Christian L. Christensen diary and articles

Typed transcripts of diary excerpts from 187t and articles from the Times-Independent, Moab, Utah, written by Christian L. Christensen between 1922 and 1935. These excerpts cover his short time at Brigham City, Arizona, his settlement at Moenkopi, and some of his experiences with the Navajos, Hopis, Apaches, Zunis, and Utes.

(h, J~nu.gry 23rd, 1~76 it was ~nno mced by Bishop Lars Peterson ttJ:ia), that 1 some were going to b~ called to go to Arizona , the number was of the nd.ssion was to establis h the with the Indians -9.nd c1o them good. 5 the intent United Order a& and i'onn an acquain tance ~., A :(IUi,.te ,a lengthy and icterest ing discour se was delivere d and then the call who, who will go. Who will 'oe ' called t> leave . . fathers mot.hers and all for the Gospel Sake. All hrut their id~as about.wh o would be called. I was sure I was one, al~houg h I had not heu'd f word til this time. Finally the names 1 All listened with all attentio n to the followin g names: Peter Is2.ecso n, MaN.UiS Hansen, 0.C.0ve rson, Olle Larsen, C.L. Ci1risten sen. All were surprise d at this selectio n. (B.Y.U.Copy 17-18) I got something like 1100 contribu tion. (18) " We were to start the 12th of ieh-12- Feb. Preparat .:.ons were made in a hurry. I did not even know the directio n to go but trusted that it was so~.1e good ph ce where we would become one an,.~ do a 11 things as the Lord had revealed this was my only desire a.1d thgught" (B:Y. U. 18) Feb. 12, 1~76: After a hard trip through mud anG snow with one small pair of ponies, with some sor1~ow and dis;ipJX> intment, me and then my only child. my wi.fe and Christia n Robert We arrived April 23, at Balleng ers Camp on the Little Colorado River with 75 :J.bs f~our, 4 lbs fruit. We s·dfered !or everyth ing but bread for a number of weeks and that was made ol9 water and (lOt which however we did not need as the river was sufficie nt. even salt We had some hard experien ce in the United Order. After r:1i.sing· sorr.e very good crops it was weeRea alrr.ost entirely lost by the flood and high w,-t.er.¼ft-¼89~ In 77 I made a trip with my f3mil:r to Ut h. We did. some work in the temple. " B.Y.U. 18) "About this time I was called (1879) I was called to Moe,1 Kopi as an Indian mission ary. i.fy experien ce at this time was ha rd to endure. 11 ~t after settling ur with Brigham City order I arrived with Moen Kopi Nov. Have p3p,es ~Q; 3, 1879. 19-20-21 -22 Xeroxed . 17-23 my family at Bl ~ r;fuu ;~~d . · ·- J - 4 L { t ~ l7-~i1 _ ,l, ~3 jk--,_:2 ~I ~ I iY.?~ 1-r,¥,t, -· 1fl£r--: . fl~~ . ..:,r~~ .. coe. 1,-~~. . , @) J , ~ - l , ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ @ /?~ r. 1~~-®ve-~7~~ -, :., ~ f .:Lt.-,:c_, /fli - • .· . ·_ .~ ~c: ~~, . . . '-:.- . . . (.z.,,)(Y -r~~l~>wh,,~~ ~t:llZ? ~~, IV~ ~Jir -4/; rR~ ~ .. fYt!./, ~. -1/~~h2-c@ ~- 'O~ !/, ~--zi&/6'# ¥_r1[!) ~;/(Y ~ f ~ ~ , / 4 ~ ~ . ? f ~ ~L~120~/-•4<~dt~~~ . . 1ti,¥F~ ~~JJ!df-{1 7} ,/Q~_ ~{!J) ~ . ~~::: :;J-v t-w~ ¾ ~1/1/1?.@ 1- ~ ~ ~ ~ - t ~ ~~ c : t ) '2. . I . . Christ ian Lingo Christe nsen "On January 23, 1876, it was announ ced by (Call) Bishop le.rs Anders on that some of the ware going to be called to Arizona ., the number was five. The intent with the mission was to establi sh the United Order and fonn an acquain tance Indi.s.ns and do them good. A quite a lengthy and interes ting discou rse was deliver ed, and then the Call t. Vlho - Who will go'? Who will be called to leave father, mother and all for the Gospel (s s~ke? one, "A.11 had their ideas about who would be oalled . I was sure I was althoug h I had not heard a word till this time. Finally the names! All Marque s listene d with attenti on to the followi ng na.mes: Peter Isaacso n, Hansen , o.c. Overse n, Olle Iarsen , C.L.Ch ristens en." All were surpris ed at this se,lect ion". (CLO - BY 17-18) Christia n Lingo Christia nse'n (salt) Feb. 12th, 1876: A:rter a ha.rd trip through mud and snow with one sma 11 pear of ponies with some sorry and disappoi ntment me and my wife and Christia n Robbert then my only child, we arrived April 23 at B~lleng ers Camp on the Little Coler~d • Rivver with 75 lbs flour, 4 lbs fruit. We suffered for everyth ing but bread for a number of weeks and that was ma.de of water and not even Salt Which however we did not need as the rivver was suttioie nt. l l ..., - . ': ·.·: ·. :,". , .. • · .' ,, 'I'. I ,. l -... ' .t .., ... ," 1 , ,, ·•~' ~- \ ~·... .' ,f . 1 •:, : • J .. I• • ,. .. •, ., • .. .; . ... ~ :.. ,.\, i. ... ,. ,. .. i' .... " "I- ·, brether n in Indian lore seemed to have laid a· deep pl:ot to get rid :• .. ·;..t. ~--/ • .(~ • . • • • : . ·• ..., .: ... • • •. I:•.,._ of me, for when Jacob's mules w~re h~tched up, Jacob suggeste d to • • ._ ·· •· -~~- 1-,. -~-'.;.ii: n1e that I had better let Brother Tinney drive the t~arn, as . they 'Were . -~.:.. · . .. •• ., • • • ,!."i : • • ':.J. i. .. . ., f ,. .- ·. r 'f -,. .' , . -_·. ; "' , .. ·.t ::1 "' I•~- .;r .... .. . - 2'· going back to Wingate. .... 'll'' :.:·,... ; ~ ..... .. i- ' I could not_.__tell which was the most a.ff';cted .... • .. .. . • by the sudden change, me or the mu~es,_ a~ I had driven ·-~~e~ ~s·o_ . •. t. that--~-_. ..;: . . -:;: bad~ - and~,·the __-~ nly comp_anions ,or__ Y!~i.l.?le . , .~ -as i.t may, I know I felt . • ' ; • :;. ~.. ·<Jacqb . • they left me were a number of s~ee? sheare~~. •• . -~ . ... '. • .,. ": ' •• : ,,.._ • • , • ,:. ~·t;. . ~.:· ·.-: ._l ·· '_ wishe~ ... miles over dangerous trails a~d quicks~d riv~rs ~nd , __,_ / ;_,'-: ,·•/f. .' 1 : ':'~ . he~p.. • ••• th~t.' .' . .-, t • • ., : _' . .~; . _ ~.l'i_ ; • • \ _i:f :;.it' t/ '}:· :,t ·• . , . • ., • ,, '4• ... •• . , - t~ ,.·~- -~ . ff. r ', I use them freely and teach t~em how to .sfea~., t~eiz: s~eer ~o!'\ at _th_a ~ 't time there was not a pair of shears to be found "in_ the· whole Navajo ·· - · ".-, --: ~'.·.~ • . .ii • . . a rare !') - nation, and an old .butcher- knife was • ~• </ • ••• • . • •, '• .,._:~ . •, ?••.t ••.- • •. . ·• ,••:~,~ .. :'~ ,I tool amongst . theni at.·. that 1~ • - ~"~,t:~ ;· ·:~. . . .. . ._. :-- .~- . . _ :, : .\ . .-. ·. :t' .i-l _: ~- .,. , -r·t..:, ·. .\'·}\., ,., . A hoop iron f~om a . ~arrel wit~ a rag around th~ iron- to keep .-r:•t.·. ·· · • , . · time . r;,j , . . . .· _._. ' . ii~·-\_~-~~'.·· Bf~~li1: _: :,1 .;/It( : ,.1• •;~:. ._· .·.,•$ ·.·... • . < -~-;; . . . from chafing the hand was ~bet -~he~ng . ~~-or~ :'fesi~~~~~ Young had furnished 40 pairs of-· she~s to· ·Jacbb to .- be given ·to ·i ·• the<· _:· (-~<~·-.> > -_ : . ·.\. _ ~r··<-:.-~ .. _ ··- Indians as fast as :they l~arne_d to >se the111~ tut tl1ey-· ·s'oon · <· - :- ~- . -:,;. . ·~ . , : .... '! t C .:· . . . . . >"·: ., . ·.· • · • • . . . ' "J . • • ·_.\ . • had , them.. · :•$ · · away with half a shear. . They kindly left for rrry . . .• _.. . • . l• .. · ' t ... ·.. ·. . . t j )' \ ;.- .,. • .. >~:;.\:";,~.:.:•,": .·_.· -.. '~\~ .. . •,: :;_~ ·.:·~-'~ ..... -.•. • ... i~ :;-,: .!· --~--- ·-: ,;-t .. :. . ' •: ~- .~•~C,•;i'>•'J . I I • • •-~ also was new to tl?,em. -· ~ - filled ':P '?n.. go~t•~-- ~~• ' -t\:-~,_ -.~_. , ;· . ,. -:-•· f . •• •· . . . 1 ~~·-~\J:~ : .... • • • • '.,;. , ... :~•, J ' • :,~'i~ .-,: "':\ •: _H?r~e ·~7~t, was,-~····_..---.\ :~ ~-~:. -:-- • • ; • ., ) I '« • • .... ,/ ; : _ • _ ~ • • • • ,• • > :, _-;- • ,,' ..·.·r· _; '. '._.~ : , . _' '_ •~--- ~,-~-~ . .:~•••: for .· • : •~ also a good subst~}Ute for my Jlour; :.'~~~-~- ~ci~- .~fog, yes/ r~~~i:,do~·, '· . • ·• --~ • • • : :. • 1• , •\ 'i ·~ • • . . .... ..:; ,.' {: ...-._ ,.t:· they raised them to eat. · . They were .. very,,. ·poor· ~t this timit ,for o_n ly .-~ ·· :· ·, -~ ·=···· . . . · . . ,.•'. . ·. . __ .:.-,~ -~.. !:..~-· \~--- . ··;. ~ight years had passed since ·they' had· beei·{ return0d ·f~om.~their cap- ·. ti vi ty in New Mexico by Gen~l"al Ki~- · pletely subdue<Jo _..,_~_ I sheared 1400 head ,~ . . 0£ . t~:;-,~ak >~.-·.~•:}~}-}:-:/\\,~:~·>/:::~·ri ::··,. c~s~ri; ,bJl ·w;o~; _ sheep/ ~ad~ .-~~iends ·.?r ' . . . . _, • I riding on a big ''soogin," my only bedding. • J~ I ,-mnde ' ~.. .....~,· bee~ Coi:i- ~heif . ;·:.:: _~umberou~ ·· ~ -: •. ;,... I, • • + 80 mi.las the . first ·. .. •• ... " cooties, and after many days I returned ho~fl on .a little ; black mare, . .r ........ · Navajo~s,\made gc>9d·,. use~' t.r. '~"t,i ~-·)It·_._· ·· .. -,,l. ... ~- .. - newly £oun~ friends, the • .~--_.. :t;-..,,_ 65 .pounds ·of flour which last_ed. ju:s't' two .days,. ~-- 1 -~- _ · . •• j •": . ••.,•;_:ti,.·'. {~• -•,.·.• •r., .. .,.. . • _. - ~- --. -G' 't<l ·, :.'.·_\~_'Ir•~-• -~:: .. _.,_._..!:-:4.' ;l'" c _ :'. • :~C. _,:-r'";k~;_:, F;~ _;<):_-', ·_:>i~j ·rbroken in two as they t~red their ~wrists and they sqo~: ._•·.re_~~ __wbao~rig .• _~-- ~, ·y-1~-~ ~- . . ..·-: '~ : ; " . 1.·· .·.'Ii ' · · ·, : • .. •. J., . Iii; ·\..,. ·7 • :ii. ... • -3with an India n mail carri er, who funni shed me with the mare. .•. felt much in need of a sadd le, as ''my legs grew ·long er at every clay I jump and I felt sore every wher e, even .in my feeli ngs_. · -.,. I \· . c. L•. CHRISTE~Eli. P. s. This coun try where I shear ed sheep . is c~e-~ by the ?{~vajoes. 11 Ho-gua,u (a lazy man's coun try). I ·J ' did. not change the ~rune any_by 4 . 'I! .. ,.: '.!,\"':i • .. my prese nceo t; :,.. - l. " .,_ . ... :!' .. ·~ ..... .,, ,I' IL I" T , ;~ i • - t • r-. . ..... .t :'I ,.;.f.?; ,.,.r, ;:.. ... ...... " J> .. ; .,:r : ).~.-:; . ··y,.... :,; <;: :. . .-~. '_ ~-:·:. :: . }.f~:·. .. 11; ! • ,.~ l ,. ~- ;..i.;, - ·• -:,,_: .,, 2. ...... JI.~ "' ' 1''\ ~'.'w r ' '·~ ,., i\. l """'.. . \ 'f, ... '~ •.: f ,, : k. l., 1, •.1 , '..... . mms THE INDEPENDENT .. · Moab, Grand Coun ty, Utah , t : - ..-.;"' ~-~, •,;/ "4 .... I\-.~~'-"·: : t . .. f·~~--i ... ·~ • • ;~, #. • -t 9 ~:t·J ~:- Such was Apache lan~ . ., '\,. :-· ',r;_;; ... . coun cil of twel~ e men. .... . ..... . .. ... -~ . ~:.· ... •·.. . . . -. . t· . :· ~; ., : ... -2- ' 11· for more- rr;.an and his charac teristi cs are ·as good as a photo, ~nd count ;, J ' L ·contro lling of the tongue . ,. t • You may: sbo~ . passion t~a; • Jacob tried to tell them _ as an Indian interp reter, etc. , .. 4ge, experie nce mean wisdom --the . ..,_ no~t anger. ...... , ... with an Indian than anythin g else. .... earnes tne~s, l:fu:t~ "' I _ • • ; ,.. • J. • :- "'1;,: .. 4 • : • I • ;• I ·• t-. "-•~ .\~ll ·~: · ,. .. " • -... ·.. •.•{ ... .: • : ·.<. i.: • • ,,, ; ef some __ pons~·q~e~~~ .. :. : · .... -·~-- ·: ~. ~- .~ _.•. They said I wa:i just .a ·sapling ~hich, ., ·. • .£,,~ . e.\ •~ :,: ·,:,/~: ·· '.•••. ,_ • •: like a young tree, might bear good or bad !'ruit;. time a+one woulg. ,.itell. ·'-:\· · So I became a s~lent witnes s to the foilow ing~fa ct~ .l Jacob first offered a prayer the 'like •. before . r. t :. . which I had never 'nearq. -~-· <:l ., .,.<--.... •· • ·, .: .· . •. . . t ·,.,, ; ..... 'l/ '.. '• . - .. lt seemed that the one 'he· w~ preying te; :~ -whom he ·c~lled hi~.:_ :. :....::: .· ~/ : • • • ' • '. •••.. · ' . . ·: •l . ~> /"''. :•:"'~-~. I was. young 'then but I unders tand.. now'.· . ·;,, '-.,•. .'·· -~ · · . ~--: •; i . . • • .. ·.' . • ~ ;~.~ -~ . . they asse'ntc d .to wh~.t -he · said. I believe theY"undiirs tood him though he p~fect ·· - . . ,, . of·~od ture says "the spirit "·. '!. I . :_.~<. •· - ·• ·: ·.... .·. f. ....•· :''·.~.-. ' ·. . ;::· ,. giveth man und_erstanding -~ • • , •.; •• -:r.: ... :···.. • u "'-'" · ••. • v. , •. ·.• ., ·.- -~-. ·.. . r. .. • ~· .·'\·:: ·./· ::, ., ·\ ·. ·_;:. ·.~ .. "\•.:' _-,.,,: ···:_·: : . _J:· -~- · : ·-'\ ~;~~:;-/~~ . '. -~ . -:,.. • .. " . ., ~- . . ,:;. *•.c• !· . ;··~:: If ·the.· rising ....•~-:.., ;_ •• >_ --~ .. ~- -~-- , ', \. . ,._. .:-l ., ... /f\,. ·:·· !~• ·as~Jacob · _.. ·':..> '.~ ·"'. .:· ·_ genera tion could get ·a:s· near· the_Great Father : of all .of ·us !: ..•. ,_~: •.· / : ..,,;~·~· ·. _:· .:_ :t: ·•· Hamblen did, there would be ·no infide ls and ·110 unbeli evers-t here would ·· ",. • · ·.:.'.l :· , . .•?~. ,. ·-.\~,:~·. wpy the Indian s became ea animate d that .. ~. ·. ,, !.I ~ ' -' /! . . • :. .. , . •, ~:I . •,~•.'" ::if be no room fo:r,- doubt, ·1:1one. • ••?;·~• ,: ., :•, .'/i '\ • :,:' 1 1 , ! ', ·, ·;,•;•\~~/, •.:~-- :•. . . •:.>' '- ', He ·could,.~:t~lk.·,,t~. -~Je~y; ~~ridi~n ~~e.~ met ~-~~ -: ·:~-'.," ,.-~-f-L'. , >:; •. • -~ ~• ~. f· -~ j .l . ' ' .... ' •'-' . : : ,,,_) -~:. ! t "'v,,. "; -~ get the best unders tanding of anymna n· I ·eyer':'_m~t. ,; No· m.atteit how·. good ·..' _· · _ • , _. . .• . · • i ~- _ ·.;.~ • •);~·~)11 . ··..: :. \ ....; ·..-:· ., r ~-_· "._ >, , ,' .'~-,_. . ; _ an interp reter one might be, Jacbb ·'h ~lt ::them' all. . ', ...:, ~i_};; -~\. ~·-. . ;~ ~.:·_·._.: :_ ·.· . ~:.:"! .-:;_;~, _. ~-)t• : .,_,. : •-~ • t,.. , •.' ,t:h' ~~-~#;•., After our peace· talk, which was to th~· ~ffect·. tpa.:t; aU inen· wer~ ~-- .:. 7:··· ··.:! • • • J ' .• • • • • • • • • :• ' I •• ~ - - • governm ent • . ,.. . ) ' ,. ·~ '. I ... • i!' '. I•• brothe rs and ought not to shed blood but live ·- • Heaven ly Father , was so near I ~ciual ly ~~o~ed around a time · or, tw~ . ,'~\-.t:~·.: ,\ _ ;i _:~·. . . ( of . to see if He was not presen t. ", ·: _·., . \-\,; ~- ~\-,,~: ;~\ -·~:_.. '. '• ;. ......,, .... <•., •f • ... '.~.' ;: t'•~.. \"'~ ~: • 'io • ... ._ . - "r-'r· '\'., • _' :' :'., : ·• •.~ ,. r:• •~; •,. . '; '(:<:tt~t'.~~ · :_.;· .· and b;reak no laws, · moral. or ·otherw.i_ije; the., co_unci l drifted ~> into history . .. ·• . -. ,.,,.' / . -· _.. ;· : • • • .. '1 . the Aztec' tribe , for the possess ioµ· of whom th~ Mexican -- .;. ~-·~· ~~--~~~.'·•• ? ... "' • :--- r/Ae first ques~io n was, where was Tal-las hnimik i., the queen of .- • '\ • "> : ':. • >. p~ace . and~-. honor··our. --~--~i ~. . : •. .! . • •.•• _..-, r~b~e;s .. ··--~ • ~"· urid~r~ . -;J . .· •• · -.. .~ ' .. · .':' .. ,.:t ·,.. : :•.,_·' • •• I . ' ~Ai'\. -1\, . .... ? 7' ... a ., · , • .. r.. .. ;. :, . I .- , ... . ~: :a makes • • J i \ f ,· our h~ 1tu gh.p. to know onr uh\ te bN thir ·h~~t •' • • • 1 I!, ••• • • • : I', . ' ,... Ato our happy hunti ng groun d. .> I. • .,_ ., This was the mos·t i~ter es:ti1:g . _tfr~e. .India ns. • t- ..,. - . '· .. .,."", -~ .. 1J. ._ I . "' .. :. i :, ~·~. ;t-; ." ... ..,,....,, . j~· • t. . .,."., ·' ... :.:: l' r . '· I ( [ • .... .. r .·, THE TD'.ES-INDEPENDENT Moab, Gra nd Cou nty, Uta h, Ap~ il ' ..,•' .. 25, 1935 , ' . .,·- t, .,, ..,,, ...... Edi tor Time-Independent: ... . l..; '-1t;, V .•' ; • •• .I • • I ;y,;,r. . "!"i ted nor any of the oth ers for anythin g the y ha~. l .done • .,, ·J .i 'I .,,. • f \ ... ."• "' '•••~:'\) {.'.,,.~::,,, • • .;,\:,:! •. ..~'•,.")' '•~4''>,,,, ,•\)~:. , . ' .: ::·;..~? :-lt l•J\·:·\-'_~:~ i(· :· . ,:· ·,; .\? 1' l. .. .-. ... .. . : :, ... ·~-. ·.. .. l'.fo. . . . . .. -~ , .. . . ~:'; '- ~' ;- • I. C • '. !\ ,. . . -:•, ·. ·~.: ~/':'. .;. ' • ... • • .• • . :;. • ~- • r~e.der of · ;/ ,. _ _.·, : I . ~li° -t'ry· ·anci f:~e~ d the Did he show therri'°" a . go~d time? . ':If: ,. ~11 . f • .,, . :" . ., You will remember ftilen they .·got ~m ·the. :train \.for ·Salt :.~ · • Posey lost his hat • . _The of the U. • s. . ·, ' j J-'t • , !.f ,~ '. ..:,.!' . ~:: . ' <:. / ''... •··.•;:,\/;::•\:,?.::::~~ ;(~~J) ·,/.:lt.:\}:; some of them. ..--"- • ..-~ ... Vo · much autho rity when a foe · surre nders . ·· Scott . kept all . his _··proril:ise~• .-." t..~: _ t-· •. '" . . ,• ,I:. :· : . -~--~, _, ,' "!) ~<·t :>~I:~:·::.::::.·'. - ~'/ ...,'I.. ,\,•t·' .• : .:, ::· : City, _ : ··. : ·;,:.. ~; · ·· 1;,' .. •, • ••t\>,~ •:, '.•.:/ :,\.:,~?l ,•, : :.~ : •·7 •~,.. •• ,\'.,_ '., train backe d up anq. .got· it. : ~.t t •ihe · pre's ident· ·~.. -~-. ·.: , ·· · . • . . ./.. ·:T ~•f< ~- ... • ;'.·• .. •l/:} \ .· -~ ~/. . - : · .'_.·:/~r-:}. v~;-: ~-; _; • • ', j •, • • ' , > , , I> •, ,{ • t~ • A. had been on the trai~ _~d ., ~o~~: }ds_ ·h~·.tJ,.ey ·~ro~ld ~~ve •. ~· : f'· •.. _ .. . , ·• . '1'\ --~~\· ..... "'·,· .·t•\,_ t~. "'.; ',•, ,.. , • ~-- ~,, ; ·"'(·)· "I' , .\ ~•'.1 ..,_· ,told hill! to buy anoth er one. so. ".1th P??~ . ' Eve? bo~ :~h~W e\ . them a good time. The peopl e almos t· f~ct them .to .death ~ The , same . - -'i. w . ·;)(·-:, ' .: . . . . ., . .. . • . ::~~t:~! ; :_: " '~. ,· · . . .... . . . \ . ' • . . .. thing happe ned when they went to Denv~.e. - The whole Unite d State s made ·•,i 1~• • . • ... ·.. . : !.it. : : , : • . .; .;ft' : ~- . .. . . . . . .: t- : more fuss Over . the captu re of these . few . Indi~ ns·. • • • • • ,._ - .. ... • si~i~e '. • ; <- ~ · · ""'-L •. •••• .... "t; . ·. Henry Wood and I had nearl y a11 · the _men . were only j~ ri~h two abse~ ~- . r:. ,· f~. ;. ,f _,; <'. ..;.~- .!!~ •-::·.~~·· L..~ ,;" ·•. ,.· ~~-- . :: ... together • ., .' ·. ·4 t~t _ba.nd~_.: ·,.. :·.t .~·. _:\ '} . :rSherit~ \\·_:~.-"il; ·. <- .·.. )~-.:~\--<; }.~~//( :-:.:l~~~::¢;A} #' .•· • at one. time~ · There • . 1,:.. -·-: 7 ../ 1 •.. ,· 4 1; -~o):1e~!:.~~ < r • ,• . , \ • :; .... •• • -, • -\ • • ·: • ;/·. ·'I,: , _! .:· . •'<4, • •:i· • ·po"J;} w~re ,·go6d :inc~~·- die-t hat Polk anq. The -~ • ·• .., ' " 71 "i-- l .~ , •• ~t -~ : :, • • /: < -~\ -,.f . •~-:- . , -; • ;~t~:::.rt:_w~ were beate n over the withe rs >dth a see it. • ' '"• .,. ... ... ~,.u ~ . ,r i-·who did ·often . . . • ,, . • ... '! • .• --~ . ' . -' . Now, Mr. ' White Man, . if you hacl met this·: •' :' " . "' t, ..,. it' you .had ·.. . . -. ... ',l . .. ··~:~ ? -"~ < ~-,4 ~; : i .. • ·~.:, ~-. · ,°'. 't ~-. ' : , . .. .-r ?':·:i'{}/ .., ~:.r~ bie .:o .. Polk and Posey_. would not stand for ·-. that. · I can name some . • ':" . . • . ·::~1. 1 :·>~· -'.\ : . . ..... . co~- -~< y· ·- ·remon strate d in the rough Engli sh as they knew · it . .. It meant they • · · it •! ·."\ -boys insul ted the: sq;al1 S whetieve~ they wante d ·to and· when -the India ~s • • :· • ..- J·.'';~: An India n 1nter pre~ ! ~s force d -~hes~i~::.:~:;OJ~~ -ci:•·:·/f\f:l~'.i·:· : r:t· " ·cums tances if he wants to be a peacemaker~ -- I want to. ·s ~ay~and I'll ,,~1r, j._ .. say it till the ' day '«; .,-..... ·,-: . .t: ... : ··: ,· ·•-~..- . ·. ·' · · "'. ' ~i•• .,:"·· ·•~ .·.·'":~·,'_.,• . . , ..-.,} never were mor~ than 12$_men, wome~ ~i·,"' .·.• •• th~.i/-:i.r Gen--: ·.~ .....'., . . . . ,? ·~ :• ..-. ~,:'!.. · .• _.-~: p;(·,: ._. ... ··;:,I .·.-~. >. eral Scott had captu red the Russi an army or. Jap~,n~se n~vy. ·. Jbere · ·· •~·ilj it-. 7f~ ;; ,._. . .; :,, . . : . . :' _1:; : • :~.... :. ~, · .., , -~ ; .~. "'•·.f~~, =r·>•.,•.. ~....,'. . . .t., ,· :, • ,..,, :t-,."- . ....... ; . • • .... ·. \·~ ::- ... ~. ~.:. -"t·... •• 0:\,,, ·-~i?'i: J . .' . -.,~ . < . i{ ~.. ;·-=~ stole n ,t;ur land, our water , our grass , kiilE I\ our d~~r,'. whipped,. us :~"':";. L· }i',.j,'" becau se you were in the majo rity, what would you thinl-.; 1 I have labor - · ... _: >: , ed with five natio ns ; all tell the rune ~ey>': ackil~ wl:dg e • - ,,'· ,;\,/ •.; ' : . -.~ ... . ,.t'•, -~.. the· white race trente d them l)ette r than the Spani ard:, ·did. Ml! White ·~ · s;~ry. . • ( all·: " .' • t . • ,1\4, .. .... .. i ·. • ;j . ·.·' ,. ...... -3- .,.. , . :.._ t .. ~. ··, . ~ ' ':"·*-'' .f ,; •# ., ... '• Citiz en, could you ha Ye acted ~ny ~~tt~ r ii' •yo~. ~ad be~ri . •;~b~u ed · and your coun try taken from you? c. l l ,." ... , L • ..CimrSTEMSEN•. ~4: -~~-~ - ; •..~,l ,..:;, "--..r;. " ),•~,.[ ,_ ,..,, ' ,.. , . ... • ·h-.'"''; :··, ... • . rr· .'- . ... ~4t ·. . . . >--' .• .. ',' . , .. .,; \ ,: . I .. .. ., }'.. . . .-, ., 'Y'"',,/ , ;,;r ,. t ~r ·-~J . , . , · ~:· f •• '. ' ~-? . ~·· 5· '!. ,.. ., . ,. •., .. r.1 .... C ., ,. ~. •j t .. -3Citiz en, could you have acted any bette r if ·you had been -: 'subd ued ' and your coun try .take n ·rrom you? .. ·" C. L• . CHRISTENSEN.~ '1 I •• ),-~-,I. , 'I ,.;a :~ ..... .... '• -~:"·, . • ~·t- .. •. .. 1. .. -·,.. '? .: .,, • f. ,~A• f I' ' 1!-f~r~ . . ... '•' ' J . ,.,· f. ... I ,J • • t I ., 'I'HE TIMES-INDEPENDENT ... •• ;,. i'' ,~ •• ~4 : '; .. 3, 1933 ... '-",; '• Moab, Grand County, Utah, Augus t • .•",· . ; •. t • ... j •• r V-. • •.y ••• / .{ • ,;,•, I~• ,i _ , , • • .; • ; ;_., ,' '". •·. ;,, :t <---{~ ,, ;. ··- " • • 'Ii-. '"1 .. '~- !< , ,... Lin~!;!:~:;~ .:,. . . ~1 - . ._,,A~-" ~ m:~~ t:,:- ,~~·:.•:' .~:\;)t~~i.?i\t;{: ~ .:;. . ,1 • ;: . .. ._, fflE um s " . ••J > ~; ''!!.:_ f ) .,,, -f: . ... ·::l -~~-' · - "~-i~ ·...~ ; · ·,- ,·>,:..•... ;, , . < ·· z -t • ; 1. ~;-~."e~.. :-,Jf ... •• "" -· ;."'" • . : ...... ~ . . •• :,-~ #-• • • . '. .. : '· .. : •... ·. · •... to Sa lt Lak e Cit y and rep ort ed . J '~ :,. '. - ~·J" ;:~(- ...,"1.· ', Governor Caleb \y. We st\t hat '··, -tht,· ".. - ~-•;~.. .)f: · :: '· Ute tri be of Ind ian s were her e in mass from -Co lor ado -an d -Ina••~--- .·>--.'\:,/.:t/.·~· . ?~.·· .., ian·t.... : , . t· _ _. ·1"!:- .y_ :·: ·. .. · Agent Dave Day .was at the ir .h~ ad. : ·. ~;..?-: . ~~\.';~. .· · 'r.:; ·_:t:. · -() '" .·i_ Y:::·\ ·\ ·;::~: ·--~· d'ct~errior ·w~s·t/~~,(·c6i. 't·adi~c k ·-~~-.:· ~.-.\.: ·.l'. _":" :v. ·: (~ •. . . , ·_ .. ' . .;: '~;,:~·-". ' .;, \"~ ·*'t.,·... .· ' ... ~. :.r,( .\1· . .}.: -~ ' crune imm edi ate ly to the sce ne . of_ tr~ubl£!_ : ·:··?~e~,. ri~~ to ., ~' . : ~---·~:~\,<:·? . : ~•-~i-. •' In December, l.896., Ha rry Ore.e n, Jud ge ~ce_ and .Jim ·_11as~-~~ ~t. ;--~-~l_ :;··'!t~J·"'··· <' . • ' . .: · • .. . •.,1 ·.. . .<: . . ' o! ~~~~i~~Y.,t"i. --~"':_·-·~~-·.tk.·1\ .. . 1 .t. • ' <' ··.' -~ ..... ., · .,. ._,,.• -!fl~·.~- · · ' arms vi.t h them. · Cou nty Q~mmi~ si9.p.er.~_Jopin_µ:,veridge cal~-. .:/t~; \~:- · • /<:. ·l : " .: , • , .l~ . ., -~-- '¥: '!°f . \ :• •'>•~•. :,>~-~.•:_.-i:_-> ed Ro ber t Thomson and .Bi ll Hin ' __ .. ·.:•, .°' •\·•. ·. ton to take-. ~the ni t,9 Montlceilo. · t·_.They · .· ,·t : _: .. ? ·=;>. •..;,-_ . • 1i~·.:.· .i . . ~-:;._. ·};,. nea rly fro ze ·to _dea th. Ea rly nex . . :. . t morni_ng . t~ey:met Sliei;i_J;r.r.Dic k" :; _.··.\-~1~·~• .. ~-:; .,,. ·· Wi llar d Bu tt and Johti' Pu cke tt, wh~ , es~·or ~/~ ~~ ~ : : , !; :~~'.: :~;- :~, -f • ·.:' • ~"• ' /: ':1 ,.. The re was not .\ye t much sno . , . -. '. •.\ ·,.:: . :: • w· 1-ihich, no: d9ul;>.t., ··,a9c6unted. ¾.!or· sta rid s ,. \ • • '-'C' • • • ;.I·r· . ·. -:~· •.,.} : 1;_ _ • ~-- ··· . --tr. · ~; ·~;< .' • • . -~-~--- '?. t~m e col d. ,I • • ·., The G~ve~nor on h~~d~' ·,a al i-furi.dc::ui. ;;? , ~the ex- ''"-• • " • • •"' • I~: .. . • · / •: ·-: •.. . ?. Day br!> Ugh t a spl end id man wit h ter pre ter . He aft erw ard s ··su cce ede . ' . .. :1 \. ,-, ·:,.. _·;:_' _.· ~· . , . • . . t ~~r:.: ·-~ -~·-.·~- : :<'':•' ~--· ,::~;; ·..·,;4 '\;tJ . ... ~y th ' :n;i~ - -~f~~ ~th., , d Dav~ · Day _.~ ;1~ :' . 0 /.,·· - 1 hf:. ~/' f ~;,,i,, ~:"age nt, t... 1 ··my. \ . .. • ·~ ·./·.. : :· i;~ )f( .'·'t:-. -~'· >'i_' ,t1 1· .. . .. '.· t _ · 1 0 ~-,srt}t/ ; .,, . · con ste rna tio n, the Ind r,:ian s nea rly _car rie d .·me ;to th~ ro~ trui n.,. an~- . ··. · :· . .> . · ·. • • •· sai d: "Here is our int erp ret er. " - • / .. > ·' Pre sid ent · t.'• A. Hammond ass ure d the Go ver nor and Co l. · Law ton • .. .· :. :· (.~ .... • '. ., • 1. ' ·, . ' . ~:-· tha t I was rel iab le, cal led by • ""' \ the chu rcn -·as·.. a pea~em~~r.~: I w3:s ·. · _.... _,., ~..~·~cc ept ed and cho se a Ute cal led Blu e No unt ain·-Henry., ,.undarot,ocJd. ~- ,. _ . •• . .• A\. • •: :.<<~~'.\ .,_; • =-J ·. ~-··~ . . . ·:, · \ . .. : •.If>._ ... •.? :c:1.' L~:~h~~-~~~~rtlriti~ ;_ / >.//;'~ ~:: ··.\;~;;.;Kt · old log sch ooi and :m eti ng hou s~/ . . \ . . ,,. .. .... ~\i~;.,, ..-~:·~-- ;; ::: ·;. ; :./~:-: ,:•:':'"~-. the Go ver nm ent , als o t h e ~ of .t h~- _U; s•. A;_;..:~o f.: f;ol o~,a·do:. . ··;..:·; ,, .. -\ D;tve· -J: '. . •. • ~----;,. ••.-~•it.·;__ <( 1ri_~_tha~\: ·~ ;m~~f!~g ·w~·s -c~4e. 1 :• IIJ.' • • ' ... • .. '" .. ._. • J".... , .. :.. .:. • f ... ,mo•,.JI: • , -~..,, -.. • ') • .,,,. 'I' - -\f .,. •' .. -fl ., • • , ., . He was always ,. : : ,~ · English fairly well and Navajo as well as· I did. I . vouch both the Indians and the .. .... - ... ., • • ' '· ·: lk, fir • • ...., . :-- .... r: ,.., :- ! .......... · ·-..... - -:-._< ,:: -·. ·whites got a go~d understandi ng '_ of ~~ir-, delib~ratio n;. ))~ri~;·.. ,-../; •. .... • T . ... . . can friendly to the settlers so I .I ·. -2. ' " : Jf" :·. :. ,.:- our meeting a telegraiq came ~romyashin gt·pn to Col. Lai~~-n : ~- The :-~-!·•-~:~, ·. · , ·. . .: ... · . : .. - - .,. ·.·......·: !j,L.~ .lit!~~ Indians were to leave in five days. Ignacio, head · chief, heid :· ·. ··. ·.. '· . :~i:,;-.: ·• . , -i ... . • 11_~ ... • ....-... .. , • ••• - ~-·. up his five fingers' saying "Maybe froni heaven., maybe· from .hell ..... ·. •· ~.,_- ·. .,/ . .. • ,.; , ., • • • • ,, I· :. ,: •. ,' ·, r • anything·_\h~ -., -~. . ~.: Nothing . came from the Big Chie.r' ·at·Washington·, ~. nc~ , • :~ . : ..: . • . ;_ - -:. .... ; • ·:... . :"'.,_ ,. ' \ ~ } _ \ ( ·• • ·• .•:~~: Indians sent was ever interpreted correctly • . He~··asked the-•'Chief · · \ .. ·· , , . 't . . . ',{ ,. . . .. ... ' • cf ,. d, • . · cri~is which I w.l.11 herea!_ter explairi.• , • l • \ ~- • • ~•·.. . , , ~:' • ,' ·. , . . : .~ ~. • ~: ' Jr ·i~ . <. :: :~. •ii , ~.: r •~-••.• • : head·' ~hie't) There were ·three Ut~ Chiefs p~esent~Ig n~cio; .. > • ; .,• : . : .• . ~, ·: .~· • . .• J • ~· .... • _, J r. •• I. ' 1 .~ •. : .:: • • iii. i~ ~. : ' • .,-,. • "( • • •• •.·• • ' • . ' } i-1'/'': . + :. .; • ' .: ·• '• < 0 _· •,.. l. • ~-- . f,. \ • had instilled the same idell. int~ his son, j chn Binot-i, ..;ho. was • ·. - I·. ·:' '·. . . ~-. . . ".,- . , .• ·:· . ... _:- -~: ·- ._ ... ... --~-- ., .. .·' ·no doubt the worst single Indian .we. had to· deal :with in·. s~n~·Juru1 • ..... 1 . : • '. .,_ • ,. "- ., : ~, C , · County. ~: _ . > ~._ '- 4 • • • • ........ ' ,,... • :· • ·, ' . •• • if • • . • ·: • ~l '·.. • .. I "Dick" i:illard B~tt, . ai~o __ at his • J • : • .. .. ·.. • •·, • ' '\. ~. h~rde~,""o~_or:ge Perkins, i~. tezuma canyon, where they had ·a right to · be·. , .. •"\. ;J~~ I .,,,_ l - ....,. • • - ,. . . . •.' . . . • • . . • < ; t.~~ j . ·l •.. . .. , "; .. ··-:_/~. . . ( : ram writing tm:s to :··.·.. · · ' .. ,. ·., : .,. ;!: . ....... : J - .. ;:. ~•'!t-t ...... ; _ have shot Johnnie Binow, but· what, of the few scattered settlers · ·•. • • . : . ~· ; •.. ,A , ' ,•. ' • \ • ' . ",f- -~ • j. deal.Ctdth- the Texas ;cowboy. ., •" "Ii I, r I t ,o • '•·· • J '\ • I • , own, which often conflicted with .Mormon ideas ·. • • • ~,• o!.their • '", ... , · J .. ,r His men were nu.:'llb~~ous· ancF had· a moral. code • ·· far ge · Mr·. Crosby;. •oi ·'l'exas, was. a f cattle O"t<Jner. • .. ..t·'~ ~: .... ,. It ..,_ .,,. • . . and small towns in San ·J·uan county?_ We had ~nother clement ~o ' _· ,~ E :• • • • .'a~ •.• .• .. '. I".'~ show you the patience of .the pioneer. · It ~ould. have been easy t 'o .7,..s ;. '• · . . ' ...· • ·-.. • ~ .~ "':a.. 1 him from a stolen .hor~e~ ·. He sho~ close, ; 'too~ • He. sh_ot ·at S~er~ff.~a -.~: ..r ~• • <" •".' . , ·· . ·· ' .:I, ., . . . i : . : · ·· .,, He shot at Joe _Christenser1~. in ~1?,~t~·c~J~C? for ·dismountin~ .,:-; • .. -. _ . "-. - 'i.' 4 ... ,,,...,. • ' ginning, and white~ men had no rights· to w~at t,hey took by force:•.:: ··. · , ~-- :__ . He ..... ..._ . ' ~· ·' • believed the white ma'n was an invader on:. thj9 . Indians, -~rom·.th~-- _.l;,J;·1·: · .,.,. ·r.: ;i ;. :.·_/:lt· • .... ' ,:.:-·~- •!- - · _.. ,,, . ., ! • . ~J\ \ ·: • ·.,.\," ' Mariano, not a bad man,' aod Bi now •.... He was ,or·· the o~d school.•·~.• ~e _' ,;· .-~-.. -~ 1 !,.-·,~·. ' ..., .,. -.. ·~; ·... ':• :... J-1: ·"- ·:, . ·....-~.:, \: _.. ·-;;_·. '-:;. ··.. ~- ·-.:~ ' · • •. . ,· :•~'.'·•·~lY~·-:._ .: ·:· if he would . go.- .. He answered ~•No." . That brought •the case to a ,l" • . ·. ' . ., ,~ • ' . -1~. •_'f" '. ':;_' • i·• -~· :. .'· :1 • • ' it' .,e:: ~-;( r it I ~• What were we ·the-re. ',c. , ,_ .,. f . l .-3·i .... . • t.· - him a man c.,f peace? . ( ·. . . ~:.'!.,t.; • ..,..• '."'· ... ..;_ Ignacio often interrupted our meeting by _s aying he ~had~· ~ecn ... ... • ( ... t.·1-•: ·~ ·.: -.~/: ;~: <i,. ,1::. •• l ;. • ;.·t • ••• " to Washington, shook hands with President Cleveland, sat in his · ·.. · · ~-.. .;i"?/~i·~:· ;~' · ~.·,· . ,> ': - .. ~:-~~'· "' . . ., l .:·· -'-;.~_:r~r'tl\ ::. ·.) chair. Said ·he is the only man ever sat in the . presidentia l: chair. ..r,:. ; :~" ·-'-ii&"', . . · . ·_ ·r,:.: . .·.,. -~.~. '···:. ~ "1. . -.· ;· When President F. A. Hammond would try to talk be w.9uld battle· him. · "i ,.__ . 'if :J, "\,- Here '• : is the onl~ privilege. an interpret enai i; "d~e;~': t•i~ve, --~. - . ;. ,.-: '?.. ~· peacemaker. Gpvernor -•. ;hOwed West if Uncle Sa.m . did not move these Indian·s iri five ~days, ~e -would ::::g:: ::o:;::·_~amon ; ·~:. _ ' ::;-· ; \ ,, . , -~- . _ . ;!'~~(~1~:~·•·. ~-· ~,go •.\_w:t.:r -_ .· '~ .· -~ 'i .!ii ·• \· · • 1 ;1(:\..~_-. ~-,._ .. ·-~ . ~: ·I spent aU night with the .chiefs; pj..l~d:. up .~and . ~1!4·.~ole."t~~ .: ·~.,.. :.• _:-·. ·-·:.'i to count those grains, , . ~. they ·~~~t and ~er.i c_f a seven-story buildi~g. . He -. round. .. j-::~•4 '•. . . ( ~-:.-~. lJ{:; t~t~\{;i_} tt~ft~e Ignacio stood by· me. ··, H~ h~tj. been to Was~ng_~5m, t~ad· a ,roe? Uf> .~~: ".f~.:~ • ' . ,. . ~; _. . . ,. . . \ .·: ' ·- _.-_ !' .:.; ' . .,._ . . '• . "-~ . Ir:i the ·meailt.ime:.; c_anie .'this · . l~ 1.:~ci~ ·~-~~::}.it\• .i:Ie~{'. :?;-B~r:, ;~~-:~lt ~: :;_~. <.:, . .. .. fit~1~~ - _-: t~J\l't ~nir' write for the >te~ritoria l militia. /(-~-,, ··- ~--< :· -·. .,. ,~ ~- ··:.':'~ : ·- ',:.,.,_ to tell. all that is said on either side, · or he· -could- ·never .. be ·a ... /~ ':.~ -"- ~>'·,·.-.t~:t,· f~~;i: ,··:;: ·· · " · ... ·.:;. ~-·i . 1,: :_···). 'said'i)eop1~:<i:Q0Ic[d iike 'antsh,iinilig - ~ -; '. :\..:~ ./f!,~ . .' "t' -..,. -·~ .· · ·.-. · • . -~:·-~ . •·._ )~ ..:· ., I ~.\,• - ,. • •. ;••~.'-;~• :. • : .. ;:~ . ..., ."· .> ;,! ~• , _., ... -~• _;.}t~., . ·p •.• (. -- '_· ~- H'. -.~~•_I\: ... /t_· - ;-_. . •. ·-:-·:."; :--1•\:,, _,.1' .. . ·-~ them colored troops t~ere ~omirig, ~q__what. . ~~e'y W?~d- ~o. ': He ~a~d,_-.. . .:_-~·:~·:.:;·: ·_,~- -,_ . ·. s;. :. :; -.~• ••~ ·,,·t" .•••,: • • :•• * ~: . ,_. ,. • • :,, •-~ •.;, -~~:- .-•, :~ / • • ,' . · "Go wake up Black Eye Col; Lawton. ·. Tell -.w~ _·j;p.li. go 1Jn_-, th~~ five .: --~ . : ./'":..:· )\ ,_,is.. 1.,, ~- ;, -t . . 1 ·,; ," · r••~:. / · . _;\"':-- ~_:- le" ~. ~: ~,:·~-->-;\:?)\~ ///~' --~>tJ. :\:t;/.> I.~, days allowed us to move~·u 1.t. Col. Lawton asked ·me how I did - .. ... '1 4 influential interpreter _he ever saw. .t~ ..... ·,He ·. s.a id · I was ther most ,. · • -. ~·::: ~- •. !. · ·· :. ~- ~i~':..·\·:.:~,; .:, · --:...~>.C ·_ ')..··.•. · l.'· ~·- -,., --. •••• He sent a-·carrier to counter- .....·. , ·~:- · ··. I bloodshed and said·: -. ' rwhen I get to WashirigtoJi, ; • ': lt • you , • ~;. J '11. ~ee '-. t • ""- ?ii::~:r-.:r 't. - r. .. w4 • ', : ~-" ·~ . ,.i Jf 4i • • I ,,i,.• :, •":--· ,I ~•"'f1,, • never \ . \. -:--. . ·. =~ . ' .. ·. ~, ;~· . . ~: .. -:~, . :·/·>~•' '\ . .:' .·_•··.~ . ...., t. f :~;:, ... . . -~::;·.::\_!~. . ·..,.- !• · ·.·•_··:~;. ·.:~· mand the order for soldiers, and said I ,Hml-been the moans of no . 1 _,._ • ~, ,( \·: ti:·_.-· t'"L .. --~~-._ · · ·~. ;~~re~·t~e°y tliv~~,-_-.,'.~ ~pld " :~·. He saj~d' he knew t~ey. <f;id~~, w-11 ~- ...... -: -. • ,.·:"' ·" • . • :i tf: l•., .. l .:.. .. \, will need for brea d." He went to ·the ·rhil lip~ nes, and was' shot by snip ers on acco unt. c;,f his whit e gau ntle t glov es... . .••·· . - ·, :.:~ forty ·.:+•-~ ,._ ' ·" ., .... Acco rdin g to Dave Day I s tally ~ ther e were ·e~ev ~n hunq_red • . _'lo •'l"t. ,i,. ..• • '. . . . . , - .~)P. ~· One good thin g abou t this _inva sion ,uas thei r- sca_t:t,er ing. : -· · . . ,... . . \ . ~. .. • .• ,,.. . . . · _- : . ,.r . :;· : ·; Many stay ed at Piut e Spri ngs to inte rcep t , the deal;" coming ·:rrom the , i·:i, . : ·lff_-.. _: r: ·< .. . . . .....·· ·. ": ,.., --.1~,; ·. -..~. La Sal mou ntain s to the lowe r coun try. .Man y went. to Dry vall ey. ; . .. . ! .... •· "' • ' . i-",: / They were neve r to be moved. Here. is " the ' ..... chie f's stor y: They were ~-~·. ' . " . .•. • .;_ ,-.~..,~"I. ~--~...._· to be remo ved. They were to have all catt le~ .hor s_e s, hous esj ~la~ ds · ! ·t ·.. ' . . . and furn itur e in them . Uncl e Sam,~ t~e ·~t -W~s ~ing ton, would :·· ·.:~;. Indi ans. ,,, • . . . . " ·f. I ,: • .?:\ .. •.. f. . .... • .... "'· 4 ,,, • •• ; • .. ":.~ ' .. ., f • .. . .. ·Fathe~- l: i ,\ \. give the .s ettl ers a sack of money, almo st unco unta bie. • .,Ji i.'., '. ' . I. • ' • t~ll them such a lie? •. .• ' ,. , . Who? ..... !" j j • •\ • _ · / 1£. • . ii'" ·J: '1'" • . - • .• ·. ~- !' .. ·-·. . ,... ~iho c9ul d"· · 'i . ,.-·. -}*\. · .· .·? '•··i:,.·••~: • . i" '- . t-'<~ >• •:• 1( I• , .. . . . -. 't. •' .. . .,,. .. ... : ·"'' • .~ ::· -· , . f, . ' ' ,:.;., ._-.:•~··. = ~- . .' ( When they left , Agen t Pay boug ht .s~v~ n .. tons ~f ~ay;·. ·D,y ~?-µ ~d'· . ·· ... /-). _· . .; ' ;;..,,r. ' .., ·~ . '.• ,./,;. .. ~,, .._.., '~ .: . ~It"" - ..:~:•. it seve nty tons and when the ·depa rtme nt ~nqu ii-ea and com plain ed,. ·~ ;~• ~:,;__ , :·r. • ti, l• .. --=--...,. ·t •'• .. ' : ..: • • . "' j,,. ~-- ~-.:-~ .. ~. . ,t. '> . ·:.·. <' ... \. :;:~ -i~~ ·. .:- "': :o~f. _' ·.· ··l;·_.,.> ~-: · ;./< ·\, ,r Day told them if they ·made s·o m~ch :r~.s ~ o~~~ -ran Ind i~ ·a~e_n t, wes t, he would expo se them :in~' the thef 't , of thou sand s fr~m • ••f • ' "~ • • • 'the·i~s.>~ :·~'.-j.- . ·• :. . • • • •' •• ""· J,:).. }. t.("' -. • • • <t- ... "' •• , . ,• •• . ; . , : ,:°',•,- .·~~ :.f{.. • .,·~; "ff~; • ••~f\•~~'.i:.:l:_,.,,. • Indi an Dep artm ent ~n Was ~ing ton, · aridff· all _?,iqn' g .the ·l iri_e . ·.He lost ·~ :··_-: ·f ·} :. .... · . ., ,. . .. -~._···:~~\·~.<• ,-:,. ::}/z:~~~\:\-~~:~·- his job, and Mr. Smit h got it·. . ._ Col. Tadl ock~ Salt ·Lak e, corr espo nd¢d -a long time . ·* Tad_loc~c. ·. ·.' · ~.·. _ .,::' .. · f; . ·.,.. " ·• ., . ~-:·.. · · <..·.',.. . ~·:. • •;. :·~·r•. . -~· ;:"_'·:• _-:~ ,.•.~~ -~ • ··. accu sed Dave Day .of the who le ne.fa riou s schem e • . Fina lly, Dave ·1-a-o te ,; • _ . . . .,. . ,. :. ·~·.· ~. -~- :·: '. ·...... ,. ·.--..; . : ··.-: ·.-r·.•< ::: .;,~·r .... · an apol ogy to Col. Tadl ock, sayi ng no·._. doub t hi~ life ~ad ·bee11 in · · ' grea t dang er when he ·rode behi nd a :pai r of grey pors.es in slei gh· , r/• -~·-_ ·. ·•;. . . . of ~,·:?· • ; ~- • • , ·. , •. •••: • •• l•.- '· " • - ~• -.". :. : ,· " • ~--~•... ,.;,,;· • • •• '! . • r II_. ,• , • • I • • -~ !• .' "": • : .; • , • , in •• t ' , • • •~• 1 \;' • ~. : ,,-'•, •• • • S •• ... . t--c; '*· . .. Ir. . ' ' • • :.: • f 1'.1·~ .. _'\,.~ • •') • • • • • ,. i .. •.fi, • , 'I' • I: ~~"-1 • • .... · ( • ·- ' • f , ., t, ,J r • • • . :, I 'A ., .... 1 • ·, •••.••,;• : , -4 . ,r ... -~ ? ,,., ... >'' ' • 4 ~; •• with Mi ss~ ~ Pete rs~n ~o .~~-t~e , and -~cf ~~ _squa ws. ~~... T: .~~~Ja ~~c.f~·:-'. __.,~: The chie fs took poss essi on of Mons Pete rso' n ..f? ·st.o re. room 'and dw~l ling ' •. ·: . -~· _. (~ . ., : . hous e. It had a fine chim ney it. · Ther e at th~ t fire plac e · is ·whex·e . -. . .. I and the chie fs deci ded to move. The.r e_ t1ere enough ·young ·men .l~ft _ Y. ·: : :, . • " _4• _,. I· I ... •1 c, • . 1 • ' " ... f.. •. .. '.• f'\.. -: : • -5- r p,/;;. ... . .,,. ~:, ·.•.. . -~ ..... _ •!_tl ~. .., . .... ,..... . . .f~· .:"' ·.. .,. , ..., !:., .L , •··.. ~"' · .. .,.,. ,i:, -:-'l ,r'f...~i_ ., ·, . , •. --! .. _.,- •, ''f '\ :· i