| Show The water was bad for many years The able for use was out ofditch This also drinking We had barrels to carry water in the water came down the ditch we would fill kecp it covered with gunny sacks in order to bugs losquitos were the worst pests only water availwas used for Each week when the barrels and keep out the There was an epidemic of diptheria and typhoid fever most everyone got one or the other There was only one doctor and 1t was impossible for him to care for all the sick They put small yellow flags on the gates for Typhoid Fever andwhite flag for Diptheria so that no one would enter the premises Several people died at that time but we were blessed for all survived with the help of our Father in Heaven Our faith surpassed our fears Whenwas nine years old in 1901 was asked to help fanilies by washing dishes sweeping floors dusting--whatever the chore might be One family killedpig andwas given the pig-head to take home Another family gave me some black satin fordress Sometimeswould work weeks for any pay Being ofpolygamist family Dad decided that g0 to Salt Lake City to resume his work at Salt Air also had part-time work at the State Capitol and as at the State Prison This meant that we had to pull stakes again Dad wished to be with his other wife children also We also were anxious to be with our and sisters of the other family that we hardly knew Yother began baking bread the long trip We traveled in beside us It was suchlong the Emery mountains It rained ter in cave until the rains he must and heguard up and brothers days ahead to have enough forcovered wagon with our dog tiring trip to even get to so hard we had to take shel stopped for there just wasn enough room in the wagon for seven of us We madefire ocutside and cooked our meals over it remember the bacon frying It smelled so good and tasted ever so delicious We had cured and smoked it while we were traveling Our one cow was tied to the back of the wagon We took turns walking at the back of the wagon to make sure that she kept moving along In the back of the wagon we carried all our belongings mong these possessions wasbox or trurk-like container filled with food for the trip The homemade bread Mother -19 |
