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4 deaths the day after we arived the 21st october 2 deaths the 2nd day & 15
burials the 3 day & 4 on sunday morning the day the expres left
they had not heard from the 2nd company of Hand carts but
Joseph Young & Wheelock went ahead with the news that help was
coming G. D. Grant followed with 10 of the best teams there had
been about 55 deaths in the first company in consequence of the cold
The Captain of the Company ...
Dates:
November 1, 1856 November 2, 1856 November 3, 1856