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from their heads, again hosannas hurst from their Hps, while praise to the most high ascends from grateful hearts.

It was near this terrace, being in fact a mile and a half up the canon, that Orson Pratt and Erastus Snow, with their detachment of pioneers, encamped on the 20th of July, 1847. Next day, the ever-mem- orable 21st, to reach this bench, whence was viewed with such marvellous effect the warm, pulsating pano- rama before them, Pratt and Snow crept on their hands and knees, warned by the occasional rattle of a snake, through the thick underbrush which lined the south side of the mountain and filled the canon's mouth, leaving their companions on the other side of the brush. After drinking in the scene to the satis- faction of their souls, the}^ descended to the open plain, Snow on horseback, with his coat thrown loosely upon his saddle, and Pratt on foot. They journeyed westward three miles, when Snow missing his coat turned back, and Pratt continued alone. After trav- ersing the site of the present city, and standing where later was temple block, he rejoined his comrade at the mouth of the canon. Together they then returned to camp late in the evening and told of their discoveries.

The following morning the advance company, com- posed of Orson Pratt, George A. Smith,^^ and seven others, entered the valley and encamped on the bank of Canon Creek. They explored the valley toward the lake, and about three miles from the camp found two fine streams with stony bottoms, whose banks promised sufficient pasturage. Proceeding northward, they found hot springs at the base of the mountain spur. Upon their return they were greeted by the working camp five miles from the mouth of the canon, at what was subsequently known as Parley Canon

'^ Geo. A. Smith says in his autobiography that on this journey he walked 1,700 miles and rode some 800 miles on horseback. He had 25 lbs of flour, •which he used by the cupful for those who were ill; for six weeks he waa without bread, and like the rest of the company, lived on buffalo meat and other game.