The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-01-12

not all; they were not all that for
tunate. In travelling north they found
no place that suited them until the.
reached the Salmon river But here
they thought they had the proper
place TO do the work they had been
sent TO do and turned in with will.
built few cabins and wall 10 pro
VIDE themselves some protection
should they be attacked by the Red
Men. They called the fort Limhi. a
see you have IL Lemhi) after one
the noted men the Book of Mormon
mentions among the Nephites. Now
they commenced their real labor
none could talk with the tribes with
whom they were TO labor. NY father
went inta their lodges, associated
with them, ate with them, and they
soon learned TO love him more by
Tar than any of the rest, and because
he had red hair they called him AN.
kepompy" and he soon became known
all through the north and even on to
the plains by that name. He took
to the language readily and became
the best interpreter known.
They sent TO the various tribes.
the Shoshone, the Bannack, the Flat.
head, the Nez Perce and Blackfoot
Indians and father got so he could
converse with all these tribes. How
ever he did most OF his talking In Sho.
shone, as the Bannack was a very
hard language. but most of them
could talk Shoshone. The Flathead
was also hard language, while the
Nez Perce was beautiful language,
but they only came as visitors and
did not stay long. That was also the
case with the Flathead and Black.
foot. So that their labors were con,
lined principally to the Shoshone and
Bannack. ] well remember an old
Bannack chief, by name Rockikie.
tall, straight. and brave as a lion. He
became a fast friend of my fathers
and claimed to be his brother. per.
haps will speak of him again before
| conclude.
They plowed and planted crops but
il was late, and the frosts came early
and therefore they did not mature
This left them with scant supplies for
another year. They depended almost
entirely on the chase for their living
Deer, elk, moose, bear and other
game was plentiful. as was also fish
They built fishtraps for salmon as
shey came up the river. but when il
came To live entirely ON meat. il be-
came tiresome. So the president de
cided 10 send one-half OF the com
pany home for the winter, so they
could return with supplies In the
spring. The winter OF 1855 and 1856
was an unprecedentedly hard winter
and 1.-The company returning home WAS
caught In the snow before they got
over the divide. They would tramp
the snow before the teams and then
tramp back and bring them up. and
were thus engaged for three days
without food for man or beast; but al
last they arrived home only To find
the valleys covered with snow To a
great depth and no feed for their
stock
This snow came early in November
and did not thaw until late in March
The grasshoppers had devOured the
most OF the crops, and the supplies
were very few for the company 10
take back with them, but in the
spring they returned only to live on
fish. venison, etc. While here In Utah
we Jared worse, for ! have seen the
people digging segors, thistle roots,
boiling nettle roots and any kind OF
until another harvest could be garner
ed However. the men on the Salmon
river kept to their post and succeeded
in converting a number of Indians 10
the faith. But the crops Of 1856 were
but little better. They succeeded in
raising few potatoes but the frost
bit the wheat as il did in Utah. and
half Of the company came home
again for the winter. They were u
little more fortunate In 1857. but did
not raise sufficient 10 supply their
wants and did as they had before --
sent half home for the winter
In the fall OF 1857 an army came
TO Utah commanded by Albert Sid.
ney Johnson, and the word came that
they were to exterminate the Nor.
mons. In the meantime the Noun
taineers had become somewhat eXcit.
ed over conditions on the Salmon riy.
er that was right In the heart OF the
and trapping country. II this
proved 20 be a success their
trade was gone. for game and civil
Lation do not continue long together
These MountAineers took advantage
OF the coming OF the U S army to.
inhAme the Indians against the sal.
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home that winter, there vas no one.
that could talk yery intelliEsntly with
them. Old Rockike came day after
day TO my fathers house, wanting TO
know where "Ankspompy" was. He
would say "Ankepompy" my friend
My heart bad Want 10 see Ankle.
pompy." II went this way for some
time. when some of the renegade In
dians under the influence of whisky
shot one OF the boys who was out
herdinE tho cattle and chased the 9th
ers into the fort An express vat
started that night with the news. The
Indians laid selge to the fort and KEEP
all inside the wall As soon a. the
word reached Utah, father with nine
more went a. rapidly as hOrssbesh
could carry them TO the relief Of
those 10 the fort and 300 more fol.
lowed
When father arrived and the In
dams learned Of his being there. they
came for a paTley aud everything was
soon settled and when the large com
pany came up IL was decided To aban-
don the mission on account Of the al.
taFk and the fuHafflad condition NJ af-