[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 14th I was quite unwell through the day & did not feel able to labour.
4 of the messengers returned from Bear River valley & cash valley who started with Capt Brown that has gone with a Company to the Bay via Fort Hall. The messengers Bring a glorious report of cash valley & the Country between us & there, that is rich soil & well watered & well calculated for farming purposes Also bear river valley for stock grazing & Called at Miles Goodyiers place. Had about 30 yards picketed in A small garding Corn & vegitation doing well. It was about 90 miles from the City of the Salt Lake to Cash valley & [ ] miles to Bear River valley.
Our Brethren drove in 4 loads of Salt from the lake which was obtained with little trouble As it lay in bars, banks, & beds in the edge of the water & had to be shoveld up, washed, dreaned &c & was then prepared for use.
The Brethren also returned that went to the Utah lake to go fishing. They Could not get quite to the lake with a waggon without working the road some, & having no tools returned. Found A mountain of granite good for building runing from 7 to 15 miles from Camp.
The quorum of the Twelve decided in Council that the name of our City should be City of the Salt Lake, Great Bason, North America.
[source: Wilford Woodruff's Journal: 1833-1898 Typescript, Volumes 1-9, Edited by Scott G. Kenney, Signature Books 1993, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies]
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