[Apostle Wilford Woodruff Journal] 11th During the day we were visited by three messengers direct + from the City of the great salt lake. They were from the mormon Battall-ion. Had spent two months in the valley. Brought A large package of letter from the valley. They left the last of Jan. The most of the winter was in November & December. The winter broke the middle of Jan. Grass was 4 inch high. Horses mules & sheep were fat And Cattle had done well. The Saints had put in 1,500 acres of wheat & calculate to double the amount. They have found the best of lime & clay for evry kind of ware. Everything seemed prosperous. There had been 10 deaths in all in the camp And many births. Father Woodruff had been quite sick but had got well again. I spent the evening with Br Richards reading letters.
[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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