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Show 224 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. to him. He asked, " What are you doing?" " I am hunting you," I replied. " Well, what do you want?" " I want to report to you. You told me to come when I was ready, I am now ready." " All right, go up to the office, I will be there right away." When Brother Brigham came in he asked what I had done. I told him just about what had been done, and explained Trejo's situation. Brother Young had never heard a word about his labors; asked if I could vouch for him. I told him I could vouch for the work he was doing, that it was good and getting to be correct. Brother Young was somewhat surprised and very much pleased. He asked me what Henry Brizzee was doing. I replied that I had made my own report and preferred that Brother Brizzee would do the same. Brother Young said he intended to release Brother Brizzee from the call for reasons that were sufficient, and said that he would have him notified accordingly. Brother Brigham advised me to have printed about 100 pages of selections from the Book of Mormon, and get them ready to take to Mexico, and be ready to start about the ist of September, remarking that the Church funds were low at the time. I told him I could soon raise the money on subscrip-tion if so authorized. Accordingly I received the follow-ing letter : " SALT LAKE CITY, June ist, 1875, " To whom it may Concern: " Elder Daniel W. Jones, the bearer of these lines, is hereby authorized to solicit and receive subscriptions to be applied toward the support of Brother Gonzales while he is translating the Book of Mormon into the |