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Show rapids below the Ferry;; and. down. ,the it would probably" cold and water, Another "Hair 'During -, to for- the - . his was Utah; re cove red-s-, because of th swinrrning ability. : by Hamblin with Navajos in sout he rn neve r by "cramps" attacked 1873-74,... 3 Navajos of Navajos, 'it is' purpose' of on-Lhe east killed were .and a Hr. a ,"said,- had' crossed 4th; badly wounded, in a cabin had killed a calf taken' re fuge 'McCarty;- ani the Colorado' Being caught ir1' a t.rad.ing with the Utes. th ey had pe rhaps non-Monnon, use body the Colorado and carry the news to' his fellow' The snowstorm, a unable to. Sevier'River ,cross tribesmen. was Raising" Experienct.e the winter fork .of -the escaped' was seem, he the to be Longting belonging'to of his friends had" attacked t.hem with the above stated result. south of the Colorado became much' excited over - Nava jo Trd Lans .' it· appears 1870 through' the efforts of Najor Pov1811 and ,Hamblin; t that' many' of the tack the In younger braves wished 'to cross: the River of" Mormons, whom they considered guilty the o f'f'enee'." the Navajo country' January, 1874, 'Hamblin-l;set-out!"'aga.in-for_' at.t.empt' pa cification to of the' natives. ' 'Wel1-in:tnti6ned >advice·Cthat the" "mission be because6f -t.he danger 'he' unde r-t.aken 'at the time subjected to' among th' Nava joes =wa's' rejected. pointed-to'do the .work earth " he said·, many by and should Hormon lives would the a -He had highest:'authrty'of war likely with the been'<ap- God 'on the Navajos break out, be' sacrificed. -no t would likely be . .. a,nd-at- e |
