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Show 308 FORTY YEARS AMONG THE INDIANS. When all was ready we started out, and, as Presi-dent Young said, when we got into the Santa Clara set-tlement many of the company were not only willing but anxious to lighten up. The people of Santa Clara traded readily for the stuff, paying dried fruit, grain and some money. Some-times the loading traded for was as heavy as that traded oft. Brother Isaac Turley, who had traveled a portion of the road and who was an experienced traveler, was elected wagon- master. He advised the people not to be afraid to trade for corn, saying that he was willing to roll at a wheel to help get a sack of corn over a hard place, but did not like to strain his back to move an old stove along that was not worth hauling. At this place we bade good- bye to President Young, who drove out to see us. He gave us his blessing and a few words of counsel. This was the last time I ever saw Brother Brigham to me the best and greatest man I have ever known. Our instructions were to go into the southern coun-try and settle where we felt impressed to stop. The intention was to go on to Mexico eventually. |
