o shield them from the constant
fire which had been poured into them from both sides of the
valley and a rocky range that served as a breastwork for their
assailants.

The valley at this point is not more than five hundred yards
wide, and the emigrants had their camp near the center of the
valley. On the east and west there is a low range of rugged,
rocky mountains; it afforded a splendid place for the protection
of the Indians and Danites, leaving them in comparative safety
while they fired upon the emigrants. The valley at this place
runs nearly due north and south.

When I entered the corral I found the emigrants engaged in
burying two men of note among them, who had died but a short time
before from the effect of wounds received from the Indians at the
time of the first attack on Tuesday morning. They wrapped the
bodies in buffalo robes, and buried them in a grave inside the
corral. I was told by some of the men that seven men had been
killed and seventeen wounded in the first attack made by the
Indians, and that three of the wounded men had since died, making
ten of their number killed during the siege.

As I entered the fortifications men, women, and children gathered
around me in wild consternation. Some felt that the time of their
happy deliverance had come, while others, though in deep
distress, and all in tears, looked upon me with doubt, distrust,
and terror. I told the people they must put their arms into the
wagon, so as not to arouse the animosity of the Indians. I
ordered the children and wounded, some clothing, and the arms to
be put into the wagons. Their guns were mostly Kentucky rifles of
the muzzle-loading style. Their ammunition was about all gone - I
do not think there were twenty rounds left in their whole camp.
If the emigrants had had a good supply of ammunition they never
would have surrendered, and I do not think we could have captured
them without great loss, for they were brave men, very resolute
and determined.

Just as the wagons were loaded Brother McFarland came riding into
the corral and said that Brother Higbee had ordered haste to be
made, as he was afraid the Indians would return and renew the
attack before he could get the emigrants to a place of safety. I
hurried the people, and started the wagons off towards Cedar
City. As we went out of the corral I ordered the wagons to turn
to the left, so as to leave the Danites on the right.

Brother McFarland rode before the women a