. . .On the 22nd of May 1856, we started on our oceanic and overland voyage for Utah, which was an eventful and ever memorable journey. We sailed from Liverpool, onboard the sailing ship Horizon. My sister, Mary Horrocks was with us.

There were about seven hundred passengers onboard. We had a pretty good passage over the sea. Only one incident occurred to alarm the company. When hoisting sail in a storm, once, the word was given "Hoist higher." One of the passengers mistook the word for "fire." Happily the error was discovered in time to prevent a panic on board. We landed at Boston, Massachusetts, June 30, 1856, in good health. After a short stay in Boston, we preceded to Iowa City, which place we reached on July 8th. At this place we commenced make preparations for our terrible overland journey across the vast plains to Utah. The mechanics were very busy manufacturing handcarts on which to haul our provisions, small children, etc. The handcarts, or many of them, were built on wooden axles instead of iron; and with leather boxes. We expected to find these vehicles already at hand on our arrival at Iowa City. Thus work consumed between two and three weeks of time, in which we should have been winding our way to Salt Lake City. There were two companies which contained about five hundred and fifty-six persons. There were one hundred and forty-six handcarts, seven wagons and six mules and horses, fifty milk cows and beef animals. There was one wagon loaded with goods for the Church. To each of these two companies were apportioned a mule team and two wagons hauled by oxen. These were to carry the commissary stores, tents, etc. On July 15th the company left Iowa City under the captaincy of Elder James G. Willie, for Florence, a distance of 277 miles. At Florence, the two handcart companies were consolidated. Edward Martin was appointed captain and Daniel Tyler was his assistant. On August 25th the camp broke. . . .[p.2]

. . . finally reached Salt Lake City at midday on Sunday, November thirtieth, 1856. Thus ended the ever memorable overland voyage from the Missouri River to the capital of Utah, in the eventful year of 1856. The company furnished me transportation to the residence of my brother, Samuel Horrocks, in Ogden City. . . .[p.6]

BIB: Kingsford, Elizabeth Horrocks Jackson. Leaves from the life of Elizabeth Horrocks Jackson (formerly in Msd 2050) pp. 2, 6. (CHL)
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