[William Clayton Journal] ...Two of the Utah Indians came to camp early this A.M. to trade. 2 ponies were bought off them for a rifle and musket. These two are but of moderate size, pleasing countenances and dressed in skins. At half past 8 Amasa Lyman, Rodney Badger, Roswell Stevens, and Brother [Samuel] Brannan arrived in Camp. They report that the Pueblo company will be in tomorrow or the day after. The brethren are still busy plowing and planting. Bur Frost has his forge up and quite a number of plows have been rigged up by the assistance of the Carpenters...During the afternoon two more Indians came in to trade. Some of the brethren are making unwise trades giving 20 charges of powder and balls for a buck skin, while the usual price is three charges. This is wrong.
[source: George D. Smith, An Intimate Chronicle; The Journals of William Clayton, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City, 1995, http://amzn.to/william-clayton]
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