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Show INDIAN DEPREDATIONS 189 bis tracks they came back. Bennett motioned to his comrades pointing out where the Indian was hidden. At once they surrounded the place and one of the men shot and wounded the Indian who jumped up and came at Bennett with a large butcher knife. Bennett emptied his revolver at him without bring-ing him down or stopping him. When within a few feet Bennett threw his pistol hitting the Indian on the temple and knocking him down. The Indian had no more than struck the ground when Bennett was on top of him, wrenched the knife from his hand and cut his throat. This finished the jailbreakers. TOWN OF SALINA VACATED AFTER LOSING MOST OF THEIR STOCK. On account of the exposed condition of the town of Salina, and the people having lost practically all their stock that place was abandoned by its inhabi-tants April 21, 1866 ; most of them going into San-pete County. From Whitney's History of Utah we glean the the following: Two men who had been engaged in strengthening Fort Sanford on the Sevier in Piute County, had an engagement with two Indians be-longing to Black Hawk's band, April 22, 1866. One of the latter was wounded and the other killed. Hakes received a severe gunshot wound in the shoulder. Immediately afterwards, a number of Piedes who were camped near the Fort gave up their arms and approached the settlers with overtures of peace. This offer being accepted, the settlers at another point, thinking the movement genuine and general, visited a neighboring Indian camp to induce |