| Show I KNOW UTAH ut AH AHBY L By ALBERT LBERT F. F PHILIPS Apostle Or Oreon Orbon on F. F Whitney gave one ne version of oC the tho handcart t. brigade do which ended so disastrously and Ban Bancroft another In his History of ot Utah It is from froni the latter Jatter that this sto story P Is Js taken There Thee were so so many co converts Mormon faith who ho met at itt nt Liverpool but man ninny many O s so poor that they h had not ot funds lunds to carry them across the tho s sea a. a and then to ti th the promised land In th the Great Salt I Lake Lake- ke valley Until 1866 th the thil overland trip of ot the poorer class of ot the Saints was was mado by ox teams while while- the total cost of ot th the Ion long Ions Journey from from froni never exceeded 60 o. o However sp so many were converted who wh could coul not command even this sum U 1 that a a. conference of the tho ho higher c wa MAsh held ld to devise vIse ways and md moons means to cn enable ble the tho mcm members rl of or their church t to be brought here rc The Tho hild handcart rf brigade was the result and alid the coat per er c capita was fixed at nine pounds sterling about 45 S S. S Bancroft ancroft quotes President Brigham Young as as' sa sayIng say say- InThe Ing ingi The Lord through Ills His prophet says says' s sot o of ot the poor Let t them como coma on on foot with handcarts or wh wheelbarrows s let them gird up their ther loins loins' and walk alk through ugh and nothing shall 11 harm them II It was then n that the handcart rt was determined upon to carry the Uie baggage n 1 wagons being provided only for or tents extra extra- provisions and for br those unable to walk On S September 30 30 1855 Brigham m Young Issued orders iders to lo this effect and on October 23 29 a a general epistle wits wAe I issued by the council of or twelve and four tour months tat a n i. i circular cular Issued and published by th the the- presidency pre pres of ot the British Isles In Liverpool announced the tho rate for tor passage at nine pounds sterling per capita I S S Th The outfitting point In the United States states' t for r those c who made the trip was Mas at nt Iowa City and then the thc handcarts arts were built These rhese liand handcarts arts were ele somewhat somewhat some what t primitive In fashion the shafts being about five t feet t long and of ot hickory o or oak oali With cross crosspIeces pIeces one ope of them serving ln bra fora handle forming forming- the tile bed of ot the cart art Und Under r the center conter of the cart cartas was as asa a a. wooden axle axle tree the tho wheels being also also of ot woo wood With a alight Iron hand n and thi th the nUre weight of or the vehicle l about sixty pounds Better carts were provided provided pro pro- vided In subsequent ent years s from rom I Liverpool sailed with saints under corn corn- On M May t 4 4 1856 on the ship Thornton from front Liverpool Liverpool Liver Liver- pool were rants immigrants bound for or I Iowa a City who were under comm command nd of ot Captain James G. G Willie and Ui they y arrived in New cw York on June 14 11 and In fn Iowa oua City on June 26 G. G On May 2 25 the ship Morton Horton I from Liverpool sailed with gSG Saints under command com corn mand of or Edward Martin M They llY landed in Boston oston and nd reached d Iowa Ioa City Ju July 8 S. S 5 5 The Tho migrating saints were assured that wh when n they arrived In Iowa Iova City that every everything e thing n necessary for tor tho trek tho trek acro across the plains would await them but this pr proved pred ed untrue for tor on their arrival many many- of ot them had to wait walt for tor several sc weeks reck until tho the carts carta were constructed I At Iowa Iown City th the 1 emigrants en were cre divided Into companies com corn com panics three of ot which reached Salt Lake City without with without out mishap but th the c company under Willie was was not so 50 fortunate On arrival alThal at Winter Whiter Quarters which was nearly th the whirls e of ot August u t. t a meeting was vas was held to decide whether or not they should proceed on tho the 1000 milo trip or ot go camp crimp and wait walt until spring It Was was wa pointed out o that und under r the best circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- they could not not- l hope ope to a reach tho the aU valley alie e until late in November i. i It was finally decided to ve th the matter to the elders and anti all aU of ot th them m. m with tl th tho exception of ot Levi Sa Savage g counseled led them to proceed pro PlO coed and tru trust t In the Lord who wh it was believed Yo would ld surely ly pr protect Ills IUs people eople S it S Savage c according tp Bancroft crot declared that they should trust truit also to such common sense sence as tho Lord Lorel had given them for tor ram from r m his hies c certain r ln knowledge the tho company containing a ati aH It did cUd so 60 large a a. number of or ag aged d and Infirm of or women and children could not cross jross tho tim m mountains thu thus late Jato in tho the season without with with- out much suffering sickness ss' ss and death He U was ov overruled r ul d and rebuked for lor want of at faith S S S I Brethren and sisters he he replied what I O said I k know to be true tru-r. tru but seeing you ou afro aM lo 10 to gp g 9 forward I 1 will BO go o with you yov May l God in His preserve us v Hit His prophecy c came true Disaster r overcame the caravan |
