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Deseret News

Correspondence

"Correspondence", Deseret News, October 21, 1868, Page 5.

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Editor Deseret News. — The following is a list of persons now en route for Salt Lake City.



Samuel, Ann, Eliza, Mary Ann, Alice, Lydia and, Sara Wilkie; Ann, Ann, Mary and Hyrum Bird; William C. and Rhoda Price; William and Harriet Startup; Johanna Shair; German and Wilchlmine Rasmussen[;] Peder, Bodil and Jens Hansen; Johan P., Ana [Ane], and Kail [Karen] M. Nebel; Sidse M., Ingar, Hans and Lars Rasmussen; Emilurs [Emilius] Ludvigsen; Neils Tolbo; Christoffer, Nicholine [Nicholin] and A[n]na Sander; Neils [Niels] C., Johanna, Christen and Neilsen [Nielsine] Jensen; Bergetta Christensen; John Carlson; Jens B. and Dorsina Thorsted; Pernilla Cramer; Pernilla Swendsen; Karen and Jens Anderson; Anna C. Anderson; Karen, Soren and Jens N. Johansen; Ellen Neilsen [Neilsen]; Dorthea Olsen; Anna [Anne] S. Olsen; B[K]aren Jensen[;] Margaret Jensen; Metta S. Sorensen; Caroline Anderson; Maria and Carl Widerborg; Hanna Neilson [Nielsen]; George F. Gibbs, from the Liverpool Office; and Joseph H. Leo, returning missionary.



We left New York, on Saturday 7-30. pm. and arrived at this place the morning following.



The greater portion of our little company, having been detained at New York on account of sickness, have much improved, but yet more or less suffer from weakness. Through careful attendance and our united faith, we trust all will be sufficiently strengthened by the Lord to reach our friends and destined home.



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Transcript for "Correspondence," Deseret News, 21 October 1868, 293

Deseret News.

Salt Lake Semi-Weekly Telegraph

Salt Lake Semi-Weekly Telegraph, October 19, 1868.

Salt Lake Semi-Weekly Telegraph.

The Semi-weekly telegraph

The Immigration

"The Immigration", The Semi-weekly telegraph, October 19, 1868, Page 3.

THE IMMIGRATION.—A gentleman who arrived in this city be eastern stage last evening, tells us that he passed the last of this season’s immigration at Green River, on Tuesday evening, the 13th inst. Elder F. C. Anderson, who is in charge, reported that the sick are rapidly improving in health and that the whole company are in splendid spirits and doing well.



Since leaving Chicago, three deaths have occurred, namely: Margaret Jenson [Jensen], on the 9th inst., between Chicago and the Junction, at which last named place she was buried; Lars Johansen, at Omaha, on the 11th inst., at which place he was buried, and Caren Jensen, between Laramie and Benton, on the 13th inst., at which last named place he was buried.



They will all take passage for this city from Green River by the teams which have been sent to meet them. Whether or not the teams had arrived at Green River, our informant did not learn.

Transcript for "The Immigration," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 19 October 1868, 3

Last Immigrant Train

"Last Immigrant Train", The Semi-weekly telegraph, October 29, 1868, Page 2.

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LAST IMMIGRANT TRAIN.—Elder F. C. Anderson arrived with the last immigrant train of the season this morning at 11 o’clock, consisting of 11 teams with 62 passengers, most of whom had been detained in New York on account of sickness. Five died on the road from Chicago to this place. Their names are as follows: Margaret Jensen, aged 16 years; Lars Johansen, aged 10 years; Karen Jensen, aged 16 years; Sophia Sorenson, aged 17 years; and Dorsina Phorsted, aged 2 years.



They had a pleasant trip across the plains, and from the time they left new York the health of the Saints gradually improved, so that now all the company that have arrived, with two exceptions, are enjoying very fair health.

Transcript for "Last Immigrant Train," Semi-Weekly Telegraph, 29 October 1868, 2

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