Brigham Young enters the Salt Lake Valley, the journey from Winter Quarters having taken him 111 days. He is ill with Colorado tick fever, and he is one of the last of the pioneer company to enter the valley. That same day, those who had arrived on July 22 begin planting crops.
[source: The Woodland Institute 'On This Day Historical Database,' http://www.woodlandinstitute.com]
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