There were no suspicious movements on their part, so we came out and walked right up to them.

There was some little talk, but I am sure we did not understand one another's language, and so we made motions and they made motions, and we got along better.

We went with them down to the tepee, and there we heard the first word that was at all like English and that was "Mormonee," with a sort of questioning tone.

Pretty soon one said "Buffalo," and then we concluded they were on a big hunt of some sort.

They took us into their lodges and showed us blankets, knives, and guns, and then, with a suggestive motion, said all was "Mormonee," by which we understood they had got them from the Mormons.