Show I 1 I 1 ACCOUNT OF THE LOST missionaries V G S L CITY oct as 1855 editon EDITOR OF or ane THE DESERET sews news sir I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 atou xon ton have already been een informed ot of the ibe he difficulty i Moun moan mountain tala tata fort which occurred on the and of september lasta last and terminated la in our having to leave ta that aplaca placa a of the indians we vve all arrived safe on the banks at of gren creep river fili on the everil evening ng of the on orr the morning of the three of us vaz v lar irr C A huntington A W james and myself yere were selected by b prest bilings io to take the spanish fork rente er for the purpose of intercepting a party ot of serb seit it whom we were that wa way vay ere eve wre we turned turnes northeast over a barren barrix plain miles to duchenes bu dueh Duch chenes enas enaa forks forte porte where herd here we cam camped ped with poor ioor leed teed reed for an we days to make the trip ln fave five days croser croger croset Cr oger osel ogel the fork pork went some gome 4 miles ont of our way war and returned to the them for fort foung found the trail trails went tv en MI IM miles mild over oven a desert cou con country itry to spool a pool pooi of standing wate water raad rand and aad stopped 1 to refresh our animals traveled traveled north jor tor 6 miles no trail tralis thence west two miles as and th funa faun dihe athe tse the trail toll foli followed followed owed it 5 6 miles and camped camps mh started at light went some 8 miles to standing waterland wat erand breakfasted ih proceeded 7 miles to the vork fork enow followed ea it r P stream all ale day dav and encamped abou one mile from it I 1 t r feed poor i animals gone faund found their trail followed them about 7 miles caught them and bifid returned returned to camp cros fe fen 1 I 1 ue the lork pork bia bitt could pot A hind find na trail trall neavy heavy eivy 11 lains ramr rams a it few w weeks previous had bad washed ed the trail trails so that it was almost iii ill impossible possIble to follow them on eithen either side tide of this a barea t ream m we found some sage hensy heusy hens and while engaged in shooting at them ct L A dropped his revolver which struck the hammer ot of his bis rifle and caused aitto goehr go ff the ball passed through his hla shirt on the right sidey sides gide side thence e up through sit git hig his hat brim closely his eari ear ean and the powder ev filled his lils face continued CD the fork farka 6 miles then north wet weA 6 0 miles ang and and at the base of mountains I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 i sunday sundry went 2 miles north cp upa a beautiful kanyon tanyon then thea northwest 6 miles milea to another kanyon found two trails tralis took one to northwest arrived at foot of mountain and very rocky killed a sag bags 3 ilen lien and roasted it for supper here this trail trait led up rough brough kanyon for 3 2 mile when it turned into the mountains and gave out ascended a very steep sleep mountain but dih dit discern 1 cern ceru nothing nothing but jowais mountains on ali all sides turned backy backs back reached the place where we had eaten supper and camped good teed feed f ee d ot oot 10 started an back rali ball trail 10 16 miles I 1 to a small stream artil and stopped to breakfast eat the la lan last 4 of our flour came to alere we breakfasted on the morning of uit started up this i lanyon kanyon anyon due northy north plain trail trait 3 miles when it came to an end and we camped killed a pheasant phea sant saat aul and saved it for next day D dagan bagan an to teel feel that the th a lord vai was tran trying us as denever we ve never nevor had haa been tried before 1 an hiked killed three tares cuore pheasants for which we thanked tho bord hord for thus proy providing iding us us with toed toad took back biall trail down miles then thea south east tast ast on om our back trail 3 2 baes raes ses herece strum a trai leading eastward around toot foot of t mountain 6 in nilles iles lles antl anil struck the main trail lead inz ing li to the head of spanish fork cooked part of our nid pid thin klag our troubles les lea at an in this we were dirae derae 1 to be disappointed traveled 4 and came to 14 forks of two trails took the wron wrong one as a matter of ifune coune 1 4 aides and came cams f foens of trail trill turned bah bak to thi trail forks and camped cam p ed 31 starlei started ta t the cast up a rough kanyon asit Asil animals mals mais very tender footed blow slow traveling began bigan to feel weak om having ko t wk wak all au tha the uin uia as one horse had hai elvea elrea out jut we however I 1 toot foot ook turns w wiking ning ming came to an al rupt bupt turn turning na of trail nota noid s noiA easi easl nerv riege vie we breakfasted on one ones pheasant this 1 nufre we missed the trail it had bad belen belin rep represented tented to us As ai a si very plain tr trail a 11 butin dut out in fact there wa as none noue but a plain one to the be east which we took tool traveled 7 miles stopped and dug thistle roots which rei re i ived us we felt ilk lik ille lile e p pushing u shi n g ahead went 6 5 miles and camped discovered a kanyan 3 mules miles ahead which et triou hought t was sanita Sp papi pail nita 1 foik fork fork bega beca ta to think same some of killing a small dog we vi e had along feed goodall good all ail through the mountains for animals jtb started ak dAylight for the kanson went down 6 I 1 miles came toa large larg bottom stream running east tn ow inic that we were ere eye not traveling the dulit course we sent seat 0 A Hunt logton ahead to try to find out our position I 1 traveled very slowly for 8 mills and camped ranian sery very rough and imi rocky the bottom full of cane ath commenced ou oui wearisome journey at daylight daylights nap A rolled maled lini ilni an I 1 flopped td bait horses cleard there re port of a gun guns which I 1 immediately answered and started to discover whence it came abou a mile distant we found br who had bad shot a duck which we goon soon devoured we then eat moccasin oles which were of rawhide br dr huntington had been down some 8 or 10 miles and hatt had found afresh a tresh fresh indian trail we concluded to follow it till we overtook 01 them went 6 5 miles and carn ed kloce the dagand eata baia daia bearty hearty aupper fth followed the fresh tresh trail 3 miles it then turned out of kanyon over arligh a rough tough country for 10 miles when to our surprise we came to gien green river followed trail up p stream 4 camped ath sunday sanday roasted pur mr meat the evening previous 3 and j hung it up to freeze which we found to be an imp improvement over on dog meat traveled round a large bend in river full of cottonwoods cotton colton woods when whence we came in sight of the nathe patty e camp which to us was a glad giad sight somme borne might think it strange that we should want once more to get amongst a portion of the same tribe which a few days dayl before bad sought our ar lives and drove us from our property and from our homes 0 but we w e trusted in the god of israel we had prayed that he w would uld direct us to I 1 some come camp and now he be was about to 10 lo do it we felt ta praise hs holy holt name we found sound them to be avery friendly trie frie adly band the chief took us t V his lodge idge and sk set before us a large tin pan full of the choicest pieces of fat deer angat to which we did ample justice in about an hour hodr they again passed the pan to us also ma made de us flour mush musij and baked us some bread 1 in fad fact thy they treated us its as brothers they were a portion of white eyes eye band led by black mack rines pines pine on their way to hunt bunt the sioux they we reLiving game in abundance we gara care 1 them what powder and balls we could in iq fact we gave them everything that we could let go t e ath concluded to make another effort to reach our homes the natives wanted us tor tar remain another day with them the tte gave e us suf sue sae abood tast last of irr bread c ad and ngat meat neat and some 15 or 20 pounds for our journey we bredito tr edito hire a guide but none noto would go gave the ailef chiet chief a certify certificate i cate stating his kindness to ii tanil lanil that hat we believed him and Us his band were honest tind and friendly to the which pleased him very much about 9 we bade our cur real friends good bye traveled norih north north west 25 miles to a large stream learned is white river cotton woods in abundance cere we stopped for tor ti we had no difficulty in finding the trail the indians told us of ath jtb arase arps early arly had some difficulty in flading finding arim animals als ais found them however and set out due west traveled some 20 aniles camped tamped teed feed good and trail trall plain i loth started before sun risey rises rise went some 6 5 mile mlle stopped to breakfast killed a goose resumed journey 2 hitless mile mlle creek forks toai one to tashe the ibe north the one we follow to the west hare H re con commenced mencO getting rough ard and hilly went 10 miles and camped in a grove of ced cedars a r F without water ater lith traveled 7 IZ 11 I 1 Z 1 miles came tot toi to anding standing gt water riter giter thence 11 2 miles to the head water waters white river rivers south forks thence to north west miles camped no water feed good rood all the way I 1 will here say tb that at as soon as we got ito into the mountains we could not follow folio the indian trail they broke off into small parties for the purpose of hunting bunting and it haq R as impossible to tell teli which track to follow I 1 therefore ie we were again thrown upon our own resources to fin nind find d our way out we knew we had to travel north northwest west to find our way out into the valli valie valleys Ys went 3 miles to creek found a small trail witia with fresh fres h tracks thence north up s stream 1 tream 6 5 miles found i a large natch batch ot 0 rose buds which we eatoe eat of till we satisfied our hunger bunger thence traveled 7 miles north west pines ancs in abundance ahng a this stream camped here wel wei eat a rawhide an and I 1 part of stirrup straps foi for supper this morning we ye all felt quite unwell our clothes were mostly m aly torn from our bodies by the nude nyde where ar 6 had bad to travel without trail our feet myrtly ex posed to the rocksy rocks prickly pear briars ac our horses I 1 strayed found them about 10 and started staked up a f rough kanyon 2 miles without tralis trails trail trall thence over a steep ridge to a beautiful lake surrounded by tall pines pine grass 7 in abundance aih air around it there Is no tr trall trail ail all to this lake that we could discover no audet outlet it is about yards in circumference good food water killed ap a pheasant beasant went 3 miles to a pine pipe grove camped dug thistle roots for supper P 14 traveled wes wei west u up p a steep s tie p mountain mountains down it 11 and up ano another theras as high acain abal then down found water running north west full tall owed down this stream throne through gb brush so thick that it was next thing to to get through As tot fot tor for clothes we had bad not many for the brush to tears tear went 7 miles camped in sight of large fires in the mountains ahead of us nere here we supped cupped on the remains ot of a saddle tree t I 1 went 4 miles m les ies to fore fire in mountain fresh indian signs sign buano indians beebe he e we were in a large valley vailey well weli watered y five large streams all ail il running west know inow which way to go concluded to go up ut stream stream ream went S miles and camped had nothing to eapp eat was very hun bun hungry gry 1 I 1 I 1 killed a worn out horse and roasted a part for supper I 1 was here directed in m a dream which way to go to to get out of the mountains talks A ath remained la in camp jerking gur our horse meat for tor t the he trip I 1 told my dream to the brethren they felt as I 1 did that if we followed the directions given in ilie the dream we would come out right jerked about 40 or 60 50 pounds of meat concluded that would be enough to last us out of the I 1 mountains started early sarly down kanyon tanyon fires raging all i the linyon kinyon aad and mountains aona mona bains sweeping everything before itz it I 1 sometimes to oho obo pre prevent ent our traveling traveled till 9 aw rb clock at night and cam camped ill stul did not know where we wre n ere but believed we were in tb the prag kanyon canyon I 1 I 1 so stran strong was our bellei belief tha that t we w were ere tre near near i the valleys or of the ehg that we did n not 0 t eat any 0 of tour our meat beatt rint tint dubbed rubbed on 0 for t or 6 5 mites miles and to our unspeakable joy loy we disc discovered ov eed litant attah lake then theu did dadour 0 ar e hearts me melt it before our father in leaveu leay leav fU and we felt ti to praise bis his name for tor delt dell vering veriot u from ts te ve have bare been placed in and from franj the ghe wt have havo been exposed lis luy liy heart peart ewells with gratitude to him bim hel heidyer hei eter eYer I 1 think of that tooru ine lne I 1 well we arrived in sight of prevo provo city we threw away our meat xio rio further use for sar it 14 we were rec received by bf the citizens I 1 of ploy ith open arnis arais aenni gly ther they took ua us to their houses and fed uj u gave pate us clothes shoes hat hats in in fact they came very near killing us with kindness I 1 I 1 have not language to express iny my fe feelings clings towards tie the people of 0 provo 14 H say sav my prayers shall ever ascend to the god of israel to pour out his bis blessings on them and ta 6 prosper them called on prest geo gei A smith he be iia lia liavine ving arrived the evening prey iou ious lous gave him a brief account cf ot our oui travels ile he requested me to write this for the weh sa of a task isk for form me but as I 1 promised him I 1 would I 1 have ha e done so oo t I 1 I 1 suffice it to say I 1 arrived at mj my home in this etty elty about 8 on the morning of the inca in the enjoyment of tolerable health E er praying prating tor the welfare of all saints nd taeup the up building of the kingdom jbf godf godi goda I 1 remain your brother in the shenew mew and everlasting covenant WILLIAM WILLIAMW vf STERRETT |