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Show council c.hambsr was that it was showing fitting place improbable that. a released, although the Indians were still a month later, he met a delegation about west of Moan Coppy; and later miles 7 Moabi, The three whitemen were Less than somewhat unsatisfied. of took Navajos at chieftain and a Seer, Hamblin drew a map been at the tragedy. for him. he could hve a number of bras to the of the affair on the natives that the ca settlement of the scene convincing Satisfactor,y case, as far as the Mormons were concerned, was made August 21, 1874---Hamblin and Tenney being present. the Mormons where he was successful in were not the guilty parties. at Fort Defiance Last Days of Jaco b Hamblin After his release, about 1,1879, March a$First Counselor Stake, Hamblin of the over-members to preside: Valley (Eager) a For of the in Church settling time, Springerville. vicinity it seems, his home was il10ld Fort· Milligan, a mile west of Eagar. Later, he may h::tve lived for a time in the Alpine vicinity. to President Lot· Smith of the Little COlorado was sent to Round - His· death took place at Pleasanton, New l-lexico, where a few The Mormons had located perhaps as early as October, 1882. wried was The body cause of death seems to ha ve l:een malaria. ex was later a few years at this place southeast of Alpine; but humed, and re-interred in the Indian Missionary Alpine cemetary. Work In the Little olorado Walley We may note that throughout the histor,y of the Little Colorado sustained at the Stake, "Missionaries to the Lamanites" were Stake with and Ward Officers. Stake Coferences, along Quarterly THE UNSUCCESSFUL HORTON D. HAIGHT COMPANY number of years after Mormon missionary work was begun effort was made to colonize the country in among the Indians before Colorado Valley The first attempt to estaQlish a colony the Little Horton D. Haight, there was with a company of more than 100 men, led by seems uncertain. this in of number company exact emigrants The in 1873. the venture after in homes former their to back Utah, On the return trip the ColoradO River at had been abandoned, the number ferried across as-106 men, 6 women, Lee's Ferry, which they used both ways, is given etc. may have made Indian missionaries, and 1 child; b ut messengers, different. somewhat the outgoing number It was a from various parts of The members of the company had been chosen with each been \Ie unacquainted largely Utah; and therefore· may:. ha mission. settlement the for Perhaps before being assemtied other Initial church common membership. their· strongest tie was their there· assembled those to Lake Salt City instructions were gi ven at extensive advice was given the March 8 1873· and probably more the westward castle seut.h of the Arizona boundary, to party the with be to friendly aborigines, of Moccasin 5pringsT--they were at Winsr |
