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Show 125 Bean waited three days at the Springs for the Fillmore and Beaver companies to arrive, but the Iron County men had brought the news that these companies were still a few days back. It was therefore decided to pull out on the morning of the 3rd whether they had arrived or not. The lagging companies could catch up later. Bean explained the move to Young in his letter of April 2: "I knew that you wanted to hear from there immediately and our guides thought we could gain a few days & also it would make it more convenient about camping at the small springs on the route." The guides spoken of by Bean were two Pahvant Indians from Kanosh's band. One was Mashoquab, the Pahvant war chief; the other unknown.2 1 Mashoquab has carved out a niche in history for himself by being the one responsible for Gunnison massacre in l853« Bean knew that when his force was combined it would total over one hundred men. Consequntly, he organized the expedition into two companies. The first company consisted of the horse and mule teams while the ox teams would follow in the second.23 This would make traveling easier an<3 allow the Fillmore and Beaver companies to overtake the rear elements of the force with less difficulty. 24 The second company was placed under the command of Edson Barney. But command of the first is in question. It would seem logical that Bean would command the advance elements of his own expedition, and this is the inference in bis April 2 report to Brigham Young. Orsom B. Adams wrote, however, that his company was organized under Captain Miller of Nephi. Unless Miller was in command of the first company, his inclusion in the expedition leadership is unknown. He is never referred to in any of the other accounts of the expedition, nor was there a company from Nephi present. Miller may have joined the Provo-Salt Lake company as it marched south through Juab County. Miles Miller, of Nephi, was an old Mormon Battalion comrade of Adams's and Hopkins's from the |