Letter to Brigham Young, 5 October 1850
16 miles East of BWebber River
President Young
Dear Sir
We send unto you
our Brethren Miner Atwood & Wm Branch with a
request to you that you will use your influence
to assist those Brethren to obtain some oxen to assist
us the last 30 miles or so to get into the Valley we cannot
cross those two last Ridges without some assistance Our
teams Have failed us much faster since we left
Bridger than Before. our oxen & cows are daily failing
& dying in the yoke as it were. we Have 25 waggons in our Division
we are the Last company except Brother Hunters we stand in Need
of a yoke of oxen to each waggon if we can get them but if
we can get half that Number it will be a great Help to us
Elder L. Hardy with 250 waggons is a few miles ahead of us they
are also weak in teams whether they will be able to get in
without Help I do not know.
We are all in good Health Elder Hyde & company
passed us to but did not stop ownly to say How do you do
all were well. If the Brethren come with any oxen I would
like them to bring one waggon & a bushel of potateoes.
WYours
Yours Truly
W. Woodruff
