American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-13

some remaTkes which made with respect
10 certain Of Brigbam'S friends. determin-
ed The Prophst TO order my priVrt execution
as l sm able 10 prove BY bOnest and COM
petent witnesses.
After this, l acted with great circun.
speetion, watching almost day and night.
Times continued TO grow still darker and
more gloomy. Persons disappeared no
one knew where; murder was openly ad
vised iu the public meetings; houses were
pulled down st night. and persons whose
faith in Mormonism was suspected were
searched in hope OF finding evidence
against them. The Bishop Of Springvsle
settlsmeDt-50 miles south Of Salt Lake
City-and, in public meeting held in
open day, ordered the assassination Of
three pers'ns by name. whose only faIi
was their desire to leave the place. I
learned afterwards from General Burr.
United States Surveyor General. that be
himself. saw the corpses Of these unfortuu-
ate men. Early in the Spring OF 1857.
Brigham expected that great MANY dis
satisfied Mormous would leave the Valley.
To prevent or cheek this emigration he or
ganized body Of 400 men. to whom he
gave the name Of "Wolf Hunters" The
duty Of this band was 10 assa sinate every
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-tne iauer ayoung man VINO mao on'y
Iecenuy .rt'.eu 20 tue ahey' anu mas no'
ye' oe.n 'n.i.'a'e9 y, 'n'o 'ne secre, mister
.1e " '1e 'Al'n. ~ WIS agg'eeI ~ 'Ss''
.nS' on'y ny ~is snou'n 90 win me- as
'ne 'enge1oe oi tue ,roPhe' "ouio pursue
me more oltar'y ana earpesuy .nAn lne
,es'c my o,olnern'A" ag'eea 70 'sIe
MS nign' WIN the remainder OF the iamily
starting on the otn OF APih. wniie 'ne at
.ennon OF Ihe population wouid oe aosoi
oed oy deneral conference: ne agreed
also 10 take northerly direction, oy way
OF ogden, 30 that II pursued at all, ou'
enemies should not suspect MS route a.
tney would suppose ne hsd gone directly
east towards the Rocky Mountain passes
or west. toward Cai'iornia. ;.
Myself and Wite-the latter dressed II
mems clothes-started at lo o'clock q
night on the lst Of April, and upon ioo'
Our entire stock OF provisions was aoou
IL pounds OF crackers. and very MI
tea and sugar. Besides these We carrie'
with us only single light blanket q eouo
, "arteiea gun: Keen eogeo s"oro
anu some amuniuon' we s'areed al one
.or 'ne noun's'ns' Out we were oohgeu
tlAVel .ne Ioso LOT . uis'ance OF '"Sm'y
!! nVe miles oe'cre reaoh'nE mem. Inc
we scramolen along over tne rocks on u
:, mountain 'cPs, my purpose Oelng 20 zee
y course wherein no horseman couid 10
10" me: even II ne couid SusPec. our rou'
a sman Pocket compass wnicn ! pa
WIN me was my g1'oe' Inc n.gn's WEI
80 coid lhat II was dangerous or imPossio
70 sleep, on the second Gay my wi'e
lee' ana ,'mos Oegsn 20 swell any .ns 500
was unable 70 Walk ner Knee 1c'nis Oeln
silu ana useless. was accoro'ngy 's!
Ol'en oongeo 70 carry ner 10 ny .Ims'
). prevent ner iying down N oesPan' wne
: she would nave Irozen 70 oealh: OF pee
8 tern oy ,ne proving wolves VINO were 9 |,
: our trace we mac 70 cross many cree
e d'nc1n 70 'or1, gstung WeI 0, cours
d and thus greatiy ADDING 70 our Giseom'o
q ana oanget OF "ee1ing. Inoeeo II "ou'
= oe lmPosS,ole 20 oescr'Oe al .na' We 81
g tered on this Journey IL was . oespefa
IS struggle lot 'ne chance ot lie against q
y most cer'ain oea'n.
IS Our destina'ion was uieen niVer, "ne
g u was our in,entiom 70 claim tne nosPis
ct oi tne onake Inolans-gtea'iy Preler'.l
Is TO trust ourselves 10 Ine untutored saval
r rather than risk iurtne5 exPerien.ce 0, y y
]. tsrder mereles ana .Cntis'iau ieiiowsh,I
at Of Brigham and hls band: Two days Q
?, lore we reacned Green hiveI our prov