Early in March, 1849, the first colony sent south of Great Salt Lake County set out under John S. Higbee to found Provo City. It consisted of about thirty families, numbering in all nearly 150 souls. They brought implements, provisions and seed, with about forty teams, their live stock consisting mostly of oxen and cows, with a very few horses. They were three days reaching their destination. Three miles from the spot where the old fort was built they were met by the Timpanogas Indians, who were greatly excited by this advance upon their lands. The company of colonists were ordered by the Indians to stop, and now allowed to further advance until they had made a treaty. Dimick H. Huntington, the famous Indian interpreter, on behalf of the advancing colony, was made to raise his hand and swear by the sun that they would not drive the Indians from their lands, nor take away their rights. This being done the new settlers were permitted to advance.