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Show 158 INDIAN DEPBEDATIONS touched them, jumped into the river. He crossed over and hid in the willows on the west side till night; bare headed and with feet bleeding he then made his way to Gunnison about 16 miles distant. A conference had been appointed at Manti, President Young and some of the twelve were ex-pected to be there. On the 14th of July a company of men from Monroe ( then called Alma) and some from Eichfield, were on their way to Manti on horse back enroute to Conference. Near the Gravely Ford where a trail left the road making a cut- off to the ford, they took this trail. In doing so they saw Rob-inson's wagon up on the road, but thought it was some one camping. After crossing the Ford they saw, near a large bunch of brush, a man's hat. Lorentz Dastrup picked up the hat and handed it to Wm. Morrison, after which they rode on, crossing Lost Creek and the large wash. There they saw, out in an open grassy place, a horse with the saddle on feeding, and thought they saw a man lying down supposedly resting. They stopped at Salina. Some men from Glenwood returning from Sanpete, carried the sad news of the killing of Anthony Eobinson to Glenwood and then to Richfield and Alma, whose people turned out and brought his ef-fects and the body of Robinson home. Joseph Mil-lett coming from Manti reported at Glenwood and A. W. Buchanan and Geo. Pectol took the news to Salina. An express party under August Nielsen of Richfield also carried the word to Salina, overtak-ing Judge Morrison and party, who took the sad news to the Manti Conference where Presiden Young and party from Salt Lake City were in attendance. A number of men were sent back from Salina, and |
