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William Clayton Journals

August 13, 1847

Location: Salt Lake Valley (the right place), Utah - The end destination for the trek across the plains.

Summary: Brethren gathered 130 bushels of salt in twenty-four hours!

Journal entry: FRIDAY, 13TH. Spent the day mostly writing. The brethren have got 130 bushels of salt with twenty - four hours labor.

Source: William Clayton's Journal

Published by the Clayton Family Association, and edited by Lawrence Clayton. To the best of our research, this contents of this book are no longer under copyright.