Jacob Hamblin: A Narrative of His Personal Experience as a Frontiersman, Missionary to the Indians and Explorer, Disclosing Interpositions of Providence, Severe Privations, Perilous Situations and Remarkable Escapes Fifth Book of the Faith-Promoting Series, Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints

CHAPTER XIV.

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Change in the spirit of the Indians--Some insight into their privations and trials--They threaten hostilities--Difficulties with them settled--A kind, peaceful policy the best--Visit to the Moquis towns--The people are invited to live with the Saints--Their objections to removing--Hostile attitude of the Navajoes--Return home--Suffering with thirst--A providential supply of water--Dr. Whitmore killed--Severe sickness--Healed in answer to prayer.