for an hour and had seen some warm work. Al Dimmick |
