| Show AN INDIAN SUMMER Virginia Ephraim TRAGEDY Nielsen Utah Non-Professional Division First Place Historical Essay The day was October 17 1865 the last Civil War In Ephraim Utah two young men year made into of Cottonwood and the move Canyon despite the threat of an the stories Indian of the long plans to go Indians on attack One of these young men was Neils Anderson who eighteen years old handsome dark-haired energetic His companion Peter Larsen said the Indians had been troublesome tains logging safety so they of Ephraim men departed were thinking in there the mounwould be in numbers They came band butnumber was youth reached the forks running toward of Indians had of the road when Henry them He warned them to ambushed the loggers and Green turn back killed some of them The loggers were Benjamin Black Peter Greaves Thomas Wolsey William Hite Louis Larsen and Rasmus Jensen They had stopped on Lake Hill when the Indians madesurprise attack The men fled in various directions Peter Greaves ran west and came face to face with an Indian partially concealed in the brush The Indian had fired his gun and not reloaded so Peter increased his speed and ran down Maple Creek Peter had his dog with him and while concealed held the dogjaws shut to prevent his barking him fore When missed sundown he reached then turned Bald back Mountain Peter reached William Rite was less fortunate but was killed at Wire Grass Flat Thomas Wolsey ran east to warn an Indian home He ran down his companions fired just at be the road Louis |
