Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-23


Tuesday s6tu AT daylight. while the
engine was taking IN water at Colchester
! saw by the fence cousin Lucy the
Prophets youngest sister and her
husband, Arthur M.lken and ran across
the road and pa sed few words with
them. They we're glad 90 see me. On
reaching Plymouth. I enuuircd VI the
STALLION keeper aud learned that my
brutheri1.Isw, a. -. Cleveland. who
formerly lived there, had moved TO
Iowa.
Wedncsdays5th WeariNcda, Quincy
at twelve noon. At.iN 70. 10. we ierucd
the Mississippi rvel Here we received
dispatch that salt river bridge and
Shelbina station ON the Hannibal aud
-. Joseph railroad had been burned
10y EucrIIIas aud we had 90 camp in the
WOO s. near the station.
Iuurday 73th-Ihrcc trains were got
in readiness and We reached the vicinity
Of the burned bridge ai noon We
let the train and iordei Salt river and
clmpcd in the woods. our luggage had
Co De conveyed across the river three
iuur,hs ol a mile, mostly 600 mems backs,
as only three wagons were obiainabIe
/ for The heavier packages. had charge
OF rcIuldilg the ears with the Germans.
Friday l1lh-At three - m. ail were
loaded into three trains OF cattle cars
| composed Of trucks uf an kinds These
were started at short intervals. The
country shows how unsettled this
portion is uy the aimed men seen and
the bi.Csgned logs of burned buildings
on The route, and the armed men sent to
protect the railroad line
Saturday 51th-Wc all arrived 1T So.
! Joseph, Mo the last train az three 70. m.
the toughest railroad ride ever cN.
! pctiCuced. The last train brought in
two children who had died on the route.
Sunday 5Ist-Altet much dsiaytfoul'e
and lo,her We lelt s.. llsglh per
steamer Colorado No three 90. tor
Wyoming, with wagons and the foreign
SAINTS. The boat had on board much
| merchandise and freight Tor intermeIi
aic stations /. "A. Young. ]. W. Young
! and T.. A Schctilsf boz ,hu company.
Tuesday. August 7ld-.Ws arrived 40
Wyoming at 2 b. 49,. where found let.
tiers from home Steamer j. D. Lacy
with the English Saints arrived at 81 -
90. We moved % Clmp.Eruuul "a snort
distance from the OUh.uug OUiee, and
all wen, to wurs with % will in huug up
wagons. ! bought provisions for the
independent gumgJuys wagons. ].
| Beck offered 10 take my ttulk IN his
wagon, which offer accepted. Sunday.
! 40 40 g.. m, ] was taken sick with yomit.
/ Ing and diurHuI which continued until
noon OF the next day. wuh severe
| camp. during which tine ] lost forty.
| live pounds 20 weight ! called ON the
/ brethren 20 come and administer TO me.
I As they entered the tent in which lay,
] saw them hesitate aud look 40 each
/ other upon which ! said. Brethren.
! you have no need to look NJ each other
/ 10 that way, or 20 think under what tree
/ OF upon what spot Of ground am to be
/ laid. ! tell you ] am going home, 81 !
| 30 on foot will not lic in Wyoming
/ soil Tor brigham promised me / should
/ return safely home. ] have done moth.
ing To- forfeit tie promise, and ! am
/ going home Tue brethren then laid
/ their hands upon me, and though their
/ voices ttemhled, reserved the promised
| blessing and with the kind nursing of
! Brother Timothy Met and the German
/ brethren, assisted by the Dutch aud
! German sisters, ! grew stronger each
! day, ] pray God to bless tie sisters
| VINO we're so uullung 10 their eNcTuous
/ In my behalf
/ Tuesday g'h-Capilin William Hyde
| took me to the office Ia bis carriage. In
| the afternoon the company moved Hom
! tho camp at Wyoming with sixty wagons.
one ana hall miles, and were organ,
/ ICED with Nm. Hyde as captain, John l..
| smith chaplain, and $. Ncslen assistant
chaplain, A, Ross commissary. sew,
etll were sick with darghua, Captain
! Hyde spoke to the company and / lol,
lowed a short time,
We kept ON travelling, making only a
few miles per day in order that some
| wagons from Wyoming might oycrtlke
/ us. who wished TO travel iu COMPANY.
sunday 18TH An express reached ~
from the Office at Wyoming, not to pass
a certain station until Captain Snow
company overlook us, as We were To
travel IN company owing to Indian raid,
reported We held meeting In camp
four persons were buried today. We
are waiting as patiently rs possible.
Wednesday, I7lh-BrOlher Snow 3
company arrived m the evening.
On the 24'h We travelled eight miles
over bad roads, and lly 10y Tor some re-.
pairing. / baptized the remainder oil
the Holland company aud confirmed
them, seventeen persons that we had mo-
! opportunity OF bapu2ng before leaving
| Rotterdam, but were ready.
As the routine OF camp travel Is sd
much alike / eau only mention a few
prominent points.
Wednesday, 3Ist-On account Of In
dian depredauuns on the route, We tray,
eled 10 double file, fifteen miles today.
and campgd near the Platte uyer.
Saturday September lo,h-lirotheI
Joseph a, Young, with a lew others,
started ahead 10 nave team, aud Prov,
slons; started from salt Lake City u
meet the companies that were late. We
ate now three hundred aud sixty eight
miles from Wyoming.
On the l2h We crossed the Platte
river
On the 5olh we drove sixteen mile,
and Camped on North Platte.
Saturday, October lst-- Crossed Norll
Platte, On Sunday the 2gd, there were
three inches ol snow.
On Tuesday, ihc IIlh. we met tive
wagons ana sixteen yoke Of oxen IRON
Sslt Lake City, TO assist the CuurcI
Trans; lour yoke remained with us, th,
rest continued with Brother SHOWS com
pauy,
Friday 7,h-At Bitter Creek the over
land stage passed us this morning going
to Salt Lake City, Apostle George q
Cannon and ]. ", Young were pAsacu
gers.
Saturday. S,U-Alet two wagons AN,
thiIty'three mead OF oxen TO help up IN,
trains.
Tuesday, riih-'rwo mule teams ar