. Americana. of thesix hundred at starting they lost over one-fourth of their num-ber by death. The storm which overtook us while making thesixteen mile drive on the Sweetwater, he writes, reachedthem at North Platte. There they settled down to await help ordie, being unable to go any farther. Their camp ground becamea veritable graveyard before they left. One fourth of 600,would of course be 150. Jacques says that exaggerated ideashave been entertained with reference to the number of own estimate is that about one in six of the entire numberthat left Liverpool in the ship Horizon d
. Americana. of thesix hundred at starting they lost over one-fourth of their num-ber by death. The storm which overtook us while making thesixteen mile drive on the Sweetwater, he writes, reachedthem at North Platte. There they settled down to await help ordie, being unable to go any farther. Their camp ground becamea veritable graveyard before they left. One fourth of 600,would of course be 150. Jacques says that exaggerated ideashave been entertained with reference to the number of own estimate is that about one in six of the entire numberthat left Liverpool in the ship Horizon died. As that numberis listed at 856, Jacques estimate of those who perished wouldbe 142, or about the same number as given by Chislett. Jacques,also says that others who claim to know put the number ofdeaths in Martins company at ab(nit 100; or about one-eighth 27. Hist, of Brigham Young Ms., entry for November 30th. 1856, pp. 1099-I103. 28. See Report of Youngrs remarks in Deseret News of Nov. 19, 1856. I ;^.
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