Chapter XL

Travel on Foot to Ogden--Well Received by Relatives and Friends--Reply to Inquiries by the People Regarding the Society Islands and the Inhabitants Thereof--Called to go to Fort Hall Order Countermanded--Called on a Mission to the Indians--Design of the Mission--Organization of the Company, and Start from Salt Lake City--Hard Work of the Journey--Attacked by Wolves--Fatal Duel at Fort Bridger--Plans of Desperadoes--We go to Smith's Fork--Build a Blockhouse--Arrival of More Men and Supplies--Threatening Attitude of the Indians--Writer made Sergeant of the Guard and Quartermaster--Instructions from Elder Orson Hyde--Life in our new Camp--Cold Weather and Wild Beasts--Learning the Indian Language--Give Shelter to Indians--Desperado Chief Killed by one of his Men--Animals Perish from Cold and Starvation--Terrific Storms and Snowdrifts--Saving our Stock--Shoshone Indians Ask for and Receive Assistance--Hunt tor Antelope Falls--A Bachelor's Dance--Raising a Liberty Pole--Partitioning out Lands--Plowing and Planting--Arrival of and Instructions by Elder Orson Hyde--Selections for a Special Mission to the Indians--Organization of Green River County.

CHAPTER XLI.

Set Apart by Elder Hyde for our Special Mission--Blessing Conferred on the Writer--Discontent In Camp--Unity Again Prevails--Start on our Journey--Warned at Green River to go no Farther--Not Deterred from Performing our Mission--Proceed on our Journey--Futile Chase after Buffalo--Scarcity of Water--A Welcome Snow Storm--Reach the Camp of Washakie, the Shoshone Chief--Received with Caution--Tell the Chief the Object of our Visit--Give him Bread and Sugar--Boiled Buffalo for an Epicure Indian Powwow Called--Proceedings at the Council--Objection to one of our Propositions, which we were not Annoyed at--Recital of how Government Agents Sought to Supplant Washakie as Chief--Washakie a Great Orator.