| Show extracts of a letter from elder 9 S W ichards Rie ft bards to joseph cain KA nov 12 1851 0 Our journey 1 across the plains was very com for tatie the weather being mild and plea pleasant saut with a very few exceptions and we found ear selves dve safely landed on the missouri river banks one hour and a hilf half less than forty days from the time I 1 bid my family farewell in th the oily city of the saints the home of the faithful god bless bles them A aa far as aa I 1 have boo been able to learn the saints in this county respond heartily in their feelings to the call of gathering their hearts seem zion ward and although the subject of the hand band carts and wheelbarrow wheel barrow trains seem to be by many of rather a novel introduction yet as has been remarked it may prove to be more truth than poetry for we all have while here endeavored to got get the fire well kindled so that by the application ap healion of proper fuel it can be kept burning but t in order that the fire fi re ma may not be crowded too hard at first the present cati call or proposition for or arrangements only consists of 10 couo wagons 2000 hand carts and 1000 wh wheelbarrows wheel eel barrows arrows and measures to be taken immediately for getting out timber for manufacturing tun ng purposes I 1 have just seen a scotch brother of my acquaintance direct from st louis with his hisham fam ily for the valley who informs me that the spirit IR of emigration is is raging pretty high in that place mechanics are organizing into companies for the manufacturing of wagons and putting their capital into a shape to bring out all the poor they ean can and propose taking out individuals with pounds of baggage for sixty five biye dollars each one person was named who expected to bring out several families with his own means but in relation to matters there I 1 can probably probable give ive you better satisfaction after I 1 have visited them we anticipate leaving this place tomorrow to morrow marrow morn morning 11 n for st louis by way of st joseph Several brethren are going to st joseph on business from this thia place and the most of the elders if not all wih get a it free afree passage to that point dro bro T D brown has been absent from this place above 2 months on business to england I 1 anticipates going to the valley next season bro russell capt ca t arrived here at the same time we did from england direct left liverpool on the of sept last all ri right lit there brother taylor is expected here by the te first of april with the machinery ac for the manufacture of suo sugar ar and woollen ym TI aau anu y ti LiLer nave gone east with a small company or omaha indians I 1 for exhibition pease lot let bros bullock campbell uncle willard and others othera with my family hear from me by this an a I 1 shall not have time to write more should I 1 leave in the morning my love lofe to all who enquire with a kind remembrance membra mem brance uce to your dear family your brother in christ S W RICHARDS |
