In July 1853, a trade of fish for flour between an Indian and Mrs. James Ivie ended in a skirmish in which one Indian died, and when Chief Walker refused a peace offer of ponies, beef, flour, and blankets unless Mr. Ivie stood trial by Indians, raids began. Colonel George A. Smith supervised the defense. The war cost the lives of many Indians, 19 settlers, and Captain Gunnison's military exploring party in a massacre. In May 1854, President Brigham Young and Chief Walker signed a peace treaty at Chicken Creek, 3 miles S.W. of Levan.