James Clark (1806 - 1881) Profile

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James Clark

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3rd Company of 50 reports

3rd Company of 50 reports, July 1856.

3rd Company of 50 reports.

Deseret News

Immigration to Utah

"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, October 15, 1856.

Transcript for "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254

Deseret News.

Historical Department journal history of the Church

CR 100 137: Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, October 3, 1856, Page 6.

Historical Department journal history of the Church.

South, Charles, Diary 1856-1865, 64-67

South, Charles, Diary 1856-1865, 64-67.

I Started from Cincinnati to Forance [Florence] 
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 of M<a>y in 1856 on the Steam bote [boat] Emma and arived in St Lewis [St. Louis] on the 18
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[.] Arrived at Omeho [Omaha] City on the 28
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 Seven miles b[e]low Florance[.] Arrived in Florance on the 30
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June 5th there was forty Waggons Started for Greate Salt Vall[e]y 
6th There was Seven Waggons started out 
June 14th There was a steam boat arrived in Florance from St. L. with One hundred and Seventy Saints all in good he[a]lth 
17 Theire was One hundred yoak of <s>t</s> Oxen for the Saints to go to GSL City 
Jun 18 The third Company of Saints was organised and Bro J[ohn] Banks ele[c]ted &lt;Captane&gt; over that Fifty[.] Bro Wadsworth was elected marchel [marshall] in Floranc [Florence]
22 We went up the River about four miles <s>x</s> on the ferry Boat to fetch us sum [some] fence poles to make a carel [corral] 
23 The Saints had a dance on the Steam boate 
 27 I Started from Florance 24 Waggons [with] people that spoke the English Language &amp; 26 Waggongs [wagons] Dainesh [Danish] &amp; Norweganss [Norwegians,] Swdanai&lt;vi&gt;ns [Scandinavians.] Camp on 5 miles from florance [Florence] on a Creek—
28 We Com[m]enced Working made a bridg[e] over a creek 
29 Went four miles[.] Camp on the Papio [Papillion]
30 We left big Papio traveled to Elk Horn 
July 1th Crossed the Elk Horn &amp; traveled thirteen miles[.] five Oxen died[.] Camp on the plat[te.] a verry hot day 
3 Camp&lt;ed;&gt; all Day[.] One woman died 
4 Trav[e]led thirteen M[.] all well 
5 Trav[e]led thirteen Mi Arrived at the Mormon ferry 
11 Traveled ten miles and found no water[.] we dug wells[.] found water in the evning[.] plenty of it 
12th Camp on preare [Prairie] Creek 
13th Campd. <s>of</s> South of wood River 
14 The first Buffalo we Saw on the plains[.] it was on the North side of the train and a man the name of Clark got on [h]is hores [horse] and got a head of the Buffalo and <s>A</s> turned him <s>and</s> back and he came right through the train and about thirty of the Brethern Shot at him and did &lt;not&gt; <s>kill</s> kill him 
Sep 22 I Arrived in Greate Salt Lake City 1856 in good he[a]lth

Transcript for South, Charles, Diary 1856-1865, 64-67

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