< Mi arrival at the Indian lodges, he demanded of a sub-chief "Bear," the guilty parties. Bear informed him that the chief had already gone to the fort to apologize and make amends. Such a tame conclusion would reflect but little glory >"1 a Wesl Pointer, and Grattan determined thai the guilty man must be produced. Bear again told him that he did not consider the matter very serious. The cow was dead before the chief had knowledge of it. and that

many had partaken of the meat. Several mules had been offered the Mormons to repay them, and he would not submit to arrest. But as they were journeying towards the fort, they would continue in that direction with the detachment of soldiers. They wanted to "bury" the matter.

The lieutenant advanced, determined to make a demonstration, and as the Indians gathered around him, he ordered the soldiers to fire, which they did, killing three Indians and the chief. Battiste Good says the chief's name was Mato-Wahyui, "Mato" signifying "Bear" and "Wahyui" means to "arouse or startle." Spotted Tail, the young warrior, then took a prominent part, and the Indians, infuriated, turned in with clubs and tomahawks, and destroyed the entire detachment, save one, who, though wounded, reached the fort. Richards, a squaw man, is said to have aided in the escape of this one, although Hugo Koch says it was "Old Joe," a big Sioux Indian. In the melee, the mountain howitzers were discharged, but the missies of death went over the heads of the Indians.