Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
On the just before camping the
brethren returned whom we sent after the ox teams. They could not
gain upon them and all except two gave it up. Brother Luke Johnson
came near being trampled to pieces by a large herd of Buffalo travelling
in the night. They came upon him suddenly and he was
caught in their midst and they were 15 minutes passing him
The only way he had to keep them from trampling him down was
by striking out on each side with his stick punching them and yelling
