The horse didn't want to swim- First horse failed but second succeeded. 82 wagons crossed. "First try he pulled the old boat back to shore- second try, the current swept them down around the first great bend. The horse swam round and round the boat. He was finally turned loose to save him from drowning. The third try with a different horse, was successful. Both boat and horse crossed all right. What a place to take 82 wagons across!"

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Title The horse didn't want to swim- First horse failed but second succeeded. 82 wagons crossed. "First try he pulled the old boat back to shore- second try, the current swept them down around the first great bend. The horse swam round and round the boat. He was finally turned loose to save him from drowning. The third try with a different horse, was successful. Both boat and horse crossed all right. What a place to take 82 wagons across!"
Photo Number p0194n01_01_24
Description Photo taken during an expedition in the 1940s tracing the route of Mormon Pioneers along the Hole in the Rock trail to Bluff in 1879
Keywords Mormon or Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints History; Southern Utah; Men; Rivers and Lakes
Subject Hole in the Rock Trail (Utah)--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Hole in the Rock Trail (Utah); Kane County (Utah)
Collection Number and Name P0194 Hole-in-the-Rock Photograph Collection
Collection Name Hole-in-the-Rock
Relation is Part of Utah River Running Archives
Date 1939
Textual Date 1939
Rights
Type Image
ARK ark:/87278/s61v64qs
Setname uum_map_rr
ID 976896
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61v64qs
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