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Show A out Ah13 im0 arrlg mtm r0r made to e3tab11b & nuli 'qry Doot t the l'oint G. A. Smitl t d d.cdiclttd on our liAto t ':' Ovr fif'ty n 1'1 wer,. c 11 from B.ver "nd lrqn doun c.e; to t ,olio' tl i· po t. S. Sm1 t11 vm 3il(' p:?oil1tcd t c t.k0 '00 mnnd of his com:?{tny. The cmty of the company V/:;-tm to oroat ... 0 .. a stock' de fort end to .ct .o, a J;'ick(i}t gurd for tho diff®rn.l!· s ttlemG.ts n nrby, .d to mak rep rtio for $ttl$rnen oy\ 0"_ i about ·tb, :f'il"t of April £u'!d did much work dJ :picket COllt, etc. until thm Q3ettlamnt of Panguitoh wa3 broken up in "'Ul" end the po. t -t-las abandoned My brother. Frnnklin Re, vrta$ onG of th compny., ot of the ttler from Panguitch mov9d into rrow,nd :th0 ot tlment at CirclfJvil1e wa!'3 1J::1 donud in P:":\,T;?goona 1. July be c use of the incr(3udng hostili tie of th!) I11di:1TI3 WrJ.lle the poat WU3 kept up bolow J?gui tch i t W call@d Snford.o Th0rll wa 'Wi th the IncliM roubl Sorn fr:1.el::dly Indians wc:r intarcat' act ing ae e ioS'S" rlhem the guard trifiid to ttikc t hem j.n to CT.Qp, thGY fired and s M. '7a®t lias wounde d One Indi:m m1.S3 killd fit.nd t h@) other one wound <1 by C. R. Hke$.. Th next day a company wont up bOTe re.ngui tch whcn. e aome of th'® Inclianfi 'ver cl.mp@d, and .skd. thCl!1 t g1 ve up 'their rnm if t h@y W01'e fri$ndly S thy }'jrofiluHi to be As the Indio.l1s wer® €o..s.i1y· excit€i}d th<9Y s o on go t into troubl® &nd firing comcnc$d on both ides. A young man, James Butll", Vfa:;, wcund.sd and 'tipO or th,i'a of th6!} Indiai13 W®l'e ki.lled ,!the r8t gave up t ir arms and 'gIlr n®ld &8 :prion(f}rs f(.)1''' a ret" daye. \ih.m th6Y Y7®T0 rola2ed th®y were told thy must rGmain in a spocified locali ty,. About thi tino a f.»imilar move WG.S made ¥.rith the Indians at Circlevill; thy wer@ diBarmd and k_pt as prion®r8. One night t_1CY' D ttemtod to O$C31pe and wel"e neMrly all hot down" Some loo1"d upon thif;; as butch.n:y 8 1'1d rot justifiabl@, and IDtl.fly con demned thi3 harsh rnOT witb friendly Indian8. Oth8r maid th®7 yer in _caguc with th@ hostil Indians nd ahQuld recoiv® th samEQ 'trcz:..tmnt. During the JR t 1;(#r prt of th tl umrraer of 1866 it wacs thought best to send out an exploril1g party from the mouthern art of Uth to lcrn whethe:r there w®r any Colorado eroS3sings &louth .mi ,t of thilJ pr<i; of the torri tory tht W did not know ab ou t Yhie inf.oation waB thought nememry to guard the lom§ of our againt s t oc k by Indi&n raids from QCr09W th@ riTer. A call ws made for W2i!hington and Iron count t ee to furnih .._en for thi e::cp®di tiOD «.»: v.ont of the comFa.ny wac from W&hington coun ty Th® men mt t Gould.9 $ z anoh , about eight rrd.les south of Toqu@rville". and organ ized. Jarne Andrew$ l.1:.s npoin 'cd c,-ptain and F. B. -{{ooley Oh,.]!j'" lain. Wooley a Lso kept 'a, journ1?_l of the tri,a Th' company from Iron county O:JaS to met th® mdn com&..ny m.te the l'o.retM.l'l. Tluf compa.ny from Iron Courtty lft p.ar(nn!n the 221Hi of Ausust, 1866. The oonl])any nunlbe:r0Gl 18; 'we had. 9 I w&m ])tck tanimt;tl. e ppointed to t.kfi oOnT.ma:nd of 'him 11 ttl forc,1I until we joinf!u tl\ main com:Nll1Y. Tr..® firte't day W$ went to riJh had of' I.i ttl Ork, ·Jhre we joined th* otr$. Aug. 23 W trvel$ in littl mor order to Jw9r Bear Vally tor dinner. P4re a $iorm OQm u whic ' • , , , It It , , .. ... , (I v .. .. .. \ .. , ' , , , I I , I .. . w t U2 through •. After it abate cmping just north of th town. lura dQY ifJ thfJ beet for gr.21.ng packed u nd wen to Famlitca tret of OGtry W$ &ed 0ver pU1'lP01BeH' of flny in. t1.k eQunry, we ". i i I I I ! |
