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Show FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. 165 The people of Salt Lake had many duties to perform in those days. Strong police forces ( unpaid) had to be kept ready, as much prejudice and ill- feeling existed at times. There were continual threats to arrest our leaders, which caused the people to be constantly on the alert. It is not my intention to write much in this work except that which the title justifies. Still, there are a few incidents that certainly would be of interest. For dates I am indebted to " Church Chronology." Dec. lyth, 1864. A landing and site for a church warehouse, afterwards known as Callsville, was selected by Anson Call, on the Colorado river, 125 miles from St. George, and the land along the Muddy found suitable to settle on. It was then contemplated to send the emigration from Europe by way of Panama and up the Colorado river to this landing, which was the head of navigation on the river named. I believe that I have heard about as much criticism and fault- finding against Brigham Young, for the effort made at Call's Landing to prepare for what the above refers to, as anything that was ever directed by him. Some few persons were advised to spend a few thousand dollars on the speculation. It failed, and they have been mourning about it ever since. I would ask how many ol Brigham Young's enterprises have succeeded ? His failures were but few. I always felt to honor and respect Brigham Young, but I have thought, that men sometimes honor him more than he asked, or than common sense could expect. That he was a good adviser and generally clear headed on business matters, all who knew him acknowledge. But that he could never make a mistake would have been unreasonable to expect. The work previously |