A company of Saints' encounter with Indians

During a journey to Salt Lake, a company of Saints experienced a theft of approximately fifty mules by two Indians while the company was resting. A group of about thirty armed men pursued the Indians for twenty-five miles. The men engaged in a firefight, resulting in the death of both Indians and the recovery of all stolen animals without any of the Saints losing blood.

Fuller account of this event (in the witness’s own words):

When we had performed about half our journey across the plains, an incident occurred which must not be overlooked. One day at noon, when we had stopped to rest and eat our dinner, the cry was raised that the Indians were among our animals. Two of them had succeeded in cutting out about fifty of our best mules, and were driving them off at a rapid rate. About thirty of our best and bravest men were armed and in pursuit of the red rascals in a very short space of time. They followed them for twenty-five miles, when they came up with them. These two, of course, got into close quarters with the Indians, who fired upon the “boys” several times, but our fellows also knew the use of arms, and in this case used them to advantage, the result of which was that both of the Indians fell, while our brave fellows never lost a drop of blood. Every one of our stolen animals were secured, and, as a trophy of their bravery, the “boys” also brought to camp the horses of the vanquished Indians.