A Humorous Pioneer Trail Food Story

 Early pioneer Warren Foote said he was tired of eating and drinking what on the trail to the Salt Lake Valley?

a.      Beans and stale water

b.      Bread and milk

c.       Jerky and stale water

d.      Mush and milk

Yesterday’s answer

C)   He was a freighter that brought goods to Salt Lake City

The following from President Harry S. Truman’s campaign speech given at Salt Lake City:

“I have a close personal interest in the history of this great city. My grandfather, who lived in Jackson County, Mo., was a freighter across the plains, in the early days, and on occasion he brought an ox trainload of goods and merchandise here to Salt Lake City. My grandfather, whose name was Young, went to see Brigham Young, and told him his troubles, and Brigham Young gave him advice and told him to rent space down on the main street here in Salt Lake City, place his goods on display, and he would guarantee that my grandfather would lose no money. And he didn’t.

Walton, Rick, Much Ado About the Mormons (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications Inc., 2011), 151.