The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-05

vember We passed Fort Bridger, anG OH
the next day met fresh supplies for
the rear companies, and overlook Gill
bert & Gefrish's merchant train
On Monday. the Sd of November, ii
was deemed prudent to send an express
to the first presidency, representing the
state of things generally on the plains.
and for this purpose Brother Kimball
volunteered TO go, and did so, I'm COM
pany with Brother Thomas. Before
starting President Kimball appointed
Brother Gould captain of the horse
teams. and Brother William Hyde of
the OK teams.
On the 4th of November we met Bro
Their Blair with three wagons, besides
other brethren with teams Today
Brother Franklin B. Wooiley came
along with message from President
Brigham Young that some freight
which had been left behind at Fort
Bridger must be brought in to the val
ley this season, so I Immediately dis
patched some brethren, with wagons
and teams. back for the freight in
question. On Saturday, the Sth of No
vember, President Kimball returned to
us with load of provisions, which was
timely suecor TO us.
Arrival in Salt LAX City.
The next day, the 9th of November,
a part of our train passed Captain
Shoots, which, however, preceded US
into Great Salt Lake City, where we
arrived on that day. Brothers Frank
lin ID. Richards and L. w. Richards,
besides many others, came to meet us
on the bench and preceded US into the
city, on our arrival there the bishops
of the different wards took every per-
son who was not provided with a home
TO comfortable quarters. Some had
their hands and feet badly frozen, but
everything which could be done to al
leviate their sufferings was done, and
no want was left unadministered. Hun
dTeds of the citizens flocked around the
wagons on our way through the city,
cordially welcoming their brethren and
sisters to their mountain home.
I wish to conclude by saying that, on
the whole, the saints bore the heavy
trials of the journey with a becoming
and praiseworthy fortitude / may add,
too, that in consequence of their hav-
ing to cross the north fork of the
Platte, and the Sweetwater several
times through the cold water, and 10
sleep on the snow leach person having
only seventeen pounds of luggage in
GLIDING bedding), and through other
privations necessarily incident to the
journey at so late a period of the sea-
SUI. many u the dSeu anu lHliTH1 IAN
ed in strength and died The diarrhoea
took fatal hold of many. Our wag-
ons were crowded with the sick, which
broke down our teams. and thus we
were often obliged to refuse the adj
mission of many who were really
worthy to ride.
In crossing the Rocky ridge, eighteen
miles west ot Fort Bridger, Wyo., we en-
cOuntered very heavy snowstorm. ac-
companied by a strong north wind. II
was the most disastrous and fatal day
on the whole trip. fifteen dying from
fatigue and exposure to the cold. We
had on this day, rs on previous and
subsequent ones, to clear away the
snow in order to make places for pitch
ing our tents. Notwithstanding the
disadvantages of our position in cross
ing the Rocky ridge. we Travelled six
teen miles on that day with our hand
carts.
The total number of deaths in this
company from Liverpool. Eng was
seventy-seven, beside one child be-
longing to Captain Siler's wagon We
had also three births and three mar
riages on the trip.