1 1 , ▁Bill ▁took ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁a ▁fre ight ▁car rier ▁as ▁a ▁" boy ▁extra ". ▁On ▁horse back ▁he ▁would ▁ride ▁up ▁and ▁down ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁a ▁w agon ▁train ▁and ▁deliver ▁messages ▁between ▁the ▁drivers ▁and ▁work men . ▁Next ▁he ▁joined ▁John ston ' s ▁Army ▁as ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁sc outs ▁assigned ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁to ▁Ut ah , ▁to ▁put ▁down ▁a ▁rum ored ▁re bell ion ▁by ▁the ▁M orm on ▁population ▁of ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁C ody ' s ▁account ▁in ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ' s ▁O wn ▁Story , ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁War ▁was ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁" Ind ian ▁f ighter ": ▁ ▁Pres ently ▁the ▁moon ▁rose , ▁dead ▁ahead ▁of ▁me ; ▁and ▁painted ▁bold ly ▁across ▁its ▁face ▁was ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁an ▁Indian . ▁He ▁wore ▁this ▁war - bon net ▁of ▁the ▁Si oux , ▁at ▁his ▁shoulder ▁was ▁a ▁rif le ▁pointed ▁at ▁someone ▁in ▁the ▁river - bottom ▁ 3 0 ▁feet ▁[ 9 ▁meters ] ▁below ; ▁in ▁another ▁second ▁he ▁would ▁drop ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁friends . ▁I ▁raised ▁my ▁old ▁m uzz le - loader ▁and ▁fired . ▁The ▁figure ▁col lapsed , ▁t umbled ▁down ▁the ▁bank ▁and ▁land ed ▁with ▁a ▁spl ash ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁' What ▁is ▁it ?' ▁called ▁Mc Car thy , ▁as ▁he ▁hurried ▁back . ▁' It