Show letter from elder E esbenson ET T reason Benson major hiram kimball arrived aug ad baingi bringing ng a letter from E T benson to prest B young dated july 1st ast 1852 ferryville Ferr ferry ville mo river from which we extract the following I 1 yesterday bros brog armstrong and company arrived here all well and in good spirits I 1 am thankful to my heavenly father that I 1 can say y to 0 y you ou that prosperity attends the saints in emigrating it is more than I 1 anticipated I 1 have organized I 1 18 8 companies from 50 to 75 wagons in in each company and I 1 believe it will amount to wagons all across the missouri river and have taken up the line of march well rigged out with teams clothing provision ac there are but few e exceptions from my judgment but what they are as well fitted as the saints that have crossed before there is in quite a number yet yei to go two or three companies quite bite a number of the poor yet to ta get 0 off ff that will will probably have weak teams te ms I 1 would here suggest the propriety of sending some relief such as strength of team some provisions abir the last companies O elder eider hyde gets off in two or three days I 1 have warned all of chent to be off by the ath of july but I 1 expect it will be the before we shall all get off and then calculate to cross as quick as hor ss s s can carry me and at the same time learning the I 1 situation of every company I 1 there are no hand carts ats nor trains before we could get one qt started arted they would turn into wagons and teams miracles have been wrought here in getting off the saints and this to my iny astonishment and ma may y the lord ever be anu praised i s for his goodness and his wonderful wor kato the children of men my soul rejoices and my heart head is glad I 1 never took more satisfaction i in m my life on a mission mission than I 1 have in this the lord has been with we me and that to bless elders taylor grant and snow are he here re elder richards is expected every hour I 1 calculate to see you by the of Avi august gust the lord willing I 1 consider it a moderate estimate to say there is souls with the 1200 wagons and I 1 believe in ell that will emigrate to the valley of our people there will be at least I 1 souls this season |