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Show 276 INDIAN DEPKEDATIONS On Sept. 4th near Warm Creek ( Fayette) San-pete County, where three of Captain Binder's Salt Lake infantry were on picket duty, Indians stole up in the darkness, and by the light of the camp-fire were able to single out John Hay, upon whom they fired with fatal effect. His comrades gave the alarm to eight other men stationed near by, and taking the dead man with them, the detachment made good their retreat to the settlement. Soon after-wards the Indians withdrew for the winter, and the militia were able to devote the few remaining weeks of autumn to the pursuit of peace. ( During this sum-mer and autumn a stone fort was projected and partly built at Gunnison for protection against the savages. The remains of this fort, which was never completed still remain as a reminder of times past. From Whitney > s History of Utah, Vol. 2, page 208- 9- 10. GEN. WELLS ISSUED ORDERS FOR A GENERAL MUSTER. Sept. 17, 1867. Lieutenant- General Wells issued orders for a general muster of forces in the various military districts of the Territory, which orders were generally observed. At this time Adjutant- General Clawson was absent in the east, and the duties of his office were performed by Assistant Adjutant General Thomas W. Ellerbeck; Colonel John R. Winder, who had acted as General Well's Adjutant in Sanpete in 1866, assisted in drawing up a report of operations of the militia, during the three years campaign just described, which was pre-sented by General Clawson to the Governor, and by |