The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-06


trail and went on about two and
half miles. Plenty of wood but yer,
poor feed.
Friday. the 6th.-Warm weather
Concluded to stay here and repair
wagons. etc.
Saturday. the 7th.-Warr, weather
Some of the brethren went up into tn,
MOUNTAINS 10 make tar, built severa
kilns. but produced but a few pints
While others who took their pine root:
| down and built their kilns on the rivei
! bank produced a number of gallons
/ The reason was that they in the noun
tains could not he made tight enough
10 keep from catching fire and burning
up.
sunday, the Sth.-Warm weather
with rain and thunder. The brethren
and sisters are hard at work black
/ smithing, wagon-making, tar-making
washing. soap-making, etc. Our cattle
are over the river doing well.
Monday. the 9th.-Warm weather
Same business going on yet.
Tuesday, 1Oth-Heavy rain witt
| thunder in the forenoon. Started ir
the afternoon and went up over the
above the fort.
/ Wednesday, 11th-Warm weather
Started early. expecting to have to &c
: II miles to get water. We went through
long pass between the Black Hills
past what is called the warm spring,
and went up on the Mills, where we
had an excellent road, and at noon
went down into a valley with a dry
river in it. Encamped tonight in a
burned grove.
Thursday, 12th-Pleasant. Stopped
today for the benefit of our cattle. but
in the afternoon, hearing that there is
a better place for our cattle two miles
ahead we got up our cattle and went
on.
Friday, 13th-Cold morning. The sec
ofd 80, which is here also. had II
/ horses and one mule stolen last night
by the Crow Indians. Bears have
been seen here. Having some trouble
to find our cattle. we got a rather late
start and soon had to stop again to
fix wagon wheel. Went on again at
noon and travelled in the dry river two
miles and crossed it five times. which
makes IL times in the whole length.
Went UP on a very high hill with
some very large stones on it, and upon
going down again the road was very
bad and wagon broke down. En-
camped in a cotton grove. Here is a
spring called Kimbalfs spring.
Saturday, 14th-Cloudy morning
Went out from here and up on very
high hills by doubling teams and it
was noon when we all got no. One
wagon broke. Went down again and
crossed a creek. Went up again and
camped at spring where there was
good feed.
Saturday. l5th-Pleasant and cool
Started after noon. When we got up
on theshigh hills hurricane arose and
we stopped until it was over. The
top blew off one wagon. EncamDed
tonight with the rest OF the 100 in a
pleasant valley on fine stream.
Brother GIines had arrived here from
the great basin with the news that a
city was laid out and fields planted so
miles Southeast of the Salt lake
Monday, 16th-Cool and pleasant.
Travelled on and came through a valley
where everything was red and met
Brother E. Benson. o. p. Rockwell and
another man. After coming u miles
We encamped on a dry creek by cold
spring.
Tuesday. 17th-Cloudy weather
Travelled on and at night encamped in
pleasant valley with q fine stream
and good quantity of timber. This
is the largest stream We have seen
since we left Platte river. In the even
ing Elder Z. Benson preached to us,
telling about the beautiful land that
the Lord had given to the Saints. and
he said that he felt like little child,
and that he could go by himself and
weep for joy. He gave many good
Taylor spoke some and sang The Up
per California, and it was a joyful
evening unto us all. Hunters and
Rich's companies were present.
Wednesday. 1Sth-Some rain While
travelling. Stopped at noon and ar
rived at the Platte river tonight. We
learn that the Crow Indians have
taken eight yoke of oxen from Brother
Grants company.
rainy night. Started and crossed Deer
creek and stopped a mile above on the
river because of rain.
Friday, 20th-Cloudy and cool.
Brothers Benson and Rockwell started
for the great basin. This forenoon one
wagon broke down in crossing a deep
place. In the afternoon crossed a
swift running creek with some diff
Guilty.
Saturday, 21st-Cool Rain at noon.
Crossed four creeks and two deep flol-
lows and encamped three miles below
the ferry with good feed.
Sunday, 22nd - Warm weather.
Stopped to rest.
Monday, 23rd Warm weather.
Started and crossed the river. but had
10 stop because of an accident. One Il
Captain Nebeker's little sons HAD has
thigh broken under the wagon. Our
cattle have been on good grass. but
there is some poisonous mineral which
has killed two oxen. After coming u
miles we are encamped on a green
place. Another OK and a COW are dead.
Tuesday 24th-Warm, windy and
dusty. After noon watered our cattle !
in a small brook and encamp tonight
on an almost dry creek. One OK dead. |
Wednesday, 25th-Very cold and !
foggy in the forenoon and windy in /!
the afternoon. Crossing a creek it
happened that a wagon upset and /
broke down. Encamped a few miles
further down on the same creek, where /
there is plenty of very large sagewood. /
Thursday, the 26th-Warm weather; /
travelled over large sandy plain. and /
arrived at Sweetwater, near Independence /
Rock; good feed.
Friday the 2th-Pleasant: according TO 4
agreement the teams were regulated on !
The principle of equality because the cat
tver at Independence Rock and encamped /
onight on the river where it runs through !
he rocks. One OK died.
Saturday. the 2Sth-Pleasant: two more /
,Xen died. Went ten miles and encamped (
)n the river again tonight. after crossing
.wo creeks.
Monday. the sOth-Fleasant morning. but
lusty road. After we had encamDed to-
li=ht on the river some of the pioneers
arrived at our camp with horse teams.
tic. and on horseback. Cold wind to-
fight. Elder Taylor and Captain Snow
arrived in camp late in the evening and
stopped with US. In the morning the
officers of the company were called to-
,ether and informed by Taylor and Snow
hat Captain Shows company could not
move unless they could receive more help
rom others. We turned them out one
more yoke of oxen.
Thursday. the 31st-Pleasant. Crossed
he river three times with difficulty and
lfter coming ten miles encanped on the
liver. Met some pioneers. Meeting held