This small company outfitted in Council Bluffs and crossed the Missouri River on 1 June with 17 wagons and 54 oxen. While encamped fitting out for the journey, four people in the company died from cholera. As soon as the company started out, the health of the company improved and there were no further deaths.
Formed in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1854 June 1
Benjamin Thomas Mitchell Appointed as Company Captain
1854 June 1 – August 5
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Ended in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1854 August 5
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Wagon Company