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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 132 |
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Show 130 ARRIVE AT KANAB. authority to settle their difficulties with us would be over as soon as the first rain fell. That night there was a heavy shower. The following day I started for home by way of the Pahreah settlement, and Brother MeArthur went on to the ferry. Before separating, I told the brethren they would meet the Navajoe peace party that night at the ferry, and they would travel to Kanab together. They asked me how I knew. I told them I knew they would be over, for they would just have time to get to the ferry since the rain. Arriving at Kanab I found Hastele and his party, including two good interpreters. I had been away so much, that my family seemed badly in need of my help at home, and I, at the time, thought I was justified in remaining with them. I requested Brother Ammon M. Tenney to go with Hastele over on to the Sevier River, and satisfy him of the facts concerning the murder of the young Navajoes. After the party had gone I began to work in the garden, but everything went wrong, and I felt that I had done wrong in remaining behind. I continued to try to accomplish some necessary work, until. I was seized with such a violent pain in one of my knees, that I had to be assisted into the house. I sent for my horse, was assisted into the saddle, and was soon on my way to overtake Hastele. The pain left my knee, and I was soon all right. I overtook the Navajoes sixty miles from Kanab. Every-thing worked well for showing up the facts connected with the murder. The brethren we fell in with rendered all the assis-tance in their power. I had talked with the Navajoes and explained to them the locations of the ' ' Mormons' ' and the Gentiles, and what took place at McCarty's ranch. I had telegraphed to Bishop Thurber, of Richfield, and Brother Helaman Pratt to meet us at the lower end of Circle Valley. We arrived there before them and waited. I told Hastele there would be two '' Mormons" there that evening, who knew more about the affair than I did, and they were men of truth. |