Enoch Reese (1813 - 1876) Profile

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British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971

British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, August 22, 1857.

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

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, April 21, 1857, Page 2.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, August 27, 1843.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, September 1, 1843, Page 1-4.

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

Historical Record Book, 1841-1874

List of Missionaries, Carson Valley Mission

"List of Missionaries, Carson Valley Mission", Historical Record Book, 1841-1874, April 21, 1855.

Historical Record Book, 1841-1874.

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1971

Index to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports 1841-1971.

Arthur P. Welchman reminiscences and diary, circa 1854-1917

Arthur P. Welchman reminiscences and diary, circa 1854-1917, Page 93-94.

Sun. May 2nd 1858. During the week I crossed over the river from Florence to Crescent, where I stayed[.] assisted A[ngus].M.C[annon]. end [and] J.F.S. till today; when being already we bid good-bye to the good folks we knew at Crescent, and started on our journey, going to Florence.
Mon. 3rd. Stayed till 4 O’clock, completing our arrangements; when J[ohn].F.S[nedaker]. and myself, having taken leave of our friends here, started once more. A.M.C. stopping behind with the intention of coming on tomorrow. A short distance on the road, we overtook G.G. and J. Wilson, and traveled on with them. Camped on the Little Papeao [Pappea]. We had not been long on the camp ground, before our animals stampeeded, without any apparent cause; the two mules going back on the road some distance, causing us some little trouble.
Tues. 4th. Traveled accross the Big Papeao [Pappea], and coming up to the Elk Horn camped on the West side of it, to await the arrival of A.M.C. and S.G. who had also stopped behind.
Mon. May, 10th Left Genoa 
Wed. 12th. The company being now complete made a regular start, having all crossed the Loup Fork 
Names of Mis[sionaries]—and others returning home in the company.
<center>Handcart Missionaries from Europe</center>
Andrus, James Berry, Jno. W. Bramall, William Dallan, William Ensign, Martin L. Evans, Richard G. Herriman, H. Littlewood, Martin Logan, Robert Margets, Philip McBride, Ruben M. Miller, Robert E. Pierce [Peirce], E.H. Pinder, Jno. G. Reece, Enoch Roulet, Fredric Stanforth, George Stewart, William J. Taylor, Amos Taylor, Jabez Tomkinson, Ephriam Thomas, William P. Wilkin, David Young, Seymore B. Young, Brigham H. Galley, James
<center>United States and Canada Hand Cart Missionaries</center>
Brinton, David Browning, Thomas Bull, William F. Carter, William F. Gardner, Robert Goddard, S. H. Goddard, George Hall, Thomas Hill, Isac W. Hill, Richard Huntsman, Gabriel Mackintosh, Daniel Maylett, William F. McCrary, Jno. Riter, Samuel Shumiway [Shumway], Charles Smith, William H. Terry, Joel Twitchel, William B.
<center>English Missionaries</center>
Beck, Ja Brown, William Browning, Ja. G. Bullock, Thomas Clark, Ezra T. Craig, James Daniels, Daniel Doremus, Henry I. Davis, Daniel Gates, George Higbee, Isa[a]c Hobson, Jesse Hubbard, Charles W. King, Thomas, R. Lavender, James Muir, William S. Pace, William Page, Daniel Pierce, Thomas Robinson, Peter Romley [Romney], Miles Roskelley, Samuel Russel, Thomas W. Scofield, Joseph Shumway, Andrew P. Smith, Jno. S. Smith, Samuel H.B. Smith, William I. Snow, Bernard Stevens, James W. Tippits, John H. Ure, James
<center>American Missionaries</center>
Cannon, Angus M. Combs, Isiah M. Rideout, David O. (and son) Snedaker, John F. Welchman, Arthur P. Wood, Lyman S. 
<center>Others from Various parts</center>
Bodell, Joseph Bunting, James Burgess, Mark England, William Fox, Charles Jones, John E. Kerswell, William Louden, Robbert Phillips, Thomas Wilkins, Eli Ursenback, Octave Amond, Fisher, Thomas I. Hough [Huff], James Metcalf, Levi. G. Brackenburg, Jno. W Miles, Ira Alcot, James Abgoog [Hapgood], William Pope, Robbert with wife and 2 children
<center>Making</center>
Missionaries, 85 Others, 21 Woman, 1 Children, 3 Total, 110
Thurs. May 27th 1858. When a little above Chinney [Chimney] Rock, Brothers J. Murdock and Van Ettan came up to us from the lower road; who with Worthing, Knowles, West, and H. Egan, were escorting Colonel Kane to Washington. We turned off the road nearly a mile, to receive instructions from President Brigham Young, which came in a letter, the contents of which was read to our camp. The contents made every heart rejoice. (Extract from George Goddard’s Journal)
June-------On the head-waters of the Sweet-Water, met Grosebecks’ camp going to Platt[e] Bridge for a train of goods. By these Brethren we had a proclamation from President Buchannan to the Inhabitants of Utah read to us. It was so full of lies, and showed so much meanness, that it elicited three groans from the company.
Mon. 21st Arrived in Great Salt Lake City the second time.

Transcript for Welchman, Arthur P., Reminiscences and diary, [ca.1854-1917], fd. 1, 93-94

Arthur P. Welchman reminiscences and diary, circa 1854-1917.

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

Thomas Bullock to Brigham Young

"Thomas Bullock to Brigham Young", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878, June 26, 1858.

<center>Weber river June 26, 1858 3 p.m. </center>
Dear beloved President 
I enclose you an Alphabetical List of all the missionaries and others now in Camp, bound for Zion, and now I am requested to make out a separate list of the returning missionaries from Europe, by themselves— 
	<blockquote>Andrus James Beck James Berry John W.[,] Captain Bramall Wm. Brown Wm. Browning James G. Bullock Thomas[,] Clerk Clark Ezra T. Craig James Dallin Wm. Daniels Daniel 			Davis Daniel 				Doremus Henry I. 			Ensign Luther 				Evans Richard G. 	 Galley James 				Gates George Harriman Henry Higbee Isaac Hobson Jesse Hubbard Charles W. King Thomas R Lavender James Littlewood Martin Logan Robert Margetts Philip McBride Reuben Miller Robert E. Muir Wm. S. Pace William Page Daniel Peirce Eli Harvey 	Peirce Thomas Pinder John G. Reese Enoch Robinson Peter Romney Miles Roskelly Samuel Roulet Frederick Russell Thomas W. Scofield Joseph Shumway Andrew Smith John L. Smith Samuel H.B. Smith William J. Snow Bernard Stanniforth George Stevens James W. Stewart Wm. Jackson Taylor Amos Taylor George Taylor Jabes [Jabez] Taylor James W. Thomas Wm. P. Tippitts John H. Tomkinson Ephraim Ure James Wilkin David Young Brigham H. Young Seymour B.	 </blockquote>
I have not time now to make out a synopsis of the Camp Journal, but will do so the first opportunity after my return home.
I can truly say we have been miraculously guided to this place, not having seen any of our enemies until to day. We have travelled unseen and unknown, in answer to prayer.
We are all enjoying tolerable good health considering our arduous journey, and all are rejoicing in the prospect of soon hearing your welcome voice again.
Praying God to preserve you from all your enemies, and to spare you many years to guide the Saints on this Earth 
Believe me dear President Ever your obedt. servt.
<center>Thos. Bullock, Clerk of Camp 	John W. Berry</center>

Transcript for Bullock, Thomas, to Brigham Young, 26 June 1858, in Brigham Young, Office Files 1832-1878, reel 36, box 26, fd. 5

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

Chase, Harriett Barker, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 14:104

Chase, Harriett Barker, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 14:104.

Upon leaving Indian Prairie we came on to Council Bluffs where the companies were organized to come west. We left Council Bluffs July 1849. David Moore was made Captain of our Ten, Enoch Reese captain of the fifty and Allan [Allen] Taylor captain of the hundred. I was only fourteen when we crossed the plains. The older folks had to walk most of the time. At night we all gathered around the camp fire and the children and young folks had jolly times playing games.
We arrived in Salt Lake Valley Oct. 20th. 1849.

Transcript for Chase, Harriett Barker, Autobiographical sketch, in Genealogical Charts and Biographical Sketches of Members of the L.D.S. Church, Ogden Stake, 26 vols., 14:104

Christopher Merkley, Biography of Christopher Merkley (Salt Lale City: J.H. Parry & Company, 1887), 28-30

Christopher Merkley, Biography of Christopher Merkley (Salt Lale City: J.H. Parry & Company, 1887), 28-30.

I remained and ferried until July 5th, 1849, when I ferried myself across the mighty Missouri, and bid farewell to the home of the white man and started across the great plains in a company of fifty, over which Enoch Reese was captain. We traveled to Elk Horn, where we overtook the other company, over which Allen Taylor was captain. They had been detained through the raft being water soaked. The rope broke and let the raft go down stream about a quarter of a mile.



When our company arrived Captain Taylor, knowing that I understood ferrying, called the people together and had me appointed by a unanimous vote to take charge of the ferry. I took a survey of the surroundings, selected the place for the ferry, called for twenty yoke of cattle and drew the raft up stream to the place I had selected. After placing it in position we ferried one company over and they started.



The next day we ferried all across, and again started on our journey. We traveled until we reached the Platte River, where we found the first company, who were again at a stand still, as they could not find a ford. Captain Taylor again appointed me to look for one. I started up stream to find it, judging the water to be shallow by the ripples. I carefully went in until I got to deep water, when I would swim back. I was occupied all day seeking a ford, but found none;



and the next day I was sick through being wet so much the day before. Captain Taylor, however, insisted that I must go. He furnished me a horse to ride, and told me not to get out of the saddle, but direct the others how to proceed. I went to the place where I started from the day before. On looking at the river I told the captain I believed there had been a ford made in the night. I directed the men and they found I was right, for they went across. We then hitched up and crossed by doubling teams, and all of both companies got across except two wagons.



The next morning part of the ford had gone, but by going down a little way, we found it, and got the two wagons across, and start on our journey. When we got opposite Grand Island we came upon a lot of oxen that had stampeded. We secured them and took them with us.



Several days after we came up to a California company who had lost all their cattle. They had been stampeded several nights before. They were very thankful to us for bringing them on. Some time after, our own cattle had a stampede in the night. They went about one and one-half miles, where there was another camp. They heard them coming and all hands went out and succeeded in stopping them. Soon after we got there and took them back and herded them the rest of the night.



In the morning when we went to drive them into the corral, half of them had gone in when suddenly they again stampeded. As I was in the midst of them, I had a narrow escape, but being fleet of foot I ran with them and watched my chance, and got out from among them. The horsemen finally stopped them, and we brought them back. After we got them quieted, we drove them into the corral, yoked them up and sat down to breakfast. While we were eating they started on another stampede and in getting out of the corral, they upset a wagon in which was an old man. They broke the axle-trees in their mad flight, crossed a slough and then ran against a big wagon loaded with sixty hundred. Two of them broke their shoulders, and several got their horns broken. We found them sticking in the ground. The horsemen again headed them and brought them back. We fixed up and started on our journey. Soon after this we divided the company, and traveled in two separate divisions. After we had separated, the other company had another stampede, in which one sister was killed, and several of the wagons broken.



Nothing particular happened to us until after we had crossed the Big Mountain. We camped in the road late in the evening. The night was very dark.



The next morning we found nearly a foot of snow on us. The next day, being October the 3rd, we arrived in Salt Lake City.

Transcript for Christopher Merkley, Biography of Christopher Merkley (Salt Lale City: J.H. Parry & Company, 1887), 28-30

David Moore collection, 1843-1921, Meeting minutes, 1849

David Moore collection, 1843-1921, Meeting minutes, 1849.

<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">9 oclock A.M. June 24 1849 
Meeting of the Corp. of the Saints at Boeyo Lake &lt;or near the&gt;</center>



Opened by G[eorge].A Smith



<s>Be. . . . for the &amp; on fin.</s>



Prayre by Br Jos[eph] Perkins



G.A Smith said it was best to organize on this side of river on account of trouble with indians &amp;c



Allen Taylor apointed Captain of first Hundred By Motion of G..A..S.



Andrew H. Perkins apointed Captain of &lt;first&gt; Fifty



Allen Taylor Motion



Also on motion A..T Redick N[ewton]. Al[l]red cap of of 2nd Fifty



David Moore ap[p]ointed Clerk of first 50 By Motion of G..A..S.



Elder G.A.S. counseled the Bretheren to go well prepared with a plenty of provisioins and good wagons 
Ex[h]orted them to unity &amp;c 
if any Man Blasphemed the name of his Maker he wished him to take one side of the prairie no man alowed to abuse their teams on the road. A..P. adresed the Saints in unison with G..A..S.. on [illegible] G..A..S.. &amp; a counselor apointed to look out a good route to the ferry



July 2nd 1849



8 oclock morning [blank space] Omaha Lands near Winter Quarters



Capt Allen Taylor gave orders to Capts of 50 &amp; 100 to move forward for the space of ½ mile <s>far</s> and form into a Carrell [corral] for the purpose of Receiving instructions from Prest G.A. Smith and others which arived about 1 <s>2</s> oclock[.] after Calling the Brethren together <s>Meeting</s> Meeting was opened by prayer by Br A[a]ron Johnson after which Pres George A. Smith addressed the Saints in Regard of their moving west[.] in such Large Camps that they must be obedient to their officers and patient in all things, <s>after all things</s> after which the meeting proceeded to business by which the following were duly Elected or ratified from the meeting of June 24th 1849



Allen Taylor, Election of 24 June on motion of D[avid]. Moore was ratified &lt;and sustainedas Captain of the Hundred&gt;



Redick N. Allred Elec of 24 June on motion of D[aniel]. [Stilwell] Thomas was ratified and sustained as Captain of first 50 in Capt Taylors hundred



Eonock [Enoch] Tease [Reese] &lt;on motion of&gt; Pres. G..A.. Smith was Elected Captain of second Fifty in place of Andrew H. Perkins.



Ruben W[arren]. Allred Elected Clerk of first 50 and marshal by motion of Capt. Allen Taylor



Lorenzo Clark as <s>clerk</s> Marshal of second fifty on motion of Andrew H. Perkins,



David Moore on motion of Prest G.A. Smith was Elected clerk of the 100 <s>and Captain of ten ratified from previous Election of said ten</s>



Franklin M. Perkins on Motion of A..H.. Perkins was Elected Clerk of <s>first</s> second fifty



Joseph <s>Thomas</s> [Teasdale] Egbert, Daniel S[tilwell]. Thomas, george W[ashington]. Hancock[,]Daniel Corbett <s>David Moore</s> James Standing &amp; Charles Lambert, Elections as captains of ten were Ratified by Motion of A[ndrew]..H.. Perkins on Motion of Prest G..A.. Smith was Elected President of the camp



Isaac Allred and Absalem [Absalom] Pirkins [Perkins] was chosen and Elected Councillirs to Pres[iden]t A..H.. Perkins



after the <s>[illegible] business passed</s> business portion of the meeting was ended Prest G..A.. Smith arose and addressed the Saints in the &lt;following&gt; council[,] first to pray the Lord for his aid and protection in our Journeying to the Valley that our Health <s>may be pres</s> and lives may be preserved that unity may be in our midst. Watch your Cattle Closeley[.] Be Careful of Your teams[.] be cautious of your guns that you may not accidentally kill your friends[.] and Brethren keep unity in your midst and above all obey your officers together with much more good instructions. after which the meeting adjourned D[avid]. Moore Clerk



 



<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Beaver River July 19th 1849 
Prest G..A.. Smith</center>



 



Dear Sir once more we deem it a privilege of writing a few lines to You Stating our progress from Elk Horn[.] &lt;we left&gt; Wednesday July 11th and &lt;arived&gt; at Platt[e] River and old Liberty pole at Night. all safe with the e[x]ception of some teames &lt;in Capt. Reeses company&gt; which took fright from a Horse which broke loose from a wagon and some three or four teams sett to run[n]ing with their wagons and ran over a woman's arm and Breast and over an old man but they have both recovered[.] the two divisions traveled in sight till all arived at Looking Glass Creek[.] Camped there Monday night the two divisions Camped about a mile a part[.] Capt Reeses Company was ahead at night[.] a heavy shower of rain Came on and about 3 oclock in the morning the cattle took fright, the cause not known, and Broke out of the Carell [corral] as they were all loose and numbering 4 or 5 hundred Head they went out of the Carell with a mighty rush[.] the ground jarred and trembled like an earthquake throwing the Camp into Confusion and breaking two wagons to the earth and killing 4 sheep dead and 4 more injured so that they had to kill them and they were all found in the morning[.] Capt. Tayler [Taylor] Broke off the horses of of 4 head of Cattle[.] Some of the horses were buried in the earth and left there[.] Came to Capt. Reese in the morning &amp; told him not to Carell his Cattle any more but he not Obeying the orders Careled the Cattle at night again but they taking fright again broke out of the Carell injuring many more of the Cattle and they were finally pacified and headed on the open prairie till light in the morning[.] they were then drove into the Carell again and yoked up and many fastened together with chains and seemed quite tame again[.] but Some Sheep taking taking fright at a dog it started all the cattle to run[n]ing again with yokes and chains run[n]ing over four men hurting one of them very severely his life all most dispaired of[,] laming five of six of them and breaking one [illegible] leg[.] Capt A.. Reese called a Council of Captains and they decided to separate into tens and keep their Cattle seperate accordingly[.] they done so and scattered from [illegible] Looking Glass Creek to Beaver River



Clerking on Road from Bluffs to Salt Lake Valley 1849

Transcript for David Moore collection, 1843-1921, Meeting minutes, 1849

David Moore writings, circa 1860

David Moore writings, circa 1860, Page 45-54.

June 27—I crossed the Missouri River with Captain Allen Taylor and R.N. Allred, selected a camp ground and returned to camp about 6 o'clock P.M. Tied our cattle to our wagons and to some trees for the night.



June 28—Ferried over our wagons and swam our cattle, and camped about half a mile from the old Winter Quarters, where we remained until the 30th waiting for the company to all get over the river.



Sunday July 1—Still in camp, went in company with some of the Brethren and sisters to view the town, found that a large amount of labor had been expended here by the saints the summer of 1846. They wintered there the following winter and was ordered back into Iowa the spring of 1847 by some U.S. Officials. I also went on the hill back of the town and saw many graves where the worn and exhausted saints had found a last resting place.



My reflections were anything but pleasant when I reviewed the labor, patience and suffering of the saints through all the trials and persecutions which they had passed.



Monday July 2—8 o'clock Captain Allen Taylor gave ordered [orders] to the camp to move out about half a mile and form in cor[r]al for the purpose of receiving farther [further] instructions from Pres. George A. Smith and others. They arrived about 1 P.M. They exhorted the Brethren to be humble and prayerful and obedient to the officers. The following officers were then elected: Allen Taylor, captain the hundred; Reddick N. Allred, captain of 2nd Fifty; Enoch Reese, captain of 1st Fifty; Andrew H. Perkins, President of the camp, on motion of G.A. Smith, Isaac Allred and Absalom Perkins were chosen and elected his counselors. David Moore was elected clerk of the hundred on motion of Geo. A. Smith.



Reuben W. Allred elected clerk of R.N. Allred's 50; Franklin M. Perkins elected clerk of Captain E. Reese's 50 on motion of A.H. Perkins. Reuben W. Allred elected marshall of Allred's fifty; Lorenzo Clark elected Marshall of Reese's company of fi[f]ty; Samuel Snyder elected Sargeant of the Guard in Reese fifty; Daniel S. Thomas elected Sargeant of the Guard in Allreds fifty; Joseph Egbert, Daniel S. Thomas, George W. Hancock, Daniel Corbet[t], James Standing, and Charles Lambert were elected Captains of tens in Allred's fifty.



The following are the names of the Captains of tens in Captain Reese's fifty, Lorenzo Clark, David Moore, Samuel Snyder, Absolam [Absalom] Perkins, George Snyder.



After the camp was organized Pres. George A. Smith said in as much as Bro. Allred's camp was all ready to move on he would propose that his company be called the first company, accordingly the numbers were changed and Captain Allred's company was formed as the first fifty and Captain Reese's was designated as the second fifty. Pres. Smith then counseled the Brethren to be humble and faithful on their journey to the valley of Salt Lake. He returned to Kanesville after the close of the meeting.



Tuesday July 3—Commenced to get the number of Captain Allreds company and found the number to be as follows: Total number of persons 246; number of males 127; number of females 119; number of wagons 72; number of oxen 254; number of cows 184; number of yearlings 37; number of horses 6; number of mules 2; number of sheep 120; number of pigs 20; number of dogs 34; number of cats 41; number of turkeys 12; number of ducks 4; number of chickens 34; number of doves 3; number of hives of bees 5; Males over 12 years of age 82; Females over 12 years of age 81; Children under 12 years of age 83.



Captain Enoch Reese's company numbered as follows: Males over 12 years of age 77; Females over 12 years of age 60; Children under 12 years of age 62; total 199.



No. wagons 65; no. of oxen 292; No. cows 127; No. yearlings 34; No. horses 21; No. mules 1; No. sheep 148; No. pigs 9; No. dogs 25; No. cats 15; No. geese 2; No. turkeys 5; No. ducks 14; No. chickens 31; No. doves 2. The returns of the above Companies were mate [made] to Bro. Orson Hyde at Kanesville July 6, 1849.



Thursday July 5—The company of fifty under Captain Allred being ready to move, they left their camp ground near Winter Quarters and started on the great journey towards Salt Lake Valley.



Friday July 6—The second fifty under Captain Reese started out on their journey. We did not come in sight of Captain Allred's company until we had traveled towards Salt Lake Valley some 18 or 20 miles.



Saturday July 7—All arrived at Elkhorn River the first company arriving about 11 A.M., the second company arrived about 3 P.M. All in good health and spirits. A boy had a wagon run over him, was not much hurt. Christopher Merkley had his foot injured by his wagon running over <s>and</s> it, and a wagon run over a sheep and killed it.



The Elkhorn was not fordable and a man by the name of Compton having purchased the ropes to the ferry came on to ferry us over, but finding the ropes to be insufficient as well as the raft too small he took three dollars for the use of said ropes and raft and returned home again. We then cut and hauled some more logs, enlarged the raft and added some more ropes to it and crossed all of our wagons without any accident by 4 o'clock P.M., Tuesday the 10th.



Tuesday July 10—The second fifty crossed their 65 wagons in 8 hours.



Wednesday 11—Captain Taylor called a meeting of the hundred, Pres. A. H. Perkins offered the opening prayer, at which Captain Taylor presented the several officers to see if any of the tens or fifties wished a change. All expressed their satisfaction with the organization. Captain Taylor then said that as they felt to sustain all of their officers he expected that they would obey them in all things and that we would now continue on our journey.



Two letters were wrote and left here on the bank of the Elkhorn, one by the clerk of the one hundred and one by the clerk of Captain Allreds 50, for G.A. Smith stating the progress of the camps. We took a good sized pole and bored a hole in it and put our letters in, then pluged up the hole and set the pole in the ground close by the road so that it could be seen by the company that was coming with Pres. G.A. Smith. This was called our post office.



10 o'clock A.M. all the trains were in motion once more, all things went off well with the exception of a horse which took fright and broke loose from a wagon where he was fastened and running by some teams frightened them causing them to run also, one man and one woman was injured during the fright. Camped on the banks of the Platte River near where a liberty pole was standing, passed the remains of some Indian camps and a number of bones lay scattered about, could not make out what was the cause of their death.



Thursday July 12—Traveled until noon, Captain Allred's company laid by on account of the heat, Captain Reese's company traveled on till night. Camped on banks of the river again, made about 7 miles this afternoon.



July 13, Friday—Had an axel tree to make this morning, made 13 miles today and camped on the west side of Shell Creek, all in good health.



Saturday July 14—Passed many bad sloughs, broke a wagon tongue and lost a cat on the way, Reese's company traveled 14 miles today.



Sunday July 15—Made 11 miles, no accident.



Monday July 16—Made 11 miles, lost one sheep, camped about 2 o'clock P.M. by request of Captain Allen Taylor, to settle a difficulty in Captain Allred's camp. The companies of tens were traveling in order of number, causing the rear tens much inconvenience in comming into camp at night, bringing them sometimes far behind in time. These claimed the right to travel ahead in turn according to the rules of travel in 1848; Captains E. Reese, L. Clark, President Perkins, the clerk of hundred and several others went back about two miles, called a meeting and arranged the affair to satisfy some of the parties at least.



Captain E. Reese's company corralled their stock, some not having ropes to tie them, all had to follow suit. About 2 o'clock A.M. the cattle took fright and rushed from the corral, breaking two wagon wheels and one axel tree killing and injuring seven head of sheep, and breaking the horn off of one cow.



Tuesday July 17—Repaired the wagons during the day and moved a short distance, and formed a new corral and put the cattle into it; all seemed quiet once more until about 11 o'clock at night, when they took another stampede in the corral, but the guard stopped them and only a part of the cattle got out, some of the men got out of their beds and drove back the cattle into the corral again. But the cattle were not more than safely inclosed before a dog ran at one of the animals and all took fright again rushing out of the other opening of the corral hurting some more of the cattle. They were then herded on the prairie until morning.



Wednesday July 18—The cattle were drove in and yoked up and some of them hitched together and taken out of the corral when some sheep took fright at a dog and ran among some of the cattle which started them off on a stampede again, running over three men, George Snider, a man named Dye, and a negro called Old Frank. Dyes back was nearly broken, the other two was only slightly injured. The cattle were brought to a stand on the prairie when it was found that several of them were injured, one steer having his leg broken.



A council of the Captains was called by Captain Reese, and after some consultation it was decided to separate the companies of tens and travel separate for a while until the cattle was over their fright. My ten being ready to travel Captain Reese gave his order for us to move on which we did. The other tens following suit. Captain Perkins ten stayed a short time behind to fix for carrying Mr. Dye in a more comfortable position (this Mr. Dye was an emigrant on his way to California) at night. The camps of tens were scattered from near Looking Glass Creek to Beaver River. Captain Lorenzo Clark had much trouble with the cattle of his company on account of the dogs in his camp frightening the cattle continually, so much so that he had to kill the dogs after losing four cows, which ran off so far that the Indians got them, as was supposed.



The 19 and 20 was passed without much progress.



Saturday July 21—R.N. Allred's Co., 6 tens and a part of Reese's Co. arrived on the bank of Loop Fork, found four graves, two were deaths by C[h]olera, one killed by Indians, and one drowned. One of the men that was buried here was named McCarty, a member of the L.D.S. Church. During the afternoon search was made for a ford, none found.



Sunday July 22—Search was made again today for a ford which was found and staked.



Monday July 23—Captain R. N. Allred's company all crossed over but two or three wagons.



Tuesday July 24—Captain E. Reese's company of 50 wagons commenced crossing and were all on the opposite bank by two o'clock P.M.



In the evening a general meeting was called of all the camps at 7:30 P.M. Prayer by President A.H. Perkins. Captain Taylor then addressed the meeting, said as Captain Reese's company had been traveling in separate tens on account of the wild condition of their cattle from the recent stampededs [stampedes] but as many of them seemed quiet at present he thought it best to unite again as we were in an Indian country and liable to an attack from them.



Captain Reese said that he had been consulting with some of the Captains of tens on the subject and found that they were not in favor of uniting again as they were much hindered in travel by being in such large companies, and that the cattle would soon be stampeding again if we got so many together, for some of the cattle <s>would</s> was still wild and showed signs of being easily frightened.



Captain L. Clark said that he would rather stand his chance among the Indians than to have another stampede. Captain Samuel Snider said his views were with Captain Clark, that it was more dangerous traveling among stampedes than among Indians. Said that as an Irishman in his company had remarked that cattle in a stampede had no respect of persons and would run over a Captain as quick as any one else. Captain Absalom Perkins said he was thankful that we had come thus far as safe as we had, after so much stampeding. The camps then separated and traveled in companies of ten until the cattle became quite tame and easily handled.



Arrived in Salt Lake <s>Valley</s> City, Saturday, October 20, 1849.

Transcript for David Moore writings, circa 1860, 45-54

David Moore writings, circa 1860.

Deseret News

Arrivals

"Arrivals", Deseret News, October 10, 1855, Page 5.

ARRIVALS.--Hon. G. P. Stiles, U. S. Associate Justice in the Third Judicial District, Joseph L. Heywood, U. S. Marshal, and their guard, together with Capt. Judson Stoddard and company arrived from Carson Valley on the 3rd inst. Mr. Chadwick and son, a Mr. Davies, Amasa Potter and a Mr. Morgan came through at the same time.



Hon. Enoch Reese, Representative from Carson, Bishop N. V. Jones, late President of the mission in Hindostan and the Birman Empire, O. P. Rockwell, Jefferson Edmunds and two other persons arrived from the West on the 4th inst. They left Carson on the 22nd ult., and came through in 13 days.



Since writing the above we have learned that Mr. T. D. Pitt piloted the company, is familiar with the country between here and Carson, and is ready to act as guide for any persons wishing to travel the nearest route. He is stopping at the Great Salt Lake House on East Temple st.



On the 7th inst. br. W. S. Godbe came in ahead of a train of 22 wagons which he left on Green River, October 4. All the Indians on the route were very friendly. He met the last missionary company at the 5th crossing of Sweetwater on the 23rd of Sept.; they were all well and getting along finely. From all that he could learn, br. Godbe supposes that all of this year's immigration, including goods' trains, is this side of the South Pass.

Transcript for "Arrivals," Deseret News, 10 October 1855, 245

Deseret News.

George Goddard papers, 1855-1899, Journals

George Goddard papers, 1855-1899, Journals, April 1857, Vol. 2, Page 114-116.

Transcript for George Goddard papers, 1855-1899, Journals, Volume 2, 1857 April-1858 July

George Goddard papers, 1855-1899, Journals.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, May 12, 1858, Page 30.

Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1849: Page 3.

Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012

Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012, October 4, 1855, Vol. 8.

The Church train arrived <yesterday> from California with Elder Judson Stoddard; also Elder Enoch Reese, Baty &amp; others.</yesterday>

Transcript for Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012, Volume 8, 4 October 1855

Historical Department office journal, 1844-2012.

Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938

Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938, April 1858, Vol. 8.

Transcript for Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938, Diaries, Volume 8, 1858 April 13-1858 September 1, 16-66

Isaiah M. Coombs collection, 1835-1938.

James A. Little autobiography, undated, 78-80

James A. Little autobiography, undated, 78-80.

We left St. Louis quite as soon as the grass began to grow, and we probably arrived at Kanesville about the 1st of June. There recollect seeing Uncles Phineas H. and Joseph Young and their families. I did not visit long but soon crossed the Missouri river, and encamped with others who were gathering to organize for crossing the plains. I perfected my outfit as well as I could under the circumstances. It was at least a good average one. I think we remained in that camp two or three (p. 76) weeks, when we were instructed to move on across the Elk Horn river. Then I was organized in Lorenzo Clarks Ten, Enoch Reese's fifty, and Captain Perkin's hundred. I kept no journal and have not been able yet, to find any account of the organization of these companies. Perhaps this lack may yet be supplied. The first serious dif[f]iculty encountered after starting were stampedes of our cattle. These sometimes occur[r]ed when traveling but more generally while encamped with our cattle in a corral formed by our wagons for safety; but they were ever sudden, unexpected, and dangerous. We found it the best remidy for night stampedes to tie up our cattle seperately outside our wagons. These stampedes were so dangerous and frequent, that they overbalanced our fear of Indians; and the tens were directed to travel and camp by themselves. I think our Ten had one stampede after this and the trouble ceased. In the hundred one, or two persons were killed and some injured. Sometimes cattle were serously damaged. One of my oxen was so seriously injured that I could not work him for some time which weakened my Team. The dif[f]iculties that ordinary emigrants passed thru, in crossing this thousand miles of desert, can never be understood only by those who pass thru them. Our Ten traveled very quietly together. In it were John Lytle and family, whose eldest daughter I afterwards married. The [John] Gray and [John H.] Rumel families; Thomas Judd and family; a man by the name of Porter and family, and others, whose names I do not recall. We encamped on the bench near the mouth of Emigration Kanyon the evening of the 16th of Oct. 1849. We had the first intimation that we were near civilization in the morning when we looked up our cattle and found them in a stray pound. They had wandered for feed, and found it in a field of grain. As we knew nothing of the probabilities of this when we camped, our cattle were returned to us with out expense.

Transcript for James A. Little autobiography, undated, 78-80

James A. Little, From Kirtland to Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City: Printed at the Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890), 205-6

James A. Little, From Kirtland to Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City: Printed at the Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890), 205-6.

<center xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">"Upper Crossing of the Loupe [Loup Fork] 
"June 26th, 1849.</center>



"Bros. Geo[rge] A Smith and E. [Ezra] T. Benson:



"My Dear Sirs: We arrived here on the 22nd and 23rd, all in tolerable health. Soon after the arrival of Brother W[illia]m Miller’s fifty, Brother Nelson McCarthy was attacked with cholera and is buried at this point. [text missing] We have waited here three days with but little prospects of crossing until today about twelve o'clock, when the Disposer of all good seems to have ordered a place for us to cross. [text missing] We have found the road very heavy. Yet our cattle have improved. [text missing] As yet I have not been able to send back the report of our numbers, but have them ready for the first opportunity. I leave them here hoping you may receive this. I do it short as I am in feeble health. Wagons, 120; souls, 352; oxen, 480; cows, 315; loose cattle, 17; horses, 29; mules, sheep, 102; pigs, 31; chickens, 62; 25 cats; dogs, 25; geese, 2; ducks, 2; doves, 7; hives of bees, 1.



 



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Samuel Gully.”</center>



 



Considering this was the third season's emigration, this company was well fitted out with animal life for the benefit of the new colony.



With the wonderful changes of forty years, it seems like a dream of the past that the writer crossed the plains in 1849, with Enoch Reese's fifty, of Captain Perkins' hundred. At one time stampedes were so frequent and dangerous that there seemed but little room for choice between hostile Indians and stampeding cattle.



So subject to panic did the cattle become, that the leaders of the people thought it advisable for the companies to break up into tens long before reaching Laramie. The following morning, after this was done, the cattle of Captain Lorenzo Clark's ten to which the writer belonged, stampeded with quite serious loss. He arrived in Great Salt Lake valley on the 16th of October.

Transcript for James A. Little, From Kirtland to Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City: Printed at the Juvenile Instructor Office, 1890), 205-6

Martin L. Ensign autobiography, 1897

Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography 1897.

We landed at Omaha on 17
th
 Apr and at 
<s xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">the</s>
 Florance [Florence] five miles above the same day by stage[.] In a few days all of the Elders had arived and preperations were made to Continue our Journey to Utah. The Church furnished teams, Wagons and Provisions to bring us home[.] we had 12 Wagons[,] 50 horses[,] 8 mules. We started from Florance [Florence] May 1
st
 and Orgenised on the 4
th
[.] Capten of Com[pany] John W. Bary [Berry,] Capten of Gard Barnerd [Bernard] Snow[.] Clirk [Clerk] Thomas Bouluck [Bollock]
There were Eight in our mess, Thomas [R.] King, Robert [Reuben M.] McBride, Eli H[arvey] Pearce [Pierce], Thomas Pearce [Pierce], Enoch Rees[e], T. [Peter] Roberson [Robinson,] Henry Herriman &amp; M[artin] L[uther] Ensign[.]. I was cheaf [chief] Cook. their ware about 125 men in the Com[pany] as near as I can remember 
We had to walk most of the way[.] I walked 9/10 of the way or more. We had a very good Journey[.] all came Safe &amp; without any troble.
The Army that came to Utah was at Bridger 125 miles from S[alt] L[ake] City. we took a road north of them and Came into the head of Echo Canion [Canyon.] the Army Started from Bridger the Same day[.] we passed there[.] We came onto the fromt [front] guard who were reparing the road and bridges in Echo Canion. they wanted to Stop us but Peace had ben declared by the Comision Sent out for that purpos[e] So we were not disturbed, we pased them and came 60 miles that day Camping on East Canion Creek. We arived in Salt Lake City June 21st 1858 Making the Journey in 52 days.
[Also found in Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography, in Utah State Historical Society Cache Valley Chapter, Historical resource materials for Cache Valley, Utah-Idaho, 1955-1956, reel 1, item 9, 6.]

Transcript for Ensign, Martin Luther, Autobiography 1897

Martin L. Ensign autobiography, 1897.

Missionary reports, 1831-1900

Thomas Bullock, letter, Salt Lake City [Utah] to Deseret News editor

"Thomas Bullock, letter, Salt Lake City [Utah] to Deseret News editor", Missionary reports, 1831-1900, July 22, 1858, Page 1-6.

Transcript for Thomas Bullock, letter, 22 July 1858

Missionary reports, 1831-1900.

Reddick N. Allred autobiographical sketch and diary, 1898-1903 in Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, 37-38

Reddick N. Allred autobiographical sketch and diary, 1898-1903 in Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, 37-38.

Up to this time I had not been able to do any thing towards a fit out for the Valley, but in the spring of 1849, I drew a land Warrant, and traded it for two yoke of oxen and a wagon, and set about geting ready for the journ[e]y. The first week in june we camped in the Missouri Bottom and was organized in tens, fifties and hundred, by Elder Geo. A. Smith, thus.



Allen Taylor Capt. of Hundred, Enoch Reese Capt. of first, and myself Capt. of second fifty. I had 73 wagons in my Company &amp; Capt. Taylor traveled in my Company, my father [Isaac Allred] &amp; father in law [James Hoyt] being with us. My team consisted of a yoke of oxen on the wheal, &amp; a yoke of cows on the lead, and I drove the lead wageon to the Valley. Capt. Taylor haveing crossed the Plains the year before as Capt. of Pres[iden]t. Young Company was of great service.



He advised us to tie our stock by the head out side of the wagons as they were correlled [corraled] at night, which I strictly observed, but Capt. Reese did not, with the result that he had not been out a week untill his cattle stampeded in the night, smashing down wageons to get out. This so frightened them that they broke up into small companies. Bro. Perkins asked me to let him come into my Company with 10, I said yes fall in the rear[,] which I soon learned was bad polacy for their stock[,] remembering their fright[,] started to run while moving. As soon as I saw it[,] gave the word to halt &amp; stand by their teams. In a short time teams were runing in all directions except a few at the head altho one team rea[ran] the entire length between the two lines. I stood by my team talking kindly to them and the[y] did not move. It was frightful to behold especialy when we geathered up the wounded, three was badly hurt, and one, Sister [Margaret] Hawke, died that night. We had no more trouble on the road, but the journey was long &amp; tedious, and as we entered the Mountains we split up into smaller Companys for convenience for feed &amp; camping.



Oct. 16—1849 we arrived in Salt Lake City, or where the City was afterwards built I bought a room in the old Fort and lived there that winter.

Transcript for Reddick N. Allred autobiographical sketch and diary, 1898-1903 in Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, 37-38

Robert Gardner diaries and reminiscences, 1857-1887

Robert Gardner diaries and reminiscences, 1857-1887, Vol. 4,6.

they located Salt Lake City and rased the amaracan [American] flag on ensign peak around hill on the mountains north of the City and took posson of the country in the nam of the united States. for that part of the country then belonged to Mexaco. but the US States was then at war with Mexico[.] they then planted corn and potatos and other Seeds and Survaed [surveyed] the City[,] left a company to bild houses and Started back for winter quarters[.] while this was going on[,] the Saints on the Missouri river, for there was maney camps there beseds winter quarters[,] were preparing all that could to follow the pinaneers [Pioneers] for that was the counsl[,] and farming places was Salected for those that was not able to come, so that they might put enough and sustain them Selves till they could come. Bro. John Talor [Taylor] and Parley P. Prat arived in winter quarters from a mison to England while the Saints were getting r[e]ady to Start and we traveled with them acros the plains.



the most of the company left winter quarters and &lt;other&amp;st; places e[a]rley in June[,] went to the horn river[,] I think 20 miles[,] and organised ne[a]r there on the plat river at liberty po[o]l and Started on the 15[,] I will here go back to our stay in Winter quarters. my brother myself and James Cragee[,] one of the pininears [Pioneers,] got out the timber for the grist mill[.] I menshened, I dun the hueing with the bro[a]dax[.] while doing so[,] I was taken with the fever and ago [agu]. but thought I would not giv up. but I had to. one day I went home and went to bed and was crasey [crazy] all day. when my brother and Crage came home I got them to administer to me[.] next morning I was well and at work by daylight and kept so till we got to the horn just menshened. here we had to cros the river on a raft made of logs and puled a cros by a rop by mens Stranth[strength.] we concluded to try ox Stranght in place of men which proved a Success but, my wagon was the first tried with oxen and lack of exparience[.] the te[e]m started before the wagon was blocked or balanced, being to ner the hand end of the raft and the rop being hitched to the front end rased the front up and my wagon and famley and all I had began to rol back in to the river[.] I caught the hind whel and held it till acros but the raft was nerly on end, but God helped me and we were Saved



next day the rop brock [broke] that puled the raft and I swam the river twice to get it tied and keepd fev[er]ing in my wet clos which gave me the fevour and ago [agu] again[,] which stuck to me half way acros the plains at the organism before named. We ware placed under captins of hunders and of fiftyes and of tens[.] Elder John Tailor [Taylor] then one of the twelve, now the President of the church travled in our caumpaney [company.] our travle was all Smoth, til we got about one hunder miles[,] to a place ca[l]led the pa&lt;w&gt;ne vilage a diserted indain town[.] the train Stoped to fix a bridge and and I being Several teems back Started on to help[.] I had gon but a fue Steps when my nigh nigh whel leder turned of[f] the ro[a]d to pick gren gras. my oldest boy, Robert R[,] being in the wagon, and being very careful Stept down of the tung [tongue] to Stand at the oxens head till I would come back. in doing So the nigh wheler kicked him[,] throughing [throwing] him under the wheel. then Started up the wagon run[n]ing both <s>hind and front</s> whels over his bowels[.] I was nere anough to see it all but couldn[']t get to him in time to Save him[.] we lade him in the wagon and Started on. that afternoon he got out of the wagon and ran along and plaid to Show me that he was not much hurt to try and make us fell [feel] bet[t]er but he Soon got into the wagon and never got out again without help. he lived till we traveld Several hunder miles and died on deer creek on the platt river[.] he Semed to get worce every day[.] He was hurt in his Kidneys and suffered fifty deaths. he lived till there was nothing left but the Skin and bones. I had to drive my teem all day and Sit and hold him all night[.] driving over five hunder miles travls and See him Sufer all the time. my wife [Jane McKeown] dun all all She could <s>al</s> but She had 3 other children very Small to attend to and Sick part of the time and I was shaking with the ago [agu] every other day. my relations dun all they could do for me and So did all my frainds [friends] but every one had there hands full[.] we buri[e]d him on the bank of the platt river he was about five years and a half old[.] fut the fol[low]ing Se[a]son when my brother past that way he had to rebiry his bones casesd [caused] by wolves. by this time I had lost 2 of my best oxen and replaced them with unbroken cows.



my next havey travle hapened near fort Bridger Something ner one hunderd miles from Salt Lake valley. here my onley boy left (name William now on a misson in New Zeland) fel out of the wagon while going and the Same 2 wheals that ran over Robert ran over him, over his 2 ancles[.] he was the youngest baby I picked him up[.] the Elders came and adminertered to him and he was all right in a fue days. my wagon was havie loded for 3 yoke of oxen. I seen the whels go over both his ancles no mistake about it. I afterwards through Some larg bufloue [bufflow] bones under the Same wheals and they were crushed to powder



with maney other defictles [difficulties,] we made our way over the rivers through the canyons and over the mountains and reached Salt Lake Valley at the mouth of emagration Kanyon on Oct the 1, 1847[.] my wagon was badly brock[,] my teem ne[a]rly gave out and my Self give out. we looked over the Valley there was not a house to be Sen nor aney thing to make one of. but we was glad to See a resting place and felt to thank God for the Sight. we then drove down to the camping place.

Transcript for Robert Gardner diaries and reminiscences, 1857-1887, volume 4: 50-54, and volume 6: 61, 63, 65, 67

Robert Gardner diaries and reminiscences, 1857-1887.

Robert Gardner diaries and reminiscences, 1857-1887, Item 4, Page 88-92.

. . . my brother in law McReuen let me have a young mare with the promis that he would come to the valley next Spring and I would come and meet him and help him in for he belonged to the Church and I would make him hole for the use of the mare[.] another Brother living there name of homer who was comeing to the Valley ofered me a light wagon and take his pay in the valley and I worked for Jonson enough over the price of the mule to come to the price of a Sacond hand Set of harnes So I had a good fitout[.] Brother David Brinton one of my hand cart cumrids [comrades] came along about this time[.] he had one horse but no money So I took him in. and [William] Carter had one horse and I took him in[.] about the time we got rady to Start the misonerys from England came along So we all came in one caumpney. We came out to jeanoid [sic] a mormon setelment on the Plat[te] river and there we organised[.] John W. Berry was appointed Captin and my Self and David Brinton Councelors or assistends. All the English missonerys was fited out by the church. but the Canada ones had to fit them Selvs out. There was quite a large coumpany in all I think one hunderd men, and one woman Brother Pops wife [Sarah LaDuc Pope] from Charisent [Crescent] City. We had a very pleasent trip[.] nothing purtickler on the trit. but some little thing theat I will mention here after, Still I thought I larned Sumthing on this journey[.] the Jo[h]nson Armey [Army] had gon up to utah ahead of us. Some of our brethern that I thought knew more than me told me the entention of us going home was to clean the inside of the plater then clean out the Jonson armey, then go right back to Jaxon [Jackson] County [and] take poseson of the Country and bild up the center Stake of Zion and so on. I thought well if that is So all right. this was on the fore part of the joirney. but we had not come faur before I overherd Some of ouer old high priests that I had thought nerly perfit. Swaring that they had a ful Share in the property of that caumpney and they had nerly walked all the way[.] this and other grumbling I herd. made me bleve we was not goying to Jaxson [Jackson] County just yit[.] with this acception every thing went along smowth. I think on the Semanal [Seminole] cut of[f] we met brother Hatch[,] Brother Burnhesle [Bernhisel] and others with a Small coumpney going back to the Plat[te] bridge after powder and other things left there the faul before[.] they told us all about the Jonson armey wintern at Bridgers and all about the mormons coreling them there and not leting them go on to the Salt lake valley, and that the mormons had all left there homes and gon South and that Presidant Buc[h]anan had pardened them all. and that the armey was now let go in to Salt lake Valley[.] X this was the furst we had herd from home for 14 mounths
we was then advised as the armey had not left fort Bridger yet. for us to take the Sweet cut of[f] crosing bare river on that trale leveing the armey on our left, which we did
X when we came to the river deep and wide could not be fordid So we took a wagon bed and corked the crackes for a ferybot [ferry boat.] Some of the men Swam over to the other Side and we fasened rop[e]s to the bot from both Sid[e]s of the river So as to draw it over and back. So we landed it out the men pooling [pulling] on the rop on the other Side making the rop fast at ful lenth on the Side the bot Started from, but both rops got tight about the middle of the river and the curent Striking on the uper end Sank the hole thing under water[.] James Andrews was on the bot and could not Sweem. when the bot went down he floted of[f] and caled for Sone of the sweemers to come and help him[.] 3 or 4 jumped in but was quite a way from him[.] one of our men name [Levi] Grage [Greg] Meitcuf [Metcalf] from Springfield being on the other Side of the river and an other man with him ran down to a bend where he thaught James would Strik the bank. but he had gon down three times[.] Matcuf [Metcalf] through him Self down on the bank and had the other man throw himself a cros his legs So he could reach out into the river and reach down til his face tutched the water[.] as he dun this Andrews was pasing and he grabed him by the hare and braught him out prity dead. but he Soon revived &lt;X&gt; and we used one rop in place of two, and all gat over Safe. this was what I refered to on a prevous page[.] it was the only accident we had on the trip[.] X we then Started for the forks of Aco [Echo] Kanyon [Canyon] through the hils without aney ro[a]d. when we came to the forks where the rod was there was a coumpaney of Solders there fixing the rod[.] we came right on to them out of the hils and they ware worse Scared then us. but we did nat Stop to trade jack Knives but turned down the Kanyon asking no questions nor asking any. We huried down to the mouth of the Kanyon at the wever [Weber] river[.] here we Stoped and nooned and prepared a repart to the Presidentcy and dispatched my Self and Angus M Cannon a head with it. we traveled to wilowcreek [Willow Creek] east of the big mountain and camped in the night. after we laft camp on the wever Burnet [Bernard] Snow[,] Enock [Enoch] Rece [Reese] and John L[ymn] Smith Started on foot and pased us in the night and got into Salt lake before us. we got in to they in good time next day. but when we got in to the City there was not a dog to bark at us[.] every window was naled up and every dore was closed and no one to Say welcom home. this was So uncomon from what it used to be.

Transcript for Gardner, Robert, Diaries and reminiscences, 1857-1887, item 4, 88-92

Thomas Bullock journal, 1858 May-June

Thomas Bullock journal, May 1858.

Transcript for Thomas Bullock journal, 1858 May-June

Thomas Bullock journal, 1858 May-June.

Treasures of Pioneer History

Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 5, Page 310.

Treasures of Pioneer History.

Utah Pioneer Biographies

Utah Pioneer Biographies.

<xhtml:p xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">I bought a new wagon one yoke of good cattle and six cows. I spent a couple of weeks breaking the cows to work and use them to be handled and to be yoked, and close to the first of May 1849 I started on my journey to Utah in company of Thomas Judd and family[,] Henry Barney &amp; family[,[ four waggons in all[.] having a prosperous journey no accidents haveing ferried the Illinois River near Bardstown, traveling through Rushville Skylerlor McDonaugh &amp; Handcock Counties, we stopped in Carthage and examined the Gail [jail] where Joseph &amp; Hyrum were assassinded [assassinated]. there had been very little improvement made since I have resided in this country. I passed a five acre lot that I had farmed for two years[,] also my House and lot in the City of Nauvoo[.] I never received a cent for either of them. The journey through Iowa was pleasant keeping on the old Mormon trail passing Pisga[h] where several families of the saints resided, and many had died by the hardships by driven from their homes and the hard frosts and colds the experiences in their Journey, seeking a home from the persicution of wicked men and mob violence in the States of Missouria [Missouri] and Illinois. our company arrived at Council Bluff[s] about the first of June, crossed the Missouria by ferrying the latter part of the month and organized into a company of 100 waggon[.] Andrew H. Perkins cappain [Captain] Enoch Reese cappain of first fifty and Al[l]red Capr [Captain] of second fifty and on the seventh day of July commenced our Journey across the plains[.] the traveling was pleasant[.] we arrived on Lookinglass [Looking Glass] Creek in the Paunee [Pawnee] Country we correlled our cattal at night to keep them from being stolen by Indians, the cattle got restless and uneasy broke out of the correll and stampeeded[.] a few got killed several was crippeled[.] I lost two cows in the stampeed leaving me with one yoke of oxen and two yoke of cows[.] we had frequent stampeed not a day passed that some part of the company had stampeed traveling on the road the cattle would get excited and run off with the wagon and contents. Br. Hawks wife was killed I believe the only person that lost their Wife in the dangerous trials the company passed through. The plains from fort Kenney [Kearny] was covered with Buffalo to[.] we reached Fort Larama [Laramie] thousands could be seen by standing on the wagon wheel as far as your eyes could see. the company had to stop to let them pass for fear the would run over us. The company was traveling by tens on account of the danger in stampeeding and made slow progress taking us three month and one half in making Great Salt Lake City. </xhtml:p>

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Enoch Moroni Reese Sr.

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James H. Reese

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Arrival at Liverpool: 4 August 1857, Departure: 21 January 1858. Called home due to Utah War.

Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States

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Enoch Reese

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