owed in the trail of the first companies and
arrived in Great Salt Lake valley in September and October.

Topics.--1. The march of the pioneers. 2. Arrival in Salt Lake valley. 3.
The reorganization of the First Presidency. 4. The main companies.

Questions and Review.--1. How many persons were in the first or pioneer
company? 2. What was the object of the company? 3. How long were they on
the journey? 4. Describe their route. (See map). 5. What did trappers and
hunters say of Salt Lake valley? 6. When did the main body reach Salt Lake
valley? 7. When did President Young arrive? 8. What did he say about the
place? 9. Why did the pioneers know very little about irrigation? 10. Who
returned to Winter Quarters? 11. Whom did they meet? 12. What took place
December 5, 1847? 13. Where was Kanesville? 14. What took place during the
summer of 1848?

CHAPTER. XXX.

GREAT SALT LAKE CITY.

The 25th of July, 1847, came on a Sunday, therefore the pioneers rested and
held meetings.

Monday morning work began in earnest. Plowing and planting had to be
hurried. Exploring parties were also sent out in different directions to
become acquainted with the country.

On the evening of July 28th President Young, accompanied by the Apostles,
went some distance from the camp to select a spot from which to begin
building the city. Arriving at a good location, President Young stopped,
and, striking his cane in the earth, he said: "Here will be the temple of
our God"--and on that spot the temple stands today. It was then decided to
lay out the city north, east, south, and west from the temple site, in ten
acre blocks, the streets to be eight rods wide and the sidewalks twenty
feet. Some time after this it was named Great Salt Lake City.

You will call to mind that some of the Mormon Battalion, owing to sickness,
did not march through to California. This company, together with some
Saints from the state of Mississippi, arrived at the pioneer camp on July
29th, thus making quite an addition to the company. The first building of
any kind erected in the valley by the Saints was a bowery built on the
temple block by the Battalion men. This was used for some time in which to
hold meetings.

It was decided not to settle on the city lots at first, but build a fort
with houses in as a protection from the Indians. The houses were built of
logs, and stood in a row, close together, which formed one side of the
fort. The other three sides were