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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 104 |
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Show 102 TREATY OF PEACE CONCLUDED. A. M. Tenjpey, being able to converse in Spanish, accom-plished much good. On our way home we called at a Moquis town. There we met the principal chief of the Navajoes, those chiefs who were not at Fort Defiance, and some minor chiefs who did not consider themselves as belonging to the United States agency at Fort Defiance. We met iti a room belonging to the principal man of the village. The Navajoes, through their chief, told us that they had not come to talk any different from what was said at Fort Defiance, but to confirm what was said there. They never had heard better talk. They had a great desire to have what was said, carried out. They said, " We have some bad men among us, but, if some do wrong, the wise ones must not act foolishly, like chil-dren, but let it be settled according to the spirit of your talk at Fort Defiance. " Here is Hastele ( one of the principal chiefs) ; I wish you to take a good look at him, so you will not be mistaken in the man. He never lies or steals. He is a truthful man ; we wish all difficult matters settled before him. He lives on the frontier, nearest to the river ; you can find him by inquiry. ' ' The peace treaty talk here closed by the Navajoes saying, " We hope we may be able to eat at one table, warm by one fire, smoke one pipe, and sleep under one blanket." One of them gave me a note from the United States agent, stating that the bearer wished me to try and recover some sheep that were stolen from him, and were in one of the Moquis towns; and that two attempts had been made to recover them, which had failed. We lay down to sleep about midnight, and were on our way at early dawn to the town, a few miles distant, where the Navajoes said we should find the sheep. Arriving at the residence of the man having the sheep, I found him to be a former acquaintance of mine. He appeared in a surly mood. We talked to him for some time, but could get no answer. I then said, " You are the first man I traded with twelve or thirteen years ago. You told me then that before your |