IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW. 99 



At midnight we camped on the banks of the Jordan, paying 

 the Bishop of Lehi $50 for the grass. We were awakened the 

 next morning by the crowing of neighboring roosters, a sort 

 of reveille we had not heard for a long, long tiaie. As we 

 would make a dry camp that night, we concluded not to start 

 until noon. The Jordan, which lay in our way, was crossed 

 by a bridge, and was no longer a hard road to travel. The 

 river flows between deep cut banks, and was about twenty 

 yards wide ; the water green and somewhat alkaline. As to 

 the origin of the name of this river, allowing Salt Lake, with 

 its bitter water and absence of outlet, to represent the Dead Sea, 

 and Lake Utah to stand for the Sea of Galilee, the appropriate- 

 ness of the name Jordan to the connecting stream, with its 

 rocky bed and rugged surrounding scenery, is obvious. At the 

 far end of the bridge was a combination of laundry and grocery. 

 The barmaid of the institution was washing at the time, her 

 dishevelled locks hanging around a face not very attractive. 

 Our men being short of money and on the move, and the bar 

 being on the *' off side " of the train, but little business was 

 done here. 



We encamped at midnight, after a thirty mile drive, the 

 longest day's travel we had ever made, on the edge of Cedar 

 Valley. We were up early in the morning and started on our 

 last drive. We met many return teamsters on foot, and these 

 were eagerly questioned as to how far we had to go, and they 

 gave us all sorts of answers ; some rather disrespectful. About 

 the middle of the forenoon the lead teamster reported our 

 destination in sight, and then a shout went up on the desert 

 air which rang all along our mile of wagons. Even the oxen 

 seemed imbued with a subdued enthusiasm. 



A few more words about our cattle before we part with them. 

 There is not much sentiment connected with these animals, 

 although when the ancient poet spoke of the "Ox-eyed Juno," 

 the alleged wife of Jupiter, he paid an inferential tribute to 



