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Show CHAPTER 12 CC5he Promised Land The of the Plains" has been the subject of so many passed with but a few statements. The His torical Record contains this article about the beginning of the western "Crossing accounts that it will be trek: On the 29th of June, 1848, Amasa Lyman, with a company of 108 wagons, left Winter Quarters for the Elkhorn River. Dr. Willard Richards left there with his company on the 3rd of July. These companies joined in selecting James M. Flake captain of hundred, Franklin D. Richards and James H. Rollins, captains of fifties, and Robert L. Campbell historian of their camp. In these companies there were 502 whites, 24 negroes, 189 wagons, 50 horses, 20 mules, 515 oxen, 426 cows and loose cattle, 369 sheep, 63 pigs, 5 cats, 44 dogs, 170 chickens, 4 turkeys, 7 ducks, 5 doves and 3 goats. 1 Some members of the large Tanner family were not with John earlier, already in trip. from the Mor his after remained there California, having discharge after mon Battalion. returned to Winter had who Quarters Myron, his discharge, remained at Kanesville an additional year to assist a beloved church leader, George A. Smith, on his farm. He then came Tanner to Utah on this As indicated Albert was with him in 1849. John Joshua and his wife Rebecca, responded to a church "call," and remained on the Missouri River for three additional years. When the rest of the family members left for the West with the Richards John Joshua and his family along with the rem of Winter Quarters, moved to the east side of the river, Lyman campanies, nants |
