Chapter VIII

Governor Brigham Young Checks the Slave Trade--The Prosecution of Offenders--A Noted Trial--A Cruel Argument to Induce Mormons to Buy Indian Children

CHAPTER IX.

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

CHAPTER X.

My Interview with Brother George A. Smith--My Ill-natured Remark--He Wins me by Kindness--His Noble Character--Peace with the Indians

CHAPTER XI.

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

CHAPTER XII.

Myself and two Companions Sent to Search for Missing Companies--We Find Them--Our Cool Reception at One Camp--Apathy Manifested--Terrible Sufferings

CHAPTER XIII.

Short Rations--Wagons Unloaded of Their Freight and Loaded With Emigrants--Myself and Company Left to Guard the Goods--One Sister's Discouragement

CHAPTER XIV.

We Kill our Cattle to Keep Them from Wolves--Visit from two Brethren--Letter from President Young--A Mail Company Nearly Perishes

CHAPTER XV.

Our Food Exhausted--Rawhides Cooked and Eaten--Our Fast-Day--An Unexpected Supper--A Providential Food Supply

CHAPTER XVI.

Kindness of Indians in Providing Food--Express from Salt Lake City--Visit from an Indian Chief--Scanty Food Supply

CHAPTER XVII.

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 Days' Travel Without Food--Our Safe Return to Camp

CHAPTER XVIII.

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

CHAPTER XIX.

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

CHAPTER XX.

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

CHAPTER XXI.

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

CHAPTER XXII.

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

CHAPTER XXIII.

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

CHAPTER XXIV.

Leave Santa Fe for Home--Attacked by Robbers--A Shower of Bullets--A Hard Ride--Incidents of our Journey--A Novel

CHAPTER XXV.

Martin's Cruel Treatment of us--Baker's Kindness--Our Journey Home--Reception by our Families--Our Claim Against the Government

CHAPTER XXVI.

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

CHAPTER XXVII.

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

CHAPTER XXVIII.

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

CHAPTER XXIX.

I Visit the Indian Camp--Our Big Talk--Some of Their Grievances--The Kindness of an Indian in Providing me a Horse

CHAPTER XXX.

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

CHAPTER XXXI.

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

CHAPTER XXXII.

The Killing of an Indian Near Fairview--His Friends Visit me--I Advise them to keep the Peace and they do so

CHAPTER XXXIII.

The Salt Lake City Election in 1874--Deputy Marshals Attempt to Run Things--Mayor Wells' Order--The Mob Dispersed--Captain Burt and his Men Make Some Sore Heads

CHAPTER XXXIV.

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

CHAPTER XXXV.

The Missionaries for Mexico--We are to Explore the Country--Our Outfit and Mode of Travel--Our Stubborn Mules--Incidents of the Journey

CHAPTER XXXVI.

Our Explorations--Arrival at Phoenix--We Push Forward on our Journey--Camp Among Thieves--A Meeting Held with Indians--Its good Results

CHAPTER XXXVII.

We Visit the Governor of Arizona--An Indian Country--My Talk with the Natives--The Custom Officer--He Favors our Entry into Mexico

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

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

CHAPTER XXXIX.

Justice in Early Days--We Prepare to go Further--Our Letter of Introduction--Loss of our Animals--We Trail and Find Them

CHAPTER XL.

The Object of our Mission--Our Arrival at Chihuahua--Our Generous Landlord--We Call on the Governor--Interest Aroused Concerning us--Interview With Robbers

CHAPTER XLI.

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

CHAPTER XLII.

Experience at El Valle--We Travel Through a Dangerous Indian Country--Soldiers on the Move--Visit from an "Old Timer"

CHAPTER XLIII.

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

CHAPTER XLIV.

We Meet Leading Brethren in Arizona--Arrival Home--Incorrect Reports Concerning me--My Horse "Tex"--Meeting With President Young--He Accepts our Labors

CHAPTER XLV.

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