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Show CEOSSING THE SEVEHt EIVEE. 195 CHAPTER XXX. Portrait of Wakara-Indian chiefs, to accompany the Expedition to Harmony City- Seveir River-Swollen Waters-Wagons ferried over-Col. Fremont-Fillmore City- Massacre of Capt. Gunnison-Parowan Indians-Kanosh-Capt. Morris-His conduct justified-Author trades for a Horse-Extraordinary Phenomenon of Insects. WE remained in camp, near Wakara's village until next day; I induced Wakara, to sit for his portrait; also Squash-head, Baptiste, Grosepine, Petetnit, and Kanoshe the chief of the Parvain Indians. 12th. We all started this morning, for the Seveir river; we arrived at the crossing at 4 o'clock P. M. and found the stream very high, and unfavorable. There had been a bridge built, a year before, but the swollen and rapid stream, carried it away ; on the bank of the river, were piled up several of the planks saved from the wreck. All hands went to work to construct a raft, which they completed in an hour, and by 8 o'clock P. M., 41 wagons (the rest remained behind,) were ferried over in safety; we camped on the other side of the river. By invitation, supped with Brigham Young: I conversed through an interpreter with Wakara, the Utah chief. He states that he supplied Jose, the Mexican, whom Col. Fremont found in the mountains, and who left at Parowan, with, a mule, to go with several Indians, back on Col. Fremont's trail, to find the " cache," (the goods buried in the snow,) about 100 miles from |