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Show spring we called "division spring." The Mormon party followed brother Rich, and we had not gone far when we came to good grass and plenty of water. We halted and took lunch, after which we traveled a few miles and camped where we had plenty of water and grass. Next day we followed a creek through a narrow canyon of solid rocks on each side and the echo was so great that the bursting of a percussion cap was like the firing of a rifle, in the open couutry. November 18. Soon after leaving leav-ing camp, while still following down the creek, we saw a smoke and cattle feeding, and men herding herd-ing them. They told us that Captain Cap-tain Hunt was just below us with a train of wagon, and we lost no time in getting to where they were camped, where we found to our great joy, that it was Mayor Hunt, sure enough, in camp, at the crossing cross-ing of the Muddy, at the edge of a fifty miles drive, before reaching the Los Vegas, the next water that we would reach. Captain Hunt told us that one hundred wagons of his train had left his Company to follow on our trail. The odo inster and our missionaries mission-aries were also with hunt H. W. B. To be continued. Personal Experience (Continued) . Reaching the mouth of a canyon, we found water .quite plentiful, and gave the name of "Providence Creek" to this place. That day men, horses and mules gave out Canteens were filled and men went to meet their give-out; companions. com-panions. The next day we laid over and rested. November 10. This day we moved on and traveled up and j down hill all day, the country being be-ing very unlevel. One animal gave out and was left. The next day we traveled all day without finding any water. November 12. To-day about ten a. m. it began to rain, and in a short time there was an abundance of water for all, as the rain came down in torrents and pools of water were to he seen in many directions. Finally we halted and camped, but before night it cleared up and the sun shone bright. Captian Smith, the gentile, remarked to brother Rich, that it was plain to him that "the finger of the Lord was in this rain." I November 14. Camp moved a , short distance, and we came across a small spring, and, as the pools of water had all disappeared, we decided to camp hare and dig the ! spring deeper and clean it out, and thus we had a sufficient supply of Adam's ale to meet our requirements. require-ments. We laid over the next day and General Rich and three others, went on top of a mountain near by, to take a view of the country ahead as he was tired of traveling over a country where there was no show for water, and did not intend to go in that direction direc-tion any longer, unless there was some prospects of that most valuable valu-able beverage. It was quite late at night when they returned to camp and the next morning Captain Cap-tain Smith came up and asked brother Rich what discoveries he had made and what he intended to do? The General gave it as his opinion that there was no water to bo had for s6me time, in that direo- ' tion as he could see no signs of anything green, as far as the eye could reach, and, for all he knew, probably there was no water within one hundred and fifty miles, neither did he believe that a pass could be found as he could see nothing but one mountain after another. It was his intention to make direct for the Spanish trail by turning and traveling in a southeasterly direction, direc-tion, and all who were willing to follow him he would lead them to said Spanish Trail. Captain Smith said he would continue con-tinue his course across the mountains moun-tains if he perished in the attempt "And," said he "if you do not hear from me, you may know that I died with my face westward and not before I have eaten some mule meat" The two companies parted, two of Smith's man joining us, and the |