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Show 18 In Juno 1&*$ , Chief Walker and twelve of his trie tribe of San Pete Valley, where the Mormons were oot-' ling, declared themoelveo friendly and asked to have their people taught ho?/ to build and farm. " tfithin eix moono I will send you a company, w oaid Brighan Young, who conferred with them at Salt Lake City. The Firgt Utah War. But in the autumn of 18^ 9, the Indiana couaaenced all sorte of annoyance © ; shot several head of cattle belonging to the Mormons; broke into isolated farm houeea, terrifying women and ohildren. One Indian being killed while in the act of pilfering, open hootility followed. Fort Utah whir'- lv?. d been ereoted for the purpose -. of intimidating the Indians, became the refuge of the colonists. Tiers they were attacked by the Indians, ind after a threo day skirmish, the Indians were driven from their entrenchment0 with rifloa and cannon. The Hormone h « d only one man killed / and eeveral wounded. The Indiana loot a great number, ao measles had broken out among them, weakening their power of reaiatanoe. Gome who had retreated to Bancroft, Hubert Ho?/ e, History of Utah, p. 313. |