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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 87 |
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Show START FOR HOME. 85 following morning these brethren met us about two miles out. They rejoiced much in seeing us, and hearing from their families and friends at home. We remained two days with our Moquis friends. Taking Brothers Haskell, Hatch and McConnell with us, on Tuesday, the 15th of April, we started for the San Fran-cisco Mountain, which was about ninety miles to the south-west. We aimed to strike the Beal road, which runs on the south side of the mountain. On the 20th of April we got into the foot hills on the north side of the mountain, where we found plenty of timber, grass, and snow for water. Game was abundant, and we had no trouble to kill what we needed. The same day Mr. Greeley discovered a pond of clear, cold water, several acres in extent, in the crater of a volcanic peak. Monday, the 21st of April, we spent in exploring in differ-ent directions. We discovered a wagon road, which proved to be the one laid out by Captain Beal. We had traveled around on the north side of the mountain, and struck this road six miles west of Lareox Spring. On the 22nd we killed two antelopes, and dried the meat, preparatory for starting home. On the 24th we started for home. We traveled west on the Beal road until the 28th, when we left it and traveled across the desert where Lieut. Ives and party suffered from thirst. We directed our course for Seep Springs, spoken of in the account of our outward trip, as our last camp before going into Cataract Canyon. I was fifty- six hours without any water. Brother Jehiel McConnell was so far gone that he could only whisper. Both men and animals suffered severely. From Seep Springs we directed our course for the crossing of the Colorado, south of St. George. The third day from Seep Springs we traveled into the night, and got off our trail. We tied up some of our animals and hobbled others, to wait for daylight. During the night, what we at first supposed to be the hoot-ing of an owl, attracted our attention. After listening a little while we concluded that the hooting was counterfeit ; that |