n I had made the treaty the wagons
would start for Hamblin's Ranch with the arms, the wounded, and
the children. The women were to march out on foot and follow the
wagons in single file; the men were to follow the women, they
also to march in single file.

Brother Higbee was to stand with his Danites about two hundred
yards from the camp, double file, open order, with about twenty
feet space between the files so that the wagons could pass
between them. The drivers were to whip along, and not stop. The
women were not to stop, but to follow the wagons. The Danites
were to halt the men for a few minutes, until the women were some
distance ahead and among the cedars, where the Indians were in
ambush. Then the march was to be resumed, the troops to form in
single file, each Danite to walk by an emigrant, and on the
right-hand side of his man, the Danite to carry his gun on his
left arm, ready for instant use. The march was to continue until
the wagons had passed beyond the ambush of the Indians, and the
women were in their midst. Brother Higbee was then to give the
order:

"Do Your Duty to God!"

At this the Danites were to shoot down the men; the Indians were
to kill the women and larger children, and the drivers of the
wagons and I were to kill the wounded and sick men that were in
the wagons. Two men were to be placed on horses near by, to
overtake and kill any of the emigrants that might escape the
first assault. The Indians were to kill the women and large
children, as we desired to make certain that no Mormon would be
guilty of shedding innocent blood - if it should happen that
innocent blood was in the company that were to die. Our leading
men all said, however, there was no innocent blood in the whole
company.

The Council broke up a little after daylight on Friday morning.
All the horses, except two for the men detailed to overtake those
who might escape, and one for Brother McFarland to ride, so that
he could carry orders from one part of the field to another, were
turned out on the range. Then breakfast was eaten, and the
brethren prepared for the work in hand.

The Mormons were then at war with the United States, and we
believed all Gentiles should be killed as a war measure, to the
end that the Mormons, as God's chosen people, hold and inhabit
the earth and rule and govern the globe.

Soon after breakfast Brother Higbee ordered the two Indian
interpreters, Carl Shirts, and Nephi Johnson to inform the