& it was an effecting sight to see such a strange sight about 500 people
enter the City of the Great Salt who had traveled on foot 1500 miles
having drawn there hand carts all the way women children & old men
had drawn their bedding, clothing & food, the whole distance & this company
of poor people from England had travelled this whole distance in
9 weeks they were covered with dust & some worn down but
cheerful they had beat any horse or ox team during the time they
past up on South Temple Street by President Youngs House the
Deseret Store by W Woodruffs, down to the grove then down to
the public square, there formed in two lines & camped for
the night. No tongue can tel, No pen can write, the sensation it
created in the reflecting mind to behold the scene. as soon as they
were camped President Young stood up in his carriage & called
upon the bishops & multitude who had gathered to see the Hand
Cart Company to bring them provision & feed them to night
to morrow mornind & noon & night again, & while they stop here
"I wish you all to tarry here untill you are dismissed & I bless you
all in doing good & keeping the commandments of God["] we then
returned to our homes & the bishops & people brought them all
the provisions that were neccessary. Edmund Elsworth saluted
his wives & children as He past his house but did not stop for
any thing untill his company was camped. He lead the Hand Cart
Company by drawing the front Hand Cart with 3 others it reflected
more honour upon him than if he had been mounted upon a
fine horse decked with gold & silver the sisters danced to the music
as they drew the hand carts & wa[l]ked through the streets
~ Saturday
27th
I called upon President Young in the morning. President
Young sat & herd the minutes read of his sermons also Brother
J. M. Grant & corrected them. President Young said it was thought
a wonderful [thing] for this company to walk so far but take many women
that spin as some do & their steps counted & they would travel 30
miles in a day my children in ther play some times would
run enough to make 10 or 15 miles in a day. wells Little & L. W. Hardy
President Young said He thought the Hand cart company had a
Better time than the teams had "they have not had as hard
a time as we had in going to Moissouri in 1833^4^ then I went
to Missouri stayed in the cholera 15 days then returned to Kirtland
within three months over 3000 miles & walked all the way & lay on
the ground evry night. But if I had to fit out a company I
would have fitted out the carts different from what they
were. Soon came in Lewis Robinson & ward from Green
river. President Young said that washakeek the Indian chief
had cut up smoothest bad trick that I ever heard of so Brother
Robinson related the circumstances as follows. Washakeek with
several other Indians came in to his store & ordered him to give them
some spirits. He told them He had none to sell they undertook to get
it by force & robinson pulled them out of the store. He went away
& soon came back with 100 Indians & pulled Robinson up to the
door & told him he must open the door & give him some liquor
so they forced him to open the door & deal out Liquor to them the
100 Indians drank 20 gallons & all got drunk but behaved vary
well they offered to pay for the Liquor. He has been used to
such sprees Brother Robinson said that if he was to do the same
over again He should present a pistol to him & try his luck at it
& it was an Effecting sight to see such a strange sight about 500 people enter the City of the Great Salt who had traveled on foot 1500 miles having drawn there hand carts all the way women Children & old men had drawn their bedding, clothing & food, the whole distance & this company of poor people from England had travelled this whole distance in 9 weeks they were covered with dust & some worn down but cheerful they had beat any horse or ox team during the time they past up on South Temple Street by President Youngs House the Deseret Store by W Woodruffs, down to the grove then down to the public square, there formed in two lines & Camped for the night. No tongue can tel, No pen can write, the sensation it created in the reflecting mind to behold the scene, as soon as they were camped President Young stood up in his carriage & called upon the bishops & multitude who had gathered to see the Hand Cart Company to bring them provision & feed them to night to morrow mornind & noon & night again, & while they stop here "I wish you all to tarry here untill you are dismissed & I bless you all in doing good & keeping the commandments of God" we then returned to our homes & the bishops & people brought them all the provisions that were neccessary. Edmund Elsworth saluted his wives & children as He past his house but did not stop for any thing untill his Company was camped He lead the Hand Cart Company by drawing the front Hand Cart with 3 others it reflected more honour upon him than if he had been mounted upon a fine horse decked with gold & silver the sisters danced to the music as they drew the hand carts & walked through the streets
~ Saturday
27th [FIGURE] I called upon President Young in the morning. President Young sat & herd the minutes read of his sermons also Brother J. M. Grant & corrected them. President Young said it was thought a wonderful thing for this Company to walk so far but take many women that spin as some do & their steps counted & they would travel 30 miles in a day my children in ther play some times would run enough to make 10 or 15 miles in a day. wells Little & L. W. Hardy President Young said He thought the Hand cart company had a Better time than the teams had "they have not had as hard a time as we had in going to Missouri in 1834 then I went to Missouri stayed in the cholera 15 days then returned to Kirtland within three months over 3000 miles & walked all the way & lay on the ground evry night. But if I had to fit out a company I would have fitted out the carts different from what they were soon came in Lewis Robinson & ward from Green river. President Young said that washakeek the Indian chief had cut up smoothest bad trick that I ever heard of so Brother Robinson related the circumstances as follows Washakeek with several other Indians came in to his store & ordered him to give them some spirits. He told them He had none to sell they undertook to get it by force & robinson pulled them out of the store. He went away & soon came back with 100 Indians & pulled Robinson up to the door & told him he must open the door & give him some liquor so they forced him to open the door & deal out Liquor to them the 100 Indians drank 20 gallons & all got drunk but behaved vary well they offered to pay for the Liquor. He has been used to such sprees Brother Robinson said that if he was to do the same over again He should present a pistol to him & try his luck at it
