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Show I3O FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. nesses, and his being murdered did not agree with my feelings, but I knew of no way to mend the matter, for I knew nothing of the killing till he was buried. I was camped with a small party about four miles west of the Weber valley and ten or twelve miles from Echo. One very cold morning about sunrise, Hickman and two others came to my camp. They seemed almost frozen, shaking and trembling in an unusual manner. Hickman asked me if I had any whisky. I told him I had not. He then asked if we had coffee. I replied that we had. " Then make us a good strong cup." While the coffee was being made, he took me outside and asked me if I knew Yates. I told him I did. " Well, we have just buried him." He then told about Yates being taken prisoner for tampering with Indians. And after talking quite excitedly, he said, " We have got away with him. What do you think the Old Boss," ( meaning Brigham) " will say?" Now if Yates had been killed as Hickman related in his book he would not have manifested so much interest in what President Young would say. He tried hard to draw an approval from me of what he had done. I told him I knew nothing about such modes and did not know what Brother Young would say about it. Hickman killed Yates for his money and horse the same as any other thief and murderer would have done, and then excused himself by telling that he was counseled to do these things. I know positively that Governor Young's orders were to avoid bloodshed in every way possible. I was continually acting and around in places and under circumstances that gave me the best of opportunities to know. During the time that Johnston's army was at Bridger, there was an effort made to turn the Indians against the |