His plan grew so much in favor that when the place was reached a hundred wagons turned out into the Smith trail, leaving Capt.

Hunt only the seven Mormon wagon bound for San Bernardino, Hunt stood at the forks of the road as the wagons went by and said to them;--"Good-bye, friends.

I cannot, according to my agreement go with you, for I was hired for this road, and no other was mentioned.

I am in duty bound to go even if only one wagon decides to go." When the last wagon had passed him he still stood talking with several who had chosen the new way and told them they were taking a big risk, for they did not know very much about the route, and he had been thinking that they might find it pretty rough and hard to get over the first time.

He said that if all decided to go that way he would go and help them, even if they went to h-ll, but as it was he could not.