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Cross the Plains with Volunteers to Engage in War with Mexico |
| --Attacked by Mounted Comanches--Remain in Mexico About Three Years after the War--Indulge in Many of the Wild and Reckless Ways of the People, but Abstain from Strong Drink and the Worst Vices--Acquire a Knowledge of The Spanish Language . . . . 17 |
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Learn of the "Mormons"--Leave with a Company Bound for |
| Salt Lake Valley with Eight Thousand sheep--My First "Big Scare"--Surrounded and Threatened by Indians Many Times on the Road--Surrounded by Five Hundred Well- Armed Warriors Demanding the Death of a Man from Our Camp as the Chief's Son had Died--Meet with an Accident Which Nearly Resulted in My Death . . . . 20 |
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My Scrutiny of the Mormons--Employment as an Indian Trader |
| --Acquaintance with "Winter Mormons"--A Proposition of Theft--Loomas Threatens my Life--My Resolve to Kill him--He Finds his Death at Other Hands . . . . 37 |
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My Baptism--Walker, the "Napoleon of the Desert"--Raids in |
| Lower California--He Tricks the Mexicans--Extinction of the Tribe . . . . 40 |
Patrick and Glenn Fail--Patrick a Rascal--He Robs Enoch |
| Reece . . . . 43 |
My Visit to Salt Lake City--Introduction to Brigham Young-- |
| Ordained a Seventy--Judge Brochus' Speech . . . . 45 |
The City Santa Fe--Traditions Concerning it--The Early Settlers |
| --My Desires to Travel--The Slave Trade . . . . 47 |
Governor Brigham Young Checks the Slave Trade--The |
| Prosecution of Offenders--A Noted Trial--A Cruel Argument to Induce Mormons to buy Indian Children . . . . 51 |
My Marriage--Peaceful Life Among the Savages--Dr. Bowman |
| Seeks Trouble--He is Killed by the Indians--The "Walker War"--Its Cause--A Thrilling Situation . . . . 53 |
My Interview with Brother George A. Smith--My Ill-natured |
| Remark--He Wins me by Kindness--His Noble Character-- Peace with the Indians . . . . 59 |
President Young Calls for Volunteers to meet the Hand-cart |
| Company--I Join the Party--Names of the Company--One Party of Emigrants Found in a Starving Condition . . . . 62 |
Myself and two Companions Sent to Search for Missing |
| Companies--We Find Them--Our Cool Reception at One Camp--Apathy Manifested--Terrible Sufferings . . . . 65 |
Short Rations--Wagons Unloaded of Their Freight and Loaded |
| With Emigrants--Myself and Company Left to Guard the Goods--One Sister's Discouragement . . . . 69 |
We Kill our Cattle to Keep Them from Wolves--Visit from two |
| Brethren--Letter from President Young--A Mail Company Nearly Perishes . . . . 75 |
Our Food Exhausted--Rawhides Cooked and Eaten--Our Fast- |
| Day--An Unexpected Supper--A Providential Food Supply . . . . 80 |
Kindness of Indians in Providing Food--Express from Salt Lake |
| City--Visit from an Indian Chief--Scanty Food Supply . . . . 86 |
My Severe Toil in Getting to Camp--Three Stray Cattle Come |
| to the Fort--The Second Company of the Y. X. Express Passes us--Our Hunt for the Cattle--Two Day's Travel Without Food--Our Safe Return to Camp . . . . 96 |
Pulling Sticks--"Rawhides Against Corn"--Our Buffalo Hunt-- |
| Dissatisfaction at the Food Rations--Permission Given to Eat all that was Wanted--Ben Hampton's Prophecy--Its Fulfillment--A Relief Party Arrives--Tom Williams' Party of Apostates--He demands the Goods Under our Care but Does not get Them . . . . 102 |
Ample Food Supplies Arrive--I go to Salt Lake City--My |
| Report to President Young--He Approves it--I am Accused of Stealing--My Vindication . . . . 109 |
My Trading Trip--President Young Asks me to Meet some False |
| Charges--Wicked Reports Concerning me--Their Unjustness made Manifest--The President's Stern Reproof to my Accusers--An Excellent Recommend . . . . 115 |
The Echo Canyon War--An Invading Foe--Plans for Checking |
| Its Progress--Peace Declared--Pardon Granted--The True Cause of the Trouble--I Work at Saddlery--The Unjustifiable Killing of Yates--Visit from Indians . . . . 124 |
The Troops Ordered from Camp Floyd to New Mexico--I am |
| Solicited to Act As Guide--Through the Killing of an Ox I Am Charged with Being a Traitor to the Church--The Trial-- My Acquittal--I Desire to Return Home, But am Forced to Continue as Guide . . . . 131 |
Difficulty in Finding the Trail--The Character of Our Commanding |
| Officer--My Discharge as Guide--A Proposition to Kill Stith--Rejected by Moore and Myself--Arrival at Santa Fe --The Confidence of the Quartermaster in Me . . . . 138 |
Leave Santa Fe for Home--Attacked by Robbers--A Shower of |
| Bullets--A Hard Ride--Incidents of Our Journey--A Novel Sign . . . . 147 |
Martin's Cruel Treatment of us--Baker's Kindness--Our Journey |
| Home--Reception by our Families--Our Claim Against the Government . . . . 156 |
Duties at Home--Building the Provo Canyon Road--Indulge in |
| a Row--Move to Salt Lake City--The Black Hawk War-- List of The Slain--No Help from the U. S. Troops . . . . 161 |
I Decide to Visit the Hostile Indians--Tabby's Message--My |
| Ruse to Avoid Being Killed or Driven Away--Tabby's Relenting--The Design to Raid Coalville Frustrated . . . . 169 |
My Discharge by the Government Agent--I Prepare, in Mid- |
| Winter, to Again Visit the Indians--Bradley Sessions Accompanies me--Our Terrible Journey and Sufferings-- Reception at the Agency . . . . 177 |
I Visit the Indian Camp--Our Big Talk--Some of Their Grievances |
| --The Kindness of an Indian in Providing me A Horse . . . . 189 |
Another Trip to Uintah Agency--Confidence of the Indians--My |
| Return to Salt Lake City--Call On Secretary Delano--G. W. Dodge Visits the Indians as a Peace Commissioner--Speech of Chief Douglas--Treaty with Grass Valley Indians . . . . 195 |
Whisky Sold to the Indians--I Forbid the Traffic--Douglas and |
| his Band Demand an Order for Fire-Water--They Threaten to Kill me--My Trick on them for Threatening me--Mr. Dodge Orders the Indians Back to the Reservation--They Refuse to go--Trouble Brewing--Peaceable Settlement . . . . 203 |
The Killing of an Indian near Fairview--His Friends Visit me |
| I Advise them to keep the Peace and they do so . . . . 211 |
The Salt Lake City Election in 1874--Deputy Marshalls Attempt |
| to Run Things--Mayor Wells' Order--The Mob Dispersed-- Captain Burt and his Men Make Some Sore Heads . . . . 214 |
President Young Requests Brother Brizzee and Myself to Prepare |
| for a Mission to Mexico--Mileton G. Trejo Joins the Church --His Remarkable Conversion--I Report to President Young that I am Ready--One Hundred Pages of the Book of Mormon Translated into Spanish and Printed . . . . 219 |
The Missionaries for Mexico--We Are to Explore the Country-- |
| Our Outfit and Mode of Travel--Our Stubborn Mules-- Incidents of the Journey . . . . 233 |
Our Explorations--Arrival at Phoenix--We Push Forward on Our |
| Journey--Camp Among Thieves--A Meeting Held with Indians--Its good Results . . . . 240 |
We Visit the Governor of Arizona--An Indian Country--My |
| Talk with the Natives--The Custom Officer--He Favors our Entry into Mexico . . . . 249 |
A Priest Warns His Congregation against Mormons--We Find |
| Some Friends--Our Plans for The Season--Letter from President Young--Threats of some Rowdies--The Peaceful Results . . . . 256 |
Justice in Early Days--We Prepare to go Further--Our Letter of |
| Introduction--Loss of our Animals--We Trail and Find Them . . . . 266 |
The Object of our Mission--Our Arrival at Chihuahua--Our |
| Generous Landlord--We Call on the Governor--Interest Aroused Concerning us--Interview With Robbers . . . . 273 |
We Decide to Visit Guerero--Meeting at Concepcion--We |
| Prepare to Return Home--The Priest at Temosachic--His Kindness to us--Testimony of a Stranger . . . . 280 |
Experience at El Valle--We Travel Through a Dangerous Indian |
| Country--Soldiers on the Move--Visit from an "Old Timer" . . . . 288 |
Narrative of our Visitor's Life--His Early Studies and Aspirations |
| --His Marriage to a Deceitful Wife--He Flees to California His Wife Assumes Repentance and he Returns to her-- Further Hypocrisy . . . . 294 |
We Meet Leading Brethren in Arizona--Arrival Home--Incorrect |
| Reports Concerning me--My Horse "Tex"--Meeting With President Young--He Accepts our Labors . . . . 300 |
A Colonizing Mission to Mexico--I Prefer to be Relieved--My |
| Wish Not Granted--The Company Who Volunteered--Our Start From St. George--Parting With President Young . . . . 304 |
We Locate on Salt River--Letter from President Young--We |
| Commence Work on our Ditch--Hire Indians to Help us-- My Associations with the Red Men . . . . 309 |
Deceit of my Interpreter--Indians Apply for Baptism--Some |
| True-Hearted Natives Receive the Ordinance--Help Given on our Ditch by the Pimas and Maricopas--The U. S. Agent Forbids my Interfering with the Indians . . . . 315 |
I Am Accused of Conniving with the Indians to Steal--My Arrest |
| --Investigation and Discharge--The Fate of Witches Among the Natives--I Interfere to Prevent their Murder--Captain Norval's Threat--His Mistake . . . . 325 |
Opposition to the Indians--An Exciting Meeting--A Commision |
| Appointed to Investigate Indian Water Claims--Efforts to Rob the Natives--Armed Men Begin to Gather--Peaceful Settlement . . . . 331 |
I Decide to Devote Myself to Personal Interests--Summoned as a |
| Witness in Indian Difficulties--My Own Troubles--I Meet the Demands of my Brethren Though it Takes my Home . . . . 337 |
I Remove to Tonto Basin--Death by Accident of my Wife and |
| Child--Return to Salt River--My Official Duties There-- Trip to Old Mexico . . . . 344 |
Accidental Shooting of My Son-in-law--My Opinion of Early |
| Colonization by the Saints--I go on an Exploring Trip--I Find The Land Described by President Young--I Endeavor to Make a Purchase but Fail . . . . 352 |
Other Brethren Visit my Proposed Purchase--Their Good Report |
| --Death of my Son, Wiley--My Return to Salt Lake City-- A New Invention . . . . 360 |
The Apache Indians--Ideas Concerning God--A Statement |
| Concerning the Jesuits--Treachery of Kerker--Slaughter of the Apaches--The Navajoes--Colonel Chavez' Horse Race --Loss of Government Horses--War with this Tribe--The Yaqui Tribe--The Tarumaries--A Peculiar Custom . . . . 363 |
Letter to the Deseret News--A Brief Review of Mexican History |
| Characteristics of the People--Land Grants and Purchases Peculiarities of Land Titles--The Climate of Mexico . . . . 372 |
Chapter I. |