Show THE BATTALION trip made by caption brown to california and return THE STANDARD acknowledges the courtesy of mr wm brown for the following interesting information concern in the mormon battalion company C of which captain james brown wae in command reached salt lake on july 27 1847 on aug capt brown samuel brennan gilbert hunt abner blackburn and Li sandel woodruff william gribble john fowler jesse S brown F and george ivines marched to fort hall and bought hones and supplies from fort hall they followed indian trails west until they reached humboldt sink at which point they struck the trail of the ill fated bouner party on their way west they passed the point where the party perished only five of the party returned with captain brown only one of whom jesse 8 brown ia known to be living returning they reached salt lake on the day of january 1848 they brought with them five bushels of wheat a peck of eced corn and garden seed irom california samuel brennan one of the party became immensely wealthy and became a notable character in california and mexico A fuller account of interest ing events associated with this ballal ien will be published within a day or two |