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                CHAPTER VI  ACROSS THE PLAINS IN 53
     From Coochatope Pass to Grand River A Taste of Mountain
         Sheep  The Great Divide  Murderous Work of Utah In
         dians  Arrival at the Uncompagre River  The Swollen Fork
         of the Colorado  Raft Built and Abandoned  The Slough of
         Despond  Building a Canoe  Forlorn Plight of Pack Mules
          Shipwreck and Inventory of Losses  Expedition Separated
         by River but United by Common Misfortunes  Gallant Swim
         mers  Beale Decides to Send to Taos in New Mexico to
         Replenish his Supplies  Mr. Heap s Journey to the Settle
         ments A Miserable Night  "Peg-Leg" and the Venerable
         Utah  The Lonely Squaw  Arrival at Taos  Mr. Leroux and
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         Supplies  .    .   .   .   .    .   .   .
               CHAPTER VII  BEALE S SEPARATE JOURNAL
     Hunting Prowess of the Delaware  Indians Appear in Camp
         Banquet of Venison and Boiled Corn  The Beautiful Valley
         of the Savoya  The Indians Race their Horses A Taste of
         Rough Riding  The Return of Mr. Heap  .  .  .  .112

              CHAPTER VIII  ON THE VERGE OF HOSTILITIES
     Shaking Hands with Utahs  Picturesque Encampment on the Big
         Uncompagre  Lieutenant Beale and the  "Capitanos" A
         Stiff Demand for Presents A Pair of Game-cocks  Crossing
         the Fallen River  Indians in Paint and Feathers  Beale s
         Ultimatum  The Delaware s Long Memory  Grand River
         Canyon  The Crossing  The Indians Attempt a Stampede
         The Mormons near the Vegas of Santa Clara  Paragoona
         Brigham Young Why the Mormons Settled at Parawan
         Little Salt Lake  Strict Vigilance over Strangers  Colonel
         Smith  The Practice of Polygamy  Views on the System of
         "Spiritual Wives"                 .  122
                  CHAPTER IX  THE DESERT JOURNEY
     The Mormon Wagon  Trail  Joy  of the Pah-Utahs  Famous
         Horse Thieves  The Traffic in Children  Rio de la Virgen
         The First Jornada  Muddy Creek and the Spring of Gaetan
         Pah-Utah Billingsgate  The End of a Mormon Explorer
         The Second Jornada  Twenty Hours without Water  The
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