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What further outrage and insult is needed to
prove to our rulers that there is a band of armed traitors in our midst
who are making indiscriminate war upon men, women and children, simply
because they are Americans, who are more dangerous because they are
blinded by fanaticism, and who are instigating the savages to slay all who
are not saints? A terrible example seems necessary to prove to them the
power of those they are thus taught to slaughter-an example so fearful
that it shall be remembered in all their villages, and shall make them
tremble with awe when they hear the American name.
The following statements took down from the lips of the gentlemen named. The
manner of these gentlemen was in their statements, which have been duly
authenticated and forwarded by mail to Washington. They arrived in town on
the 10th instant. It will be seen that they were not permitted to see
anything of the massacre-that they were detained one day near Parowan,
that they might not arrive at the time of the massacre, and that they
drove all night that the scene of the massacre might not be examined.
Notwithstanding these precautions, it can scarcely fail to convince the
unprejudiced reader that all these men saw and heard, goes to establish
the complicity of the Mormons with the
Indians in the wholesale butcheries
reported -- that if these Saints were not actually engaged in the slaughter,
they must have stood pitilessly by, and encouraged the
Indians, whose
vindictive character they have so molded as to make it unsafe for any
American to travel in that region unless he be under their protection.
Mr. George Powers, of Little Rock, left
Arkansas, and with his train,
arrived at Salt Lake in August. He says:
"We found the Mormons making very determined preparations to fight the
United States troops, whenever they may arrive. On our way in, we met
three companies of 100 men each, armed and on the road towards the pass
above
Fort Bridger
(now in
Wyoming.) I was told at
Fort Bridger, that at Fort Supply,
twelve miles this side of
Fort Bridger, there were 400 armed
Indians
awaiting orders; they also said that there were 60,000 pounds of flour
stored at
Fort Bridger for the use of their army. We found companies
drilling every evening in the city. The Mormons declared to us that no
U.S. troops should ever cross the mountains; and they talked and acted as
if they were willing to take a brush with Uncle Sam.
We remained in Salt Lake five days, and then pushed on, hoping we might
overtake a larger train, which had started ten days ahead of us, and which
proved to be the train that was massacred. We came on to Buttermilk Fort,
near the Lone Cedar, 175 miles, and found the inhabitants greatly enraged
at the train which had just passed, declaring that they had abused the
Mormon women, calling them names, and letting on about the men. The
people had refused to sell that train any provisions, and told us they
were sorry they had not killed them there; but they knew it would be done
before they got in. They stated further that they were holding the
Indians
in check until the arrival of their chief, when he would follow the train
and cut it in pieces.
We attempted to purchase some butter here; the women set it out to us, and
as we were taking it away, the men came running and charging, and swore we
should not have it, nor anything else, as we had misused them. They
appeared to be bitterly hostile, and would hardly speak to us. We were
unable to get anything we stood in need of. We camped at this place but
one night.
At Corn Creek, we found plenty of
Indians, who were all peaceable and
friendly. We learned nothing of the train, except that it had passed that
place several days before, and we were glad to find we had gained so much
on them. The next place where we heard of the train was on our arrival at
Beaver, 230 miles from Salt Lake. Here we learned that when the train
ahead were camped at Corn Creek, which was thirty-five miles back, and at
which place we found the
Indians so friendly, an ox died, and the
Indians
asked for it. Before it was given to them a Mormon reported that he saw an
emigrant go to the carcass and cut in with his knife, and as he did so,
would pour some liquid into the cut from a vial. The meat was eaten by the
Indians, and three of them died, and several more were sick and would die.
The people at Beaver seemed also to be incensed against the train, for the
same reason as before reported. I asked an Indian at Beaver if there was
any truth in the poisoned meat story; he replied in English, that he did
not know-that several of the
Indians had died, and several were sick. He
said their water-melons made them all sick, and he believed that the
Mormons had poisoned them.
We laid by at Beaver several days, as the Bishop told us it was dangerous
for so small a company as ours to go on. Our train consisted of only three
wagons, and we were hurrying on to join the larger one.
While waiting here, the train of William Mathews and Sidney Tanner, of
San
Bernardino, came up, and I made arrangements to come on with them. We came
on to Parowan, and here we learned that the train ahead had been attacked
by the
Indians at the Mountain Meadows, fifty miles from Parowan, and had
returned upon their road five miles, to a spring, and fortified
themselves. We then drove out of Parowan five or six miles, and camped at
what is called the Summit.
Next morning an express arrived from Mr.
Dame, President of Parowan,
requesting us not to proceed any further that day if we pleased; also that
Mathews and Tanner should return to Parowan, and bring me along with them.
We returned and a council was held, at which it was advised by Mr.
Dame,
that I should go back to my own train, as they did not wish to have
strangers in their train. He also stated, that at two o'clock that
morning, he had received and express from the train ahead, stating they
were surrounded by
Indians, who had killed two or three of their number,
and asking for assistance. While we were talking, an express came in from
Beaver, stating that the
Indians had attacked my train in the streets of
that place, and were fighting when he left. One reason given was, that ten
miles the other side of Beaver, an emigrant train had shot an Indian,
which greatly enraged them; that the people of Beaver went out in the
night and brought the emigrants in, and were followed by the
Indians, who
made the attack after their arrival.
On the receipt of this news, another private council was held, after which
I was called in and told, that in consequence of the fight behind, it
would be for their advantage to bring me through, provided I would obey
council and the rules of the train. To this I assented, being anxious to
get on, and asked what was required of me. Mr.
Dame replied, that in
passing through the Indian country, it might be necessary for me to be
laid flat in a wagon and covered with blankets for two or three days, as
the
Indians were deadly hostile to all Americans; that if I was seen, it
would endanger the safety of the whole train. My friend Mr. Warn was told
that he would also go on, upon the same conditions.
At Parowan, it seems, when it was 'for their interest' to bring us
through, the elders had no control over the
Indians, while at Buttermilk
Fort, they were able to restrain them, as they declared under great
provocation.
On Friday, the 18th of September, we left Parowan, and arrived at Cedar
City, some eighteen miles, about one o'clock. During the afternoon, an
express arrived from the
Indians, stating that one of their warriors had
run up and looked into the corral, and he supposed that 'only five or six
of the emigrants were killed yet.' These were words of the express man. The
same night, four men were sent out from the train, and, as they pretended,
to save, if possible, some of its members.
I omitted to mention, in the proper place, that Mr.
Dame informed me that
the attack on the train commenced on Monday, the 14th of September. I
asked him if he could not raise a company and go out and relieve the
besieged train. He replied that he could go out and take them away in
safety, but he dared not -- he dared not disobey counsel.
On Saturday, at twelve o'clock we left Cedar City. About the middle of the
afternoon, we met the four men who were sent out the night previous,
returning in a wagon. Mathews and Tanner held a council with them, apart,
and when they left, Mathews told me the entire train had been cut off,
and, as it was still dangerous to travel the road, they had concluded it
was better for us to pass the spot in the night. We continued on, without
much conversation, and about dusk met Mr.
Dame, and three other white men, coming from the scene of
slaughter, in company with a band of some twenty
Indian warriors. One of
the men in company with Mr.
Dame, was Mr.
Haight, President of Cedar City.
Mr.
Dame said they had been out to see to the burying of the dead; but the
dead were not buried. From what I heard, I believe the bodies were left
lying naked upon the ground, having been stripped of their clothing by the
Indians. These
Indians had a two-horse wagon, filled with something I
could not see, as blankets were carefully spread over the top. The wagon
was driven by a white man, and beside him, there were two or three
Indians
in it! Many of them had shawls, and bundles of women's clothes were tied
to their saddles. They were also all supplied with guns or pistols,
besides bows and arrows. The hindmost
Indians were driving several head of
the emigrants' cattle. Mr.
Dame and Mr.
Haight, and their men, seemed to
be on the best of terms with the
Indians, and they were all in high
spirits, as if they were mutually pleased with the accomplishment of some
desired object. They thronged around us, and greeted us with noisy
cordiality. We did not learn much from them. They passed on, and we drove
all night in silence, and at daylight camped, and were told we were three
miles beyond the scene of slaughter. We lay by here two or three hours, to
rest, and then drove all day-twenty miles-at night camping on the Santa
Clara River, near the Chief Jackson's village.
Next morning, after driving a few miles, we stopped to water. Jackson and
his band soon came to us; and in a few minutes pointed out Mr. Warn as an
American. The Mormon boys denied it, but the
Indians were dissatisfied,
and appeared restive. The chief came up and accused me of being an
American, appeared mad, stepped round, shook his head, and pulled his
bowstring. He then sent several men on our road ahead. Mr. Mathews advised
us to leave there as quick as possible, as it was getting dangerous.
At Jackson's we engaged Mr.
Hatch to go on to the Muddy as an interpreter.
It was a fortunate circumstance for us that this Mr.
Hatch
arrived at our camp at the very moment that we were wishing for him most.
Mr. Mathews told me he was an Indian missionary, and of great influence
among them. He could do more with them than anybody else, and if he could
not get me over the road, nobody could. Mr. Tanner had declared that he
would not go on without Mr.
Hatch, and pretended to be afraid of the dangers of the road.
Next morning Mr.
Hatch left us and went on to the Muddy. About a day's
drive the other side of the Muddy, we met him returning in company with
two young men, brothers Young, horse thieves, who were escaping from
justice in
San
Bernardino, having been assisted in getting away by those
who had them in custody. Mr.
Hatch stated that when he reached the Muddy,
he found the young boys in company with an emigrant who had escaped the
massacre-that on his arrival, there was not an Indian in sight, and that
he had to give the whoop to call them from concealment. He said in
continuation, without appearing to notice the discrepancy, that on his
arrival he found the
Indians hotly pursuing the three men, and that they
jumped upon the emigrant, and killed him before his eyes, before he could
interfere to prevent it. He said he threw himself between the boys and
Indians, and had great difficulty in saving them. The
Indians were in a
great excitement, as he said, but that as Mathews and Tanner were Mormons,
they could pass without danger.
We arrived at the Muddy the day after we met Mr.
Hatch and the Young boys.
We found here 30 or 40
Indians, and the mail riders from
Los Angeles, who
had come in that morning. The
Indians were very friendly, and shook hands
with everybody. No expression of hostility to Americans was heard, but
this was accounted for on the ground that this was a Mormon train.
At the Vegas, we found another band of
Indians. The chief asked our
interpreter whether our captain had brought him no word from
Brigham Young, whether he was nearly ready to fight the Americans yet; adding,
that he was ready, had got his arrows poisoned, etc.
At the Cottonwoods, 15 miles from the Vegas, the chief, called
Brigham Young, said he was afraid of the emigrant train behind, and wished to know
if they would shoot.
On the 1st of October, we arrived at
San
Bernardino, and I was advised by
R. Matthews, who, I learned, was a President or Elder in that place, not
to associate with the damned apostates, that they were cutthroats of the
worst character. If I wished, they would give me constant work at their
mill in the mountains, and I must be careful not to talk too much of what
I had seen.
Whilst in
San
Bernardino, I heard many persons express gratification at
the massacre. At the church services, on Sunday, Capain Hunt occupied the
pulpit, and, among other things, he said that the hand of the Lord was in
it; it was right! The prophecies concerning
Missouri were being fulfilled,
and they would all be accomplished.
Mr. Matthews said the work had just begun, and it should be carried on
until Uncle Sam and all the boys that were left should come to Zion and
beg for bread.
I did not stay in
San
Bernardino, because it did not appear to be a free
country, for I am an American, and like freedom of thought and speech.
Mr. P. M. Warn, of Bergen, Genesse County, New York, who was a
fellow traveler with Mr. Powers on that fatal journey, corroborates the
statements of Powers, so far as he was acquainted with the facts, and
gives the following additional particulars, which did not come under the
observation of Mr. Powers:
Mr. Warn states that there was a coolness between himself and Mr.
Matthews, arising from the frankness with which he expressed his opinions,
and, in consequence of this, he was not treated with as much confidence as
Mr. Powers.
Mr. Warn arrived at Salt Lake, via Independence, on the 7th of August
last, and remained until the 26th, on which day he started for
California,
as a passenger in Mathews and Tanner's train. He states that on his
journey through the settlements, which was a week or ten days subsequent
to the passage of the murdered train, he at various places heard the same
threats of vengeance against them, for their boisterousness and abuse of
Mormons and Mormonism, as was reported, and these threats seemed to be
made with the intention of preparing the mind to expect a calamity, and
also, when a calamity occurred, it would appear to fall upon
transgressors, as a matter of retribution.
Mr. Warn says, according to his memorandum:
On the 5th of September we encamped at Corn Creek. Here I had a
conversation with the
Indian agent, concerning the poisoning of the ox. He
said that six
Indians had died; that others were sick and would die. Upon
one of them, the poison had worked out all over his breast, and he was
dead next morning, as reported. Afterwards, I conversed with an Indian,
said to be the war chief Ammon, who spoke good English. I inquired how
many of his tribe had died from eating the poisoned animal. He replied not
any, but some were sick. He did not attribute the sickness to poison, nor
did he give any reason for it. His manner and that of all his people
towards us, was not only friendly, but cordial; and he did not mention the
train which had been doomed. Besides the Mormon train, there were camped
at this place two or three emigrant trains, amounting to fifteen or
eighteen wagons, with whom the
Indians were as friendly as with ourselves.
From Corn Creek, nothing of importance occurred more than is related by
Mr. Powers, until we arrived at Cedar City. Here the four men, spoken of
by Mr. Powers, (and among whom I recognized Mr.
Dame) arrived at our camp;
they wished to get fresh animals, that they might go on that night to the
besieged party. This was Friday night, the night on which the slaughter
was completed. They rested an hour or two, and took refreshments. In the
conversation which ensued, one of our party said, 'Be careful, and don't
get shot, Mr.
Haight.' Mr. H. replied, 'We shall have no shooting;'
emphasizing the we, and throwing up his head, as if he meant to imply that
the shooting would be all over before he arrived. They left us in good
spirits.
One reason that may be assigned for the massacre of this train is, that it
was known to be in possession of considerable valuable property, and this
fact excited the cupidity of the Mormons. It was said they had over 600
head of stock, besides mules, etc. They were well supplied with arms and
ammunition, and element of gain which enters largely into all Mormon
calculations. The train was composed of families who all seemed to be in
good circumstances, and as they were moving to
California, their outfit
indicated that they might be in possession of considerable funds. The men
were very free in speaking of the Mormons; their conduct was said to have
been reckless, and they would commit little acts of annoyance for the
purpose of provoking the Saints. Feeling perfectly safe in their arms and
numbers, they seemed to set at defiance all the powers that could be
brought against them, and they were not permitted to feel the dangers that
surrounded them, until they were cut off from all hope of relief.
Mr. Warn states, in speaking of the emigrant who escaped, and was killed
at the Muddy, that at Painter Creek, some six or seven miles on the other
side of the place of massacre, a Mormon told him that one of the little
girls who was taken back, and who is about six years old, said that she
saw her mother killed by an arrow, and that her father had escaped to
California. This was before
Hatch joined the train. The matter of the
escape was talked over by the Mormon captains, and Mathews made the
remark, 'If the man comes into our train, he shall not be received!'
The following statement is made to me by Mr. Henry Mogridge, with the
request that I would give it publicity. He is a young man, and was once in
high favor with the powers at Salt Lake. He says if called upon, he will
make oath to the truth of his charges. He says:
In November, 1853, I resided at Salt Lake, and was sent to attend a
council. At the council I was solicited to take a mission to the Green
River
Indians. I did not consent, because I had just returned from
Parowan, and the southern settlements, which I had been appointed to
locate. Although not a member of the council, I was permitted to remain,
and heard the charge given to the missionaries to those
Indians by Willard
Richards, now dead. First they were to establish missions, then they would
form treaties and alliances with the
Indians; the elders, both married and
single, must marry, particularly the daughters of chiefs. Such ties
as these could not be broken, and the
Indians would be under their control
forever.
At that time, war against the United States was anticipated, and they
professed according to the Book of Mormon, to use the
Indians 'as the
Lord's battle-ax.' A time would come when they would be of great service
to the Saints, from their knowledge of the mountains. They were to teach
the doctrines of Mormon, and baptize them into the church-they were also
to monopolize all trade with them, and influence them to keep out the
Gentiles.
These missionaries did not at that time, go so far as Green River, but
remained in the vicinity of
Fort Bridger, to watch the movements of the
mountaineers, who were gathering there, indignant that Bridger had been
driven off. In the following spring several other missionaries were sent
to different parts of the territory. P. P. Pratt was sent to the Santa
Clara for similar purposes.
I had been an eye-witness to the baptism of scores of
Indians at Parowan,
and other southern settlements. The doctrines taught, are invariably, that
the Americans are enemies to the Mormons and
Indians, and they must kill
them whenever they can find them.
The Mormons have a school wherein the young men of the church are taught
the different
Indian dialects. These dialects are reduced to a system, and
are printed in books. Many of the Mormon elders and missionaries have
Indian wives, and are raising families of half-breeds.
I have frequently heard
Brigham Young declare that he could clean out the
United States with the
Shoshones and Utahs, and that he intended
to do it.
At Painter Creek, which is but six or seven miles, on the other side of
the scene of slaughter, there is a settlement of some fifteen or twenty
families of Mormons. The people there knew of the beginning and end of the
slaughter, but not one of them went to the assistance of the train.
Mr. Warn states that, two days before arriving at
San
Bernardino, a man
named Bill Hyde, whom he learned was a noted Danite, and who is badly
reported of in this town, joined the train, having come through with the
mail. This Hyde reported that he went and saw the bodies lying scattered
about upon the ground, most of them stripped naked-only a few of them
being partially clothed.
Dame and
Haight, he said, staid there to bury the
dead, but the bodies were so much decayed they could not endure the
stench, and after throwing a few into a hole and covering them lightly
with sage, the two Presidents departed. Decomposition must have been very
rapid, to have produced so offensive results, the morning after the
massacre!
Hyde also related to his Mormon brethren, that on arriving at the Santa
Clara, where formerly there was a Mormon settlement, and is now occupied
by the Chief Jackson, he saw in the hands of that chief, a little book, or
journal, the name, "Wm. B. Jones, Caldwell County,
Missouri"
He offered to purchase it, but the chief refused to part with it. This is
the first intimation we have that will in any manner serve to identify the
train. Not a word, nor a sign, except this, has been given, which will
rescue from oblivion the name or residence of those hundred and eighteen
travelers, and the only monument left of them is their bones whitening
upon the desert.
How were these deaths compassed? and who did it? It is charged upon the
Indians, by Mormons. But what
Indians? These two gentlemen have related
all they saw along the whole route. Except the band of twenty, they met
returning from the massacre, in company with nearly as many more white
men, they say distinctly that they saw no
Indians, going or coming; and at
the various villages, from Corn Creek to the Muddy, they saw no suspicious
movements among them-no preparations for attack-no rejoicing-no trophies
of victory, except those already named, in possession of
Haight and
Dame's
party. Those who were dressed as
Indians in that party all talk English,
and were on terms of equality with the Presidents. Is there any
significance in this?
Since the above was written, the statement of Mr. Hones, concerning the
outrages upon the last train heard of, has been made, and we have the
following item which seems to identify the massacred train:
The train which has been so cruelly massacred, was under the charge of
Captain
Baker, familiarly known as 'Uncle Jack,' from Carroll County,
Arkansas - Silas Edwards and William Baker, son of the captain, are also
known to have been in the train. At Cedar City, Mr. Hones saw President
Haight riding a large bay horse which he recognized as having belonged to
Mr. Silas Edwards. Was informed by
Hatch, that young Baker had an
opportunity of escaping, went a short distance but returned; was
afterwards wounded in the arm; again escaped from the massacre, and had
proceeded about ten miles this side of the Muddy, when he met the Youngs
who had escaped from
San
Bernardino. He was advised to return to the Muddy,
which he did, when he was met by
Hatch and the
Indians, and by them
cruelly murdered."
Another Emigrant Train Robbed on the Salt Lake Road:
On the 17th, another of the back trains of emigrants was heard from.
Considerable anxiety has been manifested at their non-arrival. It was said
that the foremost ones would wait for those in the rear, and thus form one
company. It was also felt that the declarations of Mathews and Hunt, that
the work of vengeance was at last begun, were significant of death to more
than those who fell at Mountain Meadow. The intelligence we here have
brought by nine men who arrived on the 17th from their train.
They state that, at Cedar City, the emigrants deemed it advisable for
their safety to employ Mormon guides to conduct them through to
California. After much trouble, they hired eight guides, paying them in
advance $1815. In addition, they also hired an
Indian. The guides and this
Indian were on the most familiar terms during the journey. On their
arrival at the Muddy, there was no Indian in sight. The savage they had
hired when the enemies of Americans rushed out from concealment, to
the number of two or three hundred, and attacked the stock of the
emigrants, who drew their weapons to defend their property. On seeing
this, the guides said to them:
"If you fire a gun we will leave you instantly."
Upon this they desisted, believing their guides were about to interfere in
their behalf.
The enemy, who is reported to have been dressed and painted like bad
looking
Indians, succeeded in driving of 326 head of cattle and 5 horses.
The guides, except the veritable
Hatch, already spoken of by Powers and
Warn, followed the
Indians, having previously borrowed several revolvers
from the emigrants.
Hatch, who bids fair to become infamous, remained
until the rest had gone out of sight, when, saying he would go after the
cattle, he also left, and neither guide, revolvers, cattle nor
Indians,
were afterwards heard of.
When these men left the train it was nearly destitute of provisions,
having been unable to purchase anything in the Mormon settlements. They
state that the object of the thieves seemed to be to steal and plunder, as
they made no attack upon the lives of the company. The men who brought
this intelligence were ten days on the road, having left the Muddy on the
7th, and arrived at
San
Bernardino on the 17th instant. The last three days they traveled
without provisions. They came in on foot-the distance being 250 miles.
Immediately on their arrival, two relief trains were sent out from
San
Bernardino, by the two parties there, each one vying who
should outdo the other in their charitable work.
A Voice from
San
Bernardino:
The Independent Party of
San
Bernardino had a meeting the other day. This
party is respectable as to numbers, and embraces more than one-third of
the people; the majority being Saints. Their resolution is herewith
annexed, and forms an interesting link in this veritable history:
Fort Regulator
San
Bernardino, October
17, 1857
Whereas, the officers of this county are all Mormons, or their firm
supporters; and they, the Mormons, are the sworn enemies to our
government; and the officers and sureties are irresponsible men; and the
most of them are preparing to leave for Great Salt Lake
City,
Utah
Territory; we therefore deem it unsafe to trust them with the public
revenue; and in consideration of the foregoing, it was unanimously
Resolved, That we, the independent citizens of
San
Bernardino County,
California, will not pay taxes or revenue to any person now in office in
this county, and that we will assist and defend each other, if any officer
in this county should proceed to enforce payment by virtue of his office.
Frederic Van Leuvan,
President
Charles Ferguson,
Clerk
Just while we were greatly interested in the report of these outrages,
there arrived at San Pedro, a vessel from Australia, with over seventy
converts, the fruits of the labors of a fellow named Wall, who is
recognized by persons here as a Danite from Fillmore, and as they say, one
of the biggest rascals alive. He came to town the night of the meeting and
remained till morning, when he was waited upon by a committee (self
constituted) who greeted him in such a decided manner, that he was glad to
escape, declaring that he had too much regard for his own life to endanger
it by remaining here. The deluded wretches he was conducting to Zion were
all women and children but nineteen.
Our citizens at first proposed to re-convert this crowd and thus save them
from some of the miseries to which they are about to subject themselves,
but they are allowed to go on their mournful journey uninformed.
There are few local items of interest. Public attention has been much
engrossed by these outrages, and almost everyone of those particularly who
have been on the Salt Lake road generally winds up with "Let Government call for volunteers-I should like to take a turn at those
fellows!"
Were a call made, half of our population would respond, so bitter is their
experience. The general opinion here with intelligent men who know the
audacity of
Brigham Young, is that the small force which are advancing
upon
Utah, will all be cut off.
One more item. One of the speakers at our meeting said that the arms of
Utah are a beehive, protected by a lion rampant, at whose feet is the
American eagle, couchant, and badly plucked.
There is a good deal of dissatisfaction among our farmers, at the
negligence of the Agent of Agricultural Fair, Mr. Ferguson. He came here,
spent considerable time in searching for a boarding house, looked at two
or three vineyards, and left. The corn and tobacco planters, at the Monte,
were not pleased at this neglect. Three cornfields, two fields of tobacco,
and one patch of immense onions would have been offered for premiums. I
send you a specimen of the tobacco raised by Mr. Marshall, and which was
prepared for the Fair. I eschew tobacco, but it seems to me there is a
very agreeable aroma to this. You, perhaps are a judge of the weed. If so,
give us a judgment.
On the 17th of this month, it was reported in town that the
San
Bernardino people
are purchasing large quantities of powder of our merchants, to be sent to
Salt Lake. This report, taken in connection with others, that arms and
powder had been recently forwarded to Salt Lake, via San Diego, and also
that five hundred destination shows that the Mormons are making good use
of their time, in preparing to meet Uncle Sam's forces. . . .
I nearly omitted to tell you that I am informed by a person who saw the
document, that Captain Hunt, of
San
Bernardino, has written by this steamer
to the Governor, for rifles and ammunition to suppress insurrection in
that county, and also to fight
Indians! This is all pretence. All the
rifles and ammunition they receive are instantly forwarded to Salt Lake,
where the majority of these people are expected soon to depart.
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