• • • Much of the lanrl was purchased from the Indians and treaties made a kept by both parties, so they had little trouble with the Indians. The Indians used to come in and camp where ever they could find wood and water. Chief Washakie would go to the Bishop and ask for food for his people and he nearly always got what he asked for. The Chief of the Weber Utes Tribe was "Little Solidier". He was a friend of the white man and endeavored to keep his people from preying on their property. Not being able to control their thieving he became disgusted and moved to Ogden where he ended his days. Ephraim Robi\o n says that at one time in Porterville,theindians demanded flour or fight. Pres. Young had told the settlers to give the Indians food to keep them peaceable. So they gave them flour and beef and they rode away. Mr. William Dickson relates the following incident. "The Indians were very treacherous. They had fine horses, and they could go anywhere over the mountains. At one time I visited the camp of Washakie, the Shoshone chief, and his men when they were camped in Norwood Hollow, near Porterville. Washakie had been fighting with another tribe of Indians, and I saw hanging on sage brush, the wet and bloody scalps of the Indians that his men had killed and brought back with them. s, c.rH, (.j Ill Mr. George c. Southcl)says he has heard his father tell of the early days and that at one time his father and Maney Welch and other were sent to Devils Slide to guard against the narrow pass where the tunnels are. Mr. Southam tells the story of a man Mr. Calhoon, who was scalped by the Indians during the building of the Union Pacific Railroad. He says Mr. Calhoon always wore a cap after this, even while eating. After the railroad was complete he was given the position of conductor on the train. Mr. George Heiner says he was 18 years old when the Morgan Militia were first mustered out to drill. He says there was real danger of the Indians everywhere at that time, and that they had to be fed to have peace. He has seen as many as 500 Indians go through Morgan County at one time. The Indians wanted to claim the valley. Settlers could not always pick berries. They were "Indian's berries." One he and Joel Manhard were ordered up Pine Canyon, and over as far as the Bear River, and were gone for a week. Ephraim Robinson of Ogden was a member of the Militia of Morgan County. He tells on a incident that happened in Morgan in the spring of 1865. It happened right in the heart of where Morgan City now stands He and John Roe were standing together when a band of 500 Indians, many of them warriors crossed the river and rode through the town. They had long poles like fish poles, with scalps hanging from the ends of them. In the band was [Indians] / • • • one white woman. " Never can I forget. " says Mr . Robinson , seeing her with a white handkerchief over her head tied Indian fashion , and her long fair hair hanging behind. She uttered not a word , and we didn't know when our time would come. " Later we heard that between Green River and Rock Springs, a company of immigrants with wagons had all been killed but one woman ." [Indians] [David and Reed's Dad's Mother Toone. Contributed by M. Reed Wilde. David Wilde. [Indians] • • ~\I\~ iQl\S >Y J\'1. R~ l.); \ ~ ~ ~ CO'r? ,.., ufecl 6y 1ftvc er- 'LJi 1ae.. er the settlers had been in the Lost Creek Valley for four years the Utah Indian Wars were showing signs of escalating. Therefore the Church Leaders in Salt Lake urged the Croydonites to move to Coalville because of the increased Indian troubles. After three weeks they returned to Henefer to combine their strength and defend themselves there if necessary. Later in the year they returned to Croydon and commenced to build a rock fort which was never completed because the Indian troubles never materialized. During this summer while Croydon was evacuated my Great Grandfather William H. Toone and Ephriam Swann remained in Croydon to take care of the crops. Also during this time William H. Toone and the Indian Chief became very good friends through their associations together. The Indians continued to annually migrate through the valley and were never threatening. The Indian Chief presented William H. Toone with a pair of buckskin lined gloves with beautiful beaded cuffs. William H. Toone gave these gloves to his daughter Elizabeth who was my Grandmother. I remember seeing the gloves and h r telling me their tory many times as a young boy . I~ i • • • SHOSHONE INDIANS Some of my ancestors were here in the valley of Morgan when Chief Washakie and his tribe would come here in the summer for their hunting grounds. They would come to Porterville and camp in Norwood canyon. My great-grandfather, Samuel Cater was living here then, only about 2 miles from where they would camp. My great-grandmother, Ellen would bake bread everyday and set some in the window to cool. An old Indian would come by and she would give him some bread. Samuel said, one time before they left the valley for other hunting grounds, they all dressed in their fine Indian dress and paraded around them to show them that they had peace with them. They felt that they loved them. It was a very sad day for Samuel and his family when the government came and took the Indians out of this beautiful valley and off to the Indian reservations. Doris Carter Sanders • •