Advance company arrives in Salt Lake Valley (still Mexican territory at the time); sets up camp.
9th [FIGURE] The Alarm was given early this morning that many Ho[rses] [page covered]
& mules were stolen Bells were found cut off from Horses
laretts cut An Arrow picked up, & much indian sign the trail
was finally found to have followed the road east at about 9-
oclok A company of 20 Horsman put on after the trail, it
looks gloomy here, to see so many men women & child[ren] [page covered]
here in the mountains with their Horses & cattle stolen &
breaking down so late in the season & 30 Horses being taken
by the Indians from the Pioneer camp & 20 from the other
camps last night which will nearly or quite cripple us
all of our camps have remained stationary through the day. The camps assem
bled in the evening for A meeting & was addressed By O. Pratt H. C. Kimble
& B Young O Pratt gave a description of the valley, H. C. Kimball exhorted
the Saints to faithfulness & President Young gave much instruction
& council to the camp upon a variety of subjects all spoke much to our
edifycation. During the evening two of our Brethren returned who
had been in persuit of the Horses & Brought back five of them
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