Members of Orson Pratt's advance party, which had reached the Salt Lake valley the previous day, dam what is now called City Creek and dig a trench to irrigate the nearby ground. They lay out a plot of about five acres and, with three plows rigged together, start planting potatoes, buckwheat, and turnips. William Clayton describes the valley: "The grass here appears even richer and thicker on the ground than where we left this morning. The soil looks indeed rich, black and a little sandy. The grass is about 4 feet high and very thick on the ground and well mixed with rushes." Brigham Young views the valley for the first time from Wilford Woodruff's wagon while crossing the summit of Big Mountain.
[source: On This Day in Mormon History, http://onthisdayinmormonhistory.blogspot.com]
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