| Show I PILGRIMAGE PILGRIMAGE OF THE UTAH PIONEERS I L SIXTY YEARS CARS AGO TODAY j 1 10 UI D 1 At AL l S u ni pm they tho ih re resumed theli Journey journe once ones Tilon leav leal leaving lug ing the tho Ih 10 men nice already ollen mentioned d In charge of f the forty ferry at nt the crossing of tho timit SerUm Fork of at Platte river These lunn were instructed to come nn On with the next company of lit it saints wile who wert OIT II expected In u a month 01 or fix six weeks e ks In Inthe the timi tl meantime they the were to tale take every oter Ir to protect them Selves horSes and amid from In Indian im dIn dian ag lc Elder Ehler Clayton Claton writes The Tha camp started out In good health and md and the teams wore were In very 11 good order ord It was remarked by hev n l of ot the min that their stock had lied fatted so much while stopping at 51 Ih ferry f erl tho the t thy they hardly know them The Tho six miles cubs of o the hits rOd road twin from the ferry runs nearly due du west over oer high hl h bluffs then It turns suddenly to 10 tollio tutu llio south and und very er high bluff the tho ascent of which Is 19 fully a mile salle from rote feet feat to summit There Is some seine Interest est scenery on the thc top of ot this bluff blurt es cs II a range rane of tough coarse and sandy mocks locks ot of a u dark brown color rIs mis rIsIng lag InK tho tite surface of or the land humid in huge masses f Time descent on Oil the tb south Houth side was ivas rough crooked and uneven After passing 1 t over OYO halted hal other steep Rt p pitches pilches and rises we for fOI noon at 1 p in nt on a u spot of If good grass about a barter o of n a mite 1111 from rota a small spring This was as the first t tiit u ve WI to lo after leaving miles Tho fled Hed Buttes Huttes are ato nearly opposite to La this place towards tho IJ southeast so mind Iud appear to 10 bo him two high bluffs of red eaith or sand presentIng a t very singe singular her lar yet Interesting appearance Alice l er stopping slopping about an hour liner It tt was decided to move rno on Oil to ti the spring liP rIng and we start started cd ed accordingly ly We Ve found It to 10 boi be a a II stream of ot water rising out o of the tha At the tim distance o of 12 miles from the time ferry terLy there Is itt quite a a l lake Inko ot of waiLer supposed r ed to bd supplied by springs in lii the tho bottom Indeed wo WI could See 3 th the water up 11 out of the mud In several places The Time grass gross on the banks of ot this lake Jake was WIlS good and plentiful but no timber within two twomile miles mile or OJ upwards Ator After our te teams ms at the time lake lako wo Wt resumed our ou Journey about 3 o clock p m tn nearly ally a ii 1 southwest course over rolling prattle prairIe At time tha distance of ot eight miles from front tho the spring there Is 11 a stoop descent from front a o bluff bluer and at hL tho the foot toot there is III a it high of at sharp pointed rocks running parallel with the tho road for fOl ct nearly a n quarter of a It mile leaving only emilY space for tor tho waltons to pass OaS At AtO 20 minutes to S a p m iii we formed Conned our encamp encampment ment meat In a small spot surrounded by byI I hIgh Sh blurts having traveled this timis after atter oon 10 talkS s and during the tho duty day 21 S which Is tho the dIstance tra traveled cd led In ono one day sInce we left eft Win Winter ter leL Quarters and anti this Is considered by byall byall byall all to be bo the tt worst waist Olst camping place wo we have huc had on the time Journey but we were oblIged ed to lo take It II for taL there has been neither wood grass rass or water since wo WI WIlert left lert the spring tim tha land being per perfectly and nothing sandy Indy L amid barren barrett growing but wild sago sage and small mall prick prickly lv ly I shrub There Is sonic some grass enS In this thus place for tor out our teams but no wood BO so BOthe the tIme brethren have hate to make use ot of the tha sagebrush anti and aile buffalo b chips to 10 do their cooking Thoro There are arc two small streams stream ono one ot of which contains putty pretty good goodwater water but In III the other othor the water Is la ItO o strongly with salt and sale salo rattle ratus and smells so bad that tho the call cattle o will not drink It Time Tha banks s ot of this thi creek cree Ie ai al aitu so soft and miry hurl that nn an not mal going Koine down to drink will d In the iho thick filthy mud nud nu 1 It ItIe ItIS IB IS In Itt fait fact one of or the most niest horrid swamps swamp end and stinking I t over ever saw It was round found necessary to 10 keep a n guard out Olt to prevent the tho cattle from getting gellins Into butt It but notwithstanding thIs pre precaution caution several oxen were nearly mired to death there In the tho eV The Tile mosquitoes ate arc very Iery bad Indeed nt at this vInce place which adds to the tho th loathsome soil soll tol tar scenery around During the time afternoon evening cis en four buffaloes were killed by b time the hunt hunten |
