Mound Fort- Running with the Pack Subpage 3

CHAPTER NINE

When Jim Bridger makes his way back there are a few groups of Ute and Shoshoni Indians passing on by him here and there. They seem to be polite as they walk on by and he can only nod his head at most of them considering they’re only looking and never talking. Most of them are curious as to what happened when he visited but they will have to just wait and see.

Still he makes his way back without trying to stir any commotions because some of the tribal members may never agree with any peace to their ancestral burial grounds. He figures that maybe there is some Indians following him from above as before on his way in to the canyon, but it seems like it’s very quiet above him behind the forest line. Anyhow he continues on like he wasn’t expecting anything to happen on the way back and turns back around the bend above the Indian hot springs and later back down the edge of the hill where the Indian trail meets the valley fairly close.

It isn’t long before he can see the Mound Fort Artillery Base on his return and while riding along he looks off to his right behind the tree line thinking he saw something. But then again it was probably nothing or at least he’ll pretend it wasn’t considering the peaceful trade he made earlier.

Soon he reaches the fort commander’s quarters down the hill from the Mound Fort Artillery Base with less baggage than he had first left with. As soon as he rides up all is quiet like everyone was inside doing something or maybe no one is here and they are all up the hill at the Artillery Base. And regardless he decides to tie his horse down to the tree and walk up and knock. He might even feel the need to check the back door to see if it’s open even though that wouldn’t be a good idea with all of the trouble around.

Slowly like without a real hurry, Jim Bridger walks to the back door and knocks twice. There is a moment pause and then he hears a few footsteps before hearing, “Who’s there?”

Quickly Jim Bridger identifies himself saying, “Jim Bridger!”

The door locks come undone and the door knob turns and the door opens inwards as the fort commander stands there replying, “We were just discussing your return!”

Immediately the Major cues him inside as he says, “It seemed quiet when I arrived!”

Without any further hesitation, the fort commander asks about how the initial meeting happened asking, “So how did things turn out today?”

As Jim Bridger walks in to the middle room of the house he makes a comment, “Things turned out pretty good. Eagle Feather accepted the trade, although he said he would have a talk with his people about how the main purpose of the Artillery Base is for sending recruits back east to fight on the Union lines. However he did say that they know its other purpose is as an “Indian Fort” which has been built on their ancestral burial grounds and that it would be hard to convince everyone.”

Angrily like, the fort commander realizes that that was a thorough answer, but what is that going to do querying, “What’s that supposed to mean that it would be hard to convince everyone?”

Now Jim Bridger straightens things out by explain, “Well, he means that there will be stragglers. He said there are all kinds of Indians coming and going and it’s hard to account for all of them! There’s also more and more Mormon pioneers moving in to the area all the time which makes the Indians more nervous.”

Next the fort commander carries on with, “I was hoping for a little more than that I suppose!”

Afterwards Jim Bridger tells the fort commander while his other officers are sitting down in chairs next at a table, “Well, that’s the best that I could do without pushing it too much and not to mention this little black baby wolf cub kept on growling at me from outside!”

Then the fort commander comes back with another line considering that he is becoming even more concerned about the matter asking, “Other than that did he sound serious?”

Jim Bridger thinks to himself for another moment before answering him, “Yes, he sounded very serious when he said that he would have a talk with his Indian Tribe!”

There’s no doubt that the fort commander would be glad to have this matter and all of these problems put in back of the present scheme of things. Finally after thinking about the idea for an inkling of a second, the fort commander weighs up, “I hope so! Then maybe for once we can have some peace around here!”

The Lieutenant decides to buy in to the talk of whether or not there will be a peaceful relationship between them both. He smoothed the feelings of the fort commander by jotting, “Well, it sounds like everyone may have got what they wanted out of the fort commander’s plan!”

Unquestionably the Sergeant decides to reflect on the subject further by explaining, “And before the fort commander was worried that we were going to have to get back on the trail to get back to our protecting the overland mail deliveries.”

Soon Jim Bridger walks in to the middle room to wash his face up a bit in a pan of water on an old style dresser. Once he is finished washing his bearded face off, the fort commander walks in the doorway and looks to a 1800s style cast iron claw foot bath tub that is sitting in the middle of the room. As he looks at the bath tub, the fort commander asks, “How about a bath in the cast iron bath tub behind you?”

Jim Bridger turns and looks at it noticing that it is clean and empty with no water inside of it. Quickly he turns to the fort commander maintaining his cool, “No, that’s alright, I’ll be fine!”

The fort commander tries one more time at convincing him otherwise by asking again, “Are you sure; there’s a water trough right there at the back of the house and it only takes a few buckets to fill it?”

By now, Jim Bridger is sure he should just convince him that he doesn’t feel that he has the time for one and that he doesn’t feel like he really needs one by countering, “No really, it’s alright! We have some places where we usually stop for a swim here and there and besides I can usually go about 72 days without one!”

Just about then Jim Bridger walks out in to the other room and begins to gather his bags in the other room while the fort commander tells him, “Whatever suits you and rocks your horse!”

To conclude his stay for the few days along with the Overland Mail Army Officers, Jim Bridger has to end his vacation by simplifying his situation, “No, we really have to move on! I promised the Ogden Mountain Man we would stop by at Captain James S. Brown’s Fort for a while before heading out! We’ll probably take his mail along with yours down to Salt Lake City!”

Thereafter the Sergeant supports his claim by adding, “No, he’s right! We’re done here considering we did all that we could do for the time being!”

The Lieutenant has a claim to go along with the feelings of the others by declaring, “If we stay that will make the Utes and Shoshonis curious as to why we are staying. Then they may never trust the Artillery Base and the fort commander’s quarters again.”

Soon the fort commander agrees with them all by admitting, “Well, we don’t need that to happen!”

Moments later Jim Bridger grabs his bags and heads for the back door. Hereafter the Sergeant and Lieutenant begin to follow behind with their bags ready as well. Just then Jim Bridger turns to them and says, “We’ll have to walk up for your horses!”

Next the Sergeant explains to Jim Bridger that that’s already being taken care of by jousting, “That’s already being taken care of by Nicolaus and Peter!”

Right then the slight sounds of their horses walking behind the back end of the house is heard by them as the fort commander remarks, “That sounds like them now!”

Jim Bridger opens the back door and walks outside down the steps and walks over to his horse while the Sergeant and Lieutenant follow doing the same. As they all gather their horses Nicolaus decides to say some words to them asking, “So how did everything work out?”

The Sergeant turns to them while packing his bags to the rear of his saddle replying, “Everything turned out like the fort commander planned!”

Once Jim Bridger unties his horse’s bridle from the tree and hops on his horse, he tells them all, “Eagle Feather accepted the peaceful trade saying that he would have a talk with his men and everything went well as the fort commander had planned!”

Nevertheless Peter is much obliged as to the results by congratulating their efforts by sincerely saying, “Thank God! We were thinking that maybe things would have led to an argument!”

Finally, the fort commander sticks his head further outside past the door just above the back stairs yelling, “Alright, come inside and let them go because we have things to discuss!”

Hurriedly like Jim Bridger and his team leave heading out to their destination. Their destination is Fort Buenaventura which Miles Goodyear bought along with his land that he had operated along with Jim Bridger. This place was named Miles Goodyear’s Fort and it was a four cabin trading post.

Eventually it was sold to the Mormons in 1847 and Miles Goodyear’s land in Weber County was sold to Captain James S. Brown in November 1847 and the land later became known as Ogden, Utah. After a flood wrecked the place, the original fort was moved to higher ground and named Captain James Brown’s Fort. Since then he has been living as a mountain man and trapper and is allowed to remain in the area because of all the Indian attacks and problems caused by the ever growing Indian tribes.

So far while riding along his journey to Captain James S. Brown’s Fort where they’ll meet with Captain James S. Brown and the Ogden Mountain Man, Jim Bridger thinks about his meeting with Eagle Feather Ute Indian. For some reason he can’t seem to get his mind off of that little black baby wolf cub Demon that had taken a special interest in him. It seems to him that there is something strange about that considering that the other stray pet dogs didn’t really care and only came around a little bit running about.

While riding Jim Bridger looks to the Overland Mail Sergeant and Lieutenant and says aloud, “I hope everything turns out alright back there!”

The Sergeant looks to him asking aloud, “What’s wrong?”

Jim Bridger decides to mention something about his meeting with Eagle Feather Ute Indian, “I don’t know; there was something strange back there like they had something else planned with that wolf. He seemed to accept the wolf skins like they were something special!”

The Lieutenant thinks about that for a moment and quarries, “Those Indians probably have so many animals around I wouldn’t think nothing of it. I’m sure everything will be all right.”

Then Jim Bridger feels that he should tell the Ogden Mountain Man that there is something strange going on up there and to be careful with any further trading. He also feels that he should have Captain James S. Brown keep a watchful eye on the situation while they are gone protecting the overland mail.

The story then fades back to the fort commander’s quarters down the hill from the Mound Fort Artillery Base where the fort commander is talking to Nicolaus and Peter about how they need to get some more people involved around the quarters so that they can practice marching again. The fort commander mentions this to them both by asking, “We need to recruit a few more men so that we can start our marching practice again!”

Nicolaus feels that they should wait and make sure that the Ute and Shoshoni Indians are no longer a threat anymore. It may look like we are marching despite them and the peaceful relation indicating, “Don’t you think that we should wait and make sure that things have cooled off around here a bit or at least for a little while?”

The fort commander ponders over the thoughts of them marching and acting like a civil war fort for once. He intends things to be the way Jim Bridger had explained to Eagle Feather Ute Indian. For some reason he feels that the Utes and Shoshonis won’t really think nothing of it. They will figure that they are training to be recruited back east along the Union lines.

He carries on along in the scheme of things gibbering, “I think that it would be better if we try and act like we are serious about winning the civil war!”

As a final point to their view on things, Peter tries to describe the way that he sees things conversing, “Considering how we are way west out here; I would say that they will think we are “forting up” against them and come back at us again!”

The fort commander goes against what Peter has said by elucidating, “Wouldn’t you all like to please President Young?”

Right away, without any more ado, Nicolaus feels that it has been a long time since Brigham Young has assessed the situation around Mound Fort. Nicolaus deliberates on the matter at hand by saying, “It’s been around a decade since President Young has been around doing any of his speeches about the Indians in the middle of Utah having their bloody revenges. And a year or so after that he only told the Indians of Weber County in a letter to live and settle among the white man. He had told them to share their chores along with farming the land but when he returned to Salt Lake City they became beggars and moochers. And they’re still like that these days.”

Quickly the fort commander tries to turn things around towards the hope of more help from President Young if need be by persuading, “Well, he still said that he had plans for Bingham’s Fort and Mound Fort!”

Peter carries on further about that pure fact by giving more details, “And it seems that so far those prayers of his plan have hardly been answered!”

The fort commander moves in to more facts about the Utes and Shoshoni Indians instructing his partners, “Well, we need to give President Young more time with the Indians considering the Indians don’t really want to listen to anything coming from the white man especially the Utes and Shoshonis!”

Nicolaus feels that the fort commander’s plan was the only accomplished around here anyhow. He mentions this by enthralling, “So far the only plans that have been accomplished around these civil war buildings was your plan to make a peaceful trade with them! And you had some help from the army and their protecting the overland mail!”

In conclusion with their converting with each other over the subject over and over again, Peter has more details to describe in full surrendering, “Hopefully more and more Utes and Shoshonis will come here and stay at our camp and start helping with some chores around here and we can start acting like a civil war fort perhaps!”

Then the fort commander feels that they all should head up the hill to the Mound Fort Artillery Base to tell some of them of the good news to their plans. The fort commander begins to act as though he is ready to talk a walk up there saying, “I was thinking that we should all head up there and tell everyone at the Mound Fort Artillery Base of the good news!”

Now Nicolaus wonders if they should wait a while before they tell anyone sympathizing, “Maybe we should wait a day or so?”

Next Peter senses that it would be alright to tell them considering they all have the right to know about that feeling sympathy for them, “I think it would be alright. I mean they have a right to know so they don’t have to keep on wondering. And not to mention the word will get around to the Indians staying in the camp and they will try and act accordingly!”

Now the fort commander agrees with Peter deciding to go ahead and make their way up there. Right away, the fort commander says, “I think it’s time we get back to the fort upstairs!”

Quickly they all leave to head to the Mound Fort Artillery Base to inform everybody of the good news. On the way out Peter wonders if they should leave the house unattended asking, “Should we leave the house alone?”

The fort commander figures that it would be a good practice just this once to start to see if they can build a trust around here schilling, “It would be a good practice to start our trust around here!”

Soon the back door is closed and locked and all three of them begin to head to the fort up the hill. While they walk past the salt cellar Nicolaus and Peter look around and behind themselves to see if anything is lurking around. For this is a tough time for them and in the back of their mind they feel like it’s some sort of bluff.

Back up the Ogden River canyon in Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s teepee is Demon sitting on his mother’s skins like they were his pace mat or something or other more important than that even. To him, it’s all he has left of her and now this is the best that he can do at the present moment. And the present moment Eagle Feather Ute Indian can only use his sacred incense trying to help make a tranquil feeling for the little lone one.

Then Eagle Feather Ute Indian looks at Demon as he sets the incense down onto an incense burner and says, “That was a mean thing that they did to you, so getting your mother’s belongings back was the least we could do for the time being!”

Demon looks up at Eagle Feather Ute Indian with sad watery eyes that are more or less turning to anger rather than sorrow for now. In fact, now Demon can only think of his wolf father that was hardly ever around in the first place. But nonetheless, he feels that returning home will come in due time.

However all of this is new to him and it all has happened so fast. Currently his whole world is turned backwards and there’s nothing he can do about it except for see what these Indians have to offer. So far they have offered a lot and have taken him in under their wings. He also wonders if he could ever find his way back home if he left here and ran off, although his mother of course, wouldn’t be there waiting for him.

Yet his father may be around somewhere and what’s to become of him when he does return and his mother and him aren’t there waiting for him or vice versa. Maybe his father will return and wonder what has happened to them both while waiting for their return. And how long will he wait for his mother and him when they aren’t around the vicinity.

Now he is becoming anxious to try and return home to see if his father is there. It is in his nature to seek out his father because his instincts haven’t really kicked in full throttle yet. Or have they?

Furthermore he begins to move around a lot with an unease that is very overwhelming. Then he stands up on all fours wincing to Eagle Feather Ute Indian like something isn’t right here or out there. Right away, Eagle Feather Ute Indian looks back at him as though he had a feeling his reactions would be otherwise.

A moment later, Demon tries wincing and crying lightly again just as Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian walks in along with Grey Wolf Ute Indian, Black Wolf Ute Indian, and White Wolf Ute Indian. The moment they all four walk in they can hear Demon crying and looking to Eagle Feather Ute Indian.

Without waiting to hear any more whining which sounds upsetting to everyone, Eagle Feather Ute Indian makes a connotation to the Indian females asking, “How about you all take him and find out where his wolf den is at and see what you can find there. He has been really upset all day so far. I think he may have other family roaming about around there!”

Before having the chance to bat an eye, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian agrees by answering back, “That sounds like a good idea before his father returns wondering where they are and abandons the den forever!”

Just then Demon looks at Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian while turning his head to all of them whimpering a bit more. Black Wolf Ute Indian is curious as to whether Demon has any kin such as other brothers or sisters wolf cubs. She brings this up by saying, “He may have some brothers or sisters waiting out there for him too!”

Hurriedly like Eagle Feather Ute Indian decides to get them on the move with the trip commanding them all, “Well, you ought to get a move on before it gets too late!”

Then right away, White Wolf Ute Indian wonders whether or they should carry him or not questioning, “Should we carry him?”

Grey Wolf Ute Indian figures that they should just leave while calling him along declaring, “Let’s just leave and call him along and he should follow!”

Quickly they all four exit Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s teepee while they all whistle for him. Then Black Wolf Ute Indian calls to him saying, “Come on, come Demon!”

Without any further hesitation, Demon follows exiting the teepee just like Grey Wolf Ute Indian had predicted. It seems that he is eager to go along with them considering how anxious he is about going back home. Grey Wolf Ute Indian makes a comment about his following along saying, “See he’s coming with us!”

Just then Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian notice them starting to leave heading a different route down along the base of the Ogden River canyon. Of course, they continue hiding behind some trees to remain out of sight from them all. As the group of Indian females gets further and further away, Two Feathers Ute Indian says, “Let’s follow them!”

Single Feather is curious about where they are going asking, “I wonder where they are going?”

Two Feathers Ute Indian answers back with, “Who knows? Maybe they are going to spy on the house again!”

While leaving, Lone Wolf Ute Indian and Sharp Arrow Ute Indian catch up to them all wondering where they are headed as well querying, “Where are you taking him?”

Meanwhile Demon is walking fastly besides everyone with a happier face on. White Wolf Ute Indian explains to both Lone Wolf Ute Indian and Sharp Arrow Ute Indian telling them, “We are taking him home!”

Black Wolf Ute Indian brings things more to light to the both of them stating, “Eagle Feather wants us to see if we can find his wolf den because he was crying!”

Lone Wolf Ute Indian looks down at Demon while scatting along together, “You want to go home and see who’s there?”

Demon whimpers a time or two and then Sharp Arrow Ute Indian makes a comment about that saying, “Maybe he has a wolf father that he’s curious about!”

Right away, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian quotes, “He’s too young to understand everything to realize what has happened so far!”

Grey Wolf Ute Indian has another idea as to his knowledge of what has happened by disclosing, “I think he realizes that his mother is gone and he has her remains to cherish!”

Black Wolf Ute Indian feels that his curiosity about the rest of his family is peaked considering he hasn’t been home in a long while. She goes on to say few words about that remarking, “That’s probably why he’s feeling the urge to return home to see if the rest of his family is still alive. He probably feels empty inside with the loss of a family member.”

Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian are still following from behind trying to be sneaky without being seen by them all. Moments later Two Feathers Ute Indian holds Single Feather Ute Indian back behind some trees. Just then Lone Wolf Ute Indian turns back to see if there is anyone following them from behind because he thought he had heard a noise. After looking for a moment, he turns back the other way in the direction that they are traveling. It isn’t long before they make their way down the base of the canyon taking the scenic route.

Once they approach the hot springs down the Ogden River canyon, they see Spring Leaf Ute Indian and Autumn Leaf Ute Indian with Mean Wolf Ute Indian and his little brother Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian. Autumn Leaf Ute Indian stands up and asks, “Where are you headed with him?”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian answers her back by deliberating, “We’re taking him home to his wolf den to see if he has any family left!”

Hurriedly like, Spring Leaf Ute Indian leaps up from the first hot spring yelling out, “Can we come?”

Black Wolf Ute Indian turns to her and rejoinders back positively like, “Why not?”

Then Lone Wolf Ute Indian jokingly exaggerates, “Sure why not just bring the whole entire neighborhood!”

In their defense Autumn Leaf Ute Indian fights arguing, “Why shouldn’t we be able to go?”

Next Lone Wolf Ute Indian changes his tune by agreeing, “I was only kidding; sure you all can come with us!”

Just then Two Feathers Ute Indian is once again holding Single Feather Ute Indian from falling as she slips from behind some trees making a small rock slide with some branches tossing around. Finally, she pulls Single Feather towards her again bringing her back on her feet. Quickly they try to hide all over again, but they are seen by Sharp Arrow Ute Indian and heard by all of the others.

Sharp Arrow confronts Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian by commanding, “Hey, I saw the both of you Two Feathers!”

Slowly they both come out from behind the trees and starts walking towards the group. Soon Grey Wolf Ute Indian asks out loud, “So you both have been following us?”

Fast like Two Feathers Ute Indian tells them, “We were just going to the hot springs!”

And when they are all ready to head out once again, “That’s a lie; you were going to follow us wherever we were going! That’s why we came this way so nobody could follow along!”

Single Feather Ute Indian knows where they are going saying, “We overheard where you’re going!”

Just then Demon barks at them and turns to leave like he knows where to go from his instincts. And last of all White Wolf Ute Indian gets anxious to get a move on yelling forth, “Oh let’s just all go who cares anymore!”

Lastly they all leave as Demon seems to sense his way back even though he had been carried most of the way there. For some good reason his senses are working like that when he had first sought after finding the whereabouts of his mother.

CHAPTER TEN

At this time, the fort commander along with Peter and Nicolaus are all talking to some of the Mormon pioneer settlers at the Mound Fort Artillery Base. The fort commander has been confronted by the same group of Mormon pioneers that had been talking to Jim Bridger and the Ogden Mountain Man. The husband Mormon pioneer settler wonders where Jim Bridger and the Ogden Mountain Man have gone asking, “Where is Jim Bridger and the Ogden Mountain Man now?”

The fort commander answers back telling him and his wife who are there together, “They left together to head up to the Ogden River Canyon to meet with the Indians. The Ogden Mountain Man led him up to the Indian trail and left for Captain James S. Brown’s Fort. After Jim Bridger returned from meeting with the Indians, he left with his unit to meet up with him over there with their mail or to go get their mail I suppose!”

Right away, the Mormon pioneer settler’s wife is curious as to whether or not he will ever return questioning, “Will he ever return because really he said that it was your plan and that he wanted to remain anonymous for some reason!”

The fort commander looks to the both of them while there are others around saying, “I’m pretty sure he won’t be returning, although the Ogden Mountain Man will eventually return perhaps! There are other places they have to protect with the delivering of the overland mail!”

The husband Mormon pioneer settler looks to the fort commander asking, “Well, what happened when Jim Bridger met with the Indians?”

The fort commander thinks about that for a brief moment before describing the details to him, “Well, he left with the Ogden Mountain Man who had led him up to the Indian trail so that he could meet with Eagle Feather who accepted the trade, although he said that there would be stragglers here and there. He said that he would meet with his Indian warriors and discuss it with them and that was the best that he could do for the time being! There will always be some people who disagree with our settlement here on their ancestral burial grounds.”

The husband Mormon pioneer settler’s wife comes up with another line saying, “It doesn’t sound like he did too much to insure our safety here at the fort!”

Straight forth one of the Lamb farmers speaks out, “It doesn’t sound like a good deal when the Indians have still been stealing my goats, lambs, and cattle!”

One of the Malan farmers speaks out saying, “It doesn’t sound like a good deal for us either considering the Indians are always stealing food from our crops!”

Then one of the Barker farmers boasts out loud, “I was hoping that we would have more Indians around to help us with growing our food than stealing from our farms!”

Present is a local historic bar and tavern owner from town who has been around the block with these Indians who discusses, “Stealing from the farms; they even steal from my bar and tavern while hanging out like drunken bums!”

Moments later, a Walker family farmer decides to mention, “Many of the farmers would like to apply for larger farms under the Homestead Act!”

With sort of a more worried tone of voice, a Bachman family member mentions, “It will be hard to get a Homestead around here with all of the Indian raids that have occurred!”

The fort commander has no idea what to tell them all other than how they are going to have to have a little trust and wait it out. He carries on about his true feelings by declaring, “We’re going to have to wait and see!”

A few seconds thereafter, another nearby farmer from a farming family blurts out, “Wait until we all get an arrow from behind!”

After hearing a negative comment, a Chase family member says, “Many of us had made this fort!”

Next a Hubbard family member continues on with their feelings saying, “And we would hate to see it fall apart!”

The fort commander is sorry for some of their true feelings about the issue of having peace between the Indians and the fort on top of the ancestral burial grounds. Quickly the fort commander comes back venting, “We will only have to wait a few days to see if anything happens. Other than that we can only wait on President Young and the plans he has for the Mound Fort and Bingham’s Fort!”

Finally, a different individual who is a part of one the inhabiting families’ staying at Mound Fort gives his feelings on the matter, “I think we should give the Indians an ultimatum if they don’t comply with the peaceful relations. They should either work or help out around here or we fight!”

The fort commander comes back with a little more intuition on the subject at hand arguing, “If they don’t uphold to their part of the deal, then we have no choice but to fight them off!”

Then the story scenes move on to some of the youngsters who are being taught through their home teachings. The home teacher looks to one of her boy students asking, “Where in the Bible can you find prayers to suit your everyday needs when you don’t have the faith in yourself?”

The boy student looks back at her answering back to her, “You can find your daily needs through the Book of Psalms!”

The home teacher looks at the rest of her home teaching class that is held in one of the rooms within the Mound Fort down the stairs through the hallway to the left.

After a moment pause, the home teacher rummages through a Book of Mormon with some of the pictures. She opens the Book of Mormon to the picture in Guatemala with Jesus Christ standing on the stairs with his hands held out open welcoming all the people around asking, “And what picture is this partaken from?”

A young girl student raises her hands and quickly blabs out the answer explaining, “That Book of Mormon picture is taken in Guatemala when Jesus Christ came to visit the flocks of the children!”

The home teacher asks another question, “And where is that found in the Bible?”

Another younger girl student has the answer jargoning, “The Book of Revelations Chapter 11 verse 12.”

And consequently, the home teacher has one last question for the home teaching class examining their absorption of the knowledge, “And who discovered and translated the plates of Nephi?

Hurriedly like, one of the younger little boys in the front row opens up with, “Joseph Smith found the plates of the people of Nephi that Moroni hid and translated to write the Book of Mormon!”

Now the scene changes again southeast from where Miles Goodyear’s Fort was located on the Weber River. At this time, Jim Bridger is talking to Captain James S. Brown and Miles Goodyear before heading out to Salt Lake City along with the Overland Sergeant and Lieutenant. He tries to describe things in detail with them about the peaceful trade relation he had previously made that day. He carries on by boasting, “When I rode up the Indian trail no one bothered me though many of them past and looked as they walked by. I heard some noises up above in the trees because some Indians came down from there later at the end of the Indian trail! Other than that everything worked out fine with the trade. He accepted the offering and he said that he would talk to the Indian warriors of his tribe to reach some agreement.”

The Ogden Mountain Man becomes even more curious as to what else must have happened considering the long look on his face. He questions his journey by asking, “How did he seem when you first showed him the black wolf skin?”

Jim Bridger thinks about that fact for a brief second before explaining to him and as well everyone else, “He really liked the black wolf skin for some reason and he knew that it was from a female. When I showed him those wolf skins, I felt like he would consider making peace!”

With a strange look about his face too while thinking about this strange encounter, Captain James S. Brown asks, “That’s sounds strange considering they have so many wolf skins they wear for their ceremonies and they have many wolf cages up the canyon anyhow!”

Next Jim Bridger mentions some more facts about the meeting going further in to details, “Another strange thing was that the small black wolf cub was checking me out the entire time growling. And when I took out the black female wolf skins to hand it to Eagle Feather the wolf cub silenced for a bit I think. Then when I was leaving the black wolf cub followed me nearly biting me as I was trying to climb back onto my horse to ride out! And I was wondering if the fort commander has a diary he writes all of these happenings in.”

The Sergeant thinks for a few seconds and then he blurts out, “That seems a little odd. Maybe the wolf cub could sense that the skins were female or something! And not to mention that I never noticed the fort commander writing in any diary when we were there!”

After a bit of a pause, Jim Bridger comes back blabbing, “I’m not so sure; but he seemed just as interested in it as Eagle Feather was with it for some reason!”

The Lieutenant feels that there is even more to it than that by implying, “Maybe he knew the female wolf from somewhere!”

Right away, the Ogden Mountain Man clicks in a clue wondering, “What if she were his wolf mother?”

Nonetheless Jim Bridger feels that he must protect such a hypothesis hoping that it wasn’t true and that it wasn’t the case. Anyhow he deluges the idea by boasting, “That’s preposterous; the place where I hunted was around the other end of the mountain from the Ogden River Canyon!”

Of course Captain James S. Brown has an inkling indicating, “Unless the Indians saw you and rescued the little wolf cub who was either nearby or they saw the wolf cub later!”

Nevertheless Jim Bridger is pretty darn sure that there was no one else around especially any Indians when he traveled northward to try his luck at hunting. In fact, he brings this part of the story forth by mentioning, “There was nobody around when I set out towards the mountains north of the house! And I’m sure there were no Indians around neither!”

The Sergeant looks to the setting of the sun realizing that they ought to get a move on so that they can return to Salt Lake City in time. Quickly he tries to brush the conversation off by countering, “Your mind is probably only playing tricks with you or you’re just being too worked up over the idea. And we have to leave so we can reach Salt Lake City by sunset!”

The Lieutenant decides to be the one to push them off by asking, “Well, it was a pleasure meeting the both of you considering everything we’ve heard!”

The Ogden Mountain Man shakes Jim Bridger’s hand as he hops back onto his horse. Next the Ogden Mountain Man says, “Well, take care of the mail out there for us!”

Before they turn away to head out all three of them are back on their horses, Captain James S. Brown gives his goodbyes exclaiming, “Before you leave let me give you our mail to take back to Salt Lake City for us!”

Right then, Captain James S. Brown hand Jim Bridger his mail and then he places it in his leather overland mail satchel and takes ahold of his horse’s bridle once again. Captain James S. Brown decides to offer them some comfort for his fears telling them all, “Tell you what, how about allowing us to keep a watchful eye out on the place!”

Now before Jim Bridger turns completely all the way around to ride off, he reckons, “Sounds good to me!”

Once the three overland mail officers leave the scene, Captain James S. Brown probes the Ogden Mountain Man with a curious notion, “Does the fort commander have a diary that he writes in that you know of from anytime!”

The Ogden Mountain Man ponders the thought over for a brief moment or so before answering back with, “I don’t know; I haven’t been there enough to find out. Only Nicolaus and Peter would probably know for sure. He usually doesn’t let too many people stay and live there. If he does have one he probably has it hidden somewhere!”

Then after thinking about the Mound Fort Civil War Quarters for a few seconds, Captain James S. Brown figures, “Maybe, I ought to stop and visit over there sometime here in the near future and see how things are going!”

Finally, the Ogden Mountain Man feels that maybe he can accompany him along that journey saying, “Maybe I can go along with you when you do to see how things are over as well!”

Now the scene turns back to the Union Pacific Railroad with the railroad construction manager Gus talking to people about where to look to find out some facts about the Indians in the Utah area. He makes his way to Cheyenne, Wyoming which is far northeast from the passes heading down in to Ogden.

Soon he feels he has some time to spend before his next stagecoach ride and decides to stop in to a saloon. Then as he approaches he figures he should try to talk to some people of the area asking them if they have any ideas on where to investigate the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians of Wyoming and the Ute and Shoshoni Indians of Utah before he makes his way there. In other words he doesn’t want to waste too much time there. And he considers the fact that the surveyors for the Union Pacific Railroad couldn’t tell them too much because of how they were threatened, although he can’t give out too many details to anyone either.

One such town civilian that the railroad construction manager Gus approaches is reading a local newspaper while sitting outside in a chair along a wooden walkway in front of a saloon. And of course, many of the local newspaper articles have been focused on Utah Indian attacks mentioning Mound Fort especially. However before he had left he had read up all he could about the Utah area and has heard the many rumors involving Mound Fort and how they are built on an ancestral burial ground.

It won’t be long before he leaves again for the Weber Stage Station which was built in 1853 and still happens to be a very busy stop between Fort Bridger, Wyoming, and Salt Lake City. Nevertheless as he approaches the outside of the saloon he walks up to the town civilian reading the newspaper asking, “Any good articles on any Indian attacks here in Cheyenne, Wyoming?”

The town civilian looks up the railroad construction manager Gus before retorting back, “No, not lately! But I have heard of some Cheyenne and Sioux Indians causing havoc around town here and there!”

Right away, the railroad construction manager Gus wonders if he has heard of anything significant in any other states such as Utah querying, “What about Utah? Are there any newspaper articles on Utah Indian attacks from recently?”

The town civilian thinks back to a few weeks ago where there was something on the Mound Fort Artillery Base in Ogden, Utah replying, “Yes, come to think of it there was something on the Mound Fort Artillery Base about how the Mormon Pioneers “forted up” and they are paying the price by living in a fort that was built on some sacred ancestral burial grounds!”

Immediately the railroad construction manager agrees with him considering that he had read about the same things answering, “Yes, I read about the same thing before I came this way to head down in to Weber Canyon which is down passed Ogden.”

The town civilian thinks about some things he has read relating to the Union Pacific Railroad plans and how many Indian were rebellion against it saying, “I heard that a lot of Ute and Shoshoni Indians have rebelled against the railroad here and there throughout Wyoming and Utah and that they would do anything to stop it!”

Then finally the railroad construction manager Gus is ready to head in for a drink before his stagecoach ride blatting, “Well, I don’t want to waste too much of your time!”

The railroad construction manager Gus turns to head through the double sliding doors of the saloon. Before he enters the town civilian tells him, “They have some copies of the daily newspapers inside for everyone to read at the bar!”

The railroad construction manager appreciates his gratitude telling him, “Thanks a lot for your information!”

Finally the railroad construction manager Gus heads inside and sits at the bar as the bartender quickly approaches. The bartender asks, “What will it be?”

The railroad construction manager rejoinders explaining to the bartender, “A glass of bourbon and I would like to look at the daily newspaper if you don’t mind!”

The bartender walks away and returns with a bottle of bourbon and a glass to pour in to and then he turns away again and returns with a few newspapers from the last few days telling him, “Here are some newspapers from the last few days that you can look at! You must be new in town?”

The railroad construction manager Gus places some cash on the bar counter. The bartender takes what he needs as payment while he replies, “Yes, I’m new in town and I will be leaving for Weber Stage Station in the morning!”

The bartender gives him a cue to party up insinuating as he pours a quick glass full of bourbon before yelping, “Well, here’s a drink to that?”

They both down a whole entire glass half way filled with bourbon and then the bartender pours another glass for the both of them asserting, “This one is on the house!”

Then they both tap glasses and finish their glasses as the railroad manager Gus picks up the newspaper while the bartender pours another one for him.

Currently the scene changes back over to the band of Ute Indians who are taking Demon home once again to see if he has any family left over. At this time, they have reached back to the Civil War Quarters where Demon’s mother was taken to and skinned. While they approach Ute Indian female and Shoshone Indian female see them all approach. Quickly they all come out from hiding and spying on the Civil War Quarters.

Just before the band of Indians makes their way to where they first found the wolf pup Demon. Swiftly like, Ute Indian female pops out from nowhere hiding calling out softly, “What are you doing?”

Black Wolf turns to them chatting lightly to the both of them, “We are taking Demon back here so that he can pick up his scent to find his way back home!”

As they hide behind the tree lines to the east side of the house, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian is curious about how long they have been there watching and whose all there in the Civil War Quarters at this time. In a hurried passion Den Wolf Mother asks a question blurting out, “How long have you two been here watching the place?”

Right away, Ute Indian female thinks for a moment or so before telling her, “Just for a few hours or so!”

Then Grey Wolf Ute Indian queries, “Who’s all there at the place?”

Shoshone Indian female answers Grey Wolf Ute Indian clarifying, “I don’t think anyone is there. I saw them all head up the hill to the fort!”

By now, the wolf pup Demon has caught the scent leading back to the blood trees which are where most of the hunted animals have been skinned for their precious furs. And consequently Demon is sort of confused as to about the scent leading back around through the trees where he sat and watched from as his mother hung their out to dry. Moments later, Demon catches the scent leading away from the house and in to the far distance heading back to the wolf den that he has come from.

White Wolf Ute Indian looks at Demon walking away towards the mountains to the north of the house saying, “Look Demon has found his scent and his mother’s scent leading his way back home!”

A couple of seconds later, Shoshone Indian female gets a strong urge to ask if her and Ute Indian female may go along with them asking, “Can we both come along with all of you?”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian wonders why they shouldn’t be able to go along with us. In fact, this is the only chance of a life time to help win over their cultural aspect of their lives which happens to be being a part of the nature surrounding them. That is what distinguishes them as Indians from the Mormon pioneers in such a way. Instances later, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian agrees to let them both join along with the trip telling them both, “Sure, you both can come along. I think this would be a good chance to get your minds off of this Civil War Quarters anyhow!”

Right away, Sharp Arrow Ute Indians looks to the setting of the sun realizing that they only have a few hours left to make their way over there. He turns to the center of the Indian group and informs them all, “We better get the move on because we only have four to five more hours before the sun starts going down!”

Quickly they all listen to his feelings and head out as Demon tends to lead the way almost like he has a sixth sense with everybody. Black Wolf Ute Indian looks at Demon as he runs a little ways ahead like he were enjoying being with the Indians and the thoughts of his mother are still there in his head for the least. Demon turns around and waits for a few moments until they begin to catch up. Then he starts to follow on his instincts once again.

Shoshoni Indian female wonders where Mean Wolf Ute Indian and his brother Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian are at asking, “Where are Mean Wolf and Little Mean Wolf at?”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian looks back as the both of them are still lurking about around still staring at the house. Grey Wolf Ute Indian looks back and yells, “Hey where are you both at Mean Wolf?”

Quickly Mean Wolf Ute Indian and Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian come out from the trees running to catch back up. Mean Wolf Ute Indian thinks up an excuse saying, “We were just making sure that no one saw any of us leave from there!”

Right away, Spring Leaf Ute Indian remembers what Ute Indian female and Shoshoni Indian female had said blurting out, “Ute Indian and Shoshoni Indian said there was nobody there to see us alright!”

It doesn’t take long until Demon has run a little ways ahead before turning to wait for them once again. After catching up a bit while walking rather fast. White Wolf Ute Indian starts to become tires blatting, “I wonder how far his den is from here?”

Next Black Wolf Ute Indian feels the pain coming on mentioning, “Yes, I feel the cramps coming on! We’ve done a lot of walking the last few days!”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian feels that they hopefully won’t have far to go considering there’s only a few more hours left for the day proclaiming to them all, “I hope we don’t have too much further to go or we’ll make out as prey to anything lurking around!”

Lone Wolf Ute Indian feels that they are exaggerating arguing, “You are all too lazy and scared of nothing!”

Grey Wolf Ute Indian realizes that they are taking a risk out by themselves citing, “We are out here far beyond our territory of the canyon and we just have to be careful!”

Sharp Arrow Ute Indian stays calm about the situation as he catches up to Demon who has no problems leading the way. Moments later he tends to say, “We’ll be alright; besides some of us have our bows and arrows with us!”

By now, Two Feathers Ute Indian understands how bows and arrows are no match for ammunition involving gun powder replying, “Yes, well, bows and arrows are no match for Mormon pioneers with itchy fingers on their rifle and pistol triggers!”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian figures that there most likely is no one out this far wherever Demon’s wolf den is concerned. She mentions this fact by stating, “I doubt there will be anyone out where the wolf Demon is leading us, especially any Mormon pioneers!”

White Wolf Ute Indian takes her thoughts to the future picturing, “For now, but one day the white man will probably settle all around here in large numbers!”

It doesn’t take long before Demon leads them through the thickened trees that separate the fort house from the rest of the mountains north of there. Lone Wolf Ute Indian looks to Demon as he turns more towards the northwest. Quickly he turns along with him while turning to the others saying, “He’s taking us to the foothills of the Ben Lomond Peak which is just west of Chilly Peak!”

Grey Wolf Ute Indian wonders how he knows so much asking, “How do you know all of that?”

Lone Wolf Ute Indian follows behind Demon as he leads the way replying, “My father bought a Utah map from Eagle Feather and he lets me look at it when I want to!”

Black Wolf Ute Indian tries to look through the trees leading closer and closer to the foothills of the Ben Lomond Peak. As she enters a slanted hill like drop in to a wash coming from one of the foothills she blats, “I wonder how far in the foothills he lives or is he all of the way by the crest of Ben Lomond Peak?”

By now, Single Feather Ute Indian, who is the youngest of them all, is beginning to feel the pain from the long walk through all of the zig lagging though the many trees. She tries to give the hint to rest by telling them, “I hope he is on the right track and his mother’s and father’s wolf den isn’t too much further!”

Sharp Arrow Ute Indian looks ahead noticing that Demon has stopped. It appears that he stopped to look at something near a mound between some trees. As Demon remains still sniffing out some blood left from the wounds of his wolf mother, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian sees the blooded stains on the ground mixed in with the foliage from nearby trees.

Demon looks to the stains and then he turns to the house back from the way he had gone when he first found the spot. Next he looks back towards where his wolf den is located at with an instinct from his sixth sense.

Black Wolf Ute Indian sees the stains and his reactions as well, saying, “This looks like the spot where his wolf mother had been shot!”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian looks at the blood all stained around telling them, “There’s some blood here and then it trails over a few feet and stops about where these horse tracks are at!”

Sharp Arrow Ute Indian has a point to bring across mentioning, “He must have loaded his wolf mother on horse and left before he Demon made his way over here looking for her!”

Lone Wolf Ute Indian sees that Demon is trying to turn the other way towards his wolf den. The way home is rather close from here considering that his wolf mother never really went too far away from the wolf den anyhow. Most of the time it was his wolf father that would gather the food for the wolf den.

Lone Wolf Ute Indian realizes that there isn’t much more they can do now. He looks to the site and then to Demon contending, “Maybe we should see where his wolf den is at? It seems that he knows the way and that it might not be too far away from here?”

Den Wolf Mother turns to Demon and begins walking the way he’s turning to. Momentarily Demon reacts to her gesture and begins to lead the way once again. They all leave and make their way along with Demon as Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian looks back behind to take a last look at the place.

Ute Indian female and Shoshoni Indian female pull Two Feathers Ute Indian along and Single Feather Ute Indian along gushing, “Come on; don’t fall behind or we will get lost!”

Single Feather Ute Indian yells out, “I’m not going to get lost I know where we’re at!”

Mean Wolf Ute Indian follows along while the follow Demon to his wolf den saying, “Come on you all, this is a special moment for us!”

While Demon continues to lead the way White Wolf Ute Indian wonders if Demon has any relatives still around there rummaging, “I wonder if he has any family left or if he was the only wolf pup.”

Grey Wolf Ute Indian notices something while gibbering, “That’s hard to say until we find out. Hey looked Demon stopped!”

They all look to see Demon staring off in to the trees where there lots of branches bunched up above a mound like hill. They all look and notice and opening that looks like it might go underground a little as well. Soon they all stop and look around as Demon continues on closer and closer.

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Suddenly Demon steps closer to his wolf den trying to look in rather than being the wolf pup that was once inside looking out. Now he is uneasy at while trying to make his way inside almost as though it was abandoned with an eerie feeling about the place. For a brief moment he continues trying to head inside, although there is something holding him back besides the fact of knowing that his mother is no longer alive.

Soon Demon looks back to them all as they are waiting for him to return to the inside of his den to see if any members of his family are still there. At the time being, Demon is very reluctant to go inside still as he turns to them and back to the entrance to the den back and forth while whimpering and growling lightly.

Then Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian tries to persuade Demon that it is okay for him to go in and see who’s there rooting, “Go on inside Demon! Come on, go on in we’re here!”

Right away, Demon turns back towards his wolf den while making an attempt at sticking his head in to the opening. However for some unknown reason he is sort of scared at what may be in store for him which is sort of a nightmare to him upon returning home. It almost as though he realizes that things aren’t the same in his life.

No matter how many of them are around he continues to refrain by even turning back once again. Then Black Wolf Ute Indian decides to ease his mind through some comfort by saying, “How about I go in there with you?”

Demon looks for a moment and then back to his wolf’s den while stepping back a few more steps. Next Two Feathers Ute Indian approaches the wolf’s den while getting down on all fours telling everyone, “I will go in with him; I’m the one who found Demon!”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian agrees with her being the one to go inside the wolf’s den answering back, “Alright, go in and try to get him to follow after you!”

Two Feathers Ute Indian looks ahead while beginning to crawl inside saying, “Okay, I’ll go on in first!”

Right away, Two Feathers Ute Indian passes Demon up who is near the entrance of his wolf den. Quickly she crawls on passed Demon while trying to persuade him to follow her inside. As she makes her way between the rounded walls of the wolf den, she looks straight ahead of herself blurting out, “Come on Demon!”

Further and further she enters the wolf made dwelling while still carrying on with, “Come on inside with me Demon and let’s see if anyone else is still here!”

Then upon convincing Demon to follow, Two Feathers Ute Indian finds her inside the wolf den which seems to be deserted for the most part. She continues on a little way through a short tunnel like entrance until she enters the middle room which is sort of dark with only a little bit of light illuminating from the outside. She notices how the room is rounded with some height to it so that she can at least move her head around a little bit.

It isn’t long before Demon follows from behind as she makes her way completely inside his wolf den. Upon entering inside she decides to sit and look around a second or so. As she sits Demon walks around the perimeter like he was simply pacing the place about for a feel of it once again. Two Feathers Ute Indian watches as he tends to act indifferent to his being there alone in the wolf den without any of his family members around.

Then there is a call from the outside as Single Feather Ute Indian wonders what she sees inside asking out aloud, “What’s in there?”

Hurriedly like, Two Feathers Ute Indian calls out from inside of the wolf’s den by blabbing, “There are only the two of us inside. It goes in a few feet and then there is a big room a ways in!”

With a curious notion, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian wonders if there are any signs of anything yelling out, “Any signs of whether he has some little pup brothers or sisters in there?”

After another quick look around the inside of the place, Two Feathers Ute Indian yells out once again, “No, I don’t see anything in here, just Demon pacing around about the place!”

Next Lone Wolf Ute Indian reasserts the question asking, “There’s nothing in there at all?”

After a last look around, Two Feathers Ute Indian notices some stains on the ground that could be from anything in particular. She mentions this fact by blurting on, “I see some stains maybe but that’s about it!”

Finally, Ute Indian female and Shoshoni Indian female dart off inside saying, “Let us see the inside of his wolf’s den!”

Afterwards, Single Feather Ute Indian follows behind them both as they tend to crawl their way in such a tighter opening than for Two Feathers Ute Indian. Nonetheless, they seem to make their way inside, although it tends to deter the others from following behind them all. One after the other all three of them quickly crawl inside as though they knew how much room was really inside the wolf den.

Autumn Leaf Ute Indian decides to follow suit as well. Quickly she heads over to the entrance saying, “Oh, why not?”

Of course, Spring Leaf Ute Indian does the same by going in last as fast like as she can before anyone else responds. Next Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian does the same by feeling that he can make his way inside behind them all. Then finally Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian becomes agitated. She decides to make only a comment about that considering that they want the wolf pup Demon to feel at home. A second later she says, “Well, let’s all go in there now!”

Soon a voice comes from inside from Ute Indian female yelling out, “It’s getting crowded in here!”

After that shout another line coming from Spring Leaf Ute Indian commanding, “Nobody else come in here because there’s hardly any room to move around with!”

Consequently, the sun is beginning to go down behind the trees making Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian concerned about getting back on their side of the world before anything happens. A moment later she wants to call everyone out saying, “Why don’t you all come out now so we can take a last look around before it gets too dark to be out this far!”

Nevertheless, Demon happens to be the first to come out and look at everyone with a loud bark about being home with all of them. Moments later, Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian comes tailing his tail on the way out. Soon Spring Leaf Ute Indian finds her way out and shortly after comes Autumn Leaf Ute Indian from behind her very closely. Demon quickly turns around and licks Spring Leaf Ute Indian before she can even get the chance to stand up. Thereafter the rest of them all come pouring out one by one from the inside of the wolf’s den.

Of course, the last ones to come out are Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian who were the ones crammed back in the far corner of the inside of Demon’s wolf den. Once all of them make their way outside, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian feels that they should at least spend a little time before they head out to try and look around for some of his family members. While Demon scampers around the outside of his home wondering if he should head back in or whether they are simply finished there.

Right away, Ute Indian female and Shoshoni Indian female realize that the wolf pup Demon is sort of on the frightened side about what’s left here for him. Immediately Ute Indian female brings this fact about saying, “He looks like he misses this place and his afraid to leave again!”

Then White Wolf Ute Indian thinks back to how they were going to have a look around the area a bit asking, “I thought we were going to have a scout around the place to see if he had any family hanging around close by or something.”

By now, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian figures that if he has any family, friends, or relatives around, this would be the time to find out by scouring the near proximity. She turns her attentions above the wolf den while she pans her eyes around the area in a circular view of everything.

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian turns back the other way saying, “Well, let’s have a look around before we head out! Why don’t we all spread out about the pathway leading through those trees to the left of us? And then we will follow around the backside of the den and see if we can find any signs of his other family!”

Black Wolf Ute Indian wonders about whether or not his wolf father is still around somewhere. She also realizes that they can come back any time they want now that they know where it is asking, “Well, at least we know where it is and we can come back later to see what we find at another time!”

Sharp Arrow Ute Indian agrees that they now have another place to go when they want to get away and they can even kick back inside unless the father wolf returns or another wolf takes the den over. He mentions this idea by carrying on with, “That’s right; we can come back later and see if his father picks up another female wolf mate!”

Just then Demon lets out quite a low toned howl like he understood what they were saying aloud to each other. Straightaway, Mean Wolf Ute Indian makes a comment to Demon answering his call sheltering, “Let’s go find your father wolf!”

Straight forth they all start walking through the path that seems to lead through the trees to the backside of the wolf’s den. It seems there are no signs of anything as they barely make their way up the slight incline towards the rear of Demon’s home. Once at the top of the slight hill Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian decides to go further back cuing, “Let’s look back over here where there are more trees for something to be lurking or hiding!”

Now Grey Wolf Ute Indian wonders if they are simply wasting their time asking, “Don’t you think that the wolf father may have abandoned the den after realizing that Demon and his mother have been missing?”

After thinking the thought over in her mind for a brief moment or so, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian connects, “That’s hard to say; but we should at least try to see if we can find him by having a look around!”

Ute Indian female wants to try and see if Demon can use his keen senses to find him querying, “Maybe Demon can find him by using his keen senses of smell?”

Autumn Leaf Ute Indian looks at Demon as he continues sniffing and pupping around the close proximity. Next she makes an observation about his actions revealing, “It appears that he has caught some sort of scent straight ahead of us!”

At that juncture, Demon moves forward like he has picked up on something leading them in a direction towards the inner foothills of Ben Lomond Mountain. He continues on pushing forward as though he has an extrasensory perception with the Indian clan. Everyone watches like they have a trust and confidence with his instincts.

He continues on constructing his way in arrears to his wolf den. The slopes of the mountain lift their way passed many of the nearby washes that stretch down the crest of it. It doesn’t take long before his scent of his father drifts off in to many alternate directions starting to confuse him a little. It’s almost like his wolf father and mother have made their presence known and felt throughout the area.

Two Feathers Ute Indian steps behind Demon as he stops at some bushes under some closely related trees. She looks as he sniffs around looking off in many directions. One of the directions heads up towards the mountains of Ben Lomond Peak and the other heads more in the direction of where they were planning on going. Finally, Two Feathers understands what the little wolf cub is thinking relating, “It looks like he found a fork in the road and he keeps looking off up the mountain and back around towards the other end of the den!”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian feels that maybe for once they should help with the decision of where to go schilling, “Let’s start walking the way we were planning to go and see what turns up so we can leave before it gets dark. We will have to come back another time because it’s getting late!”

Quickly they all take the back way around the wolf den along the path that they had chosen earlier. Once at the opposite end of Demon’s den, Ute Indian female turns back like she thought she sensed prowling eyes upon them. It was almost as though they were being watched. Sometimes the ones hunting in this instance are the ones being hunted.

Nevertheless Ute Indian female continues to stare back in to and in between the trees and foliage that are around the area. Right away, Shoshoni Indian female looks back to her wondering what’s up with that backwards stare of hers. Without wasting too much time being clueless, Shoshoni Indian female lightly and quietly without the others hearing asks, “What is it?”

Ute Indian female looks back in the direction that they are headed around to the other side of the wolf’s den stating, “I don’t know; I thought I heard something. Then I thought I saw some black streak through the trees down that way for an instant!”

Shoshoni Indian female figures that it was probably nothing relating, “Oh, it was probably nothing I guess!”

Anyhow Ute Indian female forgets about it and turns back towards the others along with the path they are heading. It doesn’t take too long before they pass up the other end of the wolf’s den while they all take another last look. As they walk by and look the sun starts to go down behind the trees in some places.

Once they start to pass the place, Two Feathers Ute Indian take a glance around the upper end of the wolf den while telling Single Feather Ute Indian, “We’re coming back here again sometime soon to take another look around the area!”

Black Wolf Ute Indian feels that they should wait explaining, “Well, at least wait until a day or so before you both come back!”

Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian refrain from making a reply or comment about their returning like they were planning on doing it alone maybe. Yet they all continue on while scouring the area as the sky begins to get darker and darker. After a few minutes they reach the place where Demon’s wolf mother was first shot. Though it is fairly too dark to make anything out they move on passed the area and only look as Demon also looks towards the place and moves on.

For a moment Demon stops and looks back like he senses something out there with feelings of the same demeanors. Fast like, Demon turns back and looks to the front of himself making sure that he is still right there moving along with the group. Still he looks back a time or two more wondering if there is something he’s missing back there.

Just then, White Wolf Ute Indian sees his reprieves asking him, “What’s wrong Demon?”

Quickly Demon looks back at her as she adds, “There’s nothing back there anymore. We’ll come back soon!”

Sharp Arrow feels that he is upset still because this is the first time he has been here since he was last with his wolf mother. While making their way further, Sharp Arrow Ute Indian says, “He’ll be alright; he just looks a little shaken up over the matter!”

Suddenly the prowling eyes of another wolf have caught their maneuvers prowling near the wolf den. Slowly they get closer and closer without being seen or heard. It’s almost as though they are being followed by a keen hunter that has the feelings of revenge also on its mind. Furthermore it seems that Demon’s wolf father has caught them all in his eye walking along with his little wolf cub and his mate isn’t there with them.

Now Demon’s wolf father stops for a moment with the smells of his mate’s remains in the form of blood stains that have caught his senses of smell. Nonetheless he realizes that he must follow them and his little wolf pup without being seen to see what has happened to her. So far he is confused as to the reality of what has happened and realizes that whatever has happened isn’t so good.

No matter what, Demon’s wolf father stays back as far as he can to avoid ever being seen by them. So far he has been spending the last few days rummaging around wondering what had happened to his family. Even though the family is very small, he especially had no clues as to where to look except for a few sensations here and there. Now he is almost certain that the answer lies with his estranged wolf pup. And that his wolf sibling has for some unknown reason teamed up with these Indians.

As they reach closer and closer back towards the Ogden River Canyon, Demon’s wolf father decides to continue being unseen and under the radar so to speak. Nevertheless Demon looks back every once and a while like he could feel some presence known to him getting closer and closer, yet he turns back with nothing.

Ute Indian female looks back still from time to time like she senses something lurking herself, although she can’t put an eye or finger on it. It even as though she feels deep inside that whatever they were looking for which happens to be Demon’s family has found him first. Shoshoni Indian female is beginning to feel the same thing when she notices her friend looking back here and there.

It isn’t long before the sun has completely gone down and everything is dark all around. In fact, Demon’s father remains on their prowl while he understands to keep any sight of the white glare from his eyes from being reckoned with. To the best of his knowledge he is out to find no more than the truth without confronting any of these unknown strangers there with his wolf cub.

And like a bird letting a hatchling go after it has left the nest and come in to human contact, Demon’s father drifts back from the group to see what the abiding happens to be at this point. He realizes that he will have to let his wolf son go to fulfill his own destiny. After some more time passes by, they reach their way close to the Civil War Quarters to take a last look around before heading back to the Ogden River Canyon.

However before they reach the trees outside of the Civil War Quarters, Demon’s Wolf father stops after they nestle hiding beneath the tree tops. For some reason he feels that he should only observe at a distance, although he decides to try and distinguish the different odors that have caught his attention near the area where he’s at.

While the Indian band tends to maneuver around under the trees watching the Civil War Quarters, Demon’s wolf father finds a scent that smells like that of his wolf mate. The scent is so light that it is only on a few branches and tree leaves here and there. And moments later, the father wolf discovers some horse tracks close by leading back to the darkened house with only strands of candle light shining through them.

Right away, after taking a look around the house for a few minutes, Lone Wolf Ute Indian makes a quickened comment surrendering, “The place looks quiet tonight!”

Sharp Arrow Ute Indian feels that they are hanging low probably trying to let things cool off sucker punching, “Of course the house is quiet; they are probably sitting in there looking out the window wondering if we are going to forget the deal is what I think!”

By now, Mean Wolf Ute Indian feels that they should just leave it alone for the night telling them all, “Why don’t we all just call it a night because we still have a long walk back up the canyon!”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian can only relate explaining, “Yes, let’s let them have some peace for a few days until the Indian warriors change their minds and take on the place again!”

Just then, Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian starts to leave crying, “I’m leaving; come on Demon let’s get out of here and go back home!”

Immediately Demon follows behind Little Mean Wolf Ute Indian as he scours his way from under beneath the trees hiding their secret spot. And it’s no wonder that the Mormon pioneers or care takers of the house haven’t discovered all of them. In fact, they probably feel that they should show their courage by waiting for the Indians to give it to them while being “forted up” in a way of speaking.

Thereafter the rest of the Indian group begins to depart to take them back home to the upper end of the canyon. A moment or so later, Demon’s father waits for their departure and then makes his way over to where they were hiding under the covering and hanging down branches from the tops of the trees.

Once Demon’s father is there, he turns to the Civil War Quarters which is all dark around the outside perimeter. Now that his eyes are affixed on the house, the feelings of his wolf mate, who happens to be Demon’s mother, start to really surface. And it doesn’t take too long before those feelings of her have been very close to here come forth. He also knows in his mind that he better stay with his wolf pup if he wants to find out the truth to her disappearance.

However Demon’s wolf father does comprehend the fact that he smelled her blood and that he will have to investigate now really quick and try and catch up to the Indian band and his wolf cub. Or he will have to come back later and have a snoop around the Civil War Quarters that has his mind alternately in his attention.

There for a moment he thinks while with his keen sense of hearing he can hear the Indian band getting father and farther. But nonetheless, he knows the area okay enough to understand that they are probably heading away from the town on this side of the Ogden River. And on the other hand, he has made a visit or two in his time to the Ogden River Canyon where he has seen darker skinned people such as these Indians that have his wolf pup along with them.

After pondering the thoughts over and hearing their voices still close enough to catch up, Demon’s wolf father heads off to inspect the house. Fast like he creeps up on the side of the house noticing the trees scattered off in the backyard. There are many in the front yard as well, although one in particular catches his attention. It seems that the “Blood Tree” especially catches his attention with some stains around the foot of the tree on the ground.

The senses that he gets are very strong and they seem to turn his nose the other way towards the salt cellar which has many odors and smells coming off from it. Quickly he makes his way to the salt cellar and swings around to the other side looking and sniffing around. Everything has long been cleaned up but the impact from the incident has left a memory that still has its hauntings showing forth from the other side.

The salt cellar is closed as he turns the corner and sees the table there in the front, though the table has been cleaned up as well. Moments later the wolf father strides back to the “Blood Tree” and start to inspect the tree a little more than the first time around. This time he notices some blood stains on the trunk of the tree as well which catch him by surprise.

On the inside Nicolaus has been watching through the window because he heard something. He turns to Peter who had fallen asleep on a couch they have in the middle room informing him lightly, “There’s some black wolf out there looking around the tree!”

Peter is only worried about the horses answering back, “Well, as long as the horses are at the Artillery Base it’s be alright!”

Then Nicolaus tries to persuade him Peter more by telling him, “No, he’s really looking around the tree right there for something!”

Finally, after a moment or two, Peter scrambles to the window to take a peek out the window to see what he is talking about. Once Peter does pull the drapes back to take a look outside, he see the father wolf circling around the tree a time or two. With a confused look upon his face, Peter decides this is weird as the wolf moves closer to the house before turning to take another look. Quickly he says with a light tone of voice to Nicolaus, “Should we wake the fort commander?”

Soon Nicolaus see that the large black wolf is right next to the house under the window almost. Right away, he feels that it would be better to leave the fort commander alone sleeping as he says, “No, he’s getting pretty close to the place though!”

A few moments go by and then Peter gives a soft knock on the window which startles the wolf away. Nicolaus becomes agitated asking him, “Why did you do that?”

Peter thinks to himself for a brief second before explaining, “I thought the wolf would turn and look instead of runaway!”

It only takes a few seconds before Nicolaus figures that it’s weird that the wolf was sniffing around the tree where the other one was hanging. Now he comes back with his feelings stating, “I wonder if the reason the wolf was here is related to the other one from earlier?”

Peter can only think of what sex and gender the wolf was and the fact is that the wolf Jim Bridger hunted was a female. And to Peter that can only mean that the wolf must have had some family of some kind meaning that the female wolf had a mate most likely and maybe even some offspring of some sort. Anyhow, Peter carries on further about the notion by proclaiming, “Maybe the female wolf he hunted had a mate and he traced her back to here somehow?”

After thinking about his idea for a brief second or two, Nicolaus can picture some things in his mind of that nature with a few wolves missing their mother. Nicolaus makes a gesture about his findings through his thoughts saying, “Perhaps you’re right. It seems that we may have more troubles around here other than with the Indians who have been pushed back to living within the canyon!”

By now, Peter wants to go back to sleep considering that he is so very tired from everything that has been going on lately. Peter brings this to Nicolaus’s attention by averring, “The wolf is gone and it looks like the Indians are so far holding up to their promises. Maybe we should go back to sleep!”

In the intervening time, Demon’s wolf father has quickly caught his way back up to the Indian band as they begin to reach closer and closer to the Ogden River Canyon. It doesn’t take too long before Demon’s wolf father has met back up with them prowling while following the Indian band home.

CHAPTER TWELVE

Speedily before the Indian Band could make their way a mile closer to the Ogden River Canyon, Demon’s wolf father has caught up to them and continues following from a close distance without being seen or heard. He has one thing on his mind and that is to get to the bottom of what happened to his wolf mate and why his wolf cub is has currently been taken in by the Ute and Shoshoni Indians.

He even wonders why his wolf mate appears to be missing, although he can only trace her whereabouts to the Civil War Quarters down the hill from the Mound Fort Artillery Base. So far other than her scent and traces of blood that he was able to sniff out with his keen senses, Demon’s wolf father finds it overbearing to fathom such a clueless path to her whereabouts. However he will stop at nothing until he is able to fill in all of the blanks to the mysteries of how she went missing with only a gruesome trailing.

On the other hand it is also hard for him to understand why his wolf pup teamed up with these members of the Indian band. So far he only has them to blame even though he has made the distinction long ago about the differences in skin color. And the fact that he has visited near the Ogden River Canyon back in the day and he has shuffled around many nights around the town of Ogden as well as around the Mound Fort area. However he never had to give any of them much thought other than trying to stay out of the way of humans entirely.

At this time, Demon is striding his pace along with the Indian band to the side. So far they all seem pretty tired and wearisome from the long distance that they have endured to make their way to the foothills of Ben Lomond Peak. It seems like they haven’t been talking too much except for Demon and his howling off here and there while they continue on the move homeward.

Meanwhile Demon hears some scampering back from behind him towards the north end as the Indian band begins to narrow their way down in to the Ogden River Canyon. Demon turns awaking the attention of Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian who has been walking a few feet behind Demon as he had turned a time or two to take a look.

As she turns to look herself, she asks Demon out loud publicly to everyone there, “What is it Demon?”

Demon turns back to take another look as they all can hear some scampering and moving around in the foliage turn to a sudden quietness. With a slight loudness, Demon howls out towards the distance like he was calling to something. All of the Indians turn and look as they reach closer and closer to the Indian hot springs at the mouth of the Ogden River Canyon.

Ute Indian female stops considering that she has heard a noise as well. She turns and looks into a patch of trees that seem to stretch their way in to complete darkness that even the light from the stars can protrude in to with any rays of light to peak her eyes in with. With her eyes fairly focused to the dark night, she looks seeing nothing while deciding to turn back the other way saying, “I thought I heard something but it’s too dark to see anything!”

Lone Wolf Ute Indian feels that they are getting close and that they should just head back because they don’t want Eagle Feather Ute Indian to think that they have been messing around for the time being. That’s when he comes out ordering, “We should just head back home to inform Eagle Feather of our findings!”

Right then, Two Feathers Ute Indian mentions how close to the Indian hot springs they are racking up, “We’re getting close to the hot springs I wonder who’s there?”

Immediately Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian isn’t really in the mood to waste any time countering back, “Who cares who’s there; let’s just hurry back for a change?”

At that time, Single Feather Ute Indian is upset at her harsh attitude reckoning, “What’s that attitude all of a sudden? We can stay back if we want to or not?”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian comes out with her true outlook about returning saying, “I just get the hunch that we are being followed is all!”

Many yards ahead they all approach the Ogden River where the crossing is at. While they cross the Ogden River they can hear some howls coming from behind the mouth of the Ogden River Canyon. At times they seem to be getting louder and at times they tend to get louder as they continue to cross over the pathway leading across to the other side.

Once on the other side, the Indian band decides to walk along the bottom of the Ogden River Canyon rather than taking the high end within the Indian trail. Once they make their way in a little ways Single Feather Ute Indian and Two Feathers Ute Indian turn back trying to ditch them to head back to the Indian hot springs. Demon looks and almost darts off with them until Shoshoni Indian female calls to him holding him back yelping, “No Demon, stay! Come now!”

Luckily for them Demon turns back their way to stay behind as Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian head over towards the part of the Indian trail that leads down to the Indian hot springs. It doesn’t take long before they get there while first noticing that there is nobody there at that time.

At about that moment, Demon’s wolf father has made his way across the Ogden River directly behind the Indian band as they dispersed in to different directions. Quickly he looks at the Indian band as they make their way about a quarter ways up the canyon where there is another junction within a smaller slope that meets with the Indian trail above. Then he turns the other way back towards Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian as they reach the hot springs alone.

At first, Demon’s wolf father starts to move a few feet like he was going to go after the Indian band and Demon as they drift further and further away. But at that point he turns back like he doesn’t want anyone sneaking back up on him neither. Hurriedly he turns back towards the hot springs with a paced run ahead.

Two Feathers realizes that they are all alone down there commenting, “It looks like we’re the only ones down here!”

She immediately feels the water with her hands making sure that the temperature is just right before going in. Just then the father wolf stops along the trail without Single Feather Ute Indian hearing anything as she stands and moves next to her sister to stick her hand inside the hot spring with her.

At this point in time, they both slide their legs down in sinking themselves inside the Indian hot springs. Single Feather Ute Indian dips her head and face under for a few seconds while her sister does the same for a number of seconds also. After waiting the duration, Single Feather Ute Indian comes back up with her ears filled with water. Then Two Feathers Ute Indian pops out thereafter while shaking some of the water off of her head.

A heavy breath is heard and felt on the wet shoulders and a quick lick of a wet tongue of Single Feather Ute Indian who turns around to the mouth of the father wolf who quickly turns around and leaves. Single Feather Ute Indian jumps back immediately while Two Feathers Ute Indian looks and jumps as well while witnessing the father wolf trample and scurry away.

In a hurriedly flee the father wolf makes his way back to the Indian band who is currently with his wolf pup heading back to the other end of the Ogden River Canyon. There are a few homes scattered here and there as they veer off to the part of the junction that leads back up to the lowest end of the Indian trail.

Once the father wolf leaves the scene with only the scent of her innocence, Two Feathers Ute Indian rallies out with a line of confusion remarking, “What in the hell was that?”

Single Feather Ute Indian tries to catch her breath from thinking that she almost had been bitten with her face nearly ripped off. Next she takes in a huge gasp of air relenting, “That wolf was sitting right behind me when I turned around with his teeth and nose right in my wet hair licking it off I think!”

Moments later, Two Feathers Ute Indian comes back with a question asking, “That wolf was licking the water from your hair?”

After thinking about it for only a brief moment or so, Single Feather Ute Indian answers her sister, “I think so; I wonder where he came from!?

While fading back to the disturbances they had heard along the return journey back from Demon’s wolf den, Two Feathers Ute Indian adds, “Maybe, the wolf followed us from Demon’s wolf den and those were the noises we were hearing off and on?”

With a scared and frightened look on her face as she brushes some water from her face with her hand, Single Feather Ute Indian says, “That scared the hell out of me!”

Of course, Two Feathers Ute Indian has the same sort of look on her face as well, answering her sister, “That scared the hell out of me too! I looked over and saw the wolf leaving. I wonder what he was looking for down here.”

By now, Single Feather Ute Indian has thought about the idea for a few minutes. She feels like maybe it could be Demon’s wolf father who had followed them all back perhaps. It is very clear and plain to see that he was after something other than attacking her even though he was so very close to her face within striking distance. While still trying to catch her breath, Single Feather Ute Indian unfolds her opinion stating, “Maybe, that was Demon’s wolf father and he seen us looking around his wolf den and he followed us back after he noticed his wolf cub was with us all!”

Next Two Feathers Ute Indian wonders where the wolf had left to go if he was Demon’s wolf father asking, “I wonder where he took off to after he left here?”

It seems Single Feather Ute Indian has a clue as to what might be going on with his lurking around mentioning, “He probably took off to go catch back up to them after following us down here to see if we were a threat to his wolf pup!”

Right away, Two Feathers Ute Indian looks around to the east side of the river to where it curves around before the waterfall and then back around to some parts of the trail leading away from the Indian hot springs. Soon after a few glances around, she makes another question asking, “You don’t think he’s still hanging around watching us?”

Single Feather Ute Indian looks out from the Indian hot springs in to the darkness of the Indian trial with nothing but shadows of trees and bushes sticking out from the distance. For a moment she is quiet pondering the fact over as they all seem to shift over towards the rear of the Indian hot springs. Then she comes up with something to say about the thought piercing, “I don’t know! Should we head back home and find out?”

They both continue to glance around while listening and keeping their ears keen to any noises or movements outside of where they are sitting. For some reason they both feel like they are in a trap and that they should probably just stay where they are with the Ogden River’s edge directly below them. They are close enough to the Ogden River that they both could jump out of the hot springs to avoid contact with such an encounter now that they are aware of it.

With a bit of fear and confusion on her mind still, Two Feathers Ute Indian figures that they should wait a while indicating, “Maybe, we ought to wait a while or we could walk upstream to get home to avoid any circumstances with the wolf!”

Finally, Singe Feather Ute Indian decides that they should stay a while and wait it out implying, “Let’s stay and wait it out for a while. But let’s keep an eye out for the wolf in case he comes again!”

A little distance away, the father wolf has soon caught up to the Indian band as they reach back on the Indian trail that lifts its way above the Ogden River Canyon. So far the father wolf is keeping his space from them all so that he can follow them to wherever they are heading. It doesn’t take long before Ute Indian female hears some more rustling from behind. She turns to her friend Shoshoni Indian female notifying her, “Those sounds are back again!”

Shoshoni Indian female takes a peek back behind them along the Indian trail which is encased in nearly total darkness as the trees above camouflage any moonlight from entering beneath the pined tree tops. The Shoshoni Indian female turns back to look ahead at where she stepping while bickering, “Just keep walking ahead and don’t look back again!”

Moments later, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian looks back at them after hearing their slight commotion. A little further down the Indian trail and they end up reaching the Indian camp that is quiet like everyone has called it an early night rather than being out dancing and celebrating their Indian attacks. They all walk pass the Indian ceremonial grounds heading over to Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s trader teepee.

The Indian band approaches the teepee and stops outside due to the stillness and quietness all around. Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian looks inside trying to look past the kerosene lamp light that is dimly lit within the teepee. Demon follows from behind and passes her up heading directly to his mother’s skins that were made for him in to a blanket to lie on. Then Demon sighs a little as Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian walks inside the teepee a few feet before hearing Eagle Feather Ute Indian ask from the far corner, “Have you all returned from the trip?”

Black Wolf Ute Indian replies with a line saying, “Yes, we had taken a long hike through to Ben Lomond Peak nearly!”

Eagle Feather Ute Indian is curious as to whether they had found his wolf den querying, “Any luck in finding Demon’s wolf den?”

Right away, Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian answers him back correctly conveying, “Yes, we did find Demon’s wolf den, but it appeared to be abandoned perhaps!”

Next Eagle Feather Ute Indian becomes even more curious about how far it is questioning the idea, “So you all had to travel as far as Ben Lomond Peak to find his home?”

Finally, White Wolf Ute Indian steps in behind the others affirming, “Yes, Demon' wolf den is located at the foothills of Ben Lomond Peak just below one of the lower washes!”

By now, Eagle Feather Ute Indian is interested in whether Two Feathers Ute Indian and Single Feather Ute Indian had returned with them from the journey asking, “Has Two Feather and Single Feather returned with you all from the trip?”

Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian can only think back to when they departed leaving for the Indian hot springs alone mentioning, “Yes and no! They both turned off to stay at the hot springs when I told them not too!”

A moment later Autumn Leaf Ute Indian peeks in Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s big entrance in to his trader teepee accumulating, “In fact, Spring Leaf, Mean Wolf, and Little Mean Wolf followed along as well!”

At about that time, the father wolf has made his way in to the Indian grounds down below hiding in the darkness to watch what becomes of everyone. It doesn’t take too long before he turns his attention to the Indian warriors who are sitting not too far away from Eagle Feather’s teepee with only disappointment on their minds about giving peace to the Mormon settlements. They can only listen and devise a plan to go against Eagle Feather Ute Indian and his plan with a peaceful offering.

Momentarily, Demon’s wolf father looks back and forth between the teepee and the Indian warriors sitting around conversing. For the moment he can hear the conversations of both sides talking, although nothing seems to make any sense to him. And he has also watched his wolf pup enter in to the teepee of Eagle Feather Ute Indian when the others approached with him.

Soon everyone leaves Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s teepee except for Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian and Black Wolf Ute Indian who seem to stay back for some reason or other. Grey Wolf Ute Indian calls to some of the others to return home with her and White Wolf Ute Indian saying, “Let’s return home and call it a night!”

Then Demon’s wolf father turns his attention to the Indian warriors as Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse shrills to his comrades, “To hell with this peace offering!”

The Ute Indian Scout swings his knife around while carving a piece from an apple remarking, “What does he expect us to do sit around and play cats and dogs every night?”

The Ute Indian Informant takes out a piece of beef jerky like that of living the life of a frontiersman toting, “Maybe it’s time that we start to gather up some more guns and ammunitions so we can turn things around a bit!”

They all tend to think for a few seconds to themselves while watching Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s trader teepee. It seems that many of them have left and gone their way back home, although Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian and Black Wolf Ute Indian is stay behind talking to Eagle Feather Ute Indian.

The father wolf is continuing his watchful eye as he has lost sight of his wolf cub who is sitting inside as though it was the next best thing to his wolf den. Now he feels that it is a little safer to move in a little closer over towards the west side of the teepee where there is some covering. However no matter how close he moves in or no matter at what angle he can see the teepee, the wolf father is unable to catch a clear view of his wolf pup inside.

Briefly Den Wolf Mother Ute Indian and Black Wolf Ute Indian turn to leave after talking with the Indian trader for a good while. Once they leave, Demon’s wolf father tries to move in for a closer look, though he is afraid of being seen by the Indian warriors sitting and conversing not too far away.

As Demon’s wolf father cues in on the sounds from the teepee, he can hear Eagle Feather Ute Indian talk to his wolf son sheltering, “I bet you were in for sad eyes when they returned you home?”

Demon barks lightly like he can understand what he’s saying. Then he sniffs at the neck end of his mother’s skins that have been made and laid down for him as a fur blanket. Next Demon licks his mother’s fur skins like he were bringing himself with a closer association of her departure and non-existence.

Soon Eagle Feather Ute Indian decides to make another comment about the nature of his wolf mother telling him, “I bet you miss your mother very much and it was easy to become attached to her remains. And I wonder if you have a wolf father along with other siblings that are a part of your wolf family?”

Shortly thereafter, the Indian warriors are becoming really edgy as they listen in on Eagle Feather Ute Indian and his care for the wolf cub that the Indian’s have picked up. So far this peace offering is a little too much in terms of leaving these Mormon settlers’ on their ancestral grounds. These burial grounds are where many of their loved ones and relatives were buried at some time before the white men of the area began to “fort up” against their people.

This is when the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse stands up and heads for his horse like he were angry or something blurting, “Let’s go round up some guns and ammo and other things!”

The Ute Indian Scout wonders if the horses are rested enough asking, “Shouldn’t we let the horses rest some more?”

The Ute Indian Informant figures that the horses have had plenty of time to rest reacting, “The horses have had plenty of time to rest their hooves!”

Furthermore the Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse picks up his horse’s saddle unassailing, “It’s time to saddle up!”

Quickly the Ute Indian warriors approach their horses while picking up their leather seats in order to saddle up their rides. Once their horses are saddled up, they all hop onto their stirrups and jump onto their horses ready to ride off quietly without letting anyone see them depart. The Ute Indian Warrior Mean Horse is the first to leave the scene riding slowly ahead of the others.

During the meantime, Demon’s wolf father watches as they leave the scene riding up to the Indian trail which leads in to the mountains of the Ogden River Canyon. He even notices how they had left while it’s still so very dark outside. Then the wolf father figures that maybe they may have keener eyesight than he may have originally first ever thought. As the Indian warriors pass through in to the trail lifting their way up in to the upper valleys of the canyon, the wolf father watches and waits for a chance to try and get a closer look over closer by the teepee.

Soon the wolf father turns away from the Ute Indian warriors and back over to Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s teepee only to notice the he has come out to watch them ride off towards the Mormon settler’s civilization. Demon’s wolf father can only turn again to see that the Indian trader is very curious as to why they are leaving so anonymously. Then he turns back looking the other way hearing the Indian trader Eagle Feather Ute Indian quip, “They’re already leaving looking for trouble!”

Nevertheless Eagle Feather Ute Indian stands their watching for a few more moments looking off towards the Indian trail as the sounds of the horses turn low as they seem to be getting further and further away. Then he gleams around to other areas around the Indian campground. Finally, he turns around and heads back inside his trader teepee.

Hurriedly like, the wolf father moves in closer to the teepee while looking around to make sure that there are no other Indians around to see him. Slowly he creeps his way closer and closer to the Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s trader teepee. Once he approaches within twenty to fifteen feet away, he is able to hear the voice of the Indian trader while he speaks to his wolf pup like he were one of his own members of the Indian tribe.

The words that come from Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s mouth are none that Demon’s wolf father can quite understand. In fact, it sounds more like a bunch of none sense or mumbo jumbo to him as the voice continues to pierce through the entrance of the teepee as well as through the sides of the structure. Yet, the wolf father continues to get as close as he can along the side of the teepee to see what information he can pick up through his instincts and listening.

He is able to hang out with quietness that is very unnoticeable and undiscovered. And it is fairly dark outside and not to leave out the fact that the wolf father is a darker breed of wolf than even Demon’s wolf mother. So he feels like he can stay hidden and camouflaged while hiding on the side of Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s teepee to scope the situation out for a good amount of time. However Demon’s wolf father can hear some other stray dogs starting to bark from nearby that seem like they may be too close for comfort.

There are also some sounds of wolves howling from a slight distance away. The howls are many like there is a wolf pack nearby on the prowl hunting perhaps. Eventually the air is filled with sounds coming from the distant wolves and many of the stray dogs that are now barking the night away.

The wolf father looks around seeing a few stray dogs running about the place amuck here and there. By now, he feels like it has been fairly quiet enough inside the trader’s teepee to try and take a closer look around the front without being seen by anyone. However there are lots of stray dogs beginning to stride their away around the Ute Indian campgrounds.

Finally, the wolf father starts to move around to the front side of Eagle Feather Ute Indian’s trader teepee. He moves in slowly listening for any changes in the sounds of the environment inside the dwelling. Still there are many distractions from other areas of the Ute Indian site coming from the stray dogs and other animals such as roosters that the Ute Indians have roaming around their place.

At the moment, it seems that Demon has been very quiet the last several of minutes or so as he lies inside the trader’s teepee while lying on his mother’s skins. Soon the wolf father gets towards the front corner of the trader’s teepee before turning the rounded corner. At that juncture, the wolf father turns his head looking around the area once more before slowly creeping his way over by the entrance of the trader’s teepee.

After moving in another few feet or so, the wolf father can see his wolf pup Demon lying on what appears to be a wolf skin. Quickly the scent of his wolf mate comes to him at about the same time a stray dog comes from around the corner of the other end of the trader’s teepee. Immediately the stray dog notices Demon’s wolf father and starts growling. The wolf father looks and remains quiet only with his teeth showing, although he refrains from making any growling, barking, or howling noises of his own.

Consequently the stray dog lets out a series of barks as Eagle Feather Ute Indian comes approaching from the inside of his trader teepee yelling out, “What’s the matter, a cat got your tongue or something?”

Fast like, the wolf father flees the scene really fast while making his way around the corner of the teepee to keep out of sight from Eagle Feather Ute Indian and any other stray dogs or animals that may be around at this time of night. Eagle Feather Ute Indian walks outside to the front of his trader teepee looking around for any signs of anything out of the ordinary.

As he looks and glances around the place, he doesn’t seem to notice anything peculiar except for some sounds that sound like some stray dogs on the trot about the area. Now the wolf father has snuck out of the Ute Indian camping grounds without ever being seen or noticed. And the thoughts what has happened have become even clearer to him now that he realizes that something devastating has happened to his wolf mate. Actually the truth is now apparent that something may have happened between the white men and the darker complexion of people who are always at odds with one another.

He doesn’t know what it is as of yet, though he feels the need to investigate the area further with the sounds of wolves howling from the southeast side of the Ogden River Canyon. In a hurried frenzy, the wolf father leaves the Ute Indian campground making his way to another trail that leads east of the trail he had followed the band of Ute Indians along.

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