Jacob Hamblin: A Narrative of His Personal Experience as a Frontiersman, Missionary to the Indians and Explorer, Disclosing Interpositions of Providence, Severe Privations, Perilous Situations and Remarkable Escapes: Fifth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day SaintsHamblin, Jacob
History
Jacob Hamblin: A Narrative of His Personal Experience as a Frontiersman, Missionary to the Indians and Explorer, Disclosing Interpositions of Providence, Severe Privations, Perilous Situations and Remarkable Escapes: Fifth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints
Hamblin, Jacob
Frontier and pioneer life -- Utah; Hamblin, Jacob, 1819-1886; Indians of North America -- Utah; Latter Day Saint churches -- Utah
As I was acquainted with both crossings, I was called upon to go with
them. The ferry was selected. In traveling with Brother McArthur to
the Ute crossing, thirty miles above the ferry, and back, I gave him a
detailed account of our affairs with the Navajos.
I told him that I considered the breaking up of the Moancoppy mission
as unnecessary; there would be no trouble with the Navajos, and some of
those among them who had authority to settle their difficulties with us
would be over as soon as the first rain fell.
That night there was a heavy shower. The following day I started for
home by way of the Pahreah settlement, and Brother McArthur went on to
the ferry.
Before separating, I told the brethren they would meet the Navajo peace
party that night at the ferry, and they would travel to Kanab together.
They asked me how I knew. I told them I knew they would be over, for
they would just have time to get to the ferry since the rain.
Arriving at Kanab I found Hastele and his party, including two good
interpreters.
I had been away so much, that my family seemed badly in need of my help
at home, and I, at the time, thought I was justified in remaining with
them. I requested Brother Ammon M. Tenney to go with Hastele over on to
the Sevier River, and satisfy him of the facts concerning the murder of
the young Navajos.
After the party had gone I began to work in the garden, but everything
went wrong, and I felt that I had done wrong in remaining behind.
I continued to try to accomplish some necessary work, until I was
seized with such a violent pain in one of my knees, that I had to be
assisted into the house. I sent for my horse, was assisted into the
saddle, and was soon on my way to overtake Hastele. The pain left my
knee and I was soon all right.
I overtook the Navajos sixty miles from Kanab. Everything worked well
for showing up the facts connected with the murder. The brethren we
fell in with rendered all the assistance in their power.
I had talked with the Navajos and explained to them the locations of
the "Mormons" and the Gentiles, and what took place at McCarty's ranch.
I had telegraphed to Bishop Thurber, of Richfield, and Brother Helaman
Pratt to meet us at the lower end of Circle Valley. We arrived there
before them and waited. I told Hastele there would be two "Mormons"
there that evening, who knew more about the affair than I did, and they
were men of truth.
We were camped near the road, where men were passing both ways, on
horseback and in wagons. When the two brethren were approaching, and
still a considerable distance off, Hastele arose to his feet, saying,
"There come the two men we are waiting for."
As they drew near, he remarked, "Yes, they are good men, men of God."
As the brethren dismounted, Hastele embraced them in true Navajo style.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account