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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 98 |
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Show 96 ENDEAVOR TO MAKE PEACE WITH THE INDIANS. CHAPTER XVI. VISITS AMONG UTAH INDIANS MEET MAJOR POWELL EMPLOYED TO ACCOMPANY HIM COUNCIL WITH THE SHI- VWITS MAJOR POWELL'S DESCRIPTION OF IT. T DETERMINED to do all I could in the summer of 1870 to A establish good feelings among the Indians in the neighbor-hood of our people, on the west side of the Colorado, that they might be disposed to favor us instead of our enemies. I determined to neglect no opportunity of visiting the Navajoes, and endeavoring to get a good understanding with them. I visited the Red Lake Utes, spent some time at Fish Lake, east of Parowan, and visited the Indians along the Sevier. I had many long talks with them, and believe I accomplished much good, in inspiring them with the spirit of peace. I met Professor J. W. Powell, who stated that he had descended the Colorado River the previous year, and that the Indians in the neighborhood of Mount Trumbull, south- west of Kanab, had killed three of his men. He wished to visit them, and prevent the repetition of a similar calamity the next season ; for he desired to descend the river with a com-pany to explore the Grand Canyon. He wished to employ some one who understood Indian character, and spoke their dialect, to go with him, and Presi-dent Young had recommended me as a suitable person. He offered me liberal terms, and, as I was desirous of seeing the same Indians myself, a satisfactory arrangement was soon made. We left Kanab for Mount Trumbull in September, 1870, and took two Kanab Indians with us. We arrived at our des-tination the third day, and selected a good camp ground by a spring of water. We found some natives gathering cactus fruit, which grew there in great abundance. I requested them to bring in some |