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Show 90 Scotsman had already barrow, declining made his way to Utah in 1852 to travel Between 1856 and 1860 ence, Nebraska, mode of c orripa.n i e s City the acros s train because 200 Scots over to Salt Lake travelling of the first two by wagon 2 England, Denmark, in the habit of performing Furthermore, he a dd e d ter every way for the , their tained the ,,4 largest journeys people. number of Scottish mention of the fact that some started lMillennial 2Hafen, 3Journal 4Letter, Salt Lake City, were Star, were foot in their native lands. ,,3 having we on they "it is far healthier to walk than to ride and bet- 42 per cent of the total carts when wasn't too much for these "generally hardy under the direction of Daniel D. was slow.l to the achievements Wales and Scotland because The second handcart company, travellers, too reminded the American Saints that to walk from Florence, Nebr.aska, Saints from were 3,000 persons used this Referring Brigham Young , they wheel- pushed their handcarts from Flor- and almost plains. pushinga come an McArthur and to travel with from Scotland. of the carts in XII, emigrants were awful fix. Scotch and fine con- handcarts, McArthur makes poorl y constructed: They moaned and growled, 300. Handcarts to Zion, 275-313. History, September 28, 1856. C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, Iowa City, to Heber 1856, in Journal History of that date. June 11, "Our |