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thousand head, which had just crossed the South Fork of the Platte, and he came on a lope going west after the herd and, but for me firing a shot from my revolver at him in the head which turned him close by the hind end of the wagon, he would have bounded between my two yoke of oxen and, being the last wagon that day in the train, providently avoided serious results. August 7: Camped near to a very large camp of Sioux Indians. The chief and many of hls braves visited us in the evening and were very fiiendly. They sat down on the ground forming a large circle. We gave them some crackers, sugar and tobacco. I explained to them the best I could, through gestures, that we were Mormons and their true friends and, by and by, Indians and Mormons would be one and that they would not be oppressed and driven as they and the Mormons had been. They appeared to understand considerable and much pleased, so much so that the chief put his arms 'round my neck and saluted me with a kiss. August 9: Drove about seven miles and camped, as the day was very hot. Some Government officers passed on the South Fork of the Platte. A few of our brethren went over to talk to them but could not learn much, only that they were going ahead of their train of supplies that was behind them. About this time, green-headed flies and mosquitoes were very annoying to both man and beast. August 12: We passed the grave of one of our Danish brethren. The wolves had dug up the body which made it a frightll sight to behold. August 21: We crossed the Platte opposite Fort Laramie and camped in the evening where we met Brother Samuel W. Richards and Brother Snyder who were on their way to Liverpool as missionaries. There were several other brethren along and we held a very
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| Title | Henry Lunt: biography and history of the development of Southern Utah and settling of Colonia Pacheco, Mexico |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Subject | Lunt, Henry, 1824-1902; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Biography of Henry Lunt, including the early settlement of Cedar City, Utah and establishment of the Iron Works. |
| Source | Henry Lunt |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1996 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Contributors | Researched by: Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Publisher | Published by the author: Jones, Evelyn K. |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/lunt.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 1072.cpd |
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