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Our company left Winter Quarters and the first stop was made at what it [is] now Fremont, where a liberty pole was erected and we were organized into camps of 100, 50 and 10.

 Scenes on the Plains

On our journey we saw immense herds of buffalo, also many Indians, and while these Indians annoyed us with their thieving and impudence, they did not make a raid until we had reached Strawberry creek.  Here we met President Young and others returning to their families at Winter Quarters.  The night after they joined us the Indians made a raid and carried off, I should judge, half  of President Young's horses.  When President Young heard of this he was  much depressed.  The next morning, in a snowstorm, President Young's company left for their journey of 700 miles to Winter Quarters, and we continued on our travels, 300 miles more to the valley.

 Arrived at the valley October 3, and camped on Third West street.