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Show Exodus To'&reatne&s 'l, v W the eitfaens and Upon Arrivalfat Council Bluffs Saints Make Plans for Continuing on to Rockies Iceuldknow , NtBLEYz Captain- Miller's company should j tinue their operations on the ferry boat' and that Fredrick CHAPTER 45 Kesler should direct the hands; June of 14th, also that Captain Miller should the evening At the ON up the fishery. the day of the arrival keep conclusion of the meeting Presiof President Brigham Young at dent Young advised the brethCouncil Bluffs, he began formu- ren that inasmuch as they were his to continue jourlating plans among strangers, they should be A to Mountains. the Rocky ney wise-arilittle.- say "bank the was held'.on "meeting On Tuesday, June 16th, one of the Missouri River at which time it was decided that, every of the young women of the fourth man is to assist in build- Camp, Eliza M. Partridge, wrote a letter to her mother and sising the ferry boat; one or two ters at Mt. Pisgah. A copy of of each ten are to herd cattle, while others are to go out into this letter has been preserved the country to trade for provi- m the Historians Library, and sions. Bishop Whitney, Bishop I shairyeproduce it here for the of her descendants who George Miller and Albert P benefit Rockwood were appointed to still reside in Utah: call on the Indian agent and On the prairie, ascertain the price of goods. Tuesday morning, Meanwhile, no jtaan is permitJune 16lh, 1846. ted to have any traffic with the " Indians or inhabitants without Beloved mother and sisters: having permission to do so from 1 to As have an opexpect the proper source. (Journal portunity of sending a line to History.) you by Brother Benson, I The following morning Presithought I would improve it, Richards Willard dent Young, though I have nothing to write and others of the brethren visof consequence. We are all R. ited the Indian agent. Major well and enjoy ourselves quite B. Mitchell, at Traders Point He received them in afriendly welL We have beautiful good roads, so there manner and offered to sell them "weather, to hinder us from not is much store in the agency fifty goods ahead, taking us farther going were than cent they cheaper per from you every day. Our cattle He to Indians. the sold beng strayed off Monday night, probably told the brethren at and hindered us till noon yesthis time also that the PottaWe had an abundance watomie tribes had agreed on terday. strawberries of Sunday noon vacate lands to their 5th June we stopped. There was in' Iowa, which was about to awhere quart pail full came to become a state, and move to a ns six we stopped, which, tract thirty miles square, in withbefore what the girls picked, Kansas. They had been given two years in which to complete made us a fine meal. Yesterday there was a this move. see us. Another meeting of the Camp young Indian came to tell Fawas held on June 15th, at which Brother Lyman says, cattle he ther Huntington the time President Young explained let him have are doing first to those present that the object of the meeting was to make rate. Daniel says, tell him the mule is the lasiest thing he plans to move the Camp back to ever saw. the Bluffs, where good spring "I do want to see you very water was available, and jvhere of they could be more to them- - much, but mnst not think selve. It was decided that that. Do write every chance - BY PRESTON . d ItCtUVC fvtm till hear e XkM. con Of. 600 to.-W- ST8ANCE PROPHET, the BAPTISM JOHN TH BAPTIST. AND TEMPTATIONS Of APPEARS - such opportunities would escape their notice and they would still be lost (Journal History.) The above reveals the desperate situationof many of the exiles from Nauvoo who did not have sufficient means or Vqi uipment to pursue their west-ar- d journey. On the afternoon of this same day, President Brigham Young and several of the leading brethren went to the Indian agency and had a conference with the chief of the Pottawatomie Indians, Pierre LeClair! He spoke good English. He understood the situation of the Saints; was very friendly, sociable and obliging. In the evening, the brethren and their families went out on the Bluffs to pick strawberries. The following day, Saturday, June 20th, witnessed a social event at the Camp of the Saints. The members of the Twelve and their families, the members of the Nauvoo band, a few of the leading brethren, the Indian Traders at the Point and others were invited to attend a feast and ball at the headquarters of the Indian agent, Mr. MitchelL The guests arrived at the Jouragency about noon. The nal History informs ' us that many Indians and others were assembled. Half-da- y and Hoby, two chiefs were introduced to the Twelve and band. After a few tunes, the Presidency, ladies and band dined with Major MitchelL There were twelve at a table and six tables. .Afterwards there was music and dancing and a few songs by John M. Kay, until about half past six, when the party started for the Camp and arrived at half-pa-st eight All parties appeared to be highly delighted with the reports and amusements of the day andvthe best of feelings were manifested by (Ue XSUS (Motthew 250-52- 3.15-1- , 3 41-1- 1 Mark Motthewll-Work 1.12 13 luka 4.1-1- - 12:182.) -- tLLUSTRATEP l.llijl --PON I Bi CAMEXON Tt voce op to till you AMD TO ' June 21st, 1846, was Sunday and a meeting was held at the Camp of the Saints on the Bluffs. President Young was the speaker. "President Young called for six counter hewers for building boats, eight volunteered; eight choppers, .nine volunteered; twelve spadesmen, twelves volunteered; six yoke of oxen-t- o haul the side pieces for the ferry and twelve yoke to haul ogs to the Indian saw mill; two wagons to haul the planks from the mill to the boat, which is being bull) on the river above the agency, as fast as they are sawed. He told the brethren not to ride another mans horse without leave; that one hundred mounted men are to be raised to guard the camp, and any mao who sleeps on guard wUl be punished. It is a law of the Camp that all dogs shall be chained during the night, or from sun down (Continued on Page I) A IWAA M1uEm-DCRMEt-- vfelo r, extra teams and hitch on to them and take them along, whereas if they should wander away from the main track, Helen present color to lections in 1884: An Invitation had been re ceived from the agent ai Traders Point for the mem- hers of the Mormon Camps and William Pitts band, to spend the day at the Point . . It was a delightful affair, especially to the young people, and though I was very ill through the (previous) night, it was out of the question for me to forego such a pleasure. This was' thgj first time that our chests had been disturbed or opened since packing them in Nauvoo, being the first time that we had needed anything but common apparel, and it was really delightful to once more see the inside of our chests and to bring out the pretty bonnets, laces, ribbons parasols and kid gloves, etc., that had been packed away; and to think that we were again to attend a ball. And I . rather think we astonished the good folks at the Point to see so many well dressed and aderry hearted boys and girls, And gentle people, who were exiles from civilization. VoL (Womens Exponent, VEAR Of THE ROMAN EMPEROR STRANGE PREACHER APPEARED THE RIVER JOROAN THE 15 TIBERIUS, IN r fA you have. If that yon are well and always would be, I should be con- -, tented for the present My health has been as good. since we started than before. Give my love to all my friends if I have any such. Kiss little Edward for me, and big Edward too. If you are I must stop a mind ell, or Caroline will have no room to write. So goodbye, Elisa M. Partridge. This good woman became the wife of Amasa M. Lyman and the mother of Platte D. Lyman one time president ofjheSan Juan Stake. On the afternoon of Wednesday, June 17th, Elder Orson Hyde, with a company of about fifty wagons" arrived at the caiqp at Council Bluffs, having come directly from Nauvoo. It will be remembered that he had remained in the City of the Saints to look after many of the important affairs of the Church when President Brigham Young and the first emifrom Sugar grants departed Creek early in March. The Journal History informs us that on Orson Hydes arrival at the Bluffs he made a report to President Young and the brethren the happenings in regarding Nauvoo after their departure. Part of this report has been preserved for us. tVh ile I remained at Nao-vo- o, he wrete, I urged 'the brethren to get ready and start as early as possible, and those who could not prepare to go on and overtake the first company, to start and go as far as they could, and then stop in the settlements in Iowa, and go to work, and be sure not to wander off the main thoroughfare of the Saints, but remain on the track and work to keep themselves, praying God to help them and watch for those who - were that peradventure passing someone might pass with Indiana to Saints. W Mar Whitney, who was on this occasion, gives the event in her recol- which were published - warfare CALL you TO REPCNTANCe, AND TO I June 22, 1946 feft 7 |