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Show 239 forward i t to you. We have travelled with our wagon t r a i n 380 miles; with our exploring p a r t i e s aside from t h i s 790 miles, t o t a l II70 miles in one month. The bearer of t h i s l e t t e r will remain in Parowan u n t i l this can go and reach you, and an answer return to him for us. Good health prevails in our midst. The Lord hath blessed us a l l the day long, for which we acknowledge his hand. Before sending t h i s report into Parowan, Dame and others wrote personal letters to their families and friends. President Dame wrote one l e t t e r to Cal*. vin C. Pendleton, his personal friend and f i r s t counselor in the Parowan Stake presidency. Another l e t t e r was sent to his wives. James H. Ifeirtineau also took the opportunity t o send a l e t t e r to his family. For his young children, he sent some beautiful crystals he had found in his travels. The l e t t e r s, including Bean's to Brigham Young of May 22, were sent into Parowan with Ansel Twitchell who arrived at his destination on Sunday morning, May 30. For the f i r s t time in weeks, news of the desert company was received in the settlements. Twitchell's express arrived in Parowan just a day before Bean rode into Beaver. While Bean traveled to Provo to make his personal report to Young, the written correspondence from Parowan also began working its way north. Soon the whole southern country was aware that their men were establishing three new settlements somewhere in the White Mountain country to the west of them. Dame's l e t t e r to Pendleton was received just in time to be read before the congregation at afternoon services in Parowan, Dame's home. Other l e t t e rs were anxiously received by the wives and families of the explorers, and return letters were quickly posted for return to Meadow Valley. A look at some of these letters reveals not only the thoughts and concerns of the families, but in some cases, the feelings and thoughts of tbe husbands as well. Susan E. Martineau, |
