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have shot him, but when I saw that, I could not find it 

 in my heart to do so, but let the old chief carry off his 

 wounded comrade in safety. As we emerged from our 

 shelter, all that could be seen of them were five dead 

 ones, weltering in their blood, bows and arrows and a 

 few scattered feathers and tomahawks lying on the 

 ground." 



Our long experience among the different Indian 

 tribes had taught us that it was better and safer to 

 have their good will by friendly treatment, giving a 

 few beads or other comparatively worthless trinkets, 

 rather than make them enemies li}' any act of unkind- 

 ness. There were noted exceptions to this rule both 

 among the white as well as red men, when evil was 

 sometimes returned for kindness. Human nature is 

 about the same the world over. 



As we approached Echo canyon, leading directly to 

 the Mormon settlement, we found feed and water 

 more abundant and this continued its entire length. 

 The descent was gradual and in no place through the 

 range was the road very rough or abrupt and there 

 was but little timber. Many singular and curious 

 formations were observed, the most noted of which 

 were Witches' Monument and Pulpit rock. All of 

 these have since become subjects of illustrations. 



The lower portion of the canyon broadens into a 

 valley of considerable width and was already occupied 

 by a number of Mormon families, with patches of 

 grain and vegetables and some live stock. It was a 

 most welcome sight to us, and brought vividly to 

 mind our own prairie homes in the "far west." The 

 first habitation at which we arrived, and to which 

 we were especially attracted by a number of children 



