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Show 94 INDIAN DEPBEDATIONS from death by Indians, near where Bailey Lake was subsequently shot and killed. During this summer Lot Smith and John Clawson arrived from Utah with the mail, and returned with the mail from Limhi to Utah. Early in the spring of 1856, the colony sowed a large acreage of wheat which gave promise of an abundant harvest ; but the grasshoppers hatched out in myriads and destroyed the fruits of their toil and blighted their hopes for this year. Before them was indeed a fruitful field, but when they left, behind them was a desolation. The land was cleaned of every vestige of vegetation. This forced the colony for the third time to resort to Utah for fresh sup-plies of provisions and for seed grain for the en-suing year. David Moore, Pleasant G. Taylor and others were sent with the mail to Utah and to bring back supplies. At the commencement of winter, Hill, Parry and Lychonius Barnard were also sent with the mail from Limhi. The two companies returned with the mail and supplies for the colony, May, 1857. ( It should have been stated in the summer of 1856, a body of troops, fifty or more arrived at the colony in search of Indians who had commited depredations on white settlers in Oregon. They stayed about one week and then left. In May, 1857, the colony had a pleasant visit from President Brigham Young and a large company of others, including Heber C. Kimball, Gen. Daniel H. Wells and prominent citizens of Utah. They ex-pressed themselves much pleased with the colony and the President said he would send them more aid to strengthen the colony. He advised them to build a |