CHAPTER II.

Suffering from Gold Weather--Anson Visits Elk Horn--Captured and Ill-Treated by a Mob--Treats the Mob to Whiskey, and Escapes--Tiresome Journey to Far West--Visits His Farm Contrary to Counsel--Finds his Property in Possession of Mobocrats, who Assault Him--Apostates Try to Use Anson to Discredit the Prophet--Anson's Fidelity.