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Show Seth A or some Benjamin Tanner 303 delightful story is related of Seth Tanner's strength on this other trip that helps to explain his influence with the Indians: A group of Mormon pioneers had left Utah to go to Tuba, Arizona there. Seth Tanner was riding ahead of the wagon train. to settle They had watching through Kanab, Utah and riding a young mule. There come forest. He was were now were five in the Kaibab Navajo Indians him. He could see a cedar limb hanging out in the way where he wanted the wagons to go. He rode his mule close to the limb, put his arm around the limb and took hold of the horn of the saddle and gouged the spurs into the mule. The mule went ahead with all his strength, the limb did not break even after his front legs came up in the air. Tanner then backed the mule up and got a fresh hold on the limb with hand on the saddle horn. Then he gouged the mule again with his spurs, this time the limb broke. The Navajos exclaimed in astonishment "Aye Yeh" Then the chief got off his horse signaled to the others to do the same, he walked over to Tanner's side, took hold of his strong arms and felt the rippling muscles and said, "Haustien, Shush!" In English Mr. Bear! Or strong as a bear. His sons were known as Shush Yazzie, or young bears. Father said that he was known all over the Navajo reservation as Haustien Shush. And the story of his breaking the cedar limb in the Kaibab forest also was known." Leaving nine of the three others and hurried the exploration. Brown's men on at Moen Brown chose Seth and Colorado River to make day-by-day account of the Kopi, to the Little journal gives a Their farthest advance took them twenty-two miles above Sun trip. set crossing, 15 roughly opposite present day Joseph City. Brown, who was well aware that Brigham Young wanted or a favorable report, found that the water in the river was sufficient for irrigation and the river bottom suitable for farming. So the party hurried back to Moen Kopi, where Brown selected other men to to President Young. Seth him to Salt Lake to report accompany remained at Moen Kopi to assist with. the building of the fort and reservoir and to await the arrival of the pioneers who would be called to the Arizona' Mission in the spring. It must have been ten companions as they cold and lonely winter for Seth and his worked at the construction of the blockhouse a |
