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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 209 liton and Homer Roberts who were farther north, saw the Indians take the horses and came back to camp. They were immediately sent to Mount Plea-sant to report. The others were chased by the In-dians but got into camp safely. The Indians who did not know that an express had been sent kept the direction to the settlements south closely guard-ed. The fo? lowing account was obtained from Eskild O. Petersen, one of Colonel Ivie's men: When the express arrived at Mount Pleasant, Col. John L. Ivie with his company of cavalry hap-pened to be up Pleasant Creek Canyon and through the hills scouting, the cow- herd being in the foot-hills below them. About two p. m. they heard three shots down the canyon, and they gathered at the herd and was ordered to help gather the stock. Pre-sently they heard five more shots, farther down the canyon, and they knew that to be a signal, upon which they left the stock and rode down to the mouth of the canyon, when they were informed that the Salt Lake boys were being attacked in Thistle Valley and needed help. They were ordered to get there as quickly as their horses could take them. The distance to town was about four miles and when they got there they received their orders and started for the north. When they reached Fairview, six or eight men were ready to accompany them; and they ar-rived in Thistle Valley about an hour before sun-down. The Indians by this time had the camp sur-rounded, and the boys were keeping the enemy back the best they could without exposing themselves to the fire of the savages. Their ammunition, how-ever, was nearly exhausted and the Indians had all their horses except six, and these were all wounded. |
