Andrew Cahoon (1824 - 1900)

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A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857)

A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857). 2005.

A gamble in the desert: the Mormon mission in Las Vegas (1855-1857).

Biographical Encyclopedia

Biographical Encyclopedia, Vol. 4.

Biographical Encyclopedia.

Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)

William Bringhurst letter

"William Bringhurst letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), July 14, 1856.

Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877).

British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971

British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971.

High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City

High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City, Page 43.

High Priests of Nauvoo and early Salt Lake City.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, October 28, 1846.

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, February 20, 1848, Page 2.

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, May 21, 1848, Page 2.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008.

Mormon Indian Mission-1855

Mormon Indian Mission-1855, Wesley R. Law. Brigham Young University, Provo, 1959.

Mormon Indian Mission-1855.

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list, Vol. 1.

Nauvoo Restoration Inc., comp., Nauvoo Seventies list.

Seventies Records, Biography

Seventies Records, Biography, Page 30.

Seventies Records, Biography.

Source: Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library

Source: Las Vegas Mission Historical Record, 1855-1856, CLR 5691 21 F 1, Church History Library.

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c, Page 137.

Temple Records Index Bureau, comp., Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, 977.343/N1 K29c.

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849

Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report

"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, June 1848, Page 1-6.

Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849.

Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons

Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons, Page 60.

Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons.

Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895 / Journal, 1848 May-August

Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895 / Journal, 1848 May-August, May 1848.

Transcript for Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895, Journal, 1848 May-August

Richard Ballantyne papers, 1848-1867, 1895 / Journal, 1848 May-August.

Rogers, Aurelia Spencer, Life Sketches [1898], 76-79

Rogers, Aurelia Spencer, Life Sketches [1898], 76-79.

We left Winter Quarters about the first of May, 1848, traveling in President Young's company. He had made the trip across the plains the year before, as the leader of the Pioneers, and had returned for the rest of his family, and to see after the poor Saints who could not help themselves. 
On this journey I met and became acquainted with Thomas Rogers, who afterwards became my husband. He drove a team for Andrew Cahoon, who was captain of our ten; the company was divided into tens and fifties.
There were many ups and downs in our travels; when the weather was pleasant we enjoyed ourselves very much, although having to walk over the roughest part of the road, as the wagons were heavily loaded. In camping at night, the wagons of the company were formed in a circle, with the tongues inside. The cattle (for our teams consisted mostly of oxen and cows,) were either herded or tied, to prevent any surprise by the Indians, who were often seen prowling around, watching their chance to stampede our animals. During the journey the company would stop once in awhile for a few days to recruit their teams and give the women a chance to wash, iron, bake, etc. 
On one of these occasions, we camped on Looking-glass Creek, which emptied into the Platt[e] River about a mile below. The people had been counseled not to go far from camp; but either forgetting or not heeding the counsel, about a dozen girls, myself included, took it into our heads, one bright moonlight night, to go to the mouth of the creek and bathe in the river, thinking the distance would make us safe from interruption. The Platt River was very wide in places and the water quite shallow, being interspersed with sand-bars. The company forded it many times in the course of their travels.
One elderly lady, namely Sister Mima [Jemina] Young, generally called Aunt Mima, went with us as a protector, or to stand guard while we should take our bath. A nice place was selected and we were soon splashing around in the water as happy as could be. Presently one of the girls said, "Let us play baptize." Some of the rest consented and were soon ducked under the water although I don't remember that any ceremony was used. We were soon interrupted in our sport, however, by some one exclaiming, "See! what is that? what is that coming?" All looked in the direction pointed out, and sure enough something white and strange looking was coming, right towards us across the river, and only a short distance away. Then such a screaming and rushing for the shore, was perhaps never witnessed before nor since, some of the girls almost falling down in the water from fright. I was like one paralyzed, could not speak or move for a few seconds, and was nearly the last one out of the water. But all gained the shore in safety; looking back we saw the object which had so frightened us go up the creek, and disappear. 
Our conjectures were varied in regard to what it might have been; some thought it much larger than it seemed to others. But whatever it was it floated towards us until we started for the shore, then turned and went up the creek. All agreed that it was a warning, and felt that we had done wrong in playing baptize. We had also disobeyed counsel by going so far away from camp, and harm might have come to us. We wended our way back to the wagons quite sobered, reflecting and talking these things over as we went along; but the mystery of what we had seen was never solved. 
Sometimes in our travels there was much picturesque scenery to enjoy; many grand looking rocks, one in particular was called Chimney Rock; so named on account of its great height, and peculiar shape. There was a number of names written on this rock, by those who preceded us to the Valley, which made us rejoice, for it was like a guide post in the desert. 
In the course of nearly a five months' journey we arrived in Salt Lake Valley, having traveled over a thousand miles. It was a happy time as we merged from Emigration Canyon and took a view of the Valley that was to be the future home of the Saints.

Transcript for Rogers, Aurelia Spencer, Life Sketches [1898], 76-79

Stella Cahoon Shurtleff and Brent Farrington Cahoon, compilers and editors, Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons: Utah Pioneers (1960), 117-18, 121

Stella Cahoon Shurtleff and Brent Farrington Cahoon, compilers and editors, Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons: Utah Pioneers (1960), 117-18, 121.

<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A Long and Tedious Journey 
(Returning Again to the Margaret Carruth Story)</center>



"We stayed at Winter Quarters a week or ten days and fixed our wagons for the journey. Then about May 1st 1848, we left Winter Quarters with eighteen yoke of oxen, six cows, two horses, seven wagons, and a spring-wagon which my sister, Janet and her three children rode in. We traveled in President Brigham Young’s Company in the fore part of the journey. But when the feed began to get scarce the large company was divided into smaller ones and then we were in (Father) Morley’s company and others.



"We had a long and tedious journey and not being acquainted with the road made it much worse for us. The roads were very bad or in fact, there were scarcely any roads except those we made ourselves.



"Sometimes we stopped and camped on the road a half day or sometimes a whole day and the brethren would go out and kill game, buffalo and other wild animals for the company to use as food. While they were hunting, the sisters stayed at camp and washed clothes, baked bread and prepared to start on the journey the following day.



"When we reached Sweetwater, we encountered a very heavy snow storm and were compelled to camp. It was here that a great many of our cattle died. While we were at the Sweetwater, President Young wished the Saints to send back some of their wagons and oxen to assist the poor Saints at Winter Quarters on the journey the following season. We sent back two wagons, four yoke of oxen and two young men teamsters who had driven our wagons for us.



"We sent these wagons and oxen to William F. and Daniel S. Cahoon and their families to bring them on to the valley. These were Andrew’s brothers, but Andrew’s father [Reynolds], mother [Thirza], and two unmarried children traveled in the same companies as we.



"During our journey across the plains men were obliged to stand guard every night to protect our cattle and camp from the Indians, who were very destructive and treacherous at that time."



A whole city of moving people, wagons, herds of cattle, sheep, pigs and chickens —such was a company of Mormon Pioneers; and may we pause to pay tribute to the Carruth brothers and sisters for the unselfish assistance they gave to their new relatives and friends. They shared their provisions, wagons, oxen and all they possessed.



 



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("Zion" is Reached after Eight Long Months of Travel)</center>



 



"We arrived in Salt Lake Valley in the evening of September 23, 1848," writes Margaret in her autobiography, “eight months since we left our home in Scotland. You may be assured that this new country was very wild and desolate-looking at that time. The Saints who had entered the valley before us, were all living in forts which were built as protection from the troublesome Indians who were very numerous.

Transcript for Stella Cahoon Shurtleff and Brent Farrington Cahoon, compilers and editors, Reynolds Cahoon and His Stalwart Sons: Utah Pioneers (1960), 117-18, 121

Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849

Journal, 1848 May-September

"Journal, 1848 May-September", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, May 24, 1848, Page 7.

Transcript for Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, Journal, 1848 May-September

Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849.

William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863

William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863, Page 17-19, 26.

We Know {now} started on our jurney for G.S. Lake by way of Counsil {Council} Bluffs or winter quarters distance about 350 miles. Br. {Brother} James and I went by land with a span of horses. The rest of the family went up the Mossuri {Missouri} river by steamboat; meet at Council Bluf{f}s Bought oxen and wagons for our jurney across the plains. Started from winter quarters. June 1st 1848. In precedant {president} Brigham Youngs company, I could injoy myself the best those days that I could find leasure to go out into the hills and hunt Buffalo. I used to injoy myself in company with a young man named. Jarvis Johnston, one circumstance of a buffalo hunt may answer for the whole; one day before leaving sweet-watter {Sweetwater}. we stoped for the purpose of killing and drying some buffalo meat; Early in the morning 4 of us started namely Anw. {Andrew} Cahoon a Br. Wooley. Jarvis Johnston and my self we took with us a ox team. about 10 miles where we left it and struck out 2 and 2 promising to meet at this place at a cert{a}in time. Jarvis and I went together. we traviled untill we thought it time to return. when we saw 2 buffalos feeding at a considerable {distance} ahead{.} this was two {too} good a chance to let slip so on we went. by the time we got to them they were laying down in a hollow. We creapt along to the nighest point when we agread that. Jarvis should fire first and if he killed I should take a run{n}ing shoot at {the other} as soon as he fired a way they both went we followed and kept firing away at the same one. Untill he got mad when he stopt in a thicket of brush. we wa{l}ked up until within 25 yards. when I rested my rifle over the sho{u}lder of my partner and fired. but the first thing we saw he was bounding towards us. We run about 100 yards, when looking around we saw him laying dead. The next thing was to have him halled {hauled} to camp. But on our return to where we left the team, we found that. Bros. Andrew and Wooley had started for camp. we had know {now} 10 or 12 miles to travel before we could reach the camp on Sweetwatter {Sweetwater}. This seamed rather hard after traviling all day through the mountains, with nothing to eat only a small peice of sea bread in the morning, however we started. And arived at camp about midnight Tireder if not wiser than when we left. We got along very well throu{ghou}t the jurney. enjoyed good health. although a good many cattle died on the way by drinking elkeley {alkali} watter. we arr{i}ved in Great Salt Lake valey Sept 23rd 1848.



the distance on this rout{e} is about 900 miles

Transcript for William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863, 17-19, 26

William Carruth autobiography and journal, 1856-1863.

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