Mound Fort- Running with the Pack Subpage 8

CHAPTER TWENTY NINE

Suddenly after thinking about some options for a quick way to enter the Civil War Quarters, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse figured out a way to get the Ute Indian band involved. This is so that they are too deeply involved with his Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors to go back to complain to Eagle Feather Ute Indian about their actions.

Without any further hesitations, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse looks around the Ute Indian band as he picks out Sharp Arrow Ute Indian to do an abiding task that has no time to wait to accomplish. He also feels that he better act now before there’s any chance that the fort commander and his two officers could return mysteriously.

Quickly the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse turns to Sharp Arrow Ute Indian commanding him, “Sharp Arrow….... I want you to sneak inside the crawl space access panel to see if you can find a way inside to see if there’s any paperwork on the Civil War Quarters or of Mound Fort!”

Of course, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian doesn’t waste any time considering that he has tried to sneak in to the Civil War Quarters before, although the fort commander and his two officers were there at the time. In the meantime, the Ute Indian band looks with awe considering they all wanted to stay sort of neutral for the time being.

Hurriedly as Sharp Arrow Ute Indian darts off, he says, “Alright!”

It doesn’t take but a few good seconds before Sharp Arrow Ute Indian reaches the wooden gate door access panel at the rear of the Civil War Quarters. Straight from the start Sharp Arrow Ute Indian enters with a darkness that has little shades of light coming from here and there. But then there are Demon’s red eyes that show forth very much from about where the access panel in to the Civil War Quarters through the floor boards is located.

Right away, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian approaches Demon saying softly, “What do we have here?”

Just then Demon tries to push up to reach it with his head as Sharp Arrow Ute Indian pushes it open as well exposing a dark room to the front of the Civil War Quarters. At first, he just pokes his head inside above the floor while trying to focus his eyes within the darkness of the front room. Then he jumps up in to the room noticing some outlines of some of the furniture and other belongings that are lines up and around the walls.

Before going any further, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian looks down at Demon whose red eyes are glowing at him saying, “Just wait here a second while I have a look around!”

Now Sharp Arrow Ute Indian starts to walk closer to some of the furniture in the front room noticing a few sleeping bags and some cots as well as some uniforms underneath those cots. There are also some books and some odds and ends stuff such as camping equipment perhaps although it’s still a little hard to see inside without any oil lamps on.

However he feels that he doesn’t have very much time to look around just in case the fort commander and his two officers maybe even an infantry of more men could come unexpectedly. Nevertheless he decides to look underneath the other cot towards the north end of the room that is directly behind him noticing just some more clothes and books and such. Still he decides to move over to the other end of the room just past the birch wood door framing where there is a hallway night stand like credenza. There he notices an oil lamp that is turned off and there are some stick matches in a box that he has noticed.

Of course, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian makes a choice of picking up the box of stick matches only to take one out to light the oil lamp just to speed things up a little bit. Yet, he strikes the match pretty fast so that he can look around for some paperwork to the Civil War Quarters or the Mound Fort so that the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors can burn them when the fort commander finally returns.

Once the oil lamp begins brightening up a bit, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian notices a bookshelf with some books and a coat rack with some Civil War coats on wooden hangers. He also turns to notice the vents coming out from one corner of the ceiling for the heating of the Civil War Quarters. Then he sees another doorway leading in to the middle room which is open as he walks through noticing a desk and some chairs. There are also some more uniform clothes folded up next to the desk. However there doesn’t appear to be any kind of paper work to look through, although there are some newspapers and some music books and a bible and a Book of Mormon on the desk.

Immediately he looks around behind himself noticing another door entering to another room on the west side and there’s another door to the south side of the Civil War Quarters. At first, he enters the west side room noticing a bath tub on pegs and some towels along with some chairs and another cot for sleeping on. There’s also an antique dresser with some nick knacks on top that don’t seem to be too important at the time so he decides to set the oil lamp down while looking through the dresser drawers.

When he opens the top drawer there’s nothing but folded up uniform pants along with some pairs of long john thermal underwear. Then the second drawer contains a few sword insignia Civil War hats that appear to have been kept clean and organized. Then the other two drawers only contain some dress shirts of many different styles, although there’s nothing else worth looking through. Then he turns to leave to check out the back room at the south end of the Civil War Quarters which seems to be a type of built in stage coach kitchen at its best.

As he looks around that room he notices boxes and some crates of food storage jars such as the jars found inside of the salt cellar in the back yard. There are also some cooking utensils sprawled around with some organized as well. There’s a kitchen table with some chairs all the way around all four sides with some plates and cup wear that look like they have been sitting around a while.

After a few more turns of the oil lamp, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian takes another quick looksee around before heading back. He then slowly heads towards the crawl space access panel leading to the exit out the underneath of the rear of the Civil War Quarters. When he reaches the middle room he takes another look around and then he enters the front room ready to take a last look around before setting the oil lamp back down on the hallway night stand like credenza.

Next he looks towards the crawl space access panel before blowing out the oil lamp to leave. When he reaches and enters the opening of the crawl space access panel, he looks for Demon who is not waiting underneath there below the opening of the access panel as he jumps down. Once he closes the access panel he notices Demon waiting at the entrance looking out for him just in case someone was to come unexpectedly.

Fast like, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian makes his way out from underneath the Civil War Quarters towards the fire pit past the wooden gate door access panel. Demon exits before him as he exits to close the wooden gate door access panel saying, “Good boy looking out Demon!”

Then they both head back to the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warrior group as fast as they can while keeping a low moving profile as they depart. However he had to step up out of the fire pit a bit before leaning down a bit.

When Sharp Arrow Ute Indian meets back up with his Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warrior friends, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse is curious as to what he saw asking, “Find any paperwork of the Civil War Quarters or the Mound Fort Artillery Base?”

Immediately Sharp Arrow Ute Indian comes back with his reply as Demon turns back towards the Civil War Quarters telling him, “No, nothing, just a bunch of cots with clothes underneath, and an oil lamp and some matches that I had used to see around the rest of the place. In one room there is a dresser with some clothes folded up along with some Civil War hats, a tub in one of the rooms. And there’s a kitchen in the back room. There are also some books here and there on some of the desks.”

At about that time, one of the Huntsville Farmers who’s up enjoying the viewing platform thinks they saw something scurry from the Civil War Quarters saying, “I just thought I saw someone or something run just past that little salt cellar in the back behind the Civil War Quarters!”

The night watchman has no idea what he saw from his point of view replying, “Huh, probably those Indians sneaking around!”

By then, the sounds of horses are heard arriving from the Farr’s Fort late at night, although there is only a couple just as before with the Huntsville Fort. The night watchman hears them arrive commenting, “Here comes one of the messengers I hope!”

Everyone wakes up from their sleeping positions laying around and waiting for the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians to start up with their raids once again. In fact, the fort commander rises to meet and greet the messenger along with his arrival. When the messenger arrives, he is accompanied by some more men as they ride in through the high mudded walls with their horses.

The fort commander looks to the messenger as he gets off his horse to tie him down to one of the water troughs that has a small tying post right there next to it. The other men do the same as there are a few water troughs with some tying posts that are starting to fill up. Also there are some other resident horses that are just simply wondering around to allow for new arrivals.

The fort commander looks to the messenger asking him, “So who did you bring back with you?”

Without blinking an eye, Captain James S. Brown looks at them all thinking that they are too just some farmers proclaiming, “They look like farmers!”

The messenger looks to the fort commander and Captain James S. Brown answering back, “No one wants to come except the farmers!”

One of the Farr’s Fort farmers looks to the fort commander and Captain James S. Brown telling them, “We’re not only farmers, we’re sharp shooters!”

The other Farr’s Fort farmer looks to them all saying, “We are outside militia contracted due to all of the infantry men who have been sent back east and haven’t returned home yet!”

Moments later, Nicolaus steps forward a bit closer along with Peter commenting, “Well that’s okay, and at least we can hold our position!”

After that Peter steps forward thinking how we are still going to have to keep the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians from finding their way inside the Mound Fort Artillery Base saying, “We’re still going to need more men!”

The fort commander looks to them all saying, “We still have another messenger who still hasn’t returned!”

One of the Farr’s Fort farmers looks to the fort commander asking, “And what fort is that Bingham’s Fort?”

The fort commander decides to go further in detail by explaining, “Yes, we still are waiting for one of the messengers to return from Bingham’s Fort! The only other fort we could send a messenger to was the Huntsville Fort!”

Then Captain James S. Brown thinks about the Ogden Mountain Man leaving for Captain James S. Brown’s Fort mustering, “Well, the Ogden Mountain Man has gone to Captain James S. Brown’s Fort to get some men and a wagon carriage full of supplies!”

The Huntsville old foggy farmer approaches the group as the Farr’s Fort farmers unload their gear from their horse bickering, “The only other place to get help is Salt Lake City!”

The fort commander thinks about that idea for a moment before sympathizing, “That’s a far trip to see what help President Young could do for us when he has ignored us so far!”

One of the Farr’s Fort farmers agrees with adding, “All we have to do is defend the fort and take some of them out until they back off!”

Just then, back down at the Civil War Quarters, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse figures it’s about time to do something saying, “Well, I suppose he has all of the paperwork of the Civil War Quarters and Mound Fort at the Mound Fort Artillery Base somewhere up there!”

Now some of the Shoshoni and Navajo Renegades are ready to get on the move saying, “Come on then, what are we waiting for?”

Nevertheless the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse decides that they will start their Indian raids now saying, “Alright, let’s ready ourselves for our first maneuver!”

The head Shoshoni Indian Warrior wonders what their first maneuver will be querying, “So what’s our first maneuver?”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse looks to some of the Shoshoni and Navajo Indian Renegades telling them, “Let’s start out with a group of five Shoshoni Indian Renegades and five Navajo Indian Renegades racing straight past those trees just straight ahead past the Civil War Quarters and then ride past the tents. When in range takes some shots at the mudded walls of the fort and try to take out that viewing platform they have been spying on us from! When you hear my cue then you can start shooting!”

One of the Shoshoni Indian Renegades looks towards Mound Fort even though it’s quite dark out saying, “Where’s the viewing platform at?”

Right away, Chief Little Indian Soldier looks and points towards the back end of the Mound Fort Artillery Base just behind the salt cellar behind the Civil War Quarters explaining, “The viewing platform is right through those trees behind the mud wall right in the middle about!”

Then one of the Navajo Indian Renegades on horse who’s ready to go already asks, “Are you sure because we don’t want to get shot in the dark!”

Finally, Chief Little Indian Soldier ensures them all again as he says, “Yes, I’m sure!”

Then at about the time that they are about to take off towards Mound Fort, Demon has found his way to the blood tree behind the Civil War Quarters. He continues to circle around as though it was a way to express his feelings. At first the Shoshoni and Navajo Indian Renegades look to Demon before taking off.

Moments later, one of the Navajo Indian Renegades calls out as he side swipes his horse with his bridle yelling, “Yah!”

Immediately they all take off like a bat out of hell as they pass up the Civil War Quarters while heading north just past the farms belonging to the Civil War Quarters. With ease the Union Pacific Rail road operatives step back thinking that they may come their way at first which would have most definitely thrown their camp off a bit.

The railroad construction manager Gus realizes that they mean business commenting to the others, “Check that out, a bunch of them are rushing the Mound Fort Artillery Base!”

The railroad office manager looks and watches as he responds back with, “What can we do?”

Then just as the Shoshoni and Navajo Indian Renegades make their way close to Mound Fort just below the crest of the hill, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse decides to give them a cue. He pulls out one of his .45 caliber magnum pistols and looks towards the Civil War Quarters saying, “Take a couple of pop shots out of that place!”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse takes a few pop shots out at the Civil War Quarters which take a few chunks out of some of the outside brick layers. The sounds are heard from all over bouncing off of every tree and nearby camp that’s in the area. Many of the nearby campers flee towards the trees as the Shoshoni and Navajo Indian Renegades ride towards Mound Fort.

Once the sounds of gun fire are heard, the Shoshoni and Navajo Indian Renegades begin shooting towards the mudded walls, although they are unable to hit their mark. Yet there are a few views of some heads popping out from the viewing platform as the Shoshoni and Navajo Indian Renegades try again as they only hit the top of the mudded wall bouncing off. Once they reach the southeast side of Mound Fort, they turn back and head back down towards the Civil War Quarters making their warning rounds.

Many of the Ute and Shoshoni Indians who have camped and provided their labor in return for food and shelter turn and head towards Mound Fort even though they knew what was coming. The fort commander as well as everyone else has expected things such as these acts to come. Of course, another skirmish has set off another reaction from the residents of Mound Fort.

The fort commander looks around as everyone runs back and forth trying to arm themselves for the worst as he tries to calm down their nerves saying, “Just another raid!”

One of the Eden farmers looks to him as he holds his weapons saying, “Just another raid? The Indians shot at the viewing platform!”

Straight forth the fort commander explains how the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors can’t get in to their “Indian Fort” without a fight explaining, “There’s no way they can get in to our fort without a fight!”

The Huntsville old foggy farmer turns from atop the viewing platform saying, “They turned and headed back towards the Civil War Quarters!”

The night watchman, who is right up there with him adds, “That was close! A few shells bounced just right over my head almost!”

Just then Captain James S. Brown commands everyone to close the Mound Fort Artillery Base down carrying out orders, “Let’s get them gates shut!”

Meanwhile there are still some outsiders still trying to find their way in as Nicolaus and Peter rush towards the gates talking, “It’s been a long time since those Utes and Shoshonis have hit the Artillery Base!”

Immediately Peter wonders just how serious they are exclaiming, “Those Indians are really crazy to race up here like that again!”

The fort commander now has decided that everybody as far as residents go in the fort should be armed and ready considering that they only have the protection of the high mudded walls to protect them from any incursions. Quickly he sees to it that the gates are shut before heading in to his arsenal room to make sure more weapons are readily available.

He wastes no time making sure that he has enough weapons to hand some out to many of the Mound Fort residents, although he doesn’t want to trust any of the Indians from the surrounding camps that have worked their way in to Mound Fort by trading their labors. Momentarily he prepares what he can even though he feels that there is still more to come on a daily or nightly level.

Quickly he loads and takes a few weapons to the outside making sure that everyone has some protection. When he arrives outside of the building, the fort commander feels that maybe they should build some more viewing platform or some ladders in order to have some guns and weaponry armed around all sides.

At first, he carries some weapons outside while handing a pistol and a rifle that he has brought out for starters saying to the Hubbard family members, “I think it’s time that everyone has armed themselves!”

With regard to his thoughts, Nicolaus looks to the fort commander saying, “We’re sitting ducks without some way to protect this fort from them Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians!”

The fort commander looks to Nicolaus and Peter as he hands the Hubbard family some weaponry suggesting, “We’re going to need to build some more viewing platforms so we can get some weaponry up on them high mudded walls!”

One of the Hubbard family members wonders if there are any more supplies such as weapons saying, “These are all the weapons you can spare!”

The fort commander thinks about the interval of time that the Ogden Mountain Man has been gone saying, “Well, there are a few more guns to spare until the Ogden Mountain Man returns with some supplies!”

After a few moments, Peter looks to the fort commander saying, “It’s going to take some doing to build some more viewing platforms!”

Then the fort commander starts to become a little nervous as well as bossy suggesting, “Then take some men with you both and let’s get to it!”

Just then, Ezra Chase and the female Broome family member both come forth with some weapons of their own such as the pistols they have had hidden in their personal belongings saying, “Some of us have weapons of our own like this .45 caliber Colt I have had for a while now!”

Right then, Ezra Chase puts her pistol to her side as though she doesn’t trust leaving her safety to any others around the Mound Fort Artillery Base saying, “My gun is always loaded!”

At about this time down the hill, the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors are thinking their next move as one of the Shoshoni Indian Renegades comments, “There’s too many trees in the way to charge up their without possibly getting shot at!”

Next the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse thinks about that and how that’s why they are where they are for the time being answering him, “That’s why we’ll stay here next to the Civil War Quarters and just send some incursions here and there!”

The head Shoshoni Indian Warrior figures that this was their warning round telling his Shoshoni Indian Renegade, “They can think of this as their warning round! The next time we need to be more serious!”

Just then, the rest of the Ute Indian band arrives from their trip down the Ogden River Canyon and in to the Mound Fort Artillery Base area of the Civil War Quarters. Right away, Autumn Leaf Ute Indian approaches with her bow and arrow away down to her side as though she is ready for some action with taking some shots with her arrows at the Civil War Quarters.

As she approaches, the Ute Indian Warrior notices her try to blend in with the Ute Indian band crowd along with her friends Spring Leaf Ute Indian, Mean Wolf Ute Indian, and Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian. However following from behind is Grey Wolf Ute Indian and her female grey wolf mate that she has chosen for Demon. Yet, the grey wolf has never met Demon, although she has caught an eye of him from a mere distance.

Once Autumn Leaf Ute Indian and her friends have made their way in to the Ute Indian band again, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse turns and approaches her wondering if she’s going to just act on her own impulses as she has in the past commanding, “Hey, put that away for now!”

Immediately Autumn Leaf Ute Indian turns to him wanting to be a part of the scene as well, answering back with, “Why? We heard your gun shots from a mile away or so!”

By now, the rest of the Ute Indian band feels the same way as Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian steps forward slanging announcing, “She’s right, your gun shots could be heard for miles away and it won’t be long before they all come down here and cause trouble with us all!”

Right then, a growl is heard a distance away as Demon tries to chase at the Union pacific Railroad operatives that have been watching from a fairly close distance. The distraction catches every one of the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warrior’s as well as the Ute Indian band as they all stop arguing and looks towards the southwest end of the tree line.

However when the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse turns recognizing Demon’s loud growl, he turns and says to the others, “And that’s another problem we have is those Union Pacific Railroad operatives who have been spying on us over there!”

The head Shoshoni Indian Warrior thinks about them for a moment insinuating, “They’re just here to make sure that they can reach Promontory, Utah before that President Young and his Leland Stanford Central Pacific Railroad!”

Luckily for them, Demon has chased all four of them away even though they had pulled down their tent resorting to horseback while the situation with the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians has progressed. The railroad construction manager Gus looks back as they all pull their horse’s bridle as fast as they can to avoid any attention from the Indians as they all continue to gather in large numbers.

The first thing that crosses his mind, despite the fact that he has seen the wolf from a distance over the past few days, is “What is this black wolf doing chasing us away?”

Nevertheless he and the other continue to retreat until Demon backs off a bit, although it took at least fifty yards or more before they stopped and looked back. In fact, Demon continues to move forward towards them all a few more yards pushing them back further. Soon they stop as Demon gives up and turns back heading to the Civil War Quarters to get back to what he wants to do.

Before Demon returns from terrorizing the Union Pacific Railroad operatives, the Navajo Indian Skin Walker looks to Demon growling on his way back signifying, “Well, he chased them all away!”

Now the Ute Indian Scout figures that their absence is only temporary pointing out, “Don’t worry; they’ll be back!”

The Navajo Indian Warrior Chief figures the same opinion about the union Pacific Railroad operatives scrambling up, “I’m sure they will be back eventually!”

Then the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse wonders if they will interfere with their actions saying, “They better not try and interfere with us!”

The Navajo Skin Walker wonders why they are letting them off the hook in a sense compared to engineer Chief Dodge, who they had chased out from Weber Canyon saying, “So why aren’t we chasing them away like that Weber Canyon surveyor that you all chased out?”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse figures that they are giving them a chance to join up with the Mound Fort Artillery Base expressing, “Just giving them a chance to join up with the Mound Fort Artillery Base so that it’s a fair fight!”

The Shoshoni Indian Scout feels that Demon has done a swell job on his own while chasing the Union Pacific Railroad operatives away on his own accord announcing, “Well, I think Demon has done a fine job on his own with chasing them away because we have to let him do some of the work!”

The Ute Indian Informant agrees with them all saying, “Yes, he has, but still more pioneers will come and soon it will be an unfair fight with our disadvantages!”

One of the Shoshoni Indian Renegades thinks about how to get through those tree lines that surround the hills leading to Mound Fort giving them all coverages saying, “Our biggest disadvantage is those trees surrounding Mound Fort!”

The head Shoshoni Indian Warrior is starting to see some potential problems and setbacks saying, “It’s going to be hard to penetrate that “Indian Fort” with those walls and nothing but guns at our hand!”

The Ute Indian Scout thinks about how they need a canon saying, “What we need is a canon!”

Now the Union Pacific Railroad operatives are a further ways away, although they have found a spot where they can hide out still with a slight view. However they feel they should go ahead and remain neutral for now while they continue to watch without engaging too much still though they are a little shaken up about being chased off.

Once they all settle down a ways away behind another tree line that’s further off, the railroad construction manager Gus wonders what has just happened asking, “What just happened there?”

The railroad office manager realizes that they have been chased off by a black wolf answering back, “We were chased off by that wolf stalking the Civil War Quarters!”

The railroad construction manager Gus thinks about seeing the black wolf up close for the first time saying, “He sure looked meaner up close!”

Then one of the tour guides thinks about how the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians probably trained him as their guard or watch dog or something like that insinuating, “I’m sure the Utes and Shoshoni Indians trained or raised that wolf or something.”

After hearing that the railroad construction manager Gus relates with the tour guide expressing, “You’re probably right; so what do we do now?”

The railroad office manager thinks about maybe going to Mound Fort and camping closer instead of being within a close proximity saying, “Perhaps, we should try and camp somewhere closer to the Mound Fort Artillery Base.”

Finally the railroad construction manager Gus figures that they should at least wait a while until things cool off wincing, “Maybe we ought to wait a while first before we try and camp closer to the Mound Fort Artillery Base?”

Then the railroad office manager comes out with his suspicions of how the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians were most likely watching their pet hell hound chase them away when he did a few moments or so ago stating, “Well, maybe you’re right considering that they were probably watching the entire time because they instigated it anyhow!”

Lastly one of the tour guides comes out suggesting, “Why don’t we continue camping from out horses so that we can always break camp quickly!”

Meanwhile the Ute Indian band is watching the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors while they all seem agitated and ready to cause even more havoc on the Mound Fort Artillery Base. Right then, Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian wonders what the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors are waiting around for instead of staging more raids.

Next he looks to the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse with his wise attitude saying, “So aren’t you going to take down the Civil War Quarters so that you can raid Mound Fort again.”

The Navajo Indian Warrior Chief feels that he’s starting to like it all abandoned yacking reckoning, “Take the Civil War Quarters down; he’s starting to like it sitting there all alone!”

Now the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse feels that he has to comment on that remark that has just been said carrying on, “Well, these Civil War Quarters really do me now good as far as taking it over. It was better to just push him out for the time being.”

Then the Ute Indian Informant thinks about how they are putting lots of pressure on the fort commander as well as his officers and the residents of the Mound Fort Artillery Base adding, “Maybe, if we turn on the pressure for a while longer the Mound Fort Artillery Base will end up being unreliable as far as an “Indian Fort” is concerned?”

Next the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse agrees with his companion going further with some details saying, “And then the Mound Fort Artillery Base will end up in disuse and everyone will move away somewhere else!”

Finally Chief Little Indian Soldier wonders about the fort commander and his Civil War Quarters and where he will live asking, “And where will the fort commander live after that?”

The Navajo Skin Walker figures that bye then the fort commander can have his precious little Civil War Quarters back to live there saying, “Maybe, the fort commander can live there after the fort is closed down and he still has to maintain it!”

Lastly the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse wonders about that as Demon begins to growl in agreement as he ends up saying, “Well, at the least we have to end up shutting this place down somehow even if it kills some of us!”

Soon the sounds of a wagon carriage of horses are heard approaching from the far distance. The noises may be closer than the Ogden River as they seem to heading to the Mound Fort Artillery Base. When the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors first hear the noise they immediately start bickering.

First off the head Shoshoni Indian Warrior hears them approaching towards the hill leading up to the “Indian Fort” as he summarizes, “Sounds like they have a wagon carriage or wagon train of some supplies coming in!”

The Ute Indian Scout figures that it’s the Ogden Mountain Man and Captain James S. Brown returning from earlier when some of the Indians hiding out here and there had noticed the Ogden Mountain Man leave, although they didn’t think much of it. However they still have no idea of who has left and returned with all of the movement going in and out of the Mound Fort area.

With this in mind, the Ute Indian Scout says to everyone, “It’s probably the Ogden Mountain Man and that Captain James S. Brown returning with some supplies from Captain James S. Brown’s Fort!”

Then Chief Little Indian Soldier fades back to thinking about seeing him leave earlier correlating, “I’m sure that was the Ogden Mountain Man who had left earlier heading to Captain James S. Brown’s Fort!”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse is worried if there was anyone accompanying him along the way probing, “I wonder if he brought anybody along with him for the ride?”

Right then, the Navajo Indian Warrior Chief is unsure whether or not the Ogden Mountain Man has returned alone considering that there are no Indian lookouts down that way at the time answering back, “We have no look outs over that way and Demon had chased those Union Pacific Railroad operatives over that way!”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse hopes to hell that they don’t make their way over to Mound Fort now that the Ogden Mountain Man has returned with supplies at the least commenting, “Sounds like he didn’t stop for anyone along the way!”

As the Ogden Mountain Man passes through the distance entering the gates of the Mound Fort Artillery Base, many of the people camping outside still start to enter in to the grounds of the “Indian Fort.”

Once inside, the fort commander as well as his two officers Nicolaus and Peter notice that he is obviously alone. Next Captain James S. Brown approaches wondering where the help is at interrogating, “Where is everyone, I thought you were going to bring a few men back with you?”

Right away without any hesitations of any kind, the Ogden Mountain Man answers Captain James S. Brown saying, “I tried to convince some of the men to come but none of them wanted to leave the fort with the Indian attack that happened on the Union Pacific Railroad. There were some people who had seen some more Utes and Shoshoni Indians in the Weber Canyon area. The rumors are that the Navajo Indians are even involved.”

The fort commander wonders what they should do now that the help is unlimited with all of the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian activity that’s going on in the Wasatch Mountain range. However he feels that there are some more places to try and find some help despite the circumstances.

With these notions in mind, the fort commander asks, “So what do we do now?”

The Ogden Mountain Man can only think of what they should do as far as an “Indian Fort” is concerned and that is to just close the fort up to keep the Indians out explaining, “Well, all we can do is just keep the fort closed and keep everyone armed to keep the place fortified.”

As the Ogden Mountain Man starts to uncover his wagon cart full of supplies to ease the feelings of everyone, Grey Wolf Ute Indian is a distance away watching. She is watching the scene with her grey wolf for Demon who wants to distract Demon in order to take his attention away from there.

CHAPTER THIRTY

By now, the fort commander is looking out towards the gate wondering when the messenger from Farr’s Fort will return. But then on the other hand, he is also wondering about and thinking about the Civil War Quarters with the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians being camped out right next door. And of course, all of the residents of the Mound Fort Artillery Base are thinking the same thoughts while everyone paces around wondering when the next attack will come.

However some of those thoughts are about the Civil War Quarters in an indirect way asking, “How can a Civil War Quarters hold up an Artillery Base when an Artillery Base can’t hold down a Civil War Quarters?”

Then there’s the thought questioning the thought, “Why would the fort commander want to build a Civil War Quarters outside of the Artillery Base anyhow?”

And that question is one that makes the Ogden Mountain Man think that he was simply testing the Indians somehow as he approaches him asking, “No, sign of the messenger sent to Farr’s Fort?”

Right away, the fort commander answers back momentarily stating, “No, no sign of them yet!”

The Ogden Mountain Man comes back commenting, “Farr’s Fort is a little further than the others so it will take a little longer!”

Finally the fort commander agrees with him saying, “Yes it’s further; but still there’s nothing that’s going to stop the Indians from attacking their ancestral burial grounds!”

Just then Nicolaus and Peter approach them both after some hard work making some more viewing platforms from some nearby lumber along with a few trees that had been cut down. It seems that they have been doing what they can with the materials that they have on hand during this time.

As they both approach Nicolaus tells the fort commander, “We’ve added another two viewing platforms to the wall at the northeast corner and they’re strong enough to hold a four or five men each!”

Then Peter interrupts the conversation too carrying on, “And the third addition is underway and it should be completed by morning!”

The fort commander wonders how many they should need asking, “I wonder how many we’ll need to hold off the Indians?”

Now, Captain James S. Brown decides to put his best acknowledgements forward saying, “I think a couple more will do so that we can get some better views down towards the Civil War Quarters.”

Just then Ezra Chase approaches with some other Mound Fort residents waiting and ready and willing to stick up for their home as she says, “Some of us would like to get a chance to take one of the viewing platforms so that we can see what’s going on outside?”

The fort commander feels that they have no other choice then to let everyone pitch in with their support as far as holding off the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians is concerned. In fact, they are still waiting on some support for that matter.

With a good spirit in mind, the fort commander turns to her saying, “Take the viewing platform at the northeast corner. But only adults can climb onto the viewing platforms and they must be armed!”

Thereafter she looks and turns to the others after nodding her head in agreement as they all head towards the viewing platform at the northeast corner. Nevertheless some of the children such as Jefferson Hunt follow along with some other children with fear of protecting their heritage.

The fort commander watches them all make their way towards the viewing platform along with a few children as well carrying forth, “See and I just told them adults to go to the viewing platform alone and then some of the children follow!”

Right away, the Ogden Mountain Man steps in telling the fort commander, “Don’t worry about it when we’re outnumbered!”

In the meantime, Nicolaus and Peter go back to making some more viewing platforms in order to help with more protection while making lots of banging noises. Of course, the noise is heard as far as the Civil War Quarters even though some of the sounds are muffled slightly. Straight forth the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors take note of some type of construction going on inside the place.

After the curiosity becomes annoying enough, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse decides to send a few Indian Warriors to sneak in closer to take a look saying, “We need to get in closer to see what all that hammering is about?”

The Ute Indian informant figures that they are probably making something in a hurry answering back, “Sounds like they’re making some more viewing platforms to get some of their guns ready!”

Immediately the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse turns to a couple of the Shoshoni Indian Renegades explaining what to do commanding, “You two, sneak in as close as you can and look to see how many heads you can see popping over that wall looking around!”

Right then, the head Shoshoni Indian Warrior steps in to guide his men telling them both, “And don’t let anyone see you either!”

One of the Shoshoni Indian Renegades responds with, “We’ll just go in close enough to see what’s going on!”

Quickly they both head off as one of them falls in to one of the holes dug out by Nicolaus and Peter which were made to trip their horses. Nevertheless he gets back up with a little help from the other and heads off again. Then the rest of the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors stand in awe while looking around to inspect the rest of the ground.

The Ute Indian Scout figures that they forgot to tell them all to watch the holes sprawled around in different spots in order to trip them up saying, “I guess we forgot to tell them to watch their step when trampling on foot.”

Meanwhile Demon starts to take sense to something nearby that is calling upon his instincts as grey Wolf Ute Indian and her female grey wolf mate wait watching while staying far from view. Every once in a while he turns around and looks here and there as though something has nearly caught his attention. The Ute Indian band notices as well as they try to remain aloof and independent from the situation respecting Eagle Feather Ute Indian and his wishes.

As Demon drifts off a few yards, Black Wolf Ute Indian notices mentioning this to the others saying, “Looks like there’s something over there catching Demon’s attention!”

The Ute Indian Tracker, who hasn’t returned to report to Eagle Feather Ute Indian now that the morning hours are coming closer and the time for him to return to the Ute Indian campsite is near, relates saying, “Maybe there’s someone else watching that Eagle Feather Ute Indian sent other than any of us!”

Right then, Demon whimpers slightly as though it was something else that he senses out there in the nearby trees that has caught his attention. However he turns back and forth looking out in the distance and back towards the Ute Indian band as they all watch taking their attention’s from the Civil War Quarters.

Next Autumn Leaf Ute Indian figures that it’s Grey Wolf Ute Indian who has been trailing behind in the distance with her grey wolf that she has trained and brought out from the wolf cages saying, “It’s probably Grey Wolf hiding out with that wolf she has been training!”

By now, Den Wolf Mother feels that that is a good idea in order to get Demon and his attentions away from the Civil War Quarters relenting in a softer voice so that Demon doesn’t overhear her speaking, “That’s good; then maybe Demon will catch onto her grey wolf and then the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors will turn away perhaps?”

After hearing that White Wolf Ute Indian figures that they will continue to ravage the Civil War Quarters even if they can’t take the Mound Fort Artillery Base saying, “They might turn away from Mound Fort, but they will never turn away from the Civil War Quarters!”

At about that time, the two Shoshoni Indian Renegades reach closer to the Mound Fort Artillery Base to where they can catch a glimpse of the viewing platforms with some heads popping over here and there. It seems there a lot of heads looking out in to the trees as they try to get as close as they can without being seen. However at times they have to scoot and duck back as the eyes come their way occasionally.

Nevertheless it’s pretty dark out as they turn back to inform the others of what they have found out by taking a closer look at Mound Fort. As they turn back the sounds of more horses are heard in the distance that is getting louder and louder. It seems that the messenger from Farr’s Fort has returned finally with a few more men riding at his side.

Soon the messenger enters the Mound Fort Artillery Base with some more farmers considering that’s all the men anyone can spare until some soldiers return from the Union Civil War lines back east. Before the Shoshoni Indian Renegades can reach back at the Civil War Quarters, the fort commander and the Ogden Mountain Man greet the messenger as he arrives.

Immediately the Ogden Mountain Man approaches relating, “Let me guess; you brought back a few more farmers!”

The fort commander cuts in to the conversation saying, “That’s alright; we have enough viewing platforms to hold the Indians off with!”

Straight off the mark, Nicolaus stops what he is doing to investigate the newcomers a little bit as he questions one of them who are unloading some of his bags asking, “So have you had any experience with Indians?”

The Farr Fort farmer places his bags of belongings over his shoulder as he comments in return, “Sure; we all have had some runs in with the Indians. We understand you have some problems with the Utes, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians?”

Right away, Peter steps forward to take a slight break from all of the hammering and building of more viewing platforms adding, “I bet you have never had any run ins like the ones here?”

The Farr’s Fort farmer figures that he’s right on that one deliberating, “Maybe we haven’t had problems like what you’re all having, but we have still had some problems with the Ute and Shoshoni Indians stealing food from our farms as well stealing and killing livestock. However we have had some problems with their Navajo friends who are a little more aggressive even than the Cherokee of Wyoming!”

After hearing that, the fort commander as well as Captain James S. Brown feel that maybe they have some smart famers here and that maybe it’s time to round up some of the farmers from around the nearby area as well. It appears that they will have to seek for the rest of the help they need from around the nearby vicinity. And maybe they will be able to round up a few more farmers as well such as the Malan and Barker farming families that have lots of farming land in the area.

Then there are the Lamb farmers and some of their acquaintances of the downtown Ogden area with some of the men who hand out in the bars who may be willing to help. Then there are the Eagle Founders and Scout members who are willing to help as well for the cause.

However they still have lots of work to do in order to keep down the Mound Fort Artillery Base as Captain James Brown says, “Well, let’s give them a tour of the place and then we’ll get everyone situated and settled down!”

Right away the fort commander feels that they all better hurry and get back to work saying to Nicolaus and Peter, “Let’s get back to work while I show the Farr’s Fort farmers around the fort!”

Meanwhile the Shoshoni Indian Renegades have made their way back to the eastside of the Civil War Quarters as they get ready to inform the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse as he asks, “What did you see over there?”

One of the Shoshoni Indian Renegades looks back past the Civil War Quarters and in to the tall trees surrounding the place answering, “They must have a few viewing platforms on the other side of that high mud wall because we could see a few rifles and pistols aimed out in to the trees. Some of the faces poking out appeared to be children!”

The head Shoshoni Indian Warrior figures that they are preparing themselves to hold down their “Indian Fort” regardless of what measures it takes replying, “Sounds like they are ready for us!”

The Ute Indian Informant wonders about all of the hammering going on asking, “What’s all that hammering about?”

The Navajo Skin Walker is certain that they are building as many viewing platforms as they can in order to protect themselves relenting, “They must be laying viewing platforms all around the inside of that place!”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse starts to cringe at the mere thought even though he was the one to want to give them a chance to fight back carrying on with, “We’re going to have to change our plan a little!”

Right at about that time, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian makes a comment to the members of the Ute Indian band blatting, “Looks like they’re having some problems!”

For the time being Demon has been hanging around the Ute Indian band considering he knows darn well that the Civil War Quarters is the only thing he really cares about anyhow. Nevertheless he feels that the time is now to investigate some senses he has been getting from within the nearby tree lines. And another fact is that he feels that he is able to comeback anytime he wants to revenge his wolf mother’s incidental death.

Without any further ado at the Civil War Quarters for now, Demon turns back for another look while everyone seems preoccupied. As he turns back, he sees the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse try to persuade some of the Navajo and Shoshoni Indian Renegades to go back bringing up, “I want you all to go back and take a few shots at the viewing platform on foot from a distance!”

One of the Navajo Indian Renegades looks to the sun beginning to rise in the east as the skies over the Ogden River Canyon begin to look dark bluish with the morning sun nearly ready to rise explaining, “Now it’s going to be morning soon?”

Immediately the head Shoshoni Indian Warrior butts in trying to save those actions for the next evening telling them all, “Let’s wait until tomorrow night so they think we aren’t up to nothing!”

Just then the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse agrees with him more or less answering, “You’re right; there isn’t any reason to be caught in daylight with them all looking over this way!”

Meanwhile Demon takes a last look to see if the Ute Indian band is watching which they aren’t nevertheless. Then on the other hand, maybe they are and they are only letting Demon head off. And that’s because he has been hanging out with the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warrior more lately while paying less and less attention to his primary friends.

Then finally he heads off towards the distant tree line to inspect and take a look at whatever it was that caught his senses as far as something such as his instincts are concerned. Just then, Grey Wolf Ute Indian who has been watching with her female grey wolf mate back up in to the trees trying to keep out of sight. And then when Demon makes his way a little closer while looking back and forth from the Civil War Quarters, Grey Wolf Ute Indian sets the grey wolf free to wonder off and try and lure Demon in to her snare of a trap.

At first, the female grey wolf walks out from behind the trees acting nonchalant with her trained behaviors acting as though she is just some nearby wolf. Of course, Demon has been pretty observant keeping an eye on not only the Civil War Quarters but the Ute Indian campsite as well as the wolf cages up towards the back end of the Ogden River Canyon.

When Demon first sees the female grey wolf exit from the nearby tree lines, he picks up some senses from the Ogden River Canyon from her, although he ignores them as her good looks and attractive colors of her fur take his eye away from everything else. In the meantime, the Ute Indian band watches as Demon approaches her very slowly as she gives in without any resistance as far as shying away from him is as an affair.

Right away, in a softer tone voice as the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors scuffle around deciding what to do about the Mound Fort Artillery Base, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian watches with the Ute Indian band as she says, “Looks like Grey Wolf won Demon over with her female grey wolf mate?”

After hearing those words, White Wolf Ute Indian thinks about how he has turned away from his obsessions such as the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors saying, “At least someone has turned away from the Civil War Quarters!”

Then Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian makes a comment as they watch Demon circle around Grey Wolf Ute Indian’s female grey wolf mate answering back, “Demon will turn back to these Civil War Quarters again sometime!”

Next his older brother Mean Wolf Ute Indian figures that Demon will return momentarily saying, “He’ll return soon after a few hours!”

At about this time the morning sun starts to come alive as the skies above the Ogden River Canyon shine on everything around the area exposing them to the watchers on top of the viewing platforms of the Mound Fort Artillery Base that are off in the near distance. The Ute Indian band continues to watch as the rest of the Indians start to calm down while deciding to cook a big morning breakfast to celebrate their pushing out of the fort commander as a step forward.

The Navajo Indian Warrior Chief, who is hungry and distraught from all of the commotions, comes forth saying, “Let’s make a camp fire and cook a large breakfast for everyone and celebrate!”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse agrees saying, “Yes, we’ll cook breakfast for now and then we’ll decide what to do!”

By now, Chief Little Indian Soldier offers his assistance for the cook out carrying on, “Let me help! We’ll build a camp fire right here and I’ll help with the cooking!”

The Ute Indian Warrior thinks about how they need to build up some more reserves of food for them all saying, “We have enough food for everyone for at least a few days more and then we’re going to have to start rounding up some things!”

The head Shoshoni Indian Warrior decides to send someone back down towards the Wolf Mountain where his Shoshoni Indian Tribe presides in order to bring back some more supplies saying, “I’ll send a couple of my men to make sure that our supplies arrive on time and so they can avoid going near or through Weber Canyon.”

Immediately two of the Shoshoni Indian Renegades stands up ready to offer their assistance saying, “We’ll go meet up with our supply train!”

Then the Shoshoni Indian Scout agrees to accompany them saying, “I’ll go with and make sure to avoid the Weber Canyon area with our supplies!”

Right away, they leave as an acknowledgement is made between them all as nothing more is said until the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse notices that Demon is gone asking, “Where’s Demon at?”

Moments later, the Ute Indian Informant mentions seeing Demon wander off over towards the southeastern end of their camp out next to the Civil War Quarters saying, “I don’t know! I saw Demon over there wandering around!”

The Navajo Skin Walker figures that maybe Demon is hungry correlating, “Maybe, Demon is hungry and he ran off to find something to eat!”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse feels that he’s right considering they haven’t spared any time to eat and fuel themselves since coming back to their Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warrior hideaway answering back, “Maybe so, we haven’t really been keeping up with our appetites!”

Meanwhile Grey Wolf Ute Indian waits until Demon has made a greeting with her female grey wolf mate without even making a saluting for a quick goodbye neither. It seems that they have both taken a liking to one another, although Demon suspects that maybe she is from the wolf cages which means that she is one that has been caught by the Ute Indians. Nonetheless he carries on as though it were some arranged marriage which happens to be one of the Ute Indian customs for that matter.

Once he has been lured away with the female grey wolf mate who he has no idea what her name is at this point, although according to Grey Wolf Ute Indian she would be names after her making her “Grey Wolf” nevertheless. Minutes later, Grey Wolf Ute Indian makes her way slipping back in to the Ute Indian band group as the others keep quiet trying to ease her in without any of the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors noticing the arrival.

After Grey Wolf Ute Indian joins back with the Ute Indian band Black Wolf Ute Indian turns to her and says, “Looks like Demon took a liking to her?”

Then Two Feather Ute Indian looks off in to the distance even though the trees have their views blocked as Demon as disappeared with Grey Wolf relenting, “Maybe, Demon and Grey Wolf will have some wolf pups!”

Afterwards Sharp Arrow Ute Indian thinks about Demon and Grey Wolf saying, “Don’t worry; we’ll be seeing them around!”

Now that they have realized that Demon is no longer in sight, Grey Wolf Ute Indian is almost certain that her Grey Wolf will lure Demon back to the Ogden River Canyon and back to the Ute Indian camp explaining, “Don’t worry; I have trained her to head back towards the wolf cages so that she lures Demon back to Eagle Feather’s which will cause some problems.”

Then right away, Single Feather Ute Indian is glad that she made that choice by training her right carrying on, “Good! I hope Eagle Feather wonders where he has been for the last several days and then maybe he’ll do something about the Indian Warriors!”

Soon the morning hours rise while everyone in the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian camp next to the Civil War Quarters start to eat and relax while planning out another day ahead. However the Ute Indian band remains quiet as they all begin to eat while sitting next to Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s Ute Indian Tracker who has been caught spying on them just the same.

As they all start to eat what they can in their own little Indian circle at the furthermost spot away from the Indian Warriors, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian turns to the Ute Indian Tracker telling him, “I think their plan is falling apart!”

Of course, many yards away, are the Union Pacific Railroad operatives who are wondering what they should do and how far they should stay back from the Civil War Quarters. For a many hours they have kept at as far distance trying to stay out of sight since Demon has chased them away from there. And now they are on edge trying to get the nerve to greet themselves at the Mound Fort Artillery Base, although they are a little hesitant while trying to stay undercover for reason of railroad progress.

When the daylight hours start to shine forth, the railroad construction manager Gus wonders if they should give a try at introducing themselves at the Mound Fort Artillery Base summarizing, “Maybe, it’s time we join them all at the Mound Fort Artillery Base?”

Hurriedly the railroad office manager gets thoughts of foiling their undercover work arguing, “If we join them at Mound Fort we will foil our undercover work and maybe have to stay here fighting against them!”

Next the railroad construction manager Gus realizes that it’s either that or returning to their place back at home on the Rio Grande saying, “Well, it’s either that or we can head back home or hang around here for a little longer!”

Finally one of the tour guides thinks back to some of the campers within and around the Mound Fort outside area who looked noticing them while making a few comments here and there as he drills, “It’s apparent that the residents of Mound Fort know that we are here for some reason!”

However none of them see how they would know that they are working for the Union Pacific Railroad as the railroad office manager says, “They may be wondering why we are here but they don’t know we are working for the Union Pacific Railroad!”

After thinking it over for a brief moment, the railroad construction manager Gus decides to suggest, “Well, let’s go ahead and have a talk with them before those Indian Warriors decide to check us out again!”

Lastly as they all start to pull their horses and gear over towards the Mound Fort Artillery Base, the railroad office manager deliberates, “Let’s talk to the fort commander and see what he has to say about the matter instead of playing and guessing around.”

At about this time a distance way is Jim Bridger and his overland mail officers who have returned to Denver, Colorado after being in Salt Lake City for a while when they left the Ogden, Utah area a few years earlier. However they have had many stops since then that they have made along the way and now they have received a message of their own which talks about what is happening at the Mound Fort Artillery Base.

Once Jim Bridger reads the message, he turns to the other officers, the Lieutenant and the Sergeant, telling them both, “The message is about Mound Fort! It appears that the Ute, Shoshoni, and the Navajo Indians have taken the Civil War Quarters and the fort commander is staying in the Mound Fort Artillery Base!”

The Sergeant wonders what to do about the situation rallying, “I wish there was something we could do for them?”

The Lieutenant feels that the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors will only withhold the Civil War Quarters saying, “I doubt the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors will be able to take the Mound Fort Artillery Base, although they will probably keep their hold on the Civil War Quarters!”

In conclusion to the Mound Fort Artillery Base, Jim Bridger concludes some lasting words indicating what may happen in the future with Mound Fort clarifying, “I agree that the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors will keep a stake on the Civil War Quarters until the resident of Mound Fort are forced to moved out and Mound Fort is forced to close down perhaps!”

As the scene fades away, the Sergeant has a relaxing remark jabbering, “That will all be over with by the time you make it back to your ranch.”

Furthermore back at the Mound Fort Artillery Base daytime has arrived as the Union Pacific Railroad operatives make their way closer to the entrance. At first they stop hesitant to continue until some of the residents on top of the viewing platforms look and notice as they arrive at the crest of the top of the hill. Then they all step forward again and decide to go ahead and make the confrontation regardless of what regards they have towards their arrival.

When they arrive there are a few residents of Mound Fort at the gate who ask, “May we help you with something?”

At first, the railroad construction manager Gus is the one to start asking, “May we speak to the fort commander?”

The Mound Fort resident wonders what it’s about asking back, “What is it in regards to?”

Soon the railroad construction manager Gus decides to answer the question saying, “It’s in regards to the attack on the Union Pacific Railroad in Weber Canyon?”

Next the Mound Fort resident poses another question asking, “Do you all work for the Union Pacific Railroad?”

The railroad office manager is the one to answer the next question saying, “Yes, we all work for the Union Pacific Railroad!”

Finally, he turns and points to the fort commander who is talking to his two officers who are concerned for the Civil War Quarters in the meantime jabbering, “Yes, he’s just right over there standing at the front of that viewing platform!”

Immediately they all salute their appreciation as they make their way towards the fort commander as he manages a few more projects going on at that time. As they walk approaching closer to where he’s standing, the fort commander turns as he sees the colors of Union Army Uniforms that seem more under the color of what they would normally wear.

It appears that these men are dressing less casual as the fort commander looks asking, “What brings you all here?”

Next the railroad construction manager Gus steps forward asking, “Are you the fort commander?”

Then the fort commander looks back straight in their eyes telling them all, “And you are Union Pacific Railroad case workers investigating the attacks on the Union Pacific Railroad in Weber Canyon?”

The railroad office manager wonders how they know so much commenting, “Word travels fast around here!”

Then Captain James S. Brown steps forward to say a word or two, “Word does travel fast around here!”

The fort commander comes up with some more of his facts that he knows saying, “And you’ve been down there watching the Ute, Shoshoni, and the Navajo Warriors thinking it was them and what to do about it!”

Thereafter the railroad construction manager asks in response, “And what are you going to do about it?”

The fort commander thinks for a moment before telling them all, “We’re going to protect this fort!”

After that the Ogden Mountain Man decides to set them on their way contending, “The best thing for you all to do is to go back to your railroad working your way to Promontory, Utah!”

The fort commander has one last thing to add saying, “Many of the Union Pacific Railroad officers have been waiting at Captain James S. Brown’s Fort for your return.”

Right away, the railroad construction manager Gus had some part of his message saying something like that but he disregarded it saying, “Yes, I read the message!”

The railroad office manager decides to thank them off saying, “Well, thanks for your time; I guess that concludes our investigation. It seems the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians have more on their list then stopping the Union Pacific Railroad!”

Then the railroad construction manager Gus turns to leave saying, “Well, let’s just head back there isn’t much we can do here!”

Once they all leave the Ogden Mountain Man decides to wonders if they’ll go back to working on the railroad saying, “Maybe that will get them back to the schedule of the Union Pacific Railroad!”

After leaving past the gate of the Mound Fort Artillery Base, one of the tour guides, who had both remained silent, makes a comment, “Seems like they just wanted us to go back to working on the Union Pacific Railroad and they brushed us off!”

Soon after they make their way back down from the hill of the Mound Fort Artillery Base while pulling their horses along throughout their journey, the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors notice as they seem to stop and talk for a brief moment before heading off again. Then they all end up leaving the scene making their way back down towards Weber Canyon to make preparations for their return to work on the Union Pacific Railroad.

The head Shoshoni Indian Warrior is the first to remark on their departure saying, “Looks like those men you said were Union Pacific Railroad workers are leaving unless they are hiding out over there!”

Moreover Chief Little Indian Soldier figures that they are headed back to the Weber Canyon area saying, “Looks like they’re headed back to Weber Canyon!”

Finally the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse agrees while boasting, “Maybe we’ll wait a few days and then we’ll send some scouts to see what progress they’re making!”

The Ute Indian Scout figures that they are really trying too hard to win back the Civil War Quarters unveiling, “It doesn’t appear that they are too eager to win back their Civil War Quarters!”

The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse approaches the Civil War Quarters with a wooden stake in his hand that has a blue rag tied to the end and a small sledgehammer in the other hand while figuring that they have blown keeping their stake on the Civil War Quarters correlating, “Looks like they blew keeping a stake on this house!”

Right away, the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse approaches the rear of the Civil War Quarters with the stake as he walks behind the salt cellar in the backyard. Immediately he takes the stake and drives it in to the ground with the sledgehammer a few good hard whacks before standing there looking up towards the Mound Fort Artillery Base.

For a few moments as he stands there the wind seems to blow the trees in the right direction so that one of the Farr’s Fort farmers is able to get a straight shot passed the salt cellar as he decides to take the shot. As the Farr’s Fort farmer takes the shot the bullet ripples passed the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse hitting and passing through the trees in the backyard hitting the ground.

Quickly the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse steps away fast walking back to their line east of the Civil War Quarters. Everybody in the Mound Fort Artillery Base freaks out wondering who fired the shot as the fort commander says, “Who fired that shot?”

The Farr’s Fort farmer looks down from the viewing platform saying, “I had a clear shot of one of them driving a stake in the back of the Civil War Quarters!”

The fort commander tries to stop everyone from firing randomly commanding, “Nobody is to fire a single round without my command!”

Once the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse reaches the enemy line of Indians, the Navajo Skin Walker says, “That was a close call!”

At about this time, Demon and Grey Wolf have reached the Ogden River Canyon and are making their way in to the Ute Indian campsite. Straightaway, Demon heads to Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s teepee as usual while Grey Wolf follows along. When they arrive Eagle Feather Ute Indian is sitting outside of his teepee watching some of the Ute Indian children play around with some of the Ute Indian adults.

When Demon arrives, Eagle Feather Ute Indian looks to him and Grey Wolf as he throws them some beef jerky that he has been saving for the occasion while saying, “So you both broke away from the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors down at the Civil War Quarters?”

Meanwhile Demon continues to eat with Grey Wolf as they listen like they know what’s being said. Then they both finish up while Grey Wolf tries to persuade Demon in to leaving again to wander and investigate the Ute Indian campsite since she has been caged up and trained for many months. Just then Eagle Feather Ute Indian decides to let him go by trying to be less controlling with his keeping Demon as a pet.

Momentarily he looks to them both as he tells Demon, “Maybe, it’s time you show her around the place!”

As Demon leaves, Eagle Feather Ute Indian watches them depart while thinking how it was no use to try and talk to Demon about the Civil War Quarters any longer. In fact, if he tried to persuade others to go and try to stop the Ute Indian Warriors with their Shoshoni and Navajo Indian friends, others would just turn and join. Then on the other hand they might be persuaded to the other side such as his Ute Indian Tracker considering that he doesn’t really know the truth like the fact of how they actually caught him spying on them.

It doesn’t take long before Demon and Grey Wolf go to visit his wolf father and reincarnated wolf father up within the mountains just northwest of the Ute Indian campsite. And it doesn’t take too long before Demon and Grey Wolf cut themselves apart from the Indian society as well as the pioneer life they have lived in order to build a wolf den of their own.

Of course, it takes a few months before Grey Wolf and Demon are able to have any wolf pups of their own and it takes even longer before they can even bring them around any humans such as pioneers or even the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indians. Nevertheless Demon and Grey Wolf do bring their wolf pups in to contact with the members of the Ute Indian campsite, although only from a distance considering that they are still wild in their nature.

In the meantime, during those several of months many of the local farmers such as the Malan, Barker and the Lamb farmers along with the Eagle Founders and Scout members who have joined in at arming the Mound Fort Artillery Base with more guns in order to keep the fort up and running. However the fort is running without a Civil War Quarters during the time being which is sort of frustrating to the fort commander and his two civil war officers and the members of Captain James S. Brown’s Fort as well as Ogden Mountain Man.

The Ute Indian band tries several times to leave and head back to the Ute Indian campsite within the Ogden River Canyon, although most of the time they are held back and confronted about going back until the Mound Fort Artillery Base starts to become more and more disused. So far nobody has begun to move out as of yet which is something that the Ute, Shoshoni, and Navajo Indian Warriors want very much to happen.

There are also times when Spring Leaf Ute Indian and Autumn Leaf Indian end up laying a few arrows into the Civil War Quarters trying to make it more unwanted than ever before. Then on the other hand, the fact that arrows are shot all over the place sticking out from the birch wooded door frames and the roof is nothing unusual to see now in addition to the past several years since the Civil War Quarters was first built.

Nevertheless a few of the members of the Ute Indian band are able to sneak off and make their way back to the Ute Indian campsite such as Two Feathers Ute Indian, Single Feather Ute Indian, and Little Mean Wolf along with his older brother Mean Wolf Ute Indian. Once they sneak away they are able to meet with Eagle Feather Ute Indian who convinces them never to return to the Civil War Quarters.

Lastly, Eagle Feather Ute Indian plans to have his relatives, Ute Indian female and Shoshoni Indian female, go get the rest of the Ute Indian band and return with them. And yet, contrariwise, regardless of any circumstances, Demon continues to visit with Grey Wolf at a distance to keep an eye on the Civil War Quarters in order to stage his future plans leading to the next stage of his life as a revengeful wolf.

THE END