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to their feet. It took all day to get most of the company across, so those who were able to ford the stream camped and waited for the rest of the group to cross the next day While yoking the cattle, the men discovered that some were missing. President Smith directed Captain Fulmer and Thomas Wheeler and three others to visit an Indian camp reported to be about four miles down the river. Soon after they left, Lunt came in and reported seeing Indian tracks leading into the mountains following a trail of cattle. Armed with a d e , he left alone to follow the trail. A detachment of twenty men on horses, commanded by a Lieutenant Smith, was sent out later to follow the trail and help recover the oxen A messenger came back with the report that some oxen had been found and the Indians were hiding in the brush. Since there was apparently a large party of Indians, another detachment of twenty men was sent on foot under the command of Lieutenant Elijah Sheets to support the cavalry in case of an encounter. Major Smith gave notice to the camp to search for wood and turn out the cattle to graze because the company decided to remain there until morning. Orders were given to keep a close watch for Indians and post a guard over the livestock. Shortly after noon Lunt drove in President Smith's two lead oxen. One had been shot in the right shoulder with two arrows and the other had been wounded with eleven arrows. It was determined that the one ox would probably recover but there was little hope for the other one, yet they dressed his wounds with spirits of turpentine and salt. Late in the afternoonLieutenant Sheets returned with his company of men and reported that the Indians had crossed the river and were being pursued by the company of horsemen which had been joined by Captain Fulmer. An hour later the group returned with two Indians, an old brave and a boy about twelve years old. The wounded oxen were favorites of the Smith family and had been in their service since leaving Nauvoo, traveling the road from there to the Great Salt Lake Valley three times. Smith wrote: Ever faithful in all bad places and perfectly handy and gentle and willing to draw, I had formed an
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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