Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-promoting series, by James A. Little. Designed for the instruction and encouragement of young Latter-Day Saints

Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 97

VISITED BY PRESIDENT YOUNG. 95 The winter of 1869- 70 was one of great hardship for the few brethren who, with the Piutes, watched the frontier. They suffered with the cold, and passed many sleepless nights. We crossed the Buckskin, or Kibab, Mountain several times, with the snow in some places waist deep. This Navajoe war caused me many serious reflections. I felt that there was a better way to settle matters, and I made up my mind to go and see the Navajoes, and have a talk with them as soon as circumstances would permit. In the spring of 1870, President Brigham Young, his coun-selor, George A. Smith, Apostle Erastus Snow and other leading men of the Church, came to Kanab, accompanied by twenty men as a guard. As we had been notified of this visit, we had things in as good order as possible. The Piutes, seventy in number, washed off the dirt and paint which usually besmeared their persons, and put on a fair appearance for Indians. President Young at first objected to sending out the animals of the company to feed under an Indian guard, but afterwards consented to do so. He expiessed himself well satisfied with my labors and policy on the frontiers. I told him that I desired to visit the Navajoes, and have a talk with them; that there had been a number of raiders killed, and I never saw a Navajoe' s bones on the ground, the flesh haying been eaten off by wolves and vultures, but what I felt sorrow for the necessity of such things; that I always abhorred the shedding of blood, and desired to obtain peace in some better way. When President Young arrived at Toquerville, on his return journey, he sent me a letter of instructions, directing me to do all I could to prevent the shedding of blood ; not to let the Indians have any firearms or ammunition if I thought they would use them for killing miners or other travelers ; and, if it were possible, he wished the people to get along without the killing of any more Navajoes.