Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
We travelled 8 miles on the
and camped on the bank of the Green River at the Ferry and the afternoon
was spent in building a raft as the river was high and could only be crossed
upon rafts or boats
During the afternoon the arrival of Elder Samuel
S. Brannan from the bay of San Francisco was anounced in camp
and we were glad to meet with him to hear from the Saints who went
with him. He gave us an account of their landing their travels
and present settlement which was two hundred miles up the river from
the bay and they were putting in wheat and building up their place
During the twothree following days we were
