Tuesday, July 20, 2010

donner party


donner party

Donner Party faced in the previous year, a look at "the wide valley stretched out before us captive," said Pratt. "We could not resist a shout of joy which almost involuntarily escaped from our lips, when the great and beautiful landscape was the eyes."Meanwhile the main body of the pioneer wagon, which he spent the night in the East Canyon, beginning at 6:30 pm on what would be one of the hardest days of the journey. "A lot of time to be spent reducing wood logs, rolling rocks and leveling the road. This is a very rough place," said William Clayton.It would be another night, which is now called Emigration Canyon, before the main body of the pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley on 22 July. The arrival of the last members of a group of patients at Brigham Young and other sick passengers, on 24 July launched a formal end to the 111-day trip was to the pioneers on the plains of the Wasatch Mountains and the Salt Lake Valley.

The first emigrants were in the Donner-Reed wagon train in 1846, the canyon and played an important role in the tragic story, says Fischler. "I do not think that can make it through the canyon, so it was more than what is now called Donner Hill. Omhoog gaan Just do not keep a great day, and there was another reason, too late to go to the Sierras" he says. The authors of the book notes, "Emigration Canyon is a dubious honor, to help attach the adjective" unfortunate "the Donner-Reed party."As more and more passengers were on the road, repaired, and finally wrapped, of course. But it is now possible to drive down the road in East Canyon, check out and get a feel of what the canyon was like in those early days. It really helps to enjoy the pioneering work, "said Fischler. "This is a twisting, winding canyon. Brigham Young spoke of the passage something like 13 times."Daughters of Utah Pioneers marker notes the site of Brigham Young's last camp, canyon and other attractions, it can also get an impression of the way as well.In 1971, Camp Kostopoulos created as a place where children with disabilities is just a kid. "

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