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Show claimed that his child had been stolen. He did not even consider the possibility that circumstances had changed the carefully made plans of Anna before they left Wilhelmina in Denmark with her friend, Marie. The quite unexpected death of Anna and their two little girls unfortunately had not conditioned him in comprehending the fact that plans were sometimes altered, so he allowed his bitterness to grow. HODGETT'S OXTEAM COMPANY In the latter part of August, Hodgett's Oxteam Company was instructed to keep in the rear of Captain James D. Willie and Edward Martin's Handcart Companies in case traveling immigrants should become disabled and require the assistance that teams could render them. It was felt, and stated, that the two wagon trains led by Captain Hodgett and John A. Hunt suffered nearly as much cold, snow and starvation as did the handcart companies. The plight of the several companies was made known in Salt Lake when a group of returning missionaries reached there during October Conference (1850) - having passed the late companies on their way. Relief parties were organized at once and donations collected. After a hard trip, the rescue party found the companies snowbound, ill, and freezing. They had almost given up hope of ever being found alive. The rations in Hodgett's Company had been cut to eight ounces of flour per day for adults and four ounces for children 17 |