The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-30
Undaunted by Risks.

Undaunted by Risks.
Monday, August 25, we started from
the camp near Florence and pulled up
the hill three miles and camped for the
night.
On Friday, August 90, We crossed the
Elk Horn.
Saturday, September 8, no passed
more than 100 Of the Pawnee tribe OF
Indians who were going eastward.
Sunday, September 7, travelled sixteen
ident Franklin D. Richards and fifteen
or twenty returning missionaries over
took us.
Monday. September Is, we passed
Fort Kearney. One very commendable
fact has been omitted in all the
sketches heretofore written and it de
serves special record and crodit
The father of DR.. George w. Middle
ton, the physician and surgeon, now
residing in Salt Lake, and his
grandfather were in charge Of one
handcart company with three yoke Of
oxen, and from Fort Kearney to Lar
annie and up to the time this ill-fated
company became snowbound at the
DEVILS Gate, the father and GRANDPA
ther of DR.. Middleton would pick up the
children that were walking with their
mothers and take others from the arms
Of their parents and put them in their
wagon. The fatherly and kindly solici~
tude characteristic Of the grandfather
and his son deserves all praise.
sight OF Fort Laramie, leaving Fort Lar
annie on the evening of October 0.
From this time on, Hunt s and Hod-
gett's wagon companies kept close be.
hind or short distance ahead of US all
the way to the South pass.
Sunday morning, October 10, we left
Deer creek and in the afternoon and
evening crossed the North Platte, where
the two wagon companies assisted US
greatly In getting across.
For the next four days the snow fell
Harly all the way until we got. TO
Me Red Bluffs. where we stopped four
days. At this camp. when the snow
was from one to two feet deep. Joseph
to US and told US that We would have
to go on some thirty miles farther west.
where we would meet ten wagons from
Utah with provisions and other supplies.
DEVILS Gate, snow deep and very cold,
and while snowbound hero several OF
the most prominent members of the
relief party from Salt Lake. that had
crossed the plains ten or fifteen times
during the period from '4s to '56, re-
marked that they had never seen a
company Of the Mormon people in such
a pitiable plight or condition, and their
hearts were filled with gloom and some
doubt as to our being able TO be extri-
Gated and brought through to Utah that
winter.
November 4 we went across the Sweet
water and went UP into what was called
Martins Cove, where there were plenty
OF good cedars and pines and hero we
camped three or four days.
Sunday, November 23. we camped close
to the old fort at Fort Bridger, Wyoming.
and II was one of the coolest and most
severe nights that We experienced on the
whole journey.
Monday: November "a. we camped on
the Muddy. eighteen miles west OF
Bridger
Tuesday. November 90. we camped on
Bear river.
Wednesday. November &C. we camped
In the head Of Echo canyon
Thursday, November 81. we oamped on
the east Side OF the Weber river, Just
below the mouth OF Echo canyon.
Friday, November %, came up East
Canyon creek and camped In Quaking
ASP Grove.
Saturday November 20, crossed the
Big mountain, snow falling fast; passed
over the Little mountain, and camped in
the head OF Emigration canyon.