Forty Years Among the Indians: A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the nativesJones, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster)
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Forty Years Among the Indians: A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the natives
Jones, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster)
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.); Indians of North America; Latter Day Saint pioneers -- Biography
Governor Brigham Young Checks the Slave Trade--The Prosecution of
Offenders--A Noted Trial--A Cruel Argument to Induce Mormons to Buy
Indian Children
CHAPTER IX.
My Marriage--Peaceful Life Among the Savages--Dr. Bowman Seeks
Trouble--He is Killed by the Indians--The "Walker War"--Its Cause--A
Thrilling Situation
CHAPTER X.
My Interview with Brother George A. Smith--My Ill-natured Remark--He
Wins me by Kindness--His Noble Character--Peace with the Indians
CHAPTER XI.
President Young Calls for Volunteers to meet the Hand-cart Company--I
Join the Party--Names of the Company--One Party of Emigrants Found in a
Starving Condition
CHAPTER XII.
Myself and two Companions Sent to Search for Missing Companies--We
Find Them--Our Cool Reception at One Camp--Apathy Manifested--Terrible
Sufferings
CHAPTER XIII.
Short Rations--Wagons Unloaded of Their Freight and Loaded With
Emigrants--Myself and Company Left to Guard the Goods--One Sister's
Discouragement
CHAPTER XIV.
We Kill our Cattle to Keep Them from Wolves--Visit from two
Brethren--Letter from President Young--A Mail Company Nearly Perishes
CHAPTER XV.
Our Food Exhausted--Rawhides Cooked and Eaten--Our Fast-Day--An
Unexpected Supper--A Providential Food Supply
CHAPTER XVI.
Kindness of Indians in Providing Food--Express from Salt Lake
City--Visit from an Indian Chief--Scanty Food Supply
CHAPTER XVII.
My Severe Toil in Getting to Camp--Three Stray Cattle Come to the
Fort--The Second Company of the Y. X. Express Passes us--Our Hunt for
the Cattle--Two Days' Travel Without Food--Our Safe Return to Camp
CHAPTER XVIII.
Pulling Sticks--"Rawhides Against Corn"--Our Buffalo Hunt--
Dissatisfaction at the Food Rations--Permission Given to Eat all that
was Wanted--Ben Hampton's Prophecy--Its Fulfillment--A Relief Party
Arrives--Tom Williams' Party of Apostates--He demands the Goods Under
our Care but does not get Them
CHAPTER XIX.
Ample Food Supplies Arrive--I go to Salt Lake City--My Report to
President Young--He Approves it--I am Accused of Stealing--My
Vindication
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
CHAPTER XXI.
The Echo Canyon War--An Invading Foe--Plans for Checking its
Progress--Peace Declared--Pardon Granted--The True Cause of the
Trouble--I Work at Saddlery--The Unjustifiable Killing of Yates--Visit
from Indians
CHAPTER XXII.
The Troops Ordered from Camp Floyd to New Mexico--I am Solicited to
Act as Guide--Through the Killing of an Ox I am Charged with being a
Traitor to the Church--The Trial--My Acquittal--I Desire to Return
Home, but am Forced to Continue as Guide
CHAPTER XXIII.
Difficulty in Finding the Trail--The Character of our Commanding
Officer--My Discharge as Guide--A Proposition to Kill Stith--Rejected
by Moore and Myself--Arrival at Santa Fe--The Confidence of the
Quartermaster in me
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