, 1877-02-17

ont hNd 10 leave MN ON the creek DOT
tom to look out tor himself. Followed
up the creek about ten miles and camp.
ed in the mouth Of the canyon.
Oct 10th. Followed mp tie canyon
three miles, then packed the load to the
top Of the mountain, and then pulled
our animal up after Us with its picket
rope.
Oct 18th. Made about four miles
over mvincs and through thickets pro-
visions give out killed our last pack
animal and jerked the meat.
Oct. 18TH Started to cross the main
range of the Wnsatch mountains. Here
came the climax of all our difficulties !;
as we climed the mountains the snow be.
came deeper and it began to storm. AT.
ter crossing what we supposed to be
the main ridge, we found the canyon
went in the wrong direction. Taking
the wind for our guide, and crossing the
head of the canyon, we came to another
ridge, the top of which, in the storm,
was invisible, and after while came to
wall about one hundred feet high so
steep that it seemed impossible to climb
it but up we went on hands and
knees in the hard packed snow, and as
we came to the top of the ridge were
met by the wind and storm as cold az
Greenland. The top OF the ridge was
about forty feet wide, covered with a
glare of ice; then We began to descend,
this time in the right direction. Down
we went amid storm worse than a Da-
kota blizzard, travelling as fast AS we
could down the steep mountain side. In
two hours we were in heavily timbercd
canyon, out OF the snow, but it was rain
ing torrents. A little ways farther they
saw n stump cut with AN axe. After
stopping to eat lunch of our jerked
mule meat, we went on down the can
yon and were soon in log road then
they passed q saw mill and by dark were
in the little town OF Mantle, enjoying the
hospitalitias Of u kind old Mormon.
Oct. 10 and 90. Storm.bound at Man
tie resting, drying our clothes and
writing letters home, This town is
about one hundred and thirty miles
south Of Srlt Lake oity, containing ~boo,
eight hundred inhabitants.
Oct. 2lst. Started tor Beaver, distant
one hundred and ten miles southwest of
Mantle. Travelled twenty miles.
Oct 22d. Travelled five miles to vii.
low creek amped here and bought II
mustang pony for "A pack animal.
Oct. 23d. Made pack saddle.
Oct. 24th Leave Willow creek for
Beaver make about twenty miles.
Oct. 25th. Passed the Mormon town
of Richtield, and cnmpel ut the mouth
of Clear creek canyon, near the Mormon
town ot st, Joseph travelled twenty
five miles
Oct, Goth. Followed up this canyon,
crossed the divide and camped on Cove
creek, travelling twenty miles.
Oct 81. Made twenty miles, crossing
a high divide and camped on Indian
creek. Country poorly timbered.
Oct. 2sth. Reached, Beaver, distant
six miles, Mormon town containing
about three thousand inhabitants. Here
we concluded to 90 through TO the Pa
cifc Coast afont over the old Mormon
freight road through Southern Caitor-
MIA.
Oct. Goth. Made thirty one miles
ever barren, poorly timbered country
to Red Creek.
Oct. 3Oth. Made thirty miles over n
very barren, sage brush and cactus coun.
try.
Oct. 3lst. Made twenty.thrce miles :;
passed three Mormon towns, and camped
beside creek.
Nov. /. Made twenty miles to lIarri.
sonburg, over dry, barren country.
Nov. .. Travelled fifteen miles to st.
George, the metropolis of southern Utah,
town of six or seven thousand inlubi-
tants, having a large mormon temple
and tabernacle. The country from Man
tie here is u desert. very poorly timbered
except in the bottoms where it is irri-
gated. Timber is so scarce that settlers