. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . CAPT. D. L. PAYKE, timber near their reservation in order to concentrate game. Thisresulted in the destruction of considerable property, and theguilty ones were ordered to be arrested. Provoked by manyprevious indignities, they were not disposed to submit to thisreasonable requirement, and it became necessary to send fortroops. Major Thornburgh was accordingly despatched with one hun-dred and sixty men, and followed the enemy into the the Utes, brought to bay, ambuscaded, but the ruse wasfortunately discovered by the troops, and they
. Our pioneer heroes and their daring deeds . CAPT. D. L. PAYKE, timber near their reservation in order to concentrate game. Thisresulted in the destruction of considerable property, and theguilty ones were ordered to be arrested. Provoked by manyprevious indignities, they were not disposed to submit to thisreasonable requirement, and it became necessary to send fortroops. Major Thornburgh was accordingly despatched with one hun-dred and sixty men, and followed the enemy into the the Utes, brought to bay, ambuscaded, but the ruse wasfortunately discovered by the troops, and they were obliged tochange their tactics. Dashing down upon the main force, they (THE UTiiS. 647. W^(t.^ 648 WAR cL0trt)g. reached the end of the train, and a moment held their own, butwere more than once repulsed. The gallant commanding officerled a counter charge against them, but fell at the head of his his bodj^, they retreated and intrenched themselves be-hind the wagons and dead horses. Again and again the Indianscharged upon them, only ceasing at night, and recommenced earlythe next morning. The death of Major Thornburgh left in command, and encouraged by him the troops held outbravely, until the sixth day came. Worn out by the constantvigilance required as well as by the intense anxiety with whichtheir situation most naturally filled them, with what delight theymust have seen yonder dark spot on the horizon grow into aline,the line into a moving mass, the indistinct outlines of which grad-ually brighten into the semblance of a company of soldiers ! Poronce, if never before or since, they felt the distinctions of raceeven more completely blotted out
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