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the ire of the Indians which soon spread through the
Sourthern Tribes firing them up with revenge
till blood was in their path & as the breach according
to their tradition was a national one consequently
any portion of that nation was liable
to atone for that offence, about the 22nd of
Sept Capt Fauchers & Co fell victims to their
wrath near Mountain Meadows their Cattle &
Horses shot down in every direction, their wagons
& property mostly committed to the flames &
had they been the only ones that suffered, we
would have less cause of complaint. But the
following Co of near the same size had some of
their men shot down near Beaver City & had
it not been for the interposition of the citizens
at that place the whole Co would have been
masacreed by the enraged Pahvants from this
place they were protected by military force by
order of Co. W. H. Dame through the Territory
besides providing the Co. with interpreters to help
them through to the loss vages on the Muddy
some 3 to 500 Indians attacked the Co. while
traveling & drove off several hundred head of
cattle, telling the Co. that if they fired a single