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of the hardships we had endured. Upon entering the 

 town we inquired for a good camping ground, and 

 were informed that three miles distant, on the bottoms 

 of the ''River Jordan," good feed could be found, to 

 which place we proceeded and made camp just as the 

 last golden rays of the setting sun were gilding the 

 peaks of the mountains to the east of the valley. 



Our stock of provisions, with which he had left In- 

 dependence Rock a month before, was exhausted, but 

 we could obtain here whatever we desired, including 

 milk, excellent butter and fresh vegetables. We 

 spread our blankets under a cottonwood tree and slept 

 the sleep of the (just) "gentiles," by which name all 

 were known outside of the Mormon church. 



Here we remained three weeks, recruiting our thin 

 and jaded animals and laying in a fresh supply of pro- 

 visions before taking the "fool's cut-off" across the 

 northern part of the Great American desert. On that 

 cut-off one of our party was shot to death with arrows 

 while searching for water in the Humboldt mount- 

 ains, the accotmt of which I will describe in due time 



