Under Compromise of 1850, Congress created the Utah Territory; Brigham Young appointed as Governor.
Day in the Life
Journal Entry
September 27, 1850 ~ Friday
27th Drove 8 miles camped at Fort Bridger in the evening I
took my trout rod & line & caught 22 trout in one Hole in
30 minutes we lost at night 6 oxen that went back on the
road
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Woodruffs arrive in Salt Lake Valley and live in cabins Wilford built in 1847.