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Show INDIAN DEPBEDATIOHS 247 iiiMiiiiiimiuiMiimiilifminium running due east, through this canyon an Indian trail leads over into the west fork of the Duchesne River, and it was only forty miles from Heber to the Indian colony on said river by way of this trail. After re- organization of the militia we placed guards, " The Silver Grays," on the north and south of Main Street in Heber City and a guard at the grit mill, one mile east, also three sets of scouts for the three canyons, patrolling the ridge between the Reservation and Provo Vallyy. They were on duty both day and night, and were changed every four days. On the 27th of May an expedition started to the Uintah Indian Reservation. Col. Head, the Indian agent, was along with Col. Robert T. Burton and Sergeant Ross, with supplies for the Indiass ; there were also three men with one hundred head of beef cattle for the Indians, a present from Brigham Young ( church donation) Col. Head asking for an escort of the militia, the following were chosen to compose the escort. Captain Wm. M. Wall, Lieut. Joseph McDonald, Serg't John McDonald; Privates: John J. Cum-mings, Wm. B. Sessions, Hyrum Oakes, Joseph Mc- Carrol, George Boner, Nymphus C. Murdock, Wil-liam Forman, Stanley Davis, Steven Taylor of Salt Lake City, Alma Huntington, George Carlile. The expedition was gone twelve days. The personnel of a Second Platoon composing the escort is the following: Lieut. Patrick Caroll, Serg't Edward Brunson Privates : Wm. Giles, Jr., Eph. Van Wagenon, Jerry Robey, Zeke Bates, Emanuel Richman, James Carlile, John Acomb, Stephen Moore. Teams and teamsters : |