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Jacob Hamblin, a narrative of his personal experience, as a frontiersman, missionary to the Indians and explorer, [microform] disclosing interpositions of Providence, severe privations, perilous situations and remarkable escapes. Fifth book of the faith-p - Page 58 |
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Show 56 A TIME OF REJOICING. After much persuasion, my brother consented to unload the iron, but he drove on very reluctantly, telling me that I was a visionary man, and always seeing something. We traveled about three miles, and came in sight of a camp. I found my boy Albert watching the horses; there was a good spring of water and plenty of grass. Just beyond were the wagons. The brethren said they never rejoiced more to see anyone than they did us. They were unacquainted with the country, and needed our help to get into Los Vegas. CHAPTER IX. VISIT TO SALT LAKE CITY INTERVIEW BETWEEN ELDER GEORGE A. SMITH AND GOVERNOR CUMMING ELDER SMITH URGES AN INVESTIGATION OF THE MOUNTAIN MEADOW MASSACRE GOVERNOR CUMMING OBJECTS APPOINTED SUB- INDIAN AGENT NEARLY KILLED BY A FALL FROM A TREE A REMARKABLE VISION FIRST MISSION TO THE MOQUIS DESCRIPTION OF THEIR TOWNS, CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS SOME OF THE BRETHREN REMAIN WITH THEM DIFFICULT JOURNEY HOME MOQUIS PREDICTION. AFTER my return from the Colorado River, I had occasion to go to Salt Lake City. I arrived there soon after the United States army had entered Salt Lake Valley. The people north of Utah County had vacated their homes, and moved south. Through the instrumentality of Colonel Thomas L. Kane, a peaceable solution of our difficulties with the general government had been arrived at, and the Saints were return-ing to their vacated homes. It is generally known that the enemies of the Latter- day Saints have accused them of shielding from justice the white |