Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-22
WEDNESDAY. July u. 1877.

Orson Pratt's advance company re-
sumed the journey. 1--WE travelled "a
miles writes Mir, Pratt. and ascend
cd mountain for ~ miles, descended
upon the west side one mile; came upon
a swift running creek, where we halt
cd for noOn we called this Last
Creek (now called Emigration cteek).
Ernstus Snow (haVlng oVcrtaken our
camp from the other camp, which he
said was but few miles In the rearl
ana myself proceeded In advance OF the
camp down Last creek AZ miles, 10
where II passes through n canyon
and issues into the broad open valley
below. To avoid the canyon the wag-
ons last season had passed over ali
exceedingly steep and dangerous hill.
Brother Snow and myself assembled this
nil. from the top of which a brold
open valley, about 20 miles wide and
80 long. lay stretched out before
us, at the north end OF which the broad
waters OF the Great Salt Lake elistenea
in the sunbeams, containing high
mountainous islands from % TO 30 miles
in extent. After issuing from the
mountains, among -.which we had been
shut up for many days, and beholding
in u moment such an extensive scenery
open before us, we could not refrain
from shout of JOY, which almost in
voluntarily escaped from our lips the
moment this grand ana lovely scenery
was within Our View. We Immediately
descended very gradually into the lower
parts of the valley, and although we
had but one horse between us. yet we
traversed a circuit of about l2 miles
before we left the valley TO return 10
our camp. which we found encamped
~ miles up the ravine from the valley.
and miles IN advance of their noon
halt. 1t was about o'clock In the
evening when we got into camp. Tho
main body OF the Pioneers who were
in the rear We're encamped only IL
miles up the creek from us, with tho
exception Of some wagons containing
some who were sick, who We're still be-
hind"
The main company broke camp nj
$3.50 o'clock 4. M and crossed what
Afterwards was known AS the Big
Mountain. From the top OF this
ridge. writes William Clayton, I'VE can
see an extensive valley TO the west,
bounded on every side by high mount
aims, many of the peaks OF which are
white with snow. We halted on the ridge
a little while and then prepared to des-
cend, and In doing so many of the
transfers locked both hind wheels of
their wagons We found the road very
steep and rendered dangerous by the
many Stumps OF trees left standing in
the road About a mile and a half from
very good cold water, whore we halted
to Let the teams drink. After this we
found the road was not so steep but
still very rough, winding between high
hills or mountains, through willows.
brush, wood and rocks and also over
soft places, crossing the creek n num-
Der OF times. After travelling AZ miles
from the top of the ridge we came TO
a good spring of cold water, plenty of
grass and a good place to camp Our
teams mad now been in the harness
about ten hours without eating, and
some Of the brethren desired to camp by
the spring. but others wished TO go
further and so we continued We soon
began to ascend another high ridge
tLittle Mountain), and while ascending
some of the teams commenced to fail,
but all succeeded in reaching the top.
The descent from this ridge is not so
steep as the other one, After descend
ing we came TO another small creek and
a very rough road. At Z y. m. we
formed our encampnent near the creek,
having Travelled IA miles In 10 hours
Orson Pratt's company is camped about
n mile and half ahead OF us. Col
onel Markham Joined us from the rear
camp and reported several new cases of
sickness. but most of the brethren were
getting better"
President Young's rear company laid
over for the day In consequence of the
sick on East Canyon or creek.