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Show 272 INDIAN DBPBBDATIONS that my horse was shot, if I wasn't, but my horse was not hurt. Jack Allred said ' * You hit an Indian. ' ' " I am not certain whether I did or not," was my reply. Later we caught a mule which one of the Indians that I shot at had been riding. This mule had been stolen from Peter Oldroyd at Glenwood at the fight in March, 1867. I then rode towards Spring town and met members of the militia who were coming to the rescue of the herd and hay teams. The Indians had stolen twenty- eight head of horses and started to the mountains with them. We followed the Indians up the trail south of Bill Allred ' s can-yon and the militia had a small engagement with them on the mountain- side. The Indians were fol-lowed to the top of Horseshoe Mountain, and on the way up my horse gave out. Thomas Coates, and a tame Indian from Moroni, and I followed to the top of the Horseshoe. When we arrived there we discovered that all the militia- men had return-ed to Springtown and we did not see any Indians there. Then we returned to Springtown where we ar-rived about nine o'clock at night. Here we learned that William Scott's father- in- law, James Meeks had been killed, and also that Andrew Johansen who had been wounded, died that night. RAID ON SPRING CITY By H. S. Ivie " About nine o'clock as reported on the morn-ing of the Spring City fight I was riding down to the hayfield with Sidney H. and James B. Allred, when about half way between the stone- quarry and the meadows we heard some shooting. Christian |