Show SKETCH of the travels of elder william F carter while on a mission to east in indies d i q 1 I wan ip pointed at a special conference held in great salt lake city august 28 1852 a mission to to hindustan hindostan Hind 1 on the day of october I 1 left my home in provo city utah valley utah territory in company with a ghou number ot of missionaries to the different party parts of the earth we visited all the south settlements in the territory andl eld me meetings betings with the people we had good times and left them doing well prell and in good god spirits I 1 left cedar city nov 8 and on dee dec 3rd ard arrived at san bernardino found the saints there all well doing well and in good spirits dee we bid the saints farewell in san bernardino and from thence ira traveled meled 90 mites miles to san pedro pedr dec 1 I shi aped jor san francisco on board of the brig Freni fremont ont captain erskin jan aili 1853 1 I arrived there and then took a ste steamer atner for sacramento city from thence 1 I traveled to salmon falls mormon island hong hang town and several other pit places tees saw many persons from the valley in the mines who donated liberally to aid the missionaries on their journey I 1 spent two weeks in the miries mines I 1 and saw a w as mu much h of them as I 1 ever want to see returned to san francisco where bro oro john M horner pre presented seWel between four and five thu thousand usand dollars to tile the missionaries to take them to their several mi missions slone jan I 1 went on board of the ship monsoon under captain windsor sor for calcutta 1 saturday hoisted anchor mado made sail end nd bid our native lani farewell feb 10 44 parsed the sandwich island 3 22 16 milis from san francisco Fran circo we made it tin in twelve days being the quickest passage ever made tuesday march lt we made farell on D Island nd on one e of f the alje ladrone group of islands in the pacific ocean 5 anilee from san francisco wednesday marh M arch 9 we pass passed d bird island lland If one of the group groop of islands in the china sea miles from san francisco there is a volcanic moua mountain tain on bird bard island 2000 feet agh we passed up the coast of cochin china saturday lah wp we passed P U lo 10 isle in in the china spa sea 75 miles milea fro from the straits strait 5 of singapore march we sailed itco the straits of sing spore and passed the city of singapore at sunset we then sailed up the straits ti aits of malacca and on sunday the sailed into the bay of B angal agal passed mount ophir where it is said solomon got bis bin jold gold for ornamenting the temple of jerusalem aril april aih w we e P passed as sed barren la islo on this isle there is a vI volcanic canic mountain 5 or feet high eliere are two very sharp harp peaks on one of the peaks there was a heavy smoke it changed its color every few minutes from black to ellow ellov then hen light color like unto steam the lava had run down from the mountain and very much resembled bled stone coal it was a beautiful sight this isle L elands alone in 12 16 north lat at 9 T east louir in the bay of bengal northeast north east ot of the andaman island miles from calcutta tuesday tile the pursed pissed through tile andaman stands Sunday we took a pilot at blind hads h ads here we had to charile ch atiLe day and date in journals journal 8 it being monday I 1 lie it in hindosian hindostan Hin Hind dotan I 1 wie ne day later ilian ihan at home in america tuesday cioth we in falcuto Ual Cal cuta cuto being 86 days daya since we left san frannisco Fran fisco distance distal 1 sailed mailed I 1 1000 milf miles on our arrival ill in cale calcutta utta ae e found only bor 7 r 8 saki ou I 1 and only 2 thai were in in ayd faith we held a conference bros miek mick and sa sakoon koon gaw gaie us a description il i the country and the best places to commence fiur fiur fields af labor I 1 0 br william fotheringham and myself were 1 ipp anted to go g to dinamore Dina pore up the river Gan ganges tres miles by water our circum ws were v vry very ry low in consequence of our hiving having no means A f our own to live upon and ahe I 1 I 1 le few saints that were in in calcutta being like relves ver very y poor floor we were c forced arced to sell 11 our watches at reduced prices to procure means to start with there hein gito timp time to be lost as we had received orders order s to start I 1 a rt as won mou Rs as possible pis sible I 1 sold my watch fur for 1750 bro fotheringham sold his for 25 so that I 1 the ole blessing blesing of our aley heavenly aly fataei and nd ahe kindness kind neal of captain eider we were enabled to pr aeed on our mission on M inday of may we went on board hr h steamer De benares narea under Cap captai taiti elder we etke bent down the river Hipa boagly gly passed through th the e sunder bards on cattle came to tile mouth of the river Gin ganges near coin macolly mo noco colly ily we saw an alligator with wilh a live man its in ins bis mouth in tile the act of killing bini the cap uin tain ran the steamer to him in order to save him but ilie he allig alligator sank out ou of night with will tile the man ill HI lliso hiag iwa tile the steamer went over the alli alligator zator loosed the man when several seve iral natives rescued and brought him on deck deci but he was wa s then dad I 1 1 monday ard of may the thermometer stood i i the cabin cabi ii at I 1 4 3 tu aday 31 st of may we landed in in dinamore Dina pore we went tf t general young tile the commander of soldiers at dinamore Dina pore made known our minion to him but he said tor for his part he did hot want to change 11 his is religion and he fie p resumed presumed the pepie people ware were like him believing in the traditions of their fa f a fliers he said that we should not preach breach in their meeting ine eting houses neither would lie he allow us to lo have any oon conversation with the soldiers priests faiers magistrates ieng comprising the white while population of dinamore Dina pore the general did not wish for any new doctrine to be intro duard due I 1 among isis ins soldiers for said he ayour our doc trin innee es ore are of such an enticing nature that it make the unhappy consequently lie he would not allow us to preach to to them lie he ajo id ht he wished us good success but could r not I 1 or sw warrant arrant us any we were forced to tn leave eave them thein in in their own traditions that nat our heavenly father would at some come future time open their hearts feat they may receive he gospel of beaus christ in its falness ful ness we then started arted ft up the river and passed the holy city benares the largest native city in in hindostan hindustan Hind it is 7 mites milea log on the thea biver iver 1 contains 40 very fine temples w worship iship it is one of pe most cities I 1 ever aw it is is to thi where thousands annually gro cioto to die their traditions are uch that they fie believe lieve if they die there they will go directly to hea ami I 1 I 1 we went w u P to chun v ard i il l if ye s cnance to preace preach h but the people would not no t re r e cleive acrive us the coin commanding officer mr blake s said R he would not granta gianti us is prot clion and they w would 0 u id not een al lowus io to a tay stay all night in thle phep we then went to r w where h ere we met with thenamae treatment as we had bad received at al caunar the people would not drw receive iv u us a in consequence of my being s so overy very poor onor and the climate so very lint hot w w were forced to return to calcutta the day ber before re we left leff Mizi M iza pore the thermometer stood at s in the coolest place we could find tile hot winds were lily lik e blasts from atti aTu mace thena i lives of the dying by thousands and ye d many were starving Erving st to death on account of the famine in the land H hundreds un deeds or of people and a ad cattle were dying from thirst on account sf f the water drying out of their tan tanks ks there havi having ng been no rain for 9 or 10 months I 1 saw the natives burning their d dead ead with buffi buffalo dlo chips hundreds kf bf dead bodies bodie s were carit conteh tri tally lally bat floating down the river ganges banges I 1 counted 40 skull hones in HI a sand bar fat about one half acre the dogs jac kalls and vultures were feasting on them sometimes there were four ur or five fi bebo bodies floating down together which would cause such a stench that we were obliged alig to go into the cabin and hold our noses until we had passed I 1 them when we returned to calcutta bro N V junes jones called a meeting of the elders to 40 take into consideration our future movement move mena afar counseling tn together gether it was i the ali unanimous D voice voice of all the brethren that I 1 should cretu return n hame bro jones said that lie he was aware I 1 could not stand staid it long in that climate for said he be i it t is as much as we who are young and have throng constitutions can stand hi he wished me to get a efty way as ae abo as a I 1 po possible stiVe I 1 I 1 went immediately i totlee 1 A mer merit i i 0 M 1 he helped roe me with the meus means to g goi 0 I 1 t V a better friend briend I 1 never met wilf 1 1 need is a friend indeed and I 1 never it friend more in roy my lite life than I 1 did at d tsia tSI 4 ua I 1 ou on tile the ath 1853 1 was wag t hi 1 board the ship jqhn john alpin Idil il pin sic sick with thAt i jk r A x after afier being at sea ea a few days I 1 be baegl N ver ter from the fever and my health begin tl 4 j prove we experienced a heavy gah 94 7 down ohp bay of bengal the vessel na 94 4 leak and made 30 inches of water in 44 14 I 1 we had to put her to face the wind a and rid wet I 1 forced to run her of our in an island at the head of of ta straits of malacca we remained it days and got our vessel caulked caulker caul ked on the ath of august we were on OIK egit 1 I again for boston we crossed the bay of f al and the isle of sumatra gal passed into 11 16 andian a indian ocean we made land near the ot ni good hope in south africa we liy bm R heavy gale at the cape of good hopi hop 44 1 lasted 36 hours we had a very poor ako across the indian ocean hod bad many hard harda which carried away many of our spat span aw sails then crossed the south sooth atlantic atlant el cape saint rove roque in brazil south abek alixi on the of nov I 1 landed in Boston ng 14 went to the ibe state of maine main aad and visited I 1 weeks I 1 then went to illinois and stayed VA with brother until march 1854 1 I had very p i health through the winter so much soo so that 11 confined to the house most of tile the time on the I 1 ast 1st st of april I 1 went wentlo lo 10 st louii louie kd I 1 I 1 by bro emrys request commenced helping W forward the emigration of the saints to t 01 gnu salt lake city on the of april I 1 ii helpa to ship fillip on board tho th steamer the first compa ii of english and welsh blants ba ints and took chirpe them theato to kansas I 1 then tok charge of the camp of the wll nimi U until n til the 2nd and of 3 july oil y when bro carni caral jw i myself self took charge of a company of saints 9 0 the plains I 1 and after aate a lont long and ant ous journey of three mon months 1 I iri salt lake city sept 30 1854 the N of oct I 1 arrived in provo city having ick 4 sent 23 months and 10 days dacyn at AS I 1 i it took 86 days to sail from san fraai am 4 calcutta and 16 14 from calcutta calcut to to bocog Boi og 14 distance dis Uince I 1 travelled round the w orld 11 miles ilea I 1 tuff suffered ered ciuch from ill health heal tl I 1 of climate and rough weather in in c cro choini 7 ini 4 I 1 ile I 1 oceans I 1 bore my testimony to 16 eve J pm that I 1 possibly meet with both bm land and I 1 verily venly believe tie lieve that eliat I 1 bowed sowed tec good ground that will grow I 1 and I 1 i 1 fruits duits thereof I 1 baptized a man and hii iem kansas who will be shortly in in the valley I 1 have only to regret that my health w waa as mcl h that it prevented rite mp staying to finith 1 sion sim but my conscience conscience fully acquits ing done my duty as aa far us as I 1 was able and alli how and that the lord has blessed me mp toil forIm ia convinced of his hid special care ivr ovo r me anra ot 11 uniting ittin me tu to return to my hoi home 11 e aric anc I 1 kal S M that my y simple ende endeavors acors may be aban anila blessed in in drawing out the honest ji inie A tid to i join the gospel gopel bat I 1 have borne dome tes 11 t io 0 I 1 around the world is is my ernyei in in ahe I 1 Q 0 1 T jesus christ amen WILLIAM r F CAR |