16 miles East of BWebber River Oct 5th 1850 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 ...

President Brigham Young Great Salt Lake City Deserett [upside-down text] Octr 5, 1850 W. Woodruff to B. Young for oxen to assist him in to the valley S. J [end of upside-down text]