ueets, which means left-handed. By wounding this Indian he
managed to escape, with the loss of the pack animals, provisions,
and the riding animal of his partner, who lay dead upon the
desert. The survivor stayed with Mr. Judd for a few days, when a
company of emigrants came that way, and, departing with them, he
succeeded in making his escape from the death that Hamblin still
planned for him.

One day, this was in 1857, an emigrant train was passing through
the Mormon settlements. Hamblin, the Danite at Santa Clara, made
arrangements with Nephi Johnson, who was to act as their guide,
how and where to relieve this company of the large herd of stock
that belonged to the train. They had a number of horses and
cattle, more than five hundred head in all. Several Indian
interpreters were sent ahead of the train. One of these was Ira
Hatch, a Danite. They were ordered by Hamblin to prepare the
Indians for a raid upon the stock.

About 10 o'clock, a. m., just after the train had crossed the
Muddy, and was a few miles beyond it on the desert, at the time
and place settled on by Hamblin, over one hundred Indians made a
dash on the train and drove off all the stock to the Muddy.

The emigrants fired at the Indians, but Nephi Johnson their
guide, rushed out and told them that if they valued their own
lives they must not fire again, for if they did he could not
protect them from the cruelty of the savages - that the Indians
would return and massacre them.

The acting of Johnson and the other Danites who were with him was
so good that after a consultation the emigrants decided to follow
his advice. The conclusion was that, as Johnson was friendly with
the Indians, and could talk their language, he should go and see
the Indians and try and get the stock back.

The emigrants waited in the desert, and Johnson went to the
Indians, or pretended to do so. After a few hours he returned,
and reported that the Indians were hostile, and threatened to
attack the train at once; that he was afraid he could not prevent
it, and the only chance for the emigrants lay in their instant
departure; that while the emigrants were gaining a place of
safety he would, at the risk of his life, make an effort to keep
the Indians back and pacify them. Also that he would report to
Hamblin as soon as possible, and raise a force of men at the fort
and get back the stock, if it could be done, and write to the
company, giving an account of his success. They