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Show 300 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. CHAPTER XLIV. We Meet Leading Brethren in Arizona Arrival Home Incorrect Reports Concerning Me My Horse " Tex" Meeting With President Young He Accepts Our Labors. WE FOUND the road from the Gila to Camp Apache to be most of the way about the roughest any of us had ever seen. It was all we could possibly do to get over some of the rough places, but finally made the trip without break or accident. The country in and around Camp Apache is quite picturesque. Grass, timber, small streams and springs were quite plentiful from here to Cooley's ranch, and the country is pleasant to travel through. At Cooley's we were hospitably entertained and given much useful information. From him we learned the con-dition of the new settlements being made on the Little Colorado, under the leadership of Lot Smith and Brothers Allen, Lake and Ballinger. We now felt some-what satisfied with our trip, realizing that we had been the most successful prospectors into the land of Arizona, our reports having been received and acted upon. The greater portion of the settlements in Arizona; New Mexico and Old Mexico are on lands explored by our party on this trip. From Cooley's ranch we followed down the country to Stinson's farm, now Snowflake. Mr. Stinson had also visited the Mormon camps and spoke highly of their labors. It was now June. As we neared the settlements we felt a feeling of joy at the thought of meeting friends from home. On arriving at Allen's camp we met Prest. Wells, Apostles E. Snow and B. Young with several others, just |
