corral, and take a look at the
situation."

As I was crossing the valley I was observed by the emigrants, and
as soon as they saw that I was a white man they ran up a white
flag in the middle of their corral or camp. They then sent two
little boys from the camp to talk to me, but I could not talk to
them at that time, for I did not know what orders Brother Haight
would send to me, and until I had his orders I would not know how
to act. I hid, to keep away from the children. They came to the
place where they had last seen me and hunted all around for me,
but being unable to find me they turned and went back to the camp
in safety. It is false what has been told about little girls
being dressed in white and sent out to me. There was nothing of
the kind done. I stayed on the west side of the valley for about
two hours, looking down into the emigrant camp.

While I was standing on the hill looking into the corral I saw
two men leave the corral and go outside to cut wood; the Indians
and Mormons kept up a busy fire all the time, but the two paid no
attention to danger, and stuck to their work until they had it
done; then they went back to camp. The men acted so bravely that
it was impossible to keep from respecting them. After staying
there and looking down into the camp awhile I returned to my
company.

On Thursday evening Higbee, Chief of the Iron Danites, and
Klingensmith, Bishop of Cedar City, came to our camp with two or
three wagons and a number of Danites all well armed. I can
remember the following as a portion of those who came to take
part in the work of death which was so soon to follow, viz.:
Brothers John M. Higbee, Chief of the Iron Danites, and also
first Counselor to Brother Haight; Philip Klingensmith, Bishop of
Cedar City; Ira Allen, of the High Council; Robert Wiley, of the
High Council; Richard Harrison, of Pinto, also a member of the
High Council; Samuel McMurdy, one of the Counselors of Klingensmith;
Charles Hopkins, of the Counselors of Cedar City; Samuel Pollock;
Daniel McFarland, a son-in-law of Haight; John Ure, of the City
Council; George Hunter, of the City Council; Samuel Jukes; Nephi
Johnson, with a number of Indians under his command; Irvin
Jacobs; John Jacobs; E. Curtis, a Captain of Ten; Thomas
Cartwright, of the City and High councils; William Bateman, who
afterwards carried the flag of truce into the emigrant camp;
Anthony Stratton; A. Loveridge; Joseph Clews; Jabez Durfey;
Columbus