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Show 56 HISTCfRY OF SANPETE COUNTY. Jan. 10. Boundary lines of Sanpete county defined by act of the legislature. Moroni was incorporated as a city. Indians raided Washington and Kane counties, killing Doctor Whitmer, a son of John M. Moody's, Peter Shirts, and others. March 12. Gen. W. S. Snow arrested nine Indians, including Chiefs Sanpitch and Ankawakets, at Nephi, and placed them in jail at Manti. Four were tried and shot, by order of the chiefs, for complicity in the several raids on white settlers. April 2. Indians raided Salina, killing three persons, wounding one and driving away all the cattle. April 14. Indians imprisoned at Manti broke jail, three were shot by the guard and the others pursued to Jan. IT. Feb. 5. 2sebo and killed. April 18. Chief Sanpitch was killed by a posse in pursuit of him for breaking jail, while in hiding north of Moroni. April 21. Salina was abandoned and the settlers took refuge in Sanpete colonies. April 22. Thomas Jones was killed and William Ivory wounded by Indians, while on guard at Fairview. April 25. Indians attacked the settlement of Marysvale, killing Albert Lewis and wounding another man. April 29. Andrew Peterson was killed and Thomas Davey wounded by Indians, near Fairview. May 1. Residents of small settlements in Sanpete, Piute and w^evier counties were counselled by President Brigham Young to collect in bodies of not less than 150 as a protection against Indian attacks. May fi. Col. Heber P. Kimball and a company of 50 men arrived in Manti to assist the settlers in fighting Indians. May 6. Capt. P. W. Conover and fifty men arrived |
