The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-12-24

p. m. quite weary with their days ex-
plorationSa
During the day Elders Joseph Matthews
and John Brown crossed the valley to the
mountains westward. They returned in
the evening and reported that the dis
tance to these mountains was about fiji
teen miles. They found the land on the
west side OF the valley to be of a poorer
quality than that on the east side. A
horse, which they found near the noun
tains, was brought by them to camp. 1t
had undoubtedly strayed from the emil
grants who had passed that way the year
previous,
During the day, the men who were en-
gagged in farming, planted about three
acres more with potatoes and also several
acres with corn, peas and beans.
Some of the hunters who had visited in
the mountains reported that there was
plenty of good timber in all the canyons
adjacent to the valley; such as sugar
maple, ash, oak, fir and pine.
A number bathed in the warm sulphur
springs about three miles northwest of
the encampnent, ana some of the sick
were greatly benefited by so doing.
Tuesday, July 27.-Eariy in the morn
ing Two of the Utah Indians came into
camp TO trade. Two ponies were bought
of them for a rife and a mUsket. At $50
o clock Amasa NJ. Lyman, who, had left
The pioneer camp at Fort Laramie to visit
the detachment Of the Mormon battalion
at Pueblo, arrived in camp. He was ac-
companied by Samuel Brannan, Rodney
Badger and Roswell Stevens. They re-
ported that the Pueblo company would
arrive in day or two.
The twelve, accompanied by Sam
uel Brannan and several others,
started about O'Clock a. m. on an
exploring expedition, taking with
them one carriage, several horses and
mules, with some provisions and blan-
kets. Orson Pratt, who was one of the
company, writes:
s'We directed course west Two or
three miles brought us to q river called the
Utah outlet; it is about six rods wide and three
feet deep at the ford, gravel bottom: it's current
is not very rapid, and The water not quite so
transparent as the mountain streams generally
| in this valley; its course is north towards the
| Salt Lake, into which it empties About thir-
teen miles further across q level prairie, with
here and there the bed of lake, which is now
perfectly hard and dry we came to the north
point of u range of mountains which forms the
western boundary OF this valley. AT the foot of
these mountains. at the north point there is a
stream OF fresh water; very little brackish. We
halted here short time for the horses to feed.
About six miles further wesI. following the
emigrant trail. brought US to the Great salt
lake, which here made up near the base OF the
mountains We all bathed in the salt water,
which is fully saturated with salt; it's specific
gravity is such as to buoy US up
IN o remarkable manner: the water was
transparent: the bottom is sandy.
We continued on about four miles
further when we reached a valley (Tooee val
ley). putting up to inc southwark from the
lake. This valley we judged to be about twelve
miles in diameter. On the south there was a
small opening, which we supposed might be a
continuation OF the valley. or an opening into a
I plain beyond. 1t was nearly dark. and we con
Guided 10 return to the place of our noon halt,
where we encamped for the night.
The men at the main camp continued
blowing and planting. Burr Frost, who