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Show From the Mississippi to Iowa trek from the Mississippi River. permit mention of but a few. The thing the the Missouri 119 The scope of this book will Mormons would remember most was rain and mud. weeks when they were unable to move their wagons at all because of the mud, and when they did make any progress it Since all cooking was done over campfires, the was woefully slow. There were rain made the preparation of food extremely difficult. But with all the inconveniences, there was little grumbling because they were ill aware that this was their only way to escape their enemies and gain a place of religion freedom. muddy condition separated many camp groups, and it difficulty that they maintained any camp organization. Eliza Partridge Lyman makes the comment March 8, 1846, "We camped again with the main body. Have found the rest of our company, namely Nathan and Sidney Tanner and their families." A few addi tional quotations from Eliza Partridge are of interest. This was with 22 March 17, 1846, Sidney Tanner's youngest died and was buried in the afternoon. March 23: Our men took bushels to the hundred. a job March 24th, the rain continued snow. The without of splitting child, James Monroe rails for to pour down upon ground is very muddy, getting mired. almost impossible March 27, The boys have commenced another for which we get corn and pork. job corn - three us with to get around of 'rail some splitting' March 29, Made up a load of goods and sent them to the camp on Chariton River, by Sidney Tanner. [Sidney came back on the 31st]. [Shoal Creek] we came across Henry Jacob's His wife Zina sick in bed on the top of a load so mud; a babe in near the wet cover that she could hardly raise her head her arms but a few days old, and no other wagon near or friend to do anything for her except her husband. April 2nd, At the river wagon in the - June 2nd, Brother Lyman [Amasa M. Lyman] has started back to wife Maria and family; they are about thirty miles from here. meet his June 6th, Brother Lyman has returned with Family." John Tanner and his family; and father |
