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Show 190 Not of 1847, long after arriving in Salt Lake Jefferson volunteered to horsebade to southern California take party of a bade the augment tpe pitifully small only visions route the settlers had the -- Mormons. A Williams but beasts the in Valley to way same sizeable the 30 the but of au turon seekers gold the the fresh rugged thirst the for Church wez e not fortune hunters their been in at concerned own peop1e.31 of 1849 Lalee of Valley the all suggested over the southern 134. from Isaac many of t.hat; hundreds to of their the that trail, The , to have winter food the country. rest less party was their driving of small wi.rrt.e.r the I'Jormon army of because supply for just who had twice Jefferson Hunt, lead r-enewed respect for leClders valley all forty-niners 31Ibid., p. a crOSSing a even their this ana California, Donner and tempered by a :>f to attempt the peo?le, t eLn s them v7ay Lake cattle the Bernardino their them Salt to "lith San wer e on these moun in the tragedy anxious about was ? all for of brought there somewhat It 30ibid., difficult share of potential remain were also They Sierras. was Bernardino San purchased was so good a The gold the by southern the by They finally returned late manory supply of pro . too was sriows t.o rm s early they Salt in season in the wa s felt would be he went later cattle back ,.ri th large supply of seed. This He be taken journey about hand. herd of May of 1848 enthusiasm Saints. on to one perished. In the by men purchase cattle which to would be driven to in October Valley 150. to California |
