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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. I 1 5 CHAPTER XX. My Trading Trip President Young Asks me to Meet some False Charges Wicked Reports Concerning me Their Unjustness made Manifest The President's Stern Reproof to my Accusers An Excellent Recommend. MY WIFE remained in the city with me during the time we* were delivering the goods, some three weeks. After getting through, I, in company with W. Roberts of Provo, fitted up a team and went back to trade. Roberts remained at the South Pass while I went down with two yoke of oxen to Devil's G. ate. It may be interesting to some to give a brief description of my trip going down, some ninety miles. Stephen Markham was in charge of the Y. X. station at the South Pass. He had nine head of good milk cows in charge which he had orders to send to Devil's Gate for the use of men sta-tioned there. He offered to furnish me a horse if I would drive them down. This was agreeable, as I would have had to foot it otherwise. As I could not carry provisions very well, and hav-ing money, it was supposed that I could buy bread at least, as there were trains of California emigrants con-tinually on the road. Cups were scarce, so when I started out I had nothing but my blankets and gun. I happened to have a new clay pipe in my pocket. After asking several persons to sell me a cup and some bread and being refused, concluded to see if I could not get through with what I had. The cows all gave plenty of milk and were gentle. I necessarily had to milk them to keep their udders from spoiling. So when I would get a cow all milked but the strippings I would put the stem of the pipe into my mouth and milk into the bowl and draw the |