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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 221 A CAVALRY COMPANY LEAVE ST. GEORGE. ELIJJAH EVERT KILLED. HISTORY OF ST. GEORGE STAKE. Trip of a cavalry company from St. George to Green Eiver as reported by John S. Adams of An-nabella. Dated Sept. 18th. A company of sixty- one men from St. George and surrounding settlements were ordered out by General Erastus Snow as a minute company which expected to go as far as Green Eiver. The men from the different places met at Gould's Eanch in Wash-ington County, twenty- six miles east of St. George on the 16th of August, 1866. They were inspected by General Snow and Staff. General Snow told the boys that if those who were called would obey their officers, all would be well with them, if any of them were hurt, it would be slightly ; he also said, if any of them had been hired to go, they might return home. Continuing the journey from Gould's Eanch, August 18th the men made their first camp on Short Creek, where they saw a herd of wild cattle. Captain James Andrus, who was in command, detailed six men to go after the cattle and drive them to Pipe Springs, or Whitemore's ranch. The company went on to the place, and that evening the detail brought in the cattle, the horses of those driving the cattle being well night exhausted, ten or fifteen men were sent out to help them in and drive the animals into the Whitmore corral ; an old cow that had been tame refused to go into the corral, and made an effort to fight the men and horses ; finally they had to push her along, but she was shot several times before reaching the corral. Captain Andrus killed and |