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interest in occupying the new Town Plot. Later in the season a large influx of immigrants from thenorth came in. We were now nearly 1,000 strong--men, women, and children3'*" There were only twelve white casualties of the Walker War. None of these were in military action. Most could have been avoided had the advice of the leaders been followed. For example, two teamsters were killed August 17 near Salt Lake City when they injudiciously were bringmg lumber from a mill in Parley's Park. Similar indiscretion on the part of some men who ventured to haul wheat from Manti to Salt Lake City climaxed in their massacre at Uintah Springs, October 1st. Thanks to the many protecting walls and vigilant guards, not a woman or child was killed. This, for the time, is an e x t r a o r d i i record in the conservation of life. While the human loss was kept down to the minimum, the loss of stock was considerable, amounting to approximately 400 head. While most of the communities slept peacefully behind walls, others who were pressed for time minimized the danger and neglected, or only partially met, the instructions given them. The most noted case was that of Allred's settlement in Sanpete County which lost 200 head of cattle. The settlers here were living far apart and had not built a fort. Brigham Young warned them of the danger of not living in closer quarters and building a corral and fort for their protection." As a conclusion to what was known as the "Walker War," Governor Young and a retinue of high church and territorial officials met the haughty Ute Leader, Chief Walker, and Chief Kanosh on Chicken Creek (Levan) with loads of presents. In the spring of 1854, after the leading men on both sides completed the traditional ceremony of smoking the peace pipe, they reached an agreement which ended the hostilities of the War. Chief Walker died the next winter in January 1855. The Indians killed one of his wives, an Indian prisoner, and 50 of their finest horses to bury with him. They put all his firearms and insignia or rank in his grave so that he might enter the happy hunting ground as a great chief should.=
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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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