Excerpt from The Contributor, Vol. 4: A Monthly Magazine of Home Literature; Represents the Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Associations of the Latter-Day Saints; March, 1883 We were soon visited by the Indian chief Walker and a large horde of war riors. Their visit demonstrated that our policy of settling in a fort was the only safe one. It was absolutely nec essary for our preservation.' On May 10, _1851, President Brigham Young, who had been commissioned Gover nor of Utah, accompanied by Presi dent H. C. Kimball and others, arrived at Centre Creek amid the firing of cannon and other demonstrations of welcome. Governor Young had issued a proclamation ordering an election on the first Monday in August, at which I was elected a member of the Council of the Legislative Assembly. I was com missioned by Postmaster General Hall, on October postmaster of Centre Creek, Iron County, and on the 29th of November, by Governor Young, colonel of cavalry in the Iron Military District. In 1853, I was placed in command of the militia of the southern part of the Territory, and was instructed to take measures for the defense and safety of the inhabitants against the Utah Indians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.