Show 198 September 14 1850 the General Assembly of the State of Deseret met in the Bowery at Salt Lake City and incorporated the Perpetual Emigrating Company Section seventeen of incorporation states: "The islands in Great Salt Lake known as Stansbury’s Island and Antelope Island are hereby reserved and appropriated for the exclusive use and benefit of said Company for keeping of stock and etc"30 the act of leading church men as well as the "Company" itself pastured their stock on the island By 1856 this seems to have become a common practice the island being divided among However the various men for this purpose A letter from Heber C in February 1856 provides the following information: Now as to my own stock-ca- ttle horses and sheep My I put them there last fall sheep are on Antelope Island and Peter Hansen is with them living in the Garr house five and Joseph Toronto is with Brother Brigham s Kimball 31 - miles beyond Brigham Young found it friends to the island for a rather entertaining to take week-en- visit d and rest He either by way of the ford or by boat since he had built a boat for that purpose and launched it in 1856 This was the "Timely Gull" wrecked a few years after its launching Ben Brown in his "Description and History of Antelope Island" states that in 1860 Brigham Young and several promi- could go 10 "L 11 Ibid D S Journal History" September 14 1850 February 29 1856 2 2 |