June 14'-1849'-4 P.M. Council met near Council House. [Present:] B[righam]. Young, H[eber]. C. Kimball., W[illard]. Richards, John Smith, J[ohn]. Taylor,'-N[ewell]. K. Whitney, J[edediah]. M. Grant, I[saac] Morley, D[imick]. B. Huntington'-Walker Utah Chief & 12 of his tribe. Walker asked for Tobacco'-which Young gave. D. B. H. wanted us to go down to his land & make [a] Settle[men]t.'-[H]e wanted to [k]no[w] how many Moons bef[ore]. we go & build at his place,'-& he will do what we want him to do,'-[C]oming down yesterday by American Fork he said the Piedes said that Americans & Mormons wo[ul]d come in their midst. Walker manifests a very friendly feeling towards us, & his p[eo]pl[e],'-they have more [of an] idea of God than I was aware of.'-[T]heir tradition is [that] God cut a man in two'-the upper part was man, [and] the lower part made woman.'- 242 When Walker had filled his pipe'-they offered the Lord the first smoke,'-pointing the pipe staf towards the Sun.'-[H]e then smoked it'-& passed it [a]round bythe right hand round the ring to H. C. K. who smoked'-then [it was] passed by the left & to B. Y., W R., J.Smith., D.H. Wells., I Morley., J. M. Grant, N. K. Whitney,'-G. D. Grant,'-D. Spencer, L. Snow,'-J. Taylor,'-D. B. Huntington, & [then] on to [the] Indians.'- Walker says he is now friendly with the Snakes, they are at peace & he can go among them.'-[A] few of the Snakes & Tinpenny Utes wont hear.'-[H]e never killed a White man & said he was always friendly with the Mormons as he hears what the mormons say & he rem[em]bers it.'- [I]t is good to /illegible handwriting and ?/ at Mormons & their chil[dren].'-[H]e dont care about the Land but wants the mormons to go & settle it.'- B. Y.[: W]e shall want some of his men to come & pilot thro' some of our men to his place this fall.'-[W]e will school his Children here [and]'-in 6 moons we will go to his place with a co[mpany].'-[W]e have our understanding with Godnip & Wanship about this place,'-[for] its not good to fight the Indians. [And] tell his Indians not to steal'-we want to be friendly with him. [W]e are poor now but in a few years we shall be rich'-[and] we will trade cattle with him. Walker[: T]hats good.'- B. Y.[:] We[']ll build a house for him & teach him to build houses themselves.'-[H]e can pay us his own pay.'-Walker[:] His land is good,'-[it has] no stones'-[and has] big hi[gh] timber & plenty of it.'- B. Y.[:] We[']ll raise grain for him, till they raise.'-[W]e[']ll find them ammunit[io]n. to hunt till they raise grain. = [We] will take sheep & teach his women how to make blankets.'-[W]e want some of them to learn to read the B[ook] of M[ormon] that they ma[y] know of their forefathers.'- Walker'-[A]ll the Utes want the Mormons to go'-they all love them'-but a few here.'- Here there is lots of Snow,'-but there he once saw it white.'-[B]ut they have no game now.'- B. Y.[:] They must raise cattle for game.'- D. B. H.[: T]hey live on thistle tops now.'- B. Y.[: T]hey must raise all they want in cattle,'-Sheep, & hogs.'-[W]e will teach them that in a few y[ea]rs they can have plenty.'- Walker[:] Do you want to trade cattle for horses now[?]'- B. Y.[:] I wo[ul]d. give him a bull, if his was not alive. Walker[:] It his alive & does good bus[iness].'- B. Y.[:] In 6 moons we'll send men to look out the ground.'-[and in] probably 3 or 4 moons we want to go where there is no Snow. Walker[: T]hat does me good.'- B. Y. enquired about the Gulf'-& Country.'- Walker[: H]e has been to Cal[ifornia].'-[I]f you go S[outh]. there is no grass. [I]t is best ab[ou]t. the Salt Mountain'-from my house not a stalk.'- B. Y.[ W]e want to settle by Little Salt Lake. W.'-[B]eyond the mountain [are] plenty of Streams.'-[F]rom Salt Spring over a mountain,'-[there is] lots of Timber.'-[T]hen next sleep, [there is] good land [and] plentyof timber & good grass.'-[A]ll his land [is] clear.'-[T]he Tinpenny Utes killed his Fat[he]r. 4 y[ea]rs ago.'- [H]e wants the Mormons to go down where there is no Snow.'-[H]e hates to have us stay on this 243 land. [I]f they come on my land they shall not steal your cattle nor whip them & wants the Mormon Chil[dren] to be with his.'-[H]e hates us to be on such poor land.'-[W]hen Passawitt hea[r]d the Mormons killed his bro[ther],'-he had told them to stop.'-[H]e is not mad but glad,'-[for] it is not good to fight,'-[it] makes women & chil[dren] cry.'-[B]ut let women & chil[dren] play tog[ethe]r. [H]e told the Piedes a great while ago to stop. fighting & stealing,'-but they have no ears.'- [T]hey passed the pipe again.'- W.[: O]ne of these days Sowiet his coming.'-[H]e wants the mormons to go among them. B. Y.[:] I want him to come.'-I dont want to kill anot[he]r. Indian,'-but they dared us to do it.'- W.[:] He want[s] you to burnt Passanetts wife.'- B. Y.[:] I wrote to Wanship & Smith'-[to] both of them.'- W. Wants the bre[thre]n to give 40 changes for a heavy buck skin.'- B. Y.[:] Grant has given 10 or 12'-Bridges to 25.'-30 is enough as scarce as it is here now.'- W.[: F]rom 10 to 12'-then big heavy ones up to 30 & 40.'- B. Y.[: W]e sho[ul]d. make [the] most by giving 10 for small, 15 & 20 larger.'-30 for good ones & 40 for big bucks Skins.'- B. Y.[:] We will give for the biggest & 10 to 15 for small ones. W.[:] Good. B. Y.[:] We ought to buy all.'-[D]o they want hats[?]'- W.[:] They all want hats.'- B. Y.[:] When they are ready to go,'-[may] Peace, a good peace go with them.'-[I]f we settle the land we want good peace, that our chil[dren] can play tog[ethe]r.'- W.[:] Good.'- They then adjourned.'-B. Y. went & gave them half an ox.'- 244 1850-1855
[source: Minutes, as quoted in Minutes of the Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910-1951, Privately Published, Salt Lake City, Utah 2010]
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