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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 51 growth and watched all night for Indians, having planned to let the Indians pass us; and when they should reach the mill Captain Chidester's company was to attack them and drive them back for us to attack them. Thus they would have been attacked both in the front and rear ; but we got no chance to put our plans into action, for the Indians never came. " After we had been away about twelve days, we received orders from the Lieutenant- General to re-turn home. The first night after we left we encamp-ed at the springs north of Nephi City. That night the Indians tried to drive off our horses, which were feeding, but our guard being strong around the horses prevented the Indians from getting them, and fired pretty lively for a short time ; the balance of the guard with the camp surrounded the horses and drove them into a corral, which had been left standing when the inhabitants evacuated the settle-ment and took shelter in the city of Nephi. The next morning we saw some blood, but no dead Indians. Next day we reached Palmyra. During the summer and fall we had to keep up a vigilant watch against the Indians. While we were in Sanpete, Indians were lurking around Palmyra. One man by the name of Price was shot in the knee; also one of our men ( John W. Berry), sent home with an express, was shot at Summit Creek through the hand. The In-dians drove off the Allred settlement's stock, and during the season killed several men in Sanpete. One man was also killed at Summit Creek. We had another expedition, Sept 26th, of a couple of days after Indians at Salt Greek, in Go-shen Valley. We came to an Indian camp just at day break and took the savages by surprise. As they |