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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 265 As soon as possible a company of men followed the Indians who were driving away two hundred head of stock and horses belonging to the settlers. On reaching Thistle Valley they met Colonel John L. Ivie and his company of cavalry from Mount Pleasant and together they now followed the In-dians and soon captured the cattle, but the Indians who had changed horses and were riding fresh horses belonging to the settlers hurried away, know-ing that they were pursued. They rushed the horses into Spanish Fork Canyon and got away with forty head. Col. Eeddick N. Allred gives the following par-ticulars of the Fountain Green tragedy. Springtown, June 12th, 1867. Editor Deseret News: In regard to the Indian raid at Fountain Green, some people may wonder why forty- five men, com-iug up with twenty- one Indians could not kill or cap line them and recover the stock, we were led to believe, from the report of the express riders and telegram from Moroni, that twelve Indians had gone with the stock, and that a war party was left behind fighting for two hours. On learning this, and that Major Bradley had sent assistance, I raised fourteen men from Springtown and followed Col. Ivie as fast as I could to Thistle Valley, to inter-cept the Indians. He ( Col. Ivie) arrived in Thistle valley with twenty- three men from Mount Pleasant and Fairview, and saw the Indians about three miles distant, and near the canyon. Finding themselves |
