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Show 166 INDIAN DEPKEDATIONS Illl Illllllll Illlllllll a consultation was held, in which it was decided that it was not safe for us to cross the river at the regu-lar ford. Consequently a cattle ford was chosen. When we got to town, we learned that most of the men had gone to Manti to mill, but was expected home the next day. We all stood guard that night. The next day about ten o'clock the Salina men came home; they had camped at Willow Creek, distant about eight miles, during the night. Soon after, five of us start-ed home. When within about three miles of Rich-field we scattered out hunting rabbits. Some one outside of town saw us and reported that the Indians were coming; he knew that it was Indians, for one had on a red blanket. I had on a big red flannel shirt which I wore instead of a coat. The drum beat and all the people gathered at the meeting house. When we got to town and saw no one, we wondered what was wrong, but when we got to the public square we saw the people at the meeting house, and when things were explained it was learned that we were the Indians that had been seen. Many of the men with the best guns were out in pursuit of real Indians who had driven away a lot of stock. MINUTE COMPANIES ORDERED AWAY FROM HOME. About this time it was decided to send the min-ute companies away from their homes to guard the trails and mountain passes. About the 28th of July, Captain Niels L. Christensen with a company of men from Richfield and Captain Isaac M. Allred with a company from Spring City were stationed at Fort |