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

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MOANCOPPY MISSION BROKEN tfP. 120 the Navajoes they had an opportunity of seeing, that I had come there according to agreement, and, as they had failed to meet me as I had expected, if they would come over the river, I would be on hand to show them that I had told the truth. Feeling satisfied that things would work all right, I returned home. Some of the brethren who went to Moancappy visited the Navajoes, and talked unwisely about affairs. They, in turn, talked and threatened in a way that frightened our people, because they found they could do it, and the mission was broken up. I had passed through many perils to establish a mission among the Indians on the east side of the Colorado, but on account of the sayings and doings of unwise brethren, the time came for it to be broken up. The Moancoppy was ordered to be vacated, and I went to assist in bringing the people away. They brought away the feeling with them that there would be another Navajoe war. I attended the quarterly conference at St. George, in May. The war question and the necessity of putting a guard at the crossing of the Colorado were agitated. In speaking in the tabernacle on Sunday, I told the congre-gation there would be no trouble with the Navajoes, and as soon as the summer rains commenced, there would be a party of them over. I felt an assurance of this from what I knew of circumstances, and the whisperings of the Spirit within me. It was decided to establish a trading post at one of the crossings of the Colorado, east of St. George. For this pur-pose a party was sent out under the direction of Bishop Daniel D. McArthur. As I was acquainted with both crossings, I was called upon to go with them. The ferry was selected. In traveling with Brother McArthur to the Ute crossing, thirty miles above the ferry, and back, I gave him a detailed account of our affairs with the Navajoes. I told him that I considered the breaking up of the Moan-coppy mission as unnecessary ; there would be no trouble with the Navajoes, and some of those among them who had