Fredrick G Wilde is shot by the Indians

While located in the Sugar House area, he became ill with Mountain Fever. During the high fever and in a delirious state, he wandered unknowingly from home. There were many Indians in Utah at that time and some of them found him. They cared for him, doctoring him with medicine made from wild herbs, until he was restored to his health and cured of his illness. They became very fond of Fredrick and wanted to adopt and keep him. Fearing he might run away, they guarded him night and day. Fredrick, wanting to get back to his home, watched for a chance to escape. That chance came: he started out on the run but had not gone far when he felt a sharp sting in his leg. An Indian had tried to stop him by shooting an arrow at him which hit the middle part of his leg. Nevertheless, he just kept right on running and finally did escape. He carried that scar, left by the arrow, all his life.