Forty Years Among the Indians: A true yet thrilling narrative of the author's experiences among the natives — John Shaqi
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
CHAPTER XXIV.
Leave Santa Fe for Home--Attacked by Robbers--A Shower of Bullets--A
Hard Ride--Incidents of our Journey--A Novel
CHAPTER XXV.
Martin's Cruel Treatment of us--Baker's Kindness--Our Journey
Home--Reception by our Families--Our Claim Against the Government
CHAPTER XXVI.
Duties at Home--Building the Provo Canyon Road--Indulge in a Row--Move
to Salt Lake City--The Black Hawk War--List of the Slain--No Help from
the U. S. Troops
CHAPTER XXVII.
I Decide to Visit the Hostile Indians--Tabby's Message--My Ruse to
Avoid Being Killed or Driven Away--Tabby's Relenting--The Design to
Raid Coalville Frustrated
CHAPTER XXVIII.
My Discharge by the Government Agent--I Prepare, in Mid-Winter, to
Again Visit the Indians--Bradley Sessions Accompanies me--Our Terrible
Journey and Sufferings--Reception at the Agency
CHAPTER XXIX.
I Visit the Indian Camp--Our Big Talk--Some of Their Grievances--The
Kindness of an Indian in Providing me a Horse
CHAPTER XXX.
Another Trip to Uintah Agency--Confidence of the Indians--My Return
to Salt Lake City--Call on Secretary Delano--G. W. Dodge Visits the
Indians as a Peace Commissioner--Speech of Chief Douglas--Treaty with
Grass Valley Indians
CHAPTER XXXI.
Whisky Sold to the Indians--I Forbid the Traffic--Douglas and his Band
Demand an Order for Fire-Water--They Threaten to Kill me--My Trick
on them for Threatening me--Mr. Dodge Orders the Indians Back to the
Reservation--They Refuse to go--Trouble Brewing--Peaceable Settlement
CHAPTER XXXII.
The Killing of an Indian Near Fairview--His Friends Visit me--I Advise
them to keep the Peace and they do so
CHAPTER XXXIII.
The Salt Lake City Election in 1874--Deputy Marshals Attempt to Run
Things--Mayor Wells' Order--The Mob Dispersed--Captain Burt and his Men
Make Some Sore Heads
CHAPTER XXXIV.
President Young Requests Brother Brizzee and Myself to Prepare for a
Mission to Mexico--Mileton G. Trejo Joins the Church--His Remarkable
Conversion--I Report to President Young that I am Ready--One Hundred
Pages of the Book of Mormon Translated into Spanish and Printed
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Missionaries for Mexico--We are to Explore the Country--Our Outfit
and Mode of Travel--Our Stubborn Mules--Incidents of the Journey
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Our Explorations--Arrival at Phoenix--We Push Forward on our
Journey--Camp Among Thieves--A Meeting Held with Indians--Its good
Results
CHAPTER XXXVII.
We Visit the Governor of Arizona--An Indian Country--My Talk with the
Natives--The Custom Officer--He Favors our Entry into Mexico
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
A Priest Warns his Congregation Against Mormons--We Find Some
Friends--Our Plans for the Season--Letter from President Young--Threats
of some Rowdies--The Peaceful Results
CHAPTER XXXIX.
Justice in Early Days--We Prepare to go Further--Our Letter of
Introduction--Loss of our Animals--We Trail and Find Them
CHAPTER XL.
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