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	On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.		On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.

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	On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.		On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.

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	On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.		On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.

	Meanwhile in Cedar City, [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William Dame]] and his party arrived from Parowan and together with Major Haight and his adjutants, they set out for Mountain Meadows. Traveling all night they arrived the following morning.		Meanwhile in Cedar City, [[William_H._Dame\|Col. William Dame]] and his party arrived from Parowan and together with Major Haight and his adjutants, they set out for Mountain Meadows. Traveling all night they arrived the following morning.

	==== Saturday, September 12 ====		==== Saturday, September 12 ====

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	==== Sunday, September 6 ====		==== Sunday, September 6 ====
	[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|right\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]		[[Image:Map southern utah 1.jpg\|right\|300px\|Map southern utah 1.jpg]]

	On Sunday, September 6, community leaders met in their weekly council meeting. In attendance were Isaac Haight, [[John_M._Higbee\|John Higbee]], [[Charles_Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Philip_Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], [[Samuel_McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Laban Morrill\|Laban Morrill]], [[Elias Morris\|Elias Morris]], John Morris, Joseph Pugmire, and several others. Haight acquainted them with their plan for the emigrant company. [[Laban Morrill\|Laban Morrill]] (and possibly others) objected and extracted a promise from Haight that he seek Brigham Young’s counsel before executing the plan. Haight reluctantly agreed.		On Sunday, September 6, community leaders met in their weekly council meeting. In attendance were Isaac Haight, [[John_M._Higbee\|John Higbee]], [[Charles_Hopkins\|Charles Hopkins]], [[Philip_Klingensmith\|Philip Klingensmith]], [[Samuel_McMurdie\|Samuel McMurdie]], [[Laban Morrill\|Laban Morrill]], [[Elias Morris\|Elias Morris]], John Morris, Joseph Pugmire, and several others. Haight acquainted them with their plan for the emigrant company. [[Laban Morrill\|Laban Morrill]] (and possibly others) objected and extracted a promise from Haight that he seek Brigham Young’s counsel before executing the plan. Haight reluctantly agreed.

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	Haight and [[Elias Morris\|Morris]] returned to Cedar on Thursday morning and sent new orders to Major Higbee. These arrived Thursday afternoon and lead to the fateful Thursday night council meeting at Mountain Meadows attended by [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] and members of the Cedar City community leadership (who also held positions in the militia) who were on the grounds. It was a highly contentious meeting. Opinions varied from letting the emigrants leave unmolested to massacring them. The argument that ultimately prevailed was a coldly rational one -- at least it seemed rational based on what they believed at the time. The emigrants must be silenced because they had learned that Mormons were behind the Indian attacks. They would carry this news to California which would lead to a new invasion of U.S. troops into Utah from the west. In the surreal war environment that existed, the militia council reasoned that they had to silence all old enough "to tell the tale," so that they could then face the Army invaders from the east without fear of a separate army contingent from California. In the end, the senior officials -- [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]], and their subordinates -- all agreed to the plan and steeled themselves to execute it.		Haight and [[Elias Morris\|Morris]] returned to Cedar on Thursday morning and sent new orders to Major Higbee. These arrived Thursday afternoon and lead to the fateful Thursday night council meeting at Mountain Meadows attended by [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] and members of the Cedar City community leadership (who also held positions in the militia) who were on the grounds. It was a highly contentious meeting. Opinions varied from letting the emigrants leave unmolested to massacring them. The argument that ultimately prevailed was a coldly rational one -- at least it seemed rational based on what they believed at the time. The emigrants must be silenced because they had learned that Mormons were behind the Indian attacks. They would carry this news to California which would lead to a new invasion of U.S. troops into Utah from the west. In the surreal war environment that existed, the militia council reasoned that they had to silence all old enough "to tell the tale," so that they could then face the Army invaders from the east without fear of a separate army contingent from California. In the end, the senior officials -- [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]], and their subordinates -- all agreed to the plan and steeled themselves to execute it.

			==== Friday, September 11 ====
	[[Image:Depiction of the massacre 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>Depiction of the Massacre </center>]]		[[Image:Depiction of the massacre 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>Depiction of the Massacre </center>]]

	~~==== Friday, September 11 ====~~

	On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.		On Friday, September 11, they executed the plan involving a ploy of offering safe passage to the emigrants. After decoying the emigrants from their wagon circle, at the agreed signal the militiamen and their Indian allies fell upon them and massacred approximately one hundred twenty men, women and children. Only seventeen small children survived.

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	Haight and [[Elias Morris\|Morris]] returned to Cedar on Thursday morning and sent new orders to Major Higbee. These arrived Thursday afternoon and lead to the fateful Thursday night council meeting at Mountain Meadows attended by [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] and members of the Cedar City community leadership (who also held positions in the militia) who were on the grounds. It was a highly contentious meeting. Opinions varied from letting the emigrants leave unmolested to massacring them. The argument that ultimately prevailed was a coldly rational one -- at least it seemed rational based on what they believed at the time. The emigrants must be silenced because they had learned that Mormons were behind the Indian attacks. They would carry this news to California which would lead to a new invasion of U.S. troops into Utah from the west. In the surreal war environment that existed, the militia council reasoned that they had to silence all old enough "to tell the tale," so that they could then face the Army invaders from the east without fear of a separate army contingent from California. In the end, the senior officials -- [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]], and their subordinates -- all agreed to the plan and steeled themselves to execute it.		Haight and [[Elias Morris\|Morris]] returned to Cedar on Thursday morning and sent new orders to Major Higbee. These arrived Thursday afternoon and lead to the fateful Thursday night council meeting at Mountain Meadows attended by [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]] and members of the Cedar City community leadership (who also held positions in the militia) who were on the grounds. It was a highly contentious meeting. Opinions varied from letting the emigrants leave unmolested to massacring them. The argument that ultimately prevailed was a coldly rational one -- at least it seemed rational based on what they believed at the time. The emigrants must be silenced because they had learned that Mormons were behind the Indian attacks. They would carry this news to California which would lead to a new invasion of U.S. troops into Utah from the west. In the surreal war environment that existed, the militia council reasoned that they had to silence all old enough "to tell the tale," so that they could then face the Army invaders from the east without fear of a separate army contingent from California. In the end, the senior officials -- [[John D. Lee\|Lee]], [[John M. Higbee\|Higbee]], [[Philip Klingensmith\|Klingensmith]], and their subordinates -- all agreed to the plan and steeled themselves to execute it.

	[[Image:Depiction of the massacre 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|~~350px~~\|Depiction of the Massacre]]		[[Image:Depiction of the massacre 2.jpg\|thumb\|right\|400px\|<center>Depiction of the Massacre </center>]]

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	=== Freighting for the Powell Survey Team ===		=== Freighting for the Powell Survey Team ===

	Through this contact, Haight, [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[~~Charles~~ S. Riggs\|~~Charles~~ Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.		Through this contact, Haight, [[George Washington Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[William S. Riggs\|William Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.

	Nearly 60 years later, long after Haight had died, Dellenbaugh praised Powell's Mormon crews as "faithful, agreeable and competent." (Dellenbaugh letter to Rose Hicks Hamblin, August 25, 1934, cited in ''History of Kane County,'' 51, 52.)		Nearly 60 years later, long after Haight had died, Dellenbaugh praised Powell's Mormon crews as "faithful, agreeable and competent." (Dellenbaugh letter to Rose Hicks Hamblin, August 25, 1934, cited in ''History of Kane County,'' 51, 52.)

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In Jacob Hamblin's Expeditions to the Hopi Mesas

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	[[Image:Hopi_Mesas_Map.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|<center>'''Map of the Hopi Mesas.'''</center>]]		[[Image:Hopi_Mesas_Map.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|<center>'''Map of the Hopi Mesas.'''</center>]]

	At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]], [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers where they left a man with provisions for the 1871 Powell expedition. After crossing they continued southeast to Hopi land. After visiting the Hopi Mesas they continued to Ft. Defiance. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. The specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for the hard bargains the Navajos had insisted on in their recent trades with Mormons at Kanab. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace. On the return trip several Navajos accompanied them. On the Colorado at the mouth of the Paria River they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. After ferrying men and animals across, they spent the evening with the Powell party, dancing a “war dance” with the Navajos and singing Navajo “war songs” and Mormon hymns.		At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George Washington Adair\|George Adair]], [[John Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers where they left a man with provisions for the 1871 Powell expedition. After crossing they continued southeast to Hopi land. After visiting the Hopi Mesas they continued to Ft. Defiance. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. The specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for the hard bargains the Navajos had insisted on in their recent trades with Mormons at Kanab. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace. On the return trip several Navajos accompanied them. On the Colorado at the mouth of the Paria River they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. After ferrying men and animals across, they spent the evening with the Powell party, dancing a “war dance” with the Navajos and singing Navajo “war songs” and Mormon hymns.

	=== Freighting for the Powell Survey Team ===		=== Freighting for the Powell Survey Team ===

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Assisting the Powell Survey Team

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	At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]], [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers where they left a man with provisions for the 1871 Powell expedition. After crossing they continued southeast to Hopi land. After visiting the Hopi Mesas they continued to Ft. Defiance. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. The specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for the hard bargains the Navajos had insisted on in their recent trades with Mormons at Kanab. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace. On the return trip several Navajos accompanied them. On the Colorado at the mouth of the Paria River they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. After ferrying men and animals across, they spent the evening with the Powell party, dancing a “war dance” with the Navajos and singing Navajo “war songs” and Mormon hymns.		At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]], [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers where they left a man with provisions for the 1871 Powell expedition. After crossing they continued southeast to Hopi land. After visiting the Hopi Mesas they continued to Ft. Defiance. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. The specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for the hard bargains the Navajos had insisted on in their recent trades with Mormons at Kanab. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace. On the return trip several Navajos accompanied them. On the Colorado at the mouth of the Paria River they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. After ferrying men and animals across, they spent the evening with the Powell party, dancing a “war dance” with the Navajos and singing Navajo “war songs” and Mormon hymns.

	=== ~~Assisting~~ the Powell Survey Team ===		=== Freighting for the Powell Survey Team ===

	Through this contact, Haight, [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[Charles S. Riggs\|Charles Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.		Through this contact, Haight, [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[Charles S. Riggs\|Charles Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.

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Later Life

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	On November 17 of that year, Mormon leader Brigham Young, having acquired further particulars about the planning and execution of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, excommunicated Isaac Haight and John D. Lee ''in absentia'' from the church.		On November 17 of that year, Mormon leader Brigham Young, having acquired further particulars about the planning and execution of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, excommunicated Isaac Haight and John D. Lee ''in absentia'' from the church.

			=== In Jacob Hamblin's Expeditions to the Hopi Mesas ===
			[[Image:Hopi_Mesas_Map.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|<center>'''Map of the Hopi Mesas.'''</center>]]

	At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]], [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers where they left a man with provisions for the 1871 Powell expedition. After crossing they continued southeast to Hopi land. After visiting the Hopi Mesas they continued to Ft. Defiance. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. The specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for the hard bargains the Navajos had insisted on in their recent trades with Mormons at Kanab. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace. On the return trip several Navajos accompanied them. On the Colorado at the mouth of the Paria River they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. After ferrying men and animals across, they spent the evening with the Powell party, dancing a “war dance” with the Navajos and singing Navajo “war songs” and Mormon hymns.		At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]], [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers where they left a man with provisions for the 1871 Powell expedition. After crossing they continued southeast to Hopi land. After visiting the Hopi Mesas they continued to Ft. Defiance. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. The specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for the hard bargains the Navajos had insisted on in their recent trades with Mormons at Kanab. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace. On the return trip several Navajos accompanied them. On the Colorado at the mouth of the Paria River they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. After ferrying men and animals across, they spent the evening with the Powell party, dancing a “war dance” with the Navajos and singing Navajo “war songs” and Mormon hymns.

			=== Assisting the Powell Survey Team ===

	Through this contact, Haight, [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[Charles S. Riggs\|Charles Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.		Through this contact, Haight, [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[Charles S. Riggs\|Charles Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.

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Later Life

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	Beginning in the 1870s, as interest heightened in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Haight strove to maintain a low profile. With only few exceptions, he spent the remainder of his life in frontier outposts. For instance, in June 1871, legendary Mormon scout Jacob Hamblin enlisted Haight to accompany him to the mouth of the Dirty Devil River on the Colorado River. They traveled as far as Marysvale in Piute County where Hamblin turned back to attend to other matters. Haight continued on with a guide but was unable to find the mouth of the river. He returned from this adventure in early July.		Beginning in the 1870s, as interest heightened in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Haight strove to maintain a low profile. With only few exceptions, he spent the remainder of his life in frontier outposts. For instance, in June 1871, legendary Mormon scout Jacob Hamblin enlisted Haight to accompany him to the mouth of the Dirty Devil River on the Colorado River. They traveled as far as Marysvale in Piute County where Hamblin turned back to attend to other matters. Haight continued on with a guide but was unable to find the mouth of the river. He returned from this adventure in early July.


	On November 17 of that year, Mormon leader Brigham Young, having acquired further particulars about the planning and execution of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, excommunicated Isaac Haight and John D. Lee ''in absentia'' from the church.		On November 17 of that year, Mormon leader Brigham Young, having acquired further particulars about the planning and execution of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, excommunicated Isaac Haight and John D. Lee ''in absentia'' from the church.

	At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]], [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers. After ~~making the river~~ crossing, they ~~journeyed in a southeasterly direction until they arrived at~~ the Hopi Mesas~~. From there~~ they continued ~~east~~ to Ft. Defiance ~~situated west of the borderline between the modern states of New Mexico and Arizona~~. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. ~~In 1871, they engaged in further peace negotiations. One~~ specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for ~~forced~~ trades with ~~the Navajos earlier that year~~. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace.		At that time, Haight was accompanying Jacob Hamblin on another of his historic journeys across the Colorado River into northeastern Arizona. Also on this expedition were [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]], [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]], and others. Traveling south from Kanab, they arrived at the Colorado River and moved upstream to the Crossing of the Fathers where they left a man with provisions for the 1871 Powell expedition. After crossing they continued southeast to Hopi land. After visiting the Hopi Mesas they continued to Ft. Defiance. Hamblin's peace negotiations the previous years had yielded an uneasy truce in the Mormon-Navajo War of 1868-70. The specific purpose of this journey was to gain indemnity from the federal Indian agent for the hard bargains the Navajos had insisted on in their recent trades with Mormons at Kanab. They did not receive any indemnities but they did further cement the uneasy peace. On the return trip several Navajos accompanied them. On the Colorado at the mouth of the Paria River they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. After ferrying men and animals across, they spent the evening with the Powell party, dancing a “war dance” with the Navajos and singing Navajo “war songs” and Mormon hymns.

	On ~~their~~ return ~~from Ft~~. ~~Defiance they arrived at~~ the Colorado ~~River near~~ the mouth of the Paria River~~. There~~ they encountered the second Colorado River expedition of [[John Wesley Powell\|John Wesley Powell]]. ~~They~~ spent the evening with the Powell party ~~and their Paiute guides~~, ~~joining~~ the ~~Paiutes in their dances~~ and singing Mormon hymns.

	Through this contact, Haight, [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[Charles S. Riggs\|Charles Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.		Through this contact, Haight, [[George W. Adair\|George Adair]] and [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] became acquainted with the Powell party and impressed them with their hardiness in that forbidding wilderness. Over time, they provided guide and freighting services and other logistical support to Powell's exploratory party. For instance, in November 1872, Jacob Hamblin instructed [[John M. Mangum\|John Mangum]] and non-Mormon George Riley to resupply Frederick Dellenbaugh and the Powell survey team. They started from Kanab with supplies for the party but became lost on the Paria Plateau, delaying their arrival at the Colorado River. Hamblin then sent Isaac Haight and [[Charles S. Riggs\|Charles Riggs]] to restock the Powell team in Paria Canyon. The Riley-Mangum party arrived at the mouth of the Paria River to deliver their provisions and the following day the Haight-Riggs party arrived with additional supplies.