shop was destoyed by fire: the amount of damage was estimated
at $15000.
A large company of Danes led by Brother
arrived on the 20th.
At 9 A.M. of the 26th Presidents and ,
with the Brass Band, a attachment of the Lancers, and a
very large number of the citizens started to meet the 1st
and 2nd of hand carts, under Elders , and . They travelled to
the foot of the little mountain, where they met the companies
and escorted them into the , where they arrived about
5 1/2 P.M. The feelings of the brethren when they met
them cannot be described; their hearts overflowed with
gratitude to their that the lives of those faith-
ful brethren and sisters had been preserved throughout their
toilsome journey. There has been less sickness and death
in these companies, than in any ^other^ company that ever crossed
the plains, there being only 7 deaths out of 486 souls.
The only complaints we have heard them make is that
they were detained by a few ox teams in their company;
if it had not been for these, they say they would have
been in some few days sooner, as they had to wait several
hours daily, for these teams to reach their camp.
By these companies Elders Edmund Ellsworth, Daniel
D. McAthur, , , and , returned missionaries arrived.
Great preparations are making for the Deseret State Fair
shop was destoyed by fire: the amount of damage was estimated
at $15000.
A large company of Danes led by Brother
arrived on the 20th.
At 9 A.M. of the 26th Presidents and ,
with the Brass Band, a attachment of the Lancers, and a
very large number of the citizens started to meet the 1st
and 2nd of hand carts, under Elders , and . They travelled to
the foot of the little mountain, where they met the companies
and escorted them into the , where they arrived about
5 1/2 P.M. The feelings of the brethren when they met
them cannot be described; their hearts overflowed with
gratitude to their that the lives of those faithful brethren and sisters had been preserved throughout their
toilsome journey. There has been less sickness and death
in these companies, than in any other company that ever crossed
the plains, there being only 7 deaths out of 486 souls.
The only complaints we have heard them make is that
they were detained by a few ox teams in their company;
if it had not been for these, they say they would have
been in some few days sooner, as they had to wait several
hours daily, for these teams to reach their camp.
By these companies Elders Edmund Ellsworth, Daniel
D. McAthur, , , and , returned missionaries arrived.
Great preparations are making for the Deseret State Fair